Thread: For those who remember Lawrence Welk...

Originally Posted by 32t

I think that they knew.

Yeah. They could not wait to get done and go out and toke!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Musta' been one toke over the line?

Trust me, it was a lot more than that!!

John

Young people always think that their elders are dumb and ignorant......

Originally Posted by Phrank

For those who remember Lawrence Welk, I used to be forced to watch this show all the time, my wife just saw this old clip.

Now, do you think Lawrence Welk and the crowd they were signing to at the time understood knew what they were singing, "One Toke Over the Line" was about. I bet they thought it was an old spiritual??

Hilarious - from 1971!!!!



edited to add:

"Some radio stations refused to play this song because of the drug references, but not everyone got this meaning. In 1971 the song was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show by a wholesome looking couple Gail Farrell and Dick Dale, who clearly had NO clue what a toke was. Welk, at the conclusion of the performance of the song, remarked, without any hint of humor, "there you've heard a modern spiritual by Gail and Dale." Brewer & Shipley heard about the performance and searched for the footage, but didn't see it until the clip showed up on YouTube in 2007."

This is kind of like the school here there song is White Rabbit. I think that's the song title. It was a Alice and wonder land 60's song. One pill makes you small and one pill makes you tall. you know.

First published in 1865.

By the way it was Welk's birthday just a few days ago.

My grandparent watched this show every week. i am convinced that it was my grandmother driving that because if you had looked at my grandfathers record collection, it was all classical music with a heavy emphasis on Beethoven and Chopin. I guess a man had to put up with a lot of stuff when he married a younger woman even back in the day. LOL

This reminds me of when the Republicans were using Born In The USA as an anthem. They didn't quite understand that song either.

My mom and dad would watch this show. Me and my brothers and sisters HATED it but watching this clip......yup still hate it. Lol. Carol Burnett and hee-haw were great though.

Wow, Hee Haw: Jr. Samples, Grandpa Jones, Stringbean, Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Minnie Pearl. My parents liked country and western music so we never missed Hee Haw.

Originally Posted by Steel

My mom and dad would watch this show. Me and my brothers and sisters HATED it but watching this clip......yup still hate it. Lol. Carol Burnett and hee-haw were great though.