The other night I ran out on an errand. Much to my glee, when I turned on the radio the song about Snoopy and the Red Baron was playing. I remembered the song from childhood and began to sing along...."...of the Funny Red Baron...of General Lee..." Much to my disappointment I discovered that I'm an idiot, since the song is about the "BLOODY Red Baron...of GERMANY..."
*sigh*
space opera
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
Yes and no, the Red Baron fought in WWI, but Hitler was a corporal then.
I always had a lot of misconceptions about songs.
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
In New Zealand that song gets so much airplay at Christmas that it drives me INSANE! By the way, the war it's about is WW1 (not Hitler's war), although Hitler did fight in that one, so maybe you're right. Anyway, I hate that song.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I have absolutely no idea what song is being discussed here.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Tom... you haven't heard "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" by the Royal Guardsmen?
<sings> 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and more... </singing>
no bells?
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
It's called "Snoopy's Christmas", came out in 1966. The group was The Royal Guardsmen. It's a stupid song. It's actually kinda fun the first couple of times you hear it, but gets annoying real quick.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
It's better on 45, in my experience.
Posted by Jerryst316 (Member # 5054) on :
I am a big fan of AC/DC, so it shocked me when a friend had to correct me about a song. See, I was saying "you should be out all night long" and it was actually "you shook me all night long". LOL, it was quite embarrasing so I feel your pain.
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
Me, I love that song!
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
*Loved songs when they first came out. Loves them still*
Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :
Lost, you probably haven't heard it 3 million times like I have. Each Christmas.
Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :
Probably not 3 million times yet, but it's been a favorite of mine since I was a wee tot. I know that as a kid I wore out a couple of records listening to it.
Sopwith (and that's where I get my nick from... )
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
I happen to like the song - it's just funny enough to be amusing.
Right up there with "Battle of New Orleans."
-Trevor
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
I love this song! And "Battle of New Orleans" is great too.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Did you know that "The Battle of New Orleans" had, like, 500 verses or something? The guy was a HS teacher, he just picked his favorites to sing for the record. He apparently used to write all kinds of songs to help his class remember history.
I wish I'd had him. That is so cool!
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Isn't it a long standing argument over who shot down the Red Baron? I think the battle's between Australian infantry and a Canadian Pilot.
Of course, no one wants to admit the truth: that it was Snoopy.
Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
Its widely believed by everyone but Canada that Austrailian artillery brought down the Red Baron. This is because of the believed angle that the bullet hit the Baron's body and because most would like to believe that the invincible Baron couldn't be bested in the air.
[ November 19, 2004, 01:20 AM: Message edited by: newfoundlogic ]
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
I totally love that song...and yeah, I was taught that he was shot down by Roy Brown, with no mentioning that the Australians were even there...of course, seeing as how I am Canadian, the textbook was probably somewhat biased
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Nope. Still never heard it. I am aware, of course, of Snoopy's perennial vendetta against the Baron, but have never heard it expressed in song form. Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Actually, Snoopy is only one of the many aliases of the world famous con artist Joe Cool.
Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
There were actually 3 Snoopy vs Red Baron songs. The first one (10 20 30 40 50 or more) the christmas one (christmas bells those christmas bells, ringing through the land) and the seldom played final one, although I can't remember exactly how it went. My family has them all on vinyl around somewhere, i transfered them to cd at some point.
Good stuff.
--ApostleRadio
Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
I have the tape. It's wonderful. My family used to listen to it on the way to Extended Family Christmases.
There are more songs, like "Sopwith Camel Time" and "Down Behind the Lines", as well as the Snoopy stories.
It's very nostalgic, and a wonderful historical fantasy. I used to get immersed in it as a child.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Hah! I knew I was't nuts - I didn't remember the Christmas theme in the original vinyl record.
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