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Gypsies in the Palace lyrics

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"In days of old....."

So, whose voice opens that song ??
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You must be listening to RM right now. :lol: :lol:
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buffettbride wrote:You must be listening to RM right now. :lol: :lol:

you are correct, madam.


working and it struck me that I have heard that song a million times and I have never been able to identify that voice
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Jimmy Dreams In Omaha wrote:
buffettbride wrote:You must be listening to RM right now. :lol: :lol:

you are correct, madam.


working and it struck me that I have heard that song a million times and I have never been able to identify that voice
I remember it coming up in a thread a while back (like, over a year)...but I can't for the life of me remember the answer.
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buffettbride wrote:
Jimmy Dreams In Omaha wrote:
buffettbride wrote:You must be listening to RM right now. :lol: :lol:

you are correct, madam.


working and it struck me that I have heard that song a million times and I have never been able to identify that voice
I remember it coming up in a thread a while back (like, over a year)...but I can't for the life of me remember the answer.

my fellow parrothead says that it is jimmy ....but he only does it a live concerts , if that.
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No WAY is that Jimmy!
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somebody p[lease to a GOOGLE search for me...as my day job has be bogged down at the moment (but I am looking at BuffettNews...)
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I'm not quite sure what exactly to search under in Google for this, but I PM'd somebody who is usually pretty good at this stuff! :wink:
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I haven't found the voice, but here's a little bit of history on the phrase itself. Dates back to 1920s.

http://library.fnsb.lib.ak.us/column/111703.htm
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A glass of mead says its Vince Melamed.
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Di I hear Glenn Frey ??
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Goodman wrote:A glass of mead says its Vince Melamed.
ooo.....a connection to Vinyl Kings who have the Josh Leo connection to Jimmy Buffett.......verrrry interesting theory!
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phjrsaunt wrote:
Goodman wrote:A glass of mead says its Vince Melamed.
ooo.....a connection to Vinyl Kings who have the Josh Leo connection to Jimmy Buffett.......verrrry interesting theory!
If I'm right Croce gets a marquee listing on the Related Artists Discussion nook. If I'm wrong, I'll change my avatar back to JJW. :-)
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we might be getting close


both nominees are involved


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omg... I remember buying this album and sending in my entry.... Yikes 20 yrs ago!!

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Post by Phritzie »

On the CD "Feeding Frenzy" liner notes it says "Ode to the Gypsies performed by Will Jennings"
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Phritzie wrote:On the CD "Feeding Frenzy" liner notes it says "Ode to the Gypsies performed by Will Jennings"
That would have been my secod choice. :-)
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Phritzie wrote:On the CD "Feeding Frenzy" liner notes it says "Ode to the Gypsies performed by Will Jennings"
He is the third writer of that song ... so perhaps so.
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Goodman wrote:
Phritzie wrote:On the CD "Feeding Frenzy" liner notes it says "Ode to the Gypsies performed by Will Jennings"
That would have been my secod choice. :-)

Vince Melamed provided the politically incorrect old Jewish gentleman voice ( in "You'll Never Work in Dis Bisness Again")
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Post by Jimmy Dreams In Omaha »

okay good effort

and to Goodman ....


I miss Jim Croce and Steve Goodman, terribly .

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