An Ordinary Life: Scalded to Death by the Steam

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Scalded to Death by the Steam

When I was just a tiny kid, I can still remember my entire family getting up and dancing around the living room singing this song.

Anyone else remember it?

7 comments:

Joe said...: No. I am not old.; March 4, 2012 at 8:51 AM
THINGS YOU'D NEVER GUESS ABOUT ME said...: MY GOD YES!! Boxcar Willie. Haven't heard about him in over 30 years!!; March 4, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Rita said...: I knew you wouldn't let me down Dana.; March 4, 2012 at 6:41 PM
CJ said...: Can't say I've heard it, Rita, but isn't it rather strange they'd write a dancing song about a tragedy?

cjh; March 6, 2012 at 2:50 AM
Rita said...: I'm not sure it was a dancing song, it's just what a bunch of hick kids do with a song about a guy on a train getting scalded to death. I remember that line better than all the others. I played this to my grandson the other day, he loved it. Maybe it's something to do with a story telling song, but I remembered this one well and I was very little when my parents had the record.; March 6, 2012 at 9:02 AM
CJ said...: It's a great song, don't get me wrong. The entire subject just seems like a bizarre thing to set to music...

cjh; March 8, 2012 at 4:32 AM
Rita said...: CJ: I know it's a different type of song, but think about Gordon Lightfoot's song about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

That was a great song and of course it has a "maritime sound" to it, but the line I remember most was about the cook saying, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya."

Now I'm left wondering how many songs are tribute or songs of honor on tragedies of these types.

That might have to be another post for another time.; March 8, 2012 at 10:38 PM