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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 499195">Holy shoot. I am a big Harry Chapin fan and love all his songs. A lot of his songs were seven minutes long and hence didn&#039;t have a chance of making the radio. &quot;Taxi&quot; made it because he had friends call up a major boston station and request it and their playlist determined the play list of about 7 other stations throughout the country. The trick was tried again with WOLD but they caught onto it quick. Surprisingly , cats in the cradle came about because his wife found his little black book and realized that these sort of sheenanigans only contributed to him not being home even more often. This resulted in him taking a poem that she, Sandy wrote and put it to music as a reminder to him about his son and what would happen if he wasn&#039;t there as he grew up.I love every song harry did with the exception of one, it was on his &quot;dance band on the titanic &quot; album.&nbsp; The song is based on a poem by his grandfather(who was a respected poet when he was alive) and hence he might have been constrained in making the music fit the lyrics. It is hard to state my favorite song of his, but push comes to shove. I would say it is &quot; What made America famous&quot;Pretzelman, I have seen your moniker before and when I have , I always thought of this Harry Chapin song. (see lyrics below). Seeing that you are a fan, did you choose your name based on this song?Pretzel Man , by Harry ChapinHe&#039;s the little pretzel man, he&#039;s got his twisted pretzel handsHe&#039;s got his a pretzel wife, that he&#039;s loved all his pretzel lifeAnd he&#039;s got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their worldAnd watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by handAnd if only we all lived in Pretzel LandSix days a week, when he wakes upShe will fill his coffee cupSix days a week he is a working manHe wheels his wagon to the parkHe sells pretzels &#039;till it&#039;s darkBut that&#039;s the only life that he understandsHe&#039;s his own manHe&#039;s the little pretzel man, he&#039;s got his twisted pretzel handsHe&#039;s got that pretzel wife, that he&#039;s loved all his pretzel lifeAnd he&#039;s got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their worldBut watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by handAnd if only we all lived in Pretzel LandOn Sunday, when they go to churchIn the seventh pew they perchThey listen to his sermon and they believeThey&#039;re grateful for the food they ateSo they put their money in a plateThey&#039;ve heard of hungry children and they grieve (they believe)So we watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by handAnd if only we all lived in Pretzel LandIf only we could all be like that manIf only we all lived in Pretzel , only we all lived in Pretzel, only we all lived in Pretzel ...Land</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickup, post: 499195"] Holy shoot. I am a big Harry Chapin fan and love all his songs. A lot of his songs were seven minutes long and hence didn't have a chance of making the radio. "Taxi" made it because he had friends call up a major boston station and request it and their playlist determined the play list of about 7 other stations throughout the country. The trick was tried again with WOLD but they caught onto it quick. Surprisingly , cats in the cradle came about because his wife found his little black book and realized that these sort of sheenanigans only contributed to him not being home even more often. This resulted in him taking a poem that she, Sandy wrote and put it to music as a reminder to him about his son and what would happen if he wasn't there as he grew up. I love every song harry did with the exception of one, it was on his "dance band on the titanic " album. The song is based on a poem by his grandfather(who was a respected poet when he was alive) and hence he might have been constrained in making the music fit the lyrics. It is hard to state my favorite song of his, but push comes to shove. I would say it is " What made America famous" Pretzelman, I have seen your moniker before and when I have , I always thought of this Harry Chapin song. (see lyrics below). Seeing that you are a fan, did you choose your name based on this song? Pretzel Man , by Harry Chapin He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands He's got his a pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world And watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land Six days a week, when he wakes up She will fill his coffee cup Six days a week he is a working man He wheels his wagon to the park He sells pretzels 'till it's dark But that's the only life that he understands He's his own man He's the little pretzel man, he's got his twisted pretzel hands He's got that pretzel wife, that he's loved all his pretzel life And he's got himself a pretzel girl, that they both brought into their world But watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land On Sunday, when they go to church In the seventh pew they perch They listen to his sermon and they believe They're grateful for the food they ate So they put their money in a plate They've heard of hungry children and they grieve (they believe) So we watch them all twist pretzels by hand, by hand And if only we all lived in Pretzel Land If only we could all be like that man If only we all lived in Pretzel , only we all lived in Pretzel, only we all lived in Pretzel ...Land [/QUOTE]

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