From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V9 #207 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Tuesday, March 4 2008 Volume 09 : Number 207 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Waist Deep Big Muddy ["MICHAEL MARMER LINDA MARMER" Subject: [RS] Waist Deep Big Muddy I looked up the lyrics to Waist Deep and Richard added the word Damn over Big in the song. Which is fine to me, but I wonder why he did that. Here is a bit about the Smothers Brothers and the song. Mike Marmer Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" - In 1967, folk singer Pete Seeger (blacklisted from TV for some 20 years) was scheduled to play the song "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" on the controversial variety program THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW/CBS/1967-69. However, CBS refused to air the song which told the story of about a WWII officer killed because of his own foolishness. Afraid to insult the political powers, CBS refused to allow the song (he did, however, perform the song on a later episode). The country at the time was itself "deep" in the Vietnam War. In October 1968 CBS executives began to prescreen all of Smothers Brothers their programs. After several tumultuous seasons, the program was canceled (the Smothers Brothers called it being "Fired") and left the air in June of 1969. The CBS network justified their cancellation by referring to network policy that "Prohibits appeals for active support of any cause" (even if it was "peace"). ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V9 #207 ***********************************