And now we have Guy and Ralna singing with Bobby and Cissy dancing while my orchestra and chorus performs that new song "Casey Jones" written by a brand-new country/bluegrass musician named Jerry Garcia! Wonderful, wonderful, a-one and a-two, turn on the bubble machine. Take it away Myron!
I have spoken with a number of Welk orchestra alumni over the years. And they all concurred that Welk was indeed fully aware of the meaning of the song's content and pressed ahead accordingly. For those who like to pigeonhole and dismiss out of hand based on their limited understanding, bear in mind that Welk began with a small jazz band in the 1930s that pursued hard bop, and that his long running television series featured rock and roll prominently in its first couple of seasons. At least HE was open minded about diversity of genre.....
Gail & Dale rock! Even though they didn't write this song, their version is the most heartfelt and soulful! Bustin' it, absolutely bustin' it! Now where the heck is the bong?
Oh...that is priceless. I have it saved. I remember sitting with my musically impaired parents and listening to this while doing the New York Times crossword. Yup. Okay. Lame Lawrence Welk again. Then..." WHAT???" I truly rolled on the floor laughing while my parents stared at me.
I remember this so well. Same situation. Except I had just ingested a popular psychedelic drug of the time, MDA. Waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go to a party. Kept thing " I am not seeing this, ignore it, it is not real "
Lawrence Welk was obviously diverse in his musical taste, and his vast recorded legacy substantiates that assertion decisively. Interesting that those of the hippie era in which Brewer And Shipley availed themselves find it hard to be as open minded as he was.......
these performers were musicians. Of course they knew! Just because these cats played in the LW Band didn't mean that is what they listened to at home. Or that they didn't go to smokey jazz clubs to play music that interested them. They were having fun with the audience.
@@chefafischer exactly Never assume that just because someone is young, they are hip to everything that goes on around them Especially religious people of that era
I know the Brewer family. They all told me of this. Welk thought it was a spiritual during the short time DJs pondered what the word toke meant. Sweet Mary actually referenced Brewers mom. Mary.
ha . Damn this if FUNNY Every time I See/ Hear it ! ... Oh Man ....... ole LAWRENCE was a little EAGER to Share this without having a CLUE what it's about !
Mr. Welk was from one of those flyover states (North Dakota). The story I was told was Lawrence unwittingly added the song after it was offered for the set list. The orchestra and singers were smiling because the joke was on Mr. Welk.
There are so many horrible things in the world that seem just too awful to be true. This is the exact opposite. This is one of the BEST things in the world, and it just seems incredible that it could possibly be real!
Yeah, not a clue........ Usually when i say- Sweet Jesus....it's because i'm sicker then a dog, and begging the good Lord for mercy....... The good Sheppard has a great sense of humour though, or else this stuff wouldn't happen
WTF? This song is about drugs, especially marijuana. A "Toke" is a puff from a marijuana cigarette or pipe. Tom Shipley explained: "When we wrote 'One Toke Over the Line,' I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament... If you listen to the lyrics of that song, 'one toke' was just a metaphor. It's a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you."
I'm pretty sure that it's Lawrence, not Laurence, but my grandparents used to call him Lorenzo. Maybe old Lorenzo was secretly a cannabis advocate, but I kind of doubt it.
Lawrence Welk grew up in east North Dakota. Marijuana was used by the old timers in moderation for many generations. IN MODERATION. Pot was a lot weaker back then anyway.
“When we wrote 'One Toke Over the Line,' I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament… If you listen to the lyrics of that song, 'one toke' was just a metaphor. It's a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you.” - Tom Shipley, Apr 18, 2023 Like too much pandering to pop culture? ABC cancelled the show after this season (though Welk kept it going another decade in syndication). The cancelation was part of a change that swept the networks, known as the rural purge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge
This could be a SNL skit with Will Farrell and Kristen Wiig
Next we havea Myron Floren on the accordian doing Play Thata Funky Music Whiteboy! Take it away Myron, a one and a two....
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😂😂😂😂😂 😆😆😆😆😆 😄😄😄😄😄 😁😁😁😁😁
I don’t laugh out loud very often, but I did just now. Thanks!
