Covered by many, heres the original by the two exmembers of mungo jerry. Thank you for your visit and see you soon on sixties beat. King earl boogie band plastic jesus scarce 1972 french pye label 2track 7 vinyl single produced by the strawbs dave cousins and featuring former members of mungo jerry, also including if the lord dont get you, housed in a sepia toned textured picture sleeve. Trouble at mill by king earl boogie band album, boogie. King earl boogie band plastic jesus 1972, vinyl discogs. Its feature performer and founder is an entertainer named lorvin. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jon bon jovi, the king earl boogie band, and billy idol have all recorded songs about.
Goin 90, i aint scaried cause i got the virgin mary. Bursting at the seams 1973 hero and heroine 1974 ghosts 1974 nomadness 1975 deep cuts 1976 burning for you 1977 deadlines 1978 heartbreak hill 1978 solo. William ian gasarch this song is based on an incident, a recent incident. King earl boogie band plastic jesus releases discogs. King earl boogie band vinyl records and cds for sale. The mama kept a plastic jesus onthe cross on eliza doalots dashboard, which we think still rests in elizas glove compartment. Almost immediately after the second single i was asked to join strawbs and, as sad as i was to let the king earl guys down, i knew id made the right decision. Plastic jesus, sittin on the dashboard the jesus question. King earl boogie band original band s officials profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. If you know of a song that is irreverent towards religion, makes fun of religion, pokes fun at sincerely held religious beliefs, or challenges the firmly. He contributed occasional lead vocals, and played acoustic guitar 6 and 12string, banjo, harmonica, kazoo and jug. Im being distracted by whats coming out of the husbands computer. Chords for king earl boogie band plastic jesus 1972 45rpm.
King earl boogie band at carnglaze cavern duration. Jun 24, 2011 long as i got my plastic jesus sittin on the dashboard of my car. Boogie band play all the 70s music you want to hear at your party or corporate event wherever it may be. Vinyl 7 king earl boogie band plastic jesus 1972, vinyl discogs. His songs on the first mungo jerry album and on the early maxisingles were generally more folksy and lighter in style than those of. Jesus is a king, but not a king in the worlds definition. King earl boogie band plastic jesus 1972 45rpm youtube. Plastic jesus if the lord dont get you dawn dns 1024 1972 lp king earl boogie band trouble at mill dnls 3040 bad storm comingtake me backlive your own life p. Plastic jesus, plastic jesus riding on the dashboard of my car ride with me and have a dram of the blood of the lamb plastic jesus is a holy bar plastic jesus, plastic jesus riding on the dashboard of my car but i think hell have to go his magnet ruins my radio and if we wreck hell leave a scar plastic jesus, plastic jesus. King earl boogie band music, videos, stats, and photos. King earl boogie band archives the life and times of. Sep 26, 2010 the goldcoast singers, plastic jesus 1962. He was a member of several bands in the 1960s, including the syndicate, the chains, and fridays chyld fire.
They had briefly fired ray dorset from mungo jerry with the intention of replacing him on guitar and vocals with lambert, until dorset. Dave lambert born 8 march 1949 is an english singersongwriter and musician, who has been a member of the strawbs at various stages of the band s career, beginning in the 1970s. Paul newman plastic jesus cool hand luke ost youtube. King earl boogie band trouble at mill uk 1972 another roddus album of the day.
Plastic jesus by the king earl boogie band bruce gerencser january 31, 2016 0 comments this is the eightieth installment in the songs of sacrilege series. Cos jesus plastic doesnt hear cos he has a plastic ear the man who invented plastic saved my soul with my plastic jesus goodbye and ill go far i said with my plastic jesus sitting on the dashboard of my car an if i weave around at night policemen think im very tight they never find my bottle though they ask cos plastic jesus shelters me. Obviously, this old ditty was the basis for the parody plastic jesus, but does anyone know if the original ever had a full set of words and music. Explore releases from king earl boogie band at discogs. My father talked of going into battle in wwii with the lines, i dont care if it rains or freezes im in the hands of jesus, jesus. That the king earl boogie band were ultimately scuppered by the failure of the surefire christmas hit plastic jesus is a matter of record. Fire, king earl boogie band, strawbs interview with dave. Theres another song, written by ed rush and george cromarty in 1957, titled plastic jesus, which has been recorded by artists ranging from the king earl boogie band to billy idol. Get yourself a sweet madonna dressed in rhinestones sittin on a pedestal of abalone shell. The goldcoast singers often go to church socials in order to relax, sometimes they are called upon to sing by their friends and neighbors. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from king earl boogie band at the discogs marketplace.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Apr 12, 2012 i recently watched the movie cool hand luke 1967, so this song has been stuck in my head. Trouble at mill, an album by king earl boogie band. They recorded it as a humorous ad spoof in 1962 as the goldcoast singers on world pacific records here they are. The first single from the album, plastic jesus, predictably ran into trouble with the bbc. Plastic jesus is an american folk song written by ed rush and george cromarty in 1957. Plastic jesus, plastic jesus riding on the dashboard of my car. Paul malcolm king is an english musician who was a member of mungo jerry between 1970.
Straight dope message board main cafe society songs about god or spirituality that you enjoy. Comes in colors, pink and pleasant glows in the dark cause its iridescent take it with you when you travel far. Thanks everyone for the support of this great track, but expecially to those of you who pointed out that this wasnt the first version i thunk it woz. Here is the full ml seasons on 35 dvds, full 70s dance pop music era. So even though we celebrate jesus as king, we must recognize not a king according to the ways of the world. The original king earl band was created by paul king and colin earl, both founder members of mungo jerry. Colin earl born 6 may 1942, hampton formed the king earl boogie band.
