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Sunday, May 10. 2015

The Sons of Pioneers


Nolan did not write this song during an acid trip. He wrote it about watching clouds. Best cloud song ever.



Posted by Bird Dog at 17:24 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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There is a Vaughn Monroe version from a 1965 concert in which he is performing in a suit and bowtie. I still think his is the best version of the many that did this tune.
#1 indyjonesouthere on 2015-05-10 18:20 (Reply)
Ohio Clouds

2.
spring in Ohio is storms
and clouds, the great and sudden
mountains, the first ranges,
the terrible descent
#2 rhhardin (Link) on 2015-05-10 19:30 (Reply)
The Sons of the Pioneers version is great. I love the Vaughn Monroe version, but for unexplainable reasons I also really like the Baja Marimba Band version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUfHC30qTqI
#3 JorgXMcKie on 2015-05-11 02:15 (Reply)
Best western song ever according to the Western Writers of America. However, I'll go with Cool Water, and since I'm probably twice as old as the average Western Writer of America, I win.
#4 BillH on 2015-05-11 10:08 (Reply)
And, there on the far right in the cover photo is Roy Rogers. I think Roy was one of the founders of the Sons of the Pioneers.
#5 jsarich on 2015-05-11 11:20 (Reply)
This is a great rendition of a Stan Jones (the actual songwriter) classic . . . although, I prefer the Spike Jones version.

Dr. Jay
#6 dr. Jay Allen (Link) on 2015-05-11 13:01 (Reply)
Here is the Marty Robbins rendition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xSYyMDaq4

He wrote and sang a sequel(?):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e22cEMXganQ&list=PLNSmToJz2xAIZ4nOphAgfw6xMJEv86HXH

This one has stuck with me for 50+ years.
#7 Roy Lofquist on 2015-05-11 21:18 (Reply)
Bob Nolan did not write this tune. It was written by Stan Jones.
#8 Ron on 2015-05-11 21:56 (Reply)
BD thanks for posting the SOP version, which I had not heard for years. Stan Jones wrote it, though. Its majestically haunting quality really got me when I was a kid and it was the Pioneers version that I first heard. As I grew older I always appreciated the moral message of the song, which would of course give people fits today. But then perhaps a trigger warning could be placed at the beginning of the song.
#9 Ralph Kinney Bennett on 2015-05-12 17:46 (Reply)

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