Lawrence Welk...
This is what growing up in the '60s was all about...we had a "straight" popular culture that sometimes made the mistake of venturing over into the so-called counter-culture.
Here the "attractive young couple" Dale and Gail from the Lawrence Welk show present their version of "one of the newer songs" on the Hit Parade.
Nobody involved seems to have a clue what it means including the maestro, who dubs it a "modern spiritual."
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Culture gap was a chasm
Long after large swaths of mainstream culture met counterculture, the maestro and his fans orbited in an unchanging universe.
In WelkWorld, roaches referred only to insects, rolling papers was something newspaper carriers did, hash was served with eggs and a bong was presumed to be an Asian percussion instrument that's not needed in the LW Orchestra.
Sadly, some folks still think that was -- is? -- The Real America.
Alan --
Yeah but I've always said, there would be no counter-culture if there weren't things like Lawrence Welk to "rebel" against. Without AM radio, what would Frank Zappa have attacked? I liked the yin/yang aspect of culture in the '60s. I'm not sure if we have that today or not. A little bit with "Dancing with the Stars" etc., but where is the intelligent counter-culture? -- Susan Whitall
Lawrence Welk
This is hilarious Susan! Especially the line: "I've been changing as you can plainly see." sung by Gail and Dale without so much as a hint of recognition. "Ah wannerful, ah wannerful!" Thanks for sharing!
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