King earl boogie band plastic jesus if the lord dont get you dawn uk dns 1024. Jack johnson performs plastic jesus fall line in santa barbara at the arlington. Shop 5 records for sale for album plastic jesus by king earl boogie band on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. He contributed occasional lead vocals, and played acoustic guitar 6 and 12string, banjo, harmonica. Subscribe to the traditional music library mailing list. First paul king on his own and now with the king earl boogie band. King earl boogie band discography all countries 45cat. I have 3 mp3s of plastic jesus, including the ernie marrs version, and two others in different styles, but very similar words perhaps taken from the marrs version. We formed the king earl boogie band and recorded a single, plastic jesus, an album, trouble at mill, and a second single, starlight. The album was recorded live during the autumn of 2005 and spring 2006. Comes in colors, pink and pleasant, glows in the dark cause its iridescent, take it. The band was formed in 1972 by multiinstrumentalist acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, kazoo and occasional lead singer paul king and keyboard player colin earl after leaving the group due to creative differences with mungos bandleader ray dorset. In 1972 he joined the king earl boogie band, an outfit formed by two former members of mungo jerry.
Jul 21, 2017 lyrics for plastic jesus by tia blake. A member of the bromley contingent of sex pistols fans, idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band generation x. Chords for king earl boogie band plastic jesus 1972. Skeleton crew eventually began operating as the king earl boogie band, releasing a new cd album in 1995 on a new day records. King earl boogie band plastic jesus french 7 vinyl single. King earl boogie band plastic jesus vinyl records, lp, cd. The authorship of the song has historically been incorrectly attributed to ernie marrs, who recorded a.
Plastic jesus, funny songs, paganism, thesis, vinyl records, two by two, religion, spirituality, king. Ride with me and have a dram, of the blood of the lamb, plastic jesus is a holy bar. There is plenty of variation through the rest of the tracks and all are interesting and enjoyable and it was also a pleasure to become more acquainted with this record over the. The king earl boogie band is a spectacular fusion of some of the best musicians in the uk today. Plastic jesus song plastic jesus is an american folk song written by ed rush and. Mar 16, 2020 poetry and politics and assorted odd things. I am trying to find the name of a song and who recorded the song along with the album the song was recorded on. Mcbovver blues plastic jesus if the lord dont get yougoin to germankeep your hands off my womango down you murderers. Dec 04, 20 jesus is a king, but not a king in the worlds definition. King has more of the mungo jerry in his music, plastic jesus has more of the summertime happiness about it, even it reminds me of the temperance seven in places. Th king earl boogie band were a shortlived offshoot of british skiffle revival group mungo jerry. When lambert joined king earl boogie band, the band formed out of mungo jerry after they split from ray dorset, cousins was brought in to produce one of the first albums at richard bransons manor studio the next was cousins two weeks last summer for which lambert stayed around and not long after left king earl and joined the strawbs in late. Musikladen 19721984 on 35 dvd 80s disco music video shop. William michael albert broad born 30 november 1955, better known by his stage name billy idol, is an english rock musician.
So i drive, years and miles are flying by, and waiting there to greet us is my plastic dashboard jesus. The band s first single, plastic jesus, was banned by the bbc for being profane. Plastic jesus king if the lord dont get you lambert goin to german trad. The king earl boogie band s debut album was produced by dave cousins, a move which led to lambert playing on cousins solo album two weeks last summer. In 1996 paul retired from the band and dave peabody joined to replace paul. May 6, 1942, hampton, middlesex, uk formed the king earl boogie band with guitarist dave lambert, bassist russell john brown and washboard player joe rush, who had been a parttime mungo member. Plastic jesus, a novel by robert miskimon this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title plastic jesus. Summertime blues for the mungo jerry star charged in love. Paul king was the unsung hero of the early mungo jerry, whose individual talents were only recognised when he left the group and formed his own king earl boogie band. Fallen empires, it was released as a digital download on 14 october 2011. Paul king and colin earl, with jeff ward and noel jones. In the late 1970s, he worked with a number of different bands before the king earl boogie band was reborn in the 1980s.
Apart from plastic jesus, that is that really makes it, and in my opinion was the best song the boogie band ever recorded and should really have done. Rock and pop song lyrics with chords for plastic jesus. Plastic jesus is getting into boogie country with a sort of oomba beat. King earl boogie bandoriginal bands official listen.
Since then, with the help of his apostles spike, al, stan and blackeyed susan brown, i have made it my mission to spread the gospel of the firesign and the word of the. David jeremiah says that, for about five dollars you can buy a fourinch plastic jesus that bounces on a metal spring and adheres firmly to the dashboard of your car. King, however, was sufficiently satisfied with the critical response that, within months of its release, he and pianist colin earl both quit mungo jerry, and linked up with bassist russell john brown, and both dave lambert and joe rush from the pen sessions to form the king earl boogie band. Sixties beat was created to make available of all, forty personal years archives, cases of discs and cds, photographs, musical magazines, press cutting, posters etc sixties beat is entirely dedicated in british and american music the 50s, 60s and 70s. Boogie for jesus is a dance ministry that tries to create a party atmosphere wherever they perform. King earl boogie band original band s official listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos. Well, i dont care if it rains or freezes, long as i have my plastic jesus riding on the d. Albums include trouble at mill, the dawn anthology, and one. See more ideas about sacred heart, religious art and plastic jesus. Colin earl born 6 may 1942, hampton formed the king earl boogie band with guitarist. Bitslap with kbc listen to podcasts on demand free tunein. Paul malcolm king born 9 january 1948, dagenham, essex, england, is an english musician who was a member of mungo jerry between 1970 and 1972. Todays song of sacrilege is plastic jesus by the king earl boogie band.
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