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Duration:
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4:53
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Release Date:
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1980
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Lyrics By:
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Ray Stevens (sav-man)
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Music By:
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Ray Stevens (sav-man)
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Produced By:
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Ray Stevens (sav-man)
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Released By:
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RCA Records (sav-man)
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| Facts: |
| Ray had previously recorded a straight Country/Gospel-oriented album in 1972 (TURN YOUR RADIO ON). (sav-man) |
| Ray said that he used to listen to live Gospel music on the radio as a child; he was intrigued by the vocal tricks and nuances. (sav-man) |
| Absolutely HILARIOUS satire on traveling Southern Country/Gospel groups from Ray's 1980 SHRINER'S CONVENTION album. (sav-man) |
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| Song Lyrics: |
I want to tell you a story 'bout the Dooright family
That soul singin' gospel group from the hills of Tennessee
They travel in a Silver Eagle with eight rooms and a shower
And every Sunday afternoon, you can tune 'em in on the Dooright hour
Oh, yes friends and neighbors, we are the Dooright family
Broadcastin' over the airwaves from Nashville, Tennessee
Reach over and turn up your radios and we'll bring our music to ya
And pretty soon you'll shout hallelujah (hallelujah)
Well, you got to do right, do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right
Yes, if you do do right, ya know you can't go wrong
Here's brother Thurman... Howdy neighbors
Sister Doris and sister Dewdrop... Praise glory
Oh, bless your hearts, girls
Bless your heart too, Daddy
Bless your heart, Daddy
Bless your heart, Virgil
Bless your heart, Mama
Bless your heart, Doris
Bless your heart, Dewdrop
Bless your heart, Virgil
Bless your heart, Thurman
Bless your heart, Mama
Good night, John Boy
Bless your heart, President Eisenhower and all the boys overseas
All right, hold it! That's enough heart blessin'!
Here's brother Virgil... Lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, Oh, lordy
Atta boy Virgil, and of course friends, I'm daddy Dooright
No show would be complete, we wouldn't dare delete
She can't be beat, you're in for a treat
She'll sweep you off-a your feet, so hang on to your seat
Prepare to meet and greet our dear, sweet Mama
Hallelujah, friends, never give in to that sin and temptation lurkin' in
the shadows, but constantly strive toward that burnin' beacon on the distant horizon" (sobs)
Hallelujah!... Mama, Okay now, that's enough. Punch Mama, Virgil.
(punch)
Now play the pianer, Mama
Well, one afternoon at an all night sing
They were makin' them rafters ring
Had that audience clappin' on one and three, mercy
Wasn't too long 'fore they hit a groove
And then the spirit began to move ol' Thurman right over the edge
And he began to preach
Lord, uh-huh, I just wanna say a few words, uh-huh, 'bout them
discotheques, uh-huh, people's in there drinkin', uh-huh people's in
there smokin', uh-huh people's in there dancin', uh-huh, where they just
git out there in a big pile, uh-huh, and jus' gyrate around like a
bunch' o wild heathens, uh-huh, I tell you flock, uh-huh, them
discotheques, uh-huh, ain't nothin' but a regular Sodom and Gomorrah,
uh-huh... Where you goin', Virgil, uh-huh?
I'm goin' to one o' them discotheques
You come back here Virgil!
Never give in to that sin and temptation lurkin' in the shadows...
Okay, Mama...
But constantly strive towards that burnin' beacon on the distant
horizon (sobs)
Okay that's enough. Punch Mama, Virgil.
(punch)
Now play the pianer, Mama
Well, the tears were streamin' down every face
There wasn't a dry eye in the place
One woman had her eyes rolled back and she was speaking in tongues
Yeah, even the Doorights were moved by the sermon
And Daddy reached out and he hugged ol' Thurman
And they all sang the last chorus like it'd never been sung
Well, you got to do right, do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right
And we invite you to help us sing our song
Do right, do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right
Yes if you do do right, you know you can't go wrong
Do right, do right, do right, do right
Do right, do right, do right, do right, do right.....
Go for another octave, Virgil!
(BOOM)
What was that?!
Oh Lordy..Virgil's done gone so low, He's exploded! Right here on
stage, friends!
Hallelujah!
Play the pianer, Mama!
Friends, 'til we meet again, keep them cards and letters a comin'
And don't forget the autographed songbooks for sale as you leave the
building. It's got pictures of the entire Dooright family standin' in
front of the lavender bus
Right there in livin' color!...
Lordy, Virgil, you cut that out! You know you can't hit that note, Virgil!
Friends, don't forget. Look for the Dooright bus! We'll be comin' through
your town real soon... Virgil! You know you can't sing that
low!...Virgil!!!
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10.0
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Ah, no one said the editing thing was ever easy, but someone like Ray, who lives off his past hits is more difficult than most. Perhaps, like me, he can't identify with today's music...if that's what you want to call it. The rule for this is that newer versions of a song have the 'year version', as in "(20XX version)" after the title while the original stays as is. You had 'movie version', so there was no way to tell if it was newer or not. I went to YouTube to see if they were different, found a video that suggested they weren't & merged based on that. That's not a good way to do it, but if there's no mp3 here to go by... I make a big stink about adding the mp3 as the page is a bit pointless without it and site visitors might find a song page they were searching for, hear a sample (from the added mp3) and want to listen to your show - rather than going to the show pages first. It happens. This is easily fixed. Just add a new page with that year's version in the title in parenthesis...along with the mp3. If the song's from a movie, add that to the 'facts' section. Since the page is linked to the shows that played it, visitors might want to hear the whole thing. If your show is the only one that played it, then they'll go to your show to hear it. You get new fans with a minimum of extra effort.
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Dan C:
Can't win here.... The version Darren played is from the movie.... The cd version is slightly different.. Otherwise it would've been listed as this page with a footnote on the show. But we got in trouble for doing that last time. Essentially it's the same song... Just a newer version.
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Stavro Arrgolus:
Done. Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.
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Can't win here.... The version Darren played is from the movie.... The cd version is slightly different.. Otherwise it would've been listed as this page with a footnote on the show. But we got in trouble for doing that last time. Essentially it's the same song... Just a newer version.
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Stavro Arrgolus:
Done. Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.
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Done. Sounds like the same version, but without an mp3, it's more difficult to be sure.
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Song samples are provided for information purposes only and are intended
to enable the users to sample the music (as they are in very low quality) before
they take the decision of purchasing the music. This right is expressly permitted
under "Fair Use" as nonprofit educational purposes only. The
ownership of the copyright of the songs rests with the respective owners.
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