The Lawrence Welk Show

[PrettySquareGal]

I'd take that over someone screaming into a microphone and labeling it "metal" rock any day.

What's funny is that I like some metal, too. Depends on my mood. But I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

[Marc Chevalier]

I know what you mean, but still think it's sweet syrup. MUCH better than the saccharine schlock on the Hallmark Channel, for example.

Hallmark has a channel???

[Retro_GI_Jane]

Amen there! I didn't like it too much at the time because every Saturday my family would get together at my grandmother's house and that would inevitably be on TV. I can see it differently now that I am not forced to see it. I liked Hee Haw better than and still do though.
Oh and this one is hilarious. Thanks to Tom for reminding me of it:
One of the Newer songs. A modern spiritual!

I love me some Hee Haw.

And I do agree, some of the songs sung on LW was pretty corny. I can't stand the Chicken Dance at all and apparently they had a segment for it on the show but I think it was Bobby with his kids doing it...ugh! I just can't find any class in doing the Chicken Dance, regardless who is playing the music!

[Retro_GI_Jane]

I know what you mean, but still think it's sweet syrup. MUCH better than the saccharine schlock on the Hallmark Channel, for example.

Hallmark used to make good movies...notice I said "used to." I caught some newer ones at my mother-in-law's once and longed for when they made books into movies like "Sarah, Plain and Tall."

[PrettySquareGal]

Hallmark has a channel???

Oh yes. Lots and lots of artificial sweetener in their movies!

[PrettySquareGal]

Hallmark used to make good movies...notice I said "used to." I caught some newer ones at my mother-in-law's once and longed for when they made books into movies like "Sarah, Plain and Tall."

It's like Lifetime movies with happy endings. Yuck.

[Retro_GI_Jane]

What's funny is that I like some metal, too. Depends on my mood. But I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

Metal is good, just depends on what type. If it's that death metal type hooplah, forget it. I feel like most artists in that genre are just trying to up one another on who can holler the loudest while banging out some chords on their guitar.

[Marc Chevalier]

... I don't understand why so many people have an aversion to "sweet."

Sweet can be great, it's true. For me, sweet needs a ukelele somewhere in the mix. There's just something about a ukelele's sound, played slowly, that's both happy and longing at the same time.


Case in point: Isham Jones's 1924 song, "I'll See You in my Dreams."

[PrettySquareGal]

Sweet can be great, it's true. For me, sweet needs a ukelele somewhere in the mix. There's just something about a ukelele's sound, played slowly, that's both happy and longing at the same time.


Case in point: Isham Jones's 1924 song, "I'll See You in my Dreams."

That is sweet.

[PrettySquareGal]

Metal is good, just depends on what type. If it's that death metal type hooplah, forget it. I feel like most artists in that genre are just trying to up one another on who can holler the loudest while banging out some chords on their guitar.

I agree!