According to an article in USA TODAY, Steve Martin will appear on PBS, on the show "A Capitol Fourth", at 8 p.m. ET, July 4, Monday, singing a song he has written based on "Paul Revere's Ride". It is from the point of view of Brown Beauty. He read the book several years ago and was apparently quite impressed with it.
Was Paul Revere a "ramblin guy"? Did Brown Beauty have bunny ears or balloon animals on her head? Did she have Happy Feet? After all, the British were wearing... "the cruuuell shooes"...
Steve Martin is one of my favorite human beings... I grew up with his records. Used to hear an older neighbor kid play them out his window until I was old enough to buy them myself.
Not sure of his stand on the Second Amendment, but in the words of another great American:
"Different men often see the same subjects in different lights."
He's been a virtuoso banjo player since the 70's - no joke pickin them strings - won a grammy last year. I'm sure he can write an excellent, moving bluegrass song from the perspective of a horse, and it's about time we heard this side of the story.
Maybe somebody can get him to play it at an Appleseed as part of the First Strike. "Re-enactors in costume, current military law-enforcement and banjo players with arrows through their heads shoot free."
Born in Arizona, moved to Babalona.
I just heard the song on Sirius radio. He certainly get's the history better than the media and most politicians. It's funny to hear Revere warning the British when he is captured outside Lexington.
It's also good Bluegrass.
Mike
Here is the song on you tube. It is not a Steve Martin comedy song. He just picks a serious Banjo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sNcbsJDmM&feature=share (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sNcbsJDmM&feature=share)
A little Red, White and Bluegrass for your fourth. 8)
Quote from: Xeyed on July 03, 2011, 05:36:16 PM
Here is the song on you tube. It is not a Steve Martin comedy song. He just picks a serious Banjo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sNcbsJDmM&feature=share (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4sNcbsJDmM&feature=share)
A little Red, White and Bluegrass for your fourth. 8)
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He's read Fischer's book. Here's an interview: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/04/137609359/steve-martin-talks-about-his-fourth-of-july-song