Re: Jewish cowboy music

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

Well, since this arrived with a "Highest Priority" flag,  I'll have a word to
say.  Sherry Mayrent has said that "Adon Olam" is the universal song in that it
can be set to any melody you can name.  Try it to "La Marseillaise," or "Reelin'
In The Years."  About the only thing I can come up with that doesn't fit is
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame."  (Go ahead, knock yourself out!)  I like the idea
of thematic links, but I still have to ask, what is the sense of all this?
Where does devotion stop and mockery begin?  I'm asking this as possibly the
biggest joker in the deck.

Owen

winston weilheimer wrote:

> Absolutely serious.  It looks like others have used some good tunes too.
> When I moved to DeLand (outside Orlando), the members of my previous shul
> sang Adon Olam to "It's a small world after all."  I also use Oh once there
> was a wicked wicked man... on the Shabbat before Purim, Maoz tsur on Shabbat
> Channukah, and dayanu for Shabbat Pesach.  Love the idea of Saints go
> marchin in...perhaps around Mardi Gras!
>
> Now that I have opened this can of worms...how about some other suggestions
> out there!
>
> Winston Weilheimer
> Rabbi
> Temple Israel of Deland (Florida)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
> [mailto:owner-jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org]On Behalf Of Ivor Joffe
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 1999 5:36 PM
> To: World music from a Jewish slant.
> Subject: Re: Jewish cowboy music
>
> are you serious?
> rather use a chassidic tune.
>

--
Owen Davidson
Amherst  Mass
The Wholesale Klezmer Band

The Angel that presided o'er my birth
Said Little creature formd of Joy and Mirth
Go Love without the help of any King on Earth

Wm. Blake


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