; Tangled Up In Blue: Where's the Ode to the Turkey?

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Where's the Ode to the Turkey?

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it just occurred to me that we have thousands of famous Christmas songs but no Thanksgiving songs (that I know of). Why is this?

6 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

They usually play "Alice's Restaurant" to death at Thanksgiving.

There really is only so much material you can mine out of Turkeys, Pilgrims and Pumpkin Pie.

But songs that relate to "thanks" is another story.

"Thanks For The Memories"
"Thank You (falettinme be mice elf agin)"
"Thank Heaven For Little Girls"
Ok, maybe not the last one.

1:54 PM  
Blogger John H said...

I'm guessing 'Stuffing Martha's Muffin' by Mojo Nixon and the Toadlickers doesn't qualify does it, despite the use of the word stuffing in the title?

3:41 PM  
Blogger Karlo said...

How is that I missed this song?

7:21 PM  
Blogger Sharon Cobb said...

This is the best Thanksgiving Song I've ever heard and seen. You MUST check this one out:

http://www.msn.americangreetings.com/view.pd?i=382219626&m=1652&rr=y&sou

(Bob Krumm posted this on his site--so hat tip to BK)

11:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anything by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper/Toadliquors is appropriate for Thanksgiving in my house.

Adam Sandler also has a Thanksgiving song.

12:24 PM  
Blogger Raizor's Edge said...

Elton John had a song called "Ho Ho Ho! (Who'd Want to Be a Turkey at Christmas)". Too bad he didn't put "Thanksgiving" in there instead.

And, there's always "Turkey in the Straw"... LOL

9:42 AM  

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