[net.tv] What else did he do!

jvs@iwu1d.UUCP (09/19/83)

Of course the name Loudon Wainwright III sounds familiar.  Who could forget
the big summer hit of 1972 titled "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the ROAD".
For those of you whose memories need jogging, here's a portion of the song
(yes, I know this is net.tv and not net.music, but the question was asked
here).

	Crossing the highway late last night
	He didn't look left, he didn't look right
	He didn't see the station wagon car
	The skunk got squashed and there you are

	(chorus)
	You got your dead skunk in the middle of the road
	dead skunk in the middle of the road
	dead skunk in the middle of the road
	And he's stinking to high heaven.


Makes about as much sense as suicide is painless.

						John V. Smith

rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (09/19/83)

Another snippet from a Loudon Wainright III song,called
"Swimming Hole", I think:

"This summer I swam at a swimming pool,
     and a reservoir to boot;
at the latter I was informal,
     at the former I wore my suit,
yeah, I wore my swimming suit!"

By the way does anybody know if LW III is the son (or grandson??)
of the Loudon Wainright who writes editorials/commentary for Life Magazine?
I assume he is related, after all, how many Loudon Wainrights can there be?

Bob Schleicher
Bell Labs, Naperville, Ill.

oz@rlgvax.UUCP (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ) (09/22/83)

Actually the song that I will always remember LW III for is the one which
went "when I die I'll get the last laugh on you."   With the rousing
chorus:

HA-HA-HA-HA
(ha-ha-ha-ha)
HO-HO-HO-HO
(ho-ho-ho-ho)
CHUCKLE-CHUCKLE-CHUCKLE-CHUCKLE
(chuckle-chuckle-chuckle-chuckle)
SNICKER-SNICKER-SNICKER-SNICKER
(snicker-snicker-snicker-snicker)
GUFAW-GUFAW

etc.  He sang this song in the closing of one of the shows.  LW III played
Capt Spaulding a few times (three shows I think) and also sang the song
Toyko on the show.  HE DID NOT WRITE SUICIDE IS PAINLESS!!!!!!!!!

                                     OZ
                              seismo!rlgvax!oz