Your Monday Wake up!

We have another eclectic mix today as we start another week of memories.

We have music events that occurred on this date. That includes a memorable song from the Beatles that was recorded sixty years ago today, and a powerful recording on this date by Roy Orbison and k.d. lang. We have a song from a multiple Grammy Award winning album by Bob Dylan, released on this date, and an iconic song by Cream, which was also released on this date.

We have a two-song tribute to a singer celebrating his 89th birthday, and a closing song that may not have any meaning to you, but it speaks directly to me.

Oh, and then there’s a classic country music single released by Merle Haggard on this date in 1969. There has long been controversy about the meaning of Okie From Muskogee.

It could be viewed as a satire of small-town America and its reaction to the antiwar protests and counterculture seen in America’s larger cities. On the other hand, the song gave voice to a proud, strait-laced truck-driver type; a self-confessed “square” who is confused by such changes.
Haggard addressed the meaning of the song and his reason for writing it:

When I was in prison, I knew what it was like to have freedom taken away. Freedom is everything. During Vietnam, there were all kinds of protests. Here were these soldiers going over there and dying for a cause and here are these young kids that were free, bitching about it. America was at its peak, and what the hell did these kids have to complain about? These soldiers were giving up their freedom and lives to make sure others could stay free. I wrote the song to support those soldiers.

Memories … That’s What We’re All About

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Your Monday Wake Up!

Beatles – Cream
Roy Orbison & k.d. lang
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Ben E. King – Merle Haggard
Johnny Mathis – Johnny Mathis
Bob Dylan

Comments (14)

  1. Rosa-Lee Gould

    Good Morning Ray & thank you for being you. It’s nice to listen to your morning medley surrounded by the memories they bring. Ted & I look forward to hearing your selections. Enjoy your day 🙂

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you so much, Lee & Ted! I really appreciate your very kind words! ❤❤
      have a wonderful day!

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  2. Vicki

    Great picks – great memories. Time really does fly by. 🎼

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Vicki. Time does fly by, much too quickly. I’m so glad you enjoyed the music. ❤

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  3. Fred

    Ray this was a trip down memory lane and it was a tough one!! That war took too many friends of mine!! I was #one on the draft in Vermont and I will never forget that day!! I passed everything but in the end they discovered I had one arm shorter than the other and they did not take me!! As I look back it was a blessing!! And your ending song hit home!!
    Love ya

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Fred. Personally, I am grateful you had one arm shorter than the other. Indeed, that war was hell, for sure.
      As for that last song, it’s not dark yet, but it sure is getting there!
      Love ya!

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  4. Nancy Garbati

    Happy Monday! Great mix, thanks its been a long time since I’ve heard some of them and it brought back good memories. Have a great week. <3

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Nancy! ❤
      Your request plays tomorrow! 🙂

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  5. Mary Helen Hawthorne

    This version of Crying has been an all time fave and award winning too
    Really enjoyed this medley
    Johnny Mathis what can I say…9 years on the list wow
    Do take care

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Mary Helen. I am so glad you enjoyed the medley. I had a feeling you would like the Mathis twofer.;)
      Your request leads off the first of two, maybe three, all request medleys tomorrow. ❤

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  6. Pat Conant

    Chances are that I loved this medley, and I did a little sighing! The weather has been gorgeous the last few days, and I hope some of the darkness is lifting from your life (and mine). Peace, love and happiness to you and yours.

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Pat ❤
      It has been quite a rough stretch, hasn’t it? I pray that you are doing better with every new day!

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  7. Jim

    Great mix to arrive home from a great vacation.
    Hope you’re feeling better. The last song was one that I used to play often.

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    1. Ray (Post author)

      Thank you, Jim, and welcome home! I hope you’re feeling refreshed.
      The all request medleys begin tomorrow and your request gets played on the first day.

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