Who remembers this 1972 Kenny Rogers song? - 11/25/15
Just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in
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Remember it well.. That was when he was lead for The First Edition, IIRC..
The Big Lebowski
That would be yes! You must be listening to Rush also. memtb
mickey Jones on the drums. He has had a pretty good run in the industry himself....
he he he
Never Seen Kenny without grey hair. And that was much better than what I remembered back when he was doing country. He still peddling chicken?
he shoulda stuck with that. much better than The Gambler.
^yep^ he wanted to hook up with Dolly to see them bigolbigguns? Titties made him do it, I know over the years titties made me do lots of stuff... if it weren't for big jugs he would have had a long career as a funk player.
Originally Posted by RufusG
The Big Lebowski
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Unusual to have drums out front.
IIRC Kenny Rodgers and the first edition hit the charts with that song in the spring of 1968; or was it the fall of 1967?
That number has been on my Ipod for at least 7 or 8 years.
Originally Posted by BigDave39355
he shoulda stuck with that. much better than The Gambler.
Gambler was our class song in 79....
Oh, yes!
Drug induced lyrics
I remember the song but that was in 1968...
Still not as good good as this :
No! And I'm glad I didn't!!
Too much like 'so-called' country today!!
Where's Waylan, Willie & Merle??
Too much like 'so-called' country today!!
Where's Waylan, Willie & Merle??
Written by the great Mickey Newbury, one of the greatest songwriters ever. If you don't know who Mickey Newbury was, and you think you know a lot about country music, you need to find out who he is. He wrote some great songs for Waylon and Willie.
Steve.
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Newbury wrote many songs that would be recorded by singers and songwriters such as Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bill Monroe, Johnny Rodriguez, Hank Snow, Ray Charles, Tony Rice, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price, Don Gibson, Brenda Lee, Charlie Rich, Lynn Anderson, David Allan Coe, Sammi Smith, Joan Baez, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Steve Von Till, B.B. King, Linda Ronstadt, Dax Riggs, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Bill Callahan among many others.
Although his songs have been recorded by hundreds of performers from a wide variety of musical genres, he is most remembered for his creation of "An American Trilogy", a medley that was recorded by many, including symphony orchestras, and Elvis Presley.
He simultaneously had four Top 10 singles on four different charts in the late 60s. Eddy Arnold had a No. 1 Country hit with "Here Comes the Rain, Baby", Andy Williams had a No. 4 Easy Listening hit with "Sweet Memories", and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition had a No. 5 Pop/Rock hit with "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)". The group also recorded the Newbury penned "Sunshine".
Shortly before his death, Newbury was interviewed by John Kruth, who was writing a biography on Townes Van Zandt, where he stated, "How many people have listened to my songs and thought, 'He must have a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a pistol in the other'. Well, I don't. I write my sadness."
Many of Newbury's songs, such as "The Thirty-Third of August", "The Future Is Not What It Used To Be", and "Just Dropped In", delve into the dark recesses of the human psyche. "You've Always Got The Blues" was used as the soundtrack for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 8-part TV series, Stringer.
Although his songs have been recorded by hundreds of performers from a wide variety of musical genres, he is most remembered for his creation of "An American Trilogy", a medley that was recorded by many, including symphony orchestras, and Elvis Presley.
He simultaneously had four Top 10 singles on four different charts in the late 60s. Eddy Arnold had a No. 1 Country hit with "Here Comes the Rain, Baby", Andy Williams had a No. 4 Easy Listening hit with "Sweet Memories", and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition had a No. 5 Pop/Rock hit with "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)". The group also recorded the Newbury penned "Sunshine".
Shortly before his death, Newbury was interviewed by John Kruth, who was writing a biography on Townes Van Zandt, where he stated, "How many people have listened to my songs and thought, 'He must have a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a pistol in the other'. Well, I don't. I write my sadness."
Many of Newbury's songs, such as "The Thirty-Third of August", "The Future Is Not What It Used To Be", and "Just Dropped In", delve into the dark recesses of the human psyche. "You've Always Got The Blues" was used as the soundtrack for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 8-part TV series, Stringer.
Steve.
Originally Posted by 22250rem
IIRC Kenny Rodgers and the first edition hit the charts with that song in the spring of 1968; or was it the fall of 1967?
68
"Yeah, yeah, oh yeah."
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
Written by the great Mickey Newbury
The Newbury version of the song is different but quite good. Supposedly written for Jerry Lee Lewis, who recorded it but didn't like it and I don't think released it though you can find it on YouTube. Some interesting covers also on YouTube including a slash metal one (Children of Bodem or something like that?).
