I remember that song being all over the radio, and then a decades long ear worm, starting, I think, when I was in junior high (back when we’d never heard of “middle school.”)
Sort of the Tex Mex version of Noyes’ “The Highwayman.”
Appealing to a 12-ish-year old… so I learned all the words.
But that did make me start wondering about his cold blooded shooting of “the young cowboy” just for flirting with his crush…
and why he keeps calling her “the evil Felina” when she does nothing bad.
…
The visuals here are clips from a John Wayne movie, “Angel and the Badman”, with a totally different plot, where the gunman falls in love with a young Quaker woman and gives up killing.
The actress is Gail Russell; that’s why she doesn’t look Mexican,.. and yeah, we’re supposed to buy that her dress and hair represent “Quaker”.
I think, with the editing, though, it does work pretty well to illustrate “El Paso.”
what I always wondered was how those 17 (or more) mounted riders happened
across, and identified him so fast from afar. and for that matter, did they mercilessly chase him down and kill him because he beat the ‘dusty young
cowboy’ in a gun duel or because he stole that horse ‘out of the back door of
Rosa’s’?
although our singing hero started the fight , the ‘handsome young stranger’ went
for his gun first…..or was our hero already pointing a gun at him, making it an
unfair fight?……
these are some of the idle thoughts in my aged brain as I walked my doggie this
morning
I know a few songs like “Go Home” and “Spanish Is The Lovin’ Tounge” that were anti-racist. I had thought that by this time we were into the cowboy culture and accepted Mexican ladies.
Could you remind me of racist songs of which you speak?
Off hand, “Come a Little Bit Closer” portrays the Mexican woman as a tramp. Blake Shelton’s “Playboys of the Southwestern World” has the women as playthings. On the other hand, “Senorita” is a song of true love.
TNX.
Seems that in “Playboys of the Southwestern World”, the singer is denouncing his earlier actions. In “Come a Little Bit Closer”, is she tempting him, or setting him up? She had to know Jose was coming. I had never seen these as racist, just that they happened to be set there, couldda been set in any seedy bar.
never heard of that one…..but if I had, I would have stolen the idea. I have no compunctions about idea theft, especially since very few folks see my stuff anyway….
Do you remember HOW these gigantic monuments were stolen? I know how they
were stolen in my silly little tale, but how did Disney explain the method? the cover
of the comic implies that were somehow ‘rocketed away’….that’s almost as far-fetched as to how they were stolen in Cleo and Company.
but….the crutch that is always handy is ‘cartoon physics’
For those who aren’t familiar with that strip:
The cat (Snow) eats fish, but no other meat whatsoever –
and that homing pigeon (Gimpy) lost his leg because of a mission that saved multiple human lives, making him a war hero himself.
I used to have that vinyl….the Banana song was on the same album…
and I remember the smirk you mention…..I also remember the gal singing was
getting slowly perturbed at Henry’s constant excuses..
Everything in the song is sarcastically exaggerated, cos he’s shirking the job and she knows it.
She says “with a straw”. I don’t know whether she means a piece of straw, like from the stable, or a drinking straw…
…
I’ve always thought she.just said it to be sarcastic, replying with something obviously ridiculous, instead of saying “well, find something, you idiot.”
Who would honestly ask what to cut a straw with? He’s just being annoying. So instead of scissors, she says, with rising irritation, an axe.
.
“ Temperate Rainforest ” By: Daniel Kukla (2009)
The ARTICLE THAT ACCOMPANIES IT is actually kind of sad.
,
“Ahem…”
so, who’s hungry…
I wonder what he wants?? Anybody??
..
Who is this, please?
referring to the skaters.
Getty Images credits this to photographer Franck Fife.
I’ve found copies of it in articles dated as far back as 2010, but no names were ever attached.
,
“ Saturn Collector ” By: Alexandr Kumpan (digital and traditional artist)
don’t play with your food!
I see a very bad pun coming.
Please share… I guess I didn’t think of it.
I’m not going to step on Nighthawks’s punchline!
Nope. Nope. Can’t make me. Not going to do it!
UBI EST?
Good night.
This Marty Robbins song is an exception to the racist songs of the genre. I think it is terrific. Great rhymes, and plot. Love it!
I remember that song being all over the radio, and then a decades long ear worm, starting, I think, when I was in junior high (back when we’d never heard of “middle school.”)
Sort of the Tex Mex version of Noyes’ “The Highwayman.”
Appealing to a 12-ish-year old… so I learned all the words.
But that did make me start wondering about his cold blooded shooting of “the young cowboy” just for flirting with his crush…
and why he keeps calling her “the evil Felina” when she does nothing bad.
…
The visuals here are clips from a John Wayne movie, “Angel and the Badman”, with a totally different plot, where the gunman falls in love with a young Quaker woman and gives up killing.
The actress is Gail Russell; that’s why she doesn’t look Mexican,.. and yeah, we’re supposed to buy that her dress and hair represent “Quaker”.
I think, with the editing, though, it does work pretty well to illustrate “El Paso.”
what I always wondered was how those 17 (or more) mounted riders happened
across, and identified him so fast from afar. and for that matter, did they mercilessly chase him down and kill him because he beat the ‘dusty young
cowboy’ in a gun duel or because he stole that horse ‘out of the back door of
Rosa’s’?
although our singing hero started the fight , the ‘handsome young stranger’ went
for his gun first…..or was our hero already pointing a gun at him, making it an
unfair fight?……
these are some of the idle thoughts in my aged brain as I walked my doggie this
morning
I think Felina was “evil” because she was flirting back.