🤣 LMAO...Turn off the bubble machine!!
That’s a real toe tapper, Myron. Now Norma Zimmer will sing “Lola” as only she can.
Absolutely hilarious!
At 68 this makes me think some Geritol and good weed will just make my day!
Or THC infused Geritol
And now we have Guy and Ralna singing with Bobby and Cissy dancing while my orchestra and chorus performs that new song "Casey Jones" written by a brand-new country/bluegrass musician named Jerry Garcia! Wonderful, wonderful, a-one and a-two, turn on the bubble machine. Take it away Myron!
The BEST part is describing it as a "modern spiritual."
Kitty Forman: Judas Priest? Is that spiritual?
Hyde: Well, I listen to him every Sunday morning.
I have spoken with a number of Welk orchestra alumni over the years. And they all concurred that Welk was indeed fully aware of the meaning of the song's content and pressed ahead accordingly. For those who like to pigeonhole and dismiss out of hand based on their limited understanding, bear in mind that Welk began with a small jazz band in the 1930s that pursued hard bop, and that his long running television series featured rock and roll prominently in its first couple of seasons. At least HE was open minded about diversity of genre.....
This is awesome. Smoking !
I could have watched that with my Great Grandma when I was 7 years old.
Gail & Dale rock! Even though they didn't write this song, their version is the most heartfelt and soulful! Bustin' it, absolutely bustin' it! Now where the heck is the bong?
I'm laughing so hard I'm crying....
LOLOLOL!!!!!
Oh...that is priceless. I have it saved. I remember sitting with my musically impaired parents and listening to this while doing the New York Times crossword. Yup. Okay. Lame Lawrence Welk again. Then..." WHAT???" I truly rolled on the floor laughing while my parents stared at me.
I remember this so well. Same situation. Except I had just ingested a popular psychedelic drug of the time, MDA. Waiting for a friend to pick me up so we could go to a party. Kept thing " I am not seeing this, ignore it, it is not real "
Lawrence Welk was obviously diverse in his musical taste, and his vast recorded legacy substantiates that assertion decisively. Interesting that those of the hippie era in which Brewer And Shipley availed themselves find it hard to be as open minded as he was.......
these performers were musicians. Of course they knew! Just because these cats played in the LW Band didn't mean that is what they listened to at home. Or that they didn't go to smokey jazz clubs to play music that interested them. They were having fun with the audience.
+Brown Paw It was a modern spiritual for all those nice folks in TV land. Allah be praised
LW had an academy where these performers trained. Similar to Oral Roberts University. They are as clueless as they look.
@@chefafischer exactly Never assume that just because someone is young, they are hip to everything that goes on around them Especially religious people of that era
Roll another one Welk!
I feel like I’m one toke over the line having watched this! Surreal I must be very high.
Watch that hand, Dale. You are close to the Devils mountain!
Looks more like a hill than a mountain.
My dad was innthe Army with Dale! We watched Lawrence Welk religiously.
"An' now, Bobby & Cissy will do an interpretive dance."
That Cissy real knows how to work the pole!
I now need, way MORE than one toke....geezuz...
I doubt if Lawrence knew drug jargon. But the audience seemed to love it. Maybe they were toked up.
back in the day they would use cue cards for the audience & canned clapping.
I try to tell my friends about this but they don't believe me. So, now that I found this, I'll just send'em the link!
I know the Brewer family. They all told me of this. Welk thought it was a spiritual during the short time DJs pondered what the word toke meant. Sweet Mary actually referenced Brewers mom. Mary.
ha . Damn this if FUNNY Every time I See/ Hear it ! ... Oh Man .......
ole LAWRENCE was a little EAGER to Share this without having a CLUE what it's about !
You have to wonder: were they really that naïve, or were they knowingly getting away with a brilliant prank?
I'm voting that stupid.
This show was filmed in LA; of COURSE they knew the idiots in the flyover states wouldn’t get it. F’ing brilliant b
Mr. Welk was from one of those flyover states (North Dakota). The story I was told was Lawrence unwittingly added the song after it was offered for the set list. The orchestra and singers were smiling because the joke was on Mr. Welk.
Dale was clueless, Gale got it.