Children of Bodem suck. They need to stick to metal or learn to sing if they are going to ATTEMPT to do covers well.
Originally Posted by RufusG
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
Written by the great Mickey Newbury
The Newbury version of the song is different but quite good. Supposedly written for Jerry Lee Lewis, who recorded it but didn't like it and I don't think released it though you can find it on YouTube. Some interesting covers also on YouTube including a slash metal one (Children of Bodem or something like that?).
"The Newbury version" is the original, so arguably the Kenny Rogers version and others are the different ones. Most artists will change songs to suit their voice or style, but the songwriter is still credited.
Steve.
Originally Posted by shrapnel
I remember the song but that was in 1968...
one of the thing about growing up as a military dependent....is that some things you can remember by where you lived when you heard them or saw them....
In 1966 and 67 we lived in North Carolina at Ft Bragg....
IN 1968, the old man went overseas, on an assignment that he couldn't take the family so we went home to Virginia....
I remember well grooving to the song while we lived in North Carolina, doing my homework, and listening on the radio I have saved up my paper delivering money and bought.... so that would have put the song to late 1967....
just checked with Wikipedia...listed it recorded and released by another group in the fall of 67 (Nov), and then by " First Edition" in early Feb 68....
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
"The Newbury version" is the original,
Not sure that's the case. Turns out the JLL version at least was released in 1967, Newbury not until 1968, and KR still may have beat him at that.
K.R has always had a good voice.
Originally Posted by RufusG
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
"The Newbury version" is the original,
Not sure that's the case. Turns out the JLL version at least was released in 1967, Newbury not until 1968, and KR still may have beat him at that.
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Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" is a counterculture era song written by Mickey Newbury. Said to reflect the LSD experience, the song was intended to be a warning against the danger of using LSD. First recorded on October 10, 1967 by Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul as a single on Rice Records (Rice 5028 b/w "Stagger Lee") and produced by Norro Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis soon covered the song for his album Soul My Way.
"Just Dropped In ..." was a hit for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in 1968.
"Just Dropped In ..." was a hit for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (with Kenny Rogers on lead vocals) in 1968.
I think you're being confused by the fact that JLL and KR recorded it before Newbury did, which doesn't mean Newbury didn't write it first. Or we disagree on what "original" means. I suppose you could call a song Newbury wrote but didn't record first the "original" version when someone else recorded it first. I'd say the song writer's version is the original because it represents what he intended when he wrote it. My main point is that Newbury wrote it, and several others covered it. Who recorded it first is arguably (as I said in my first post on this) not the original version. But if we are to call the "original" version the first recorded version, then the credit goes to Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul on October 10, 1967.
Steve.
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
I think you're being confused
First, no one was talking about "original" until you started hyperventilating. I mentioned the "Newbury version" because we were talking about the Kenny Rogers version. Different means just that, and does not denote chronology.
And you're still wrong about the original part. What he intended when he wrote it is to sell the song to someone and make some money. The fact that he subsequently put it on his own record is irrelevant. By your definition, if Kris Kristofferson writes a song for Johnny Cash, then happens to record it himself 20 years later, his version is the original. I don't think so.
Originally Posted by OrangeOkie
Just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in
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You listen to Rush!!!
Fair enough, but I stand by what I said.
Yes, you didn't use the word "original," but you did use the word "version," so we may be arguing semantics. For clarification: The original would be the words put down on paper by Newbury. When it's recorded by Lewis, or Rogers, or Hill, it's their version of Newbury's song. An author, in this case Newbury, wrote a song, not a version of the song. Your words, "the Newbury version" is like saying the New Testament in the original Greek is a version of the King James Bible.
Let's agree that Newbury wrote it, and others subsequently recorded their versions of Newbury's song. Apparently only you and I are the only ones to care enough to hyperventilate about it anyway.
Steve.
Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
If we are to call the "original" version the first recorded version, then the credit goes to Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul on October 10, 1967.
Steve.
Steve.
Yes, you didn't use the word "original," but you did use the word "version," so we may be arguing semantics. For clarification: The original would be the words put down on paper by Newbury. When it's recorded by Lewis, or Rogers, or Hill, it's their version of Newbury's song. An author, in this case Newbury, wrote a song, not a version of the song. Your words, "the Newbury version" is like saying the New Testament in the original Greek is a version of the King James Bible.
Let's agree that Newbury wrote it, and others subsequently recorded their versions of Newbury's song. Apparently only you and I are the only ones to care enough to hyperventilate about it anyway.
Steve.
Great song - then, and now. Thanks for reminding us!