In The Name Of Good Sportsmanship - Songs That Reference Tennessee

[nwhoopfan]

These guys do mostly covers I think. I prefer the original by Gillian Welch.

 

[Sifaka]

 

[Purduke]

Ms Lambert or Mr Daniels?

I grew up in NJ -- so I still remember Tom Kean's old line from the 80's….."Purrrfect together."

 

[meyers7]

Actually..... but it works.

The lyrics tell of a man phoning the woman he loves, urging her to meet him at a train station in Clarksville before he must leave, possibly forever. There was no explicit reference to war in the song but its last line, "And I don't know if I'm ever coming home", was an indirect reference about a soldier leaving for the Vietnam War.

It has often been presumed that the song refers to Clarksville, Tennessee, which is near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the home of the 101st Airborne Division, which was then serving in Vietnam. However, according to songwriter Bobby Hart, that was not the case. Instead, according to Hart, "We were just looking for a name that sounded good. There's a little town in northern Arizona I used to go through in the summer on the way to Oak Creek Canyon called Clarkdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarkdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better. We didn't know it at the time, [but] there is an Army base near the town of Clarksville, Tennessee — which would have fit the bill fine for the storyline. We couldn't be too direct with The Monkees. We couldn't really make a protest song out of it — we kind of snuck it in".

 

[Alibi Ike]

How Could You Do This To Me Tennessee

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Actually..... but it works.

The lyrics tell of a man phoning the woman he loves, urging her to meet him at a train station in Clarksville before he must leave, possibly forever. There was no explicit reference to war in the song but its last line, "And I don't know if I'm ever coming home", was an indirect reference about a soldier leaving for the Vietnam War.

It has often been presumed that the song refers to Clarksville, Tennessee, which is near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the home of the 101st Airborne Division, which was then serving in Vietnam. However, according to songwriter Bobby Hart, that was not the case. Instead, according to Hart, "We were just looking for a name that sounded good. There's a little town in northern Arizona I used to go through in the summer on the way to Oak Creek Canyon called Clarkdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarkdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better. We didn't know it at the time, [but] there is an Army base near the town of Clarksville, Tennessee — which would have fit the bill fine for the storyline. We couldn't be too direct with The Monkees. We couldn't really make a protest song out of it — we kind of snuck it in".

My other choice was a Gamecocks song that made fun of both Georgia and Tennessee, but I thought that one was more appropriate for your site.

 

[Puppy Love]

 

[Puppy Love]

 

[Beemer]

If they got paid by cash why didn't they spend it on better outfits????

 

[Puppy Love]

If they got paid by cash why didn't they spend it on better outfits????

So true...the arrows are particularly perplexing. I'm not a big fan of country music, but I went through a phase in my teens.

 

[Zorro]

Tennessee gets a slight mention, which is what they deservel

 

[Dove]

A new favorite (the artist) I recently "discovered" on Amazon Music.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Michelle Branch disguised as a country singer.

 

[Bama fan]

Michelle Branch disguised as a country singer.

I liked her work with Carlos Santana.

 

[Alibi Ike]

I met a gin-soaked bar-room queen in Memphis

 

[Puppy Love]

 

[Dove]

Love the debut CD by these guys. Saw them at Durham Fair a couple of years ago...what a disappointment.

 

[Bigboote]

Probably my favorite Dylan song:

 

[RoyDodger]

Doc Watson, The Tennessee Stud

 

[Alibi Ike]

Probably my favorite Dylan song:

Great selection. Great song by Dylan. We rocked to this song many times. Never get tired of listening to this song. May be Dylan's best in my opinion.

 

[Alibi Ike]

Early Morning April 4, A Shot Rings Out In The Memphis Sky