Too square to know .
They all thought because it mentioned Jesus that it had to be a spiritual song
Next up , our lovely couple will sing The No No Song ( Ringo Starr)
Wonderful wonderful, such a wonderful spiritual 😅.
These folks are really "High" on life. and a 1234... This is sooo funny on many levels.
There are so many horrible things in the world that seem just too awful to be true. This is the exact opposite. This is one of the BEST things in the world, and it just seems incredible that it could possibly be real!
Bless them. So sweet!! ho
Would've given anything to see them cover the Beatles' Get Back
Welk never thought to see what a toke was
I am very surprised that super square Lawrence Welk would allow anything like this on his show.
WHAT the heck did I just listen too???
They get the prize for most misunderstood lyrics.
Perfect in every way
Dale and Gail. Stoned to the gills. Who knew?
Beautiful!
Yeah, not a clue........ Usually when i say- Sweet Jesus....it's because i'm sicker then a dog, and begging the good Lord for mercy.......
The good Sheppard has a great sense of humour though, or else this stuff wouldn't happen
I wonder if they got hungry after this song.
😂🤣😂
I'm sure I saw this episode as a little girl but of course I had no clue 😸
I probably saw this episode.....
WTF? This song is about drugs, especially marijuana. A "Toke" is a puff from a marijuana cigarette or pipe. Tom Shipley explained: "When we wrote 'One Toke Over the Line,' I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament... If you listen to the lyrics of that song, 'one toke' was just a metaphor. It's a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you."
Bet they could just nail "Panama Red" too.
Listened to Panama Red the other day while partaking in some of it's namesake.
Wait...this isn't SNL?
Beyond,bizarre!
Hahaha... Brewer & Shipley's song! 😂
I'm pretty sure that it's Lawrence, not Laurence, but my grandparents used to call him Lorenzo. Maybe old Lorenzo was secretly a cannabis advocate, but I kind of doubt it.
+gvbezoff This song doesn't advocate cannabis. It's about a guy who took the drugs too far but kicked the habit and it now headed back home.
It’s just the weirdest show ever created.
yes, the stepford singers
They're so wholesome, I want to puke.
Lawrence Welk grew up in east North Dakota. Marijuana was used by the old timers in moderation for many generations. IN MODERATION. Pot was a lot weaker back then anyway.
Mark ONeill Strasburg is south central ND, very German Russian and conservative along with Catholic. I'm thinking Welk was completely clueless
OMG this cannot be serious.
Tokes before or after, hmmm?
Is this a reference 2 cannabis n a time they had 2 Xtra censor Lol they look high
Nah. Just clueless.
Where is his left hand?
he's got his finger up her ass and didn't wash it for a week.
Do you think Laurence had a clue?
not even one
+mesaeddie Why would you think he didn't? If you'll actually look up and read the lyrics, you'll see that the message of the song is anti-drug use.
alltaken678 I'm sure the guy introducing the song new what it was about. I just don't think Lawrence did.
+mesaeddie That was Lawrence Welk introducing the song.
Bill McCutcheon There is another version with I think its Myron with his accordion introducing it as one of the new songs. It's on youtube.
One toke? You poor fool! Wait till you see those goddamn bats
Sittin downtown in a railway station smoke another joint with me
“I want you to be my Daddy”.
My God In Heaven. Who do YOU love?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Tim S brought me here...
Omg Master trolls
Hilarious
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Dude whoever is on drums must be laughing because they are so fucking off beat... or did lawrence welk insist nothing ever be on the off beat
True American idiocy at its (or rather, "it's") very, VERY finest!!!!
Geez lame too cool.
Ha ha ha ha!
LOL!!!!
WTF? They must be high!
It’s not a spiritual, Lawrence!
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I need more than one toke, to recover from this.
Beyond pathetic
“When we wrote 'One Toke Over the Line,' I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament… If you listen to the lyrics of that song, 'one toke' was just a metaphor. It's a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you.” - Tom Shipley, Apr 18, 2023
Like too much pandering to pop culture? ABC cancelled the show after this season (though Welk kept it going another decade in syndication). The cancelation was part of a change that swept the networks, known as the rural purge.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge
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