Author: DOuG pRATt

Hi-Ho Bolero

I’m yanking something from the Little Steven show that’s linked in the previous post. It’s Jeff Beck’s one and only 1960’s 45 in America under his own name. It’s a British riff on the Lone Ranger’s trademark call, “Hi-Ho, Silver… awaaaaaaaaaaaay!”

According to Joel Whitburn, the release date of “Hi-Ho Silver Lining” was 5/20/67, and it sat at #123 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under chart for only two weeks. The sound of this fantastic single scratches a major musical itch for me. Rod Stewart is lurking in the chorus. The guitar break sounds like it could have been an influence on Queen’s Brian May.

There’s a lot of disagreement about the now-legendary “Beck’s Bolero” on the B-Side, that was recorded almost a year earlier. Everything about this recording seems to be in dispute, from who wrote the track, to the producer credit, to the musician line-up.

Something that’s certain is “Hi-Ho Silver Lining” was first done by The Attack, a British band that never reached the American charts. It’s worth comparing this recording, excellent in its own way, to Mickie Most’s production.

Kooky Cookies

This psychedelic Walt Disney Silly Symphony from 1935 offers an interesting comparison to Munchkin Land in The Wizard of OZ. The Lollipop Guild would fit right in here.

The way éclairs are used is extremely suggestive. The depiction of a black Miss Licorice is unfortunate. Alcoholics and gays also make an appearance in this cartoon.

Uh, No. And No.

“It is a tenant of my faith that the Constitution is divinely inspired.”
– Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R)

From his statement, I infer that Bowers is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The religion formerly known as Mormonism.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/51oaks?lang=eng

It’s good that Bowers spoke out forcefully today against the failed pressure tactics by the Trump campaign. But just as kings, despite their claims to a throne, were never appointed by God, I forcefully reject the idea that the Constitution of the United States was divinely inspired.

Bowers insisted that Rudy Giuliani provide proof of voter fraud, which Rudy couldn’t do, because it never existed. In contrast, Bowers doesn’t require proof that the Constitution was divinely inspired. He accepts it simply as a matter of faith.

Many Evangelical Christians, who don’t consider Mormonism to be a valid religion, also believe that God played a role in the drafting of the Constitution. We’re supposed to think that He went back and said, “Oh, wait! I have a few more Commandments to add, but let’s call them Amendments, okay?” This sort of dangerous nonsense was one of the reasons why I abandoned my own faith before graduating from college.