This may be the most bizarre thing I have ever seen

[ericcoleman]

Thanks to petdance for pointing this out.

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

The only conceivable explanation is that Lawrence Welk didn't know the term "toke" and thought it was a gospel hit. Sweet Jesus.

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

Exactly my thought

Wunnerful, wunnerful! ;)

Sweet Smokin Jesus...

[pheltzer.livejournal.com]

Mention Jesus and and Mary in a song and suddenly it's a spiritual piece?

[lickintoadz.livejournal.com]

OMG my grandparents used to watch Lawrence Welk. I'd had all memory of that horrid piece of crap show suppressed. Thanks, assmonkey. You're paying for therapy. :-P

[wyngarde.livejournal.com]

This is why I watch Mr. Welk on Saturdays. It's cheaper than drugs and my kid can watch it.

[musicmutt.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, ha ha ha ha! They didn't get it.

[awfulhorrid.livejournal.com]

The scary part to me is that it's not a bad cover ... but I think you're right, they certainly didn't understand the words! (Or heck, maybe they did!)

[bammba-m.livejournal.com]

i don't believe that either of those people has ever been "one toke over the line."

Further, i don't believe that either of those people has ever even seen a joint.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

...

...

... the fuck?

I am flashing back triple:

• to Harlan Ellison's documentation of attempts at "blue-eyed soul" on TV back in the 60s
• to one of my favorite bad-TV moments of all time, Lloyd Bridges and Tony Orlando doing the pork-pie hat, cane-waving, toe-tapping, all-smiles version of "Hey, Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
• to my getting free tickets to see The New (really, really freakin' new, like third generation) Christy Minstrels, who were doing a set at the Sheraton in Ann Arbor. mbumby and I went, and we left during the halftime intermission because otherwise we were going to hurt ourselves from holding back disbelieving, derisive howls of laughter. They actually did a medley of hits by their favorite dead folksingers

[ericcoleman]

I once said that someone was as hip as David Niven in a Nehru jacket, I think that this applies here

Omgwtf

[hazelchaz]

"A modern spiritual" indeed. Oh my sweet heavens.