This 12 -year -old wanted to learn the guitar licks. Got a couple of them.
I know a few songs like “Go Home” and “Spanish Is The Lovin’ Tounge” that were anti-racist. I had thought that by this time we were into the cowboy culture and accepted Mexican ladies.
Could you remind me of racist songs of which you speak?
Off hand, “Come a Little Bit Closer” portrays the Mexican woman as a tramp. Blake Shelton’s “Playboys of the Southwestern World” has the women as playthings. On the other hand, “Senorita” is a song of true love.
TNX.
Seems that in “Playboys of the Southwestern World”, the singer is denouncing his earlier actions.
In “Come a Little Bit Closer”, is she tempting him, or setting him up? She had to know Jose was coming.
I had never seen these as racist, just that they happened to be set there, couldda been set in any seedy bar.
The vanishing arcs remind me of a Super Goof episode…
…this one:
never heard of that one…..but if I had, I would have stolen the idea. I have no compunctions about idea theft, especially since very few folks see my stuff anyway….
Do you remember HOW these gigantic monuments were stolen? I know how they
were stolen in my silly little tale, but how did Disney explain the method? the cover
of the comic implies that were somehow ‘rocketed away’….that’s almost as far-fetched as to how they were stolen in Cleo and Company.
but….the crutch that is always handy is ‘cartoon physics’
there seems to be a mass hypnotism going on over here these last few years
For those who aren’t familiar with that strip:
The cat (Snow) eats fish, but no other meat whatsoever –
and that homing pigeon (Gimpy) lost his leg because of a mission that saved multiple human lives, making him a war hero himself.
The Caped Canines are back!
BatBasset and Sparrow are headed for adventure now!
First, they learn of world-wide thievery, on a giant scale…
How did these huge monuments disappear, without a trace???
And why haven’t BatBasset and Sparrow heard a single word about it?
Do they not have cable or satellite TV?
Holy New York Times, BatBasset! Even NON subscribers can read 5 articles a month!
There’s a world outside the stately Whine Mansion! It’s even bigger than Got-Ham City!
…
Meanwhile… who stole these out-size landmarks? Where could they have even put them?
How did no one see the theft?
You can’t casually stick L’Arc de Triomphe in your pocket to hide it…. well, unless you’re a quarter-mile tall.
In that case I think you’d be noticed anyway, and BatBasset and Sparrow wouldn’t have much luck catching you.
…
No, I think somebody must have a very large garage… or maybe he’s building a model railroad that’s bigger than life-size, instead of smaller.
Or some kleptomaniac’s habit is getting larger every day.
I myself don’t understand that urge.
Somebody once suggested I take the Pacific Coast Highway… but right away, I knew it wouldn’t fit in my car.
I just took the next exit instead.
…
Meanwhile… you have to go find the world’s treasures, Bat-Crusaders!!
Oh… wait…. the Commissioner has more to say… Got-Ham City is in danger too!
I guess we have to be patient….
…
It’s so hard, just munching on kibblecorn, biding our time… waiting to hear about that
And in the meantime… what might disappear next?
I hope the thieves can’t steal CleoandCompany.net!!
I’d miss all you guys!
caped canines! I LOVE that….look for that line in future installments.
A very intriguing mystery. I can’t wait to read more.
I wonder if our villain has a SHRINK-RAY? Then He/She could pop these monuments into a pocket.
for national ‘hole in the bucket’ day
I have a slightly different version of this on vinyl.
In my vinly version, Belafonte put some real smirk into Henry’s voice in the final song phrase.
I used to have that vinyl….the Banana song was on the same album…
and I remember the smirk you mention…..I also remember the gal singing was
getting slowly perturbed at Henry’s constant excuses..
The guy with the pretzel can’t be bothered to turn around.
I’ve heard this song many times since I was a very young boy. I still have no clue how you fix a bucket with straw. Any enlightenment out there?
I can only assume the strands of straw are shoved into the hole
You have to pound it in rather tightly. When wetted, it will swell up and become watertight.
I’m guessing that it was used for wooden buckets?
Yes.
Sorry, I had a picture of a wooden bucket in my head, and just assumed…
Everything in the song is sarcastically exaggerated, cos he’s shirking the job and she knows it.
She says “with a straw”. I don’t know whether she means a piece of straw, like from the stable, or a drinking straw…
…
I’ve always thought she.just said it to be sarcastic, replying with something obviously ridiculous, instead of saying “well, find something, you idiot.”
Who would honestly ask what to cut a straw with? He’s just being annoying. So instead of scissors, she says, with rising irritation, an axe.
It’s a contest of wills… And finally he wins.
I just learned of Ronnie Hawkins’ death yesterday.
My favourite song of his.
Just this today
Y’all be safe
Thank you.
Looks like Bat-Basset’s arch nemesis is at work.
you don’t mean…..surely you don’t mean…….?
Nope; Snow’s anything but evil.
stay tuned! same bat basset time. same bat basset channel.
(Snerk)
10 points for throwing a curve.
After Susan’s recounting Friday of a real life cooler incident, I hope she doesn’t know this lady (brought over from today’s “Ripley’s….).
LOL!
That’s BAD!
Funny, but bad.
Oh, that’s bad!
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