paulb@ttidcc.UUCP (Paul Blumstein) (08/16/85)
In article <140@mtsbb.UUCP> gnw@mtsbb.UUCP (G.N.WEBER) writes: >In the movie "Cool Hand Luke", Paul Newman (as Luke) plays the >banjo and sings a song after his mother dies. This song opens >with the line "Get yourself a plastic Jesus... for the dashboard >of your car".... The song is "Plastic Jesus" by Ernie Mars. Written about the mid '60s. I can't recall who recorded it. I'm adding net.music to to distribution, perhaps someone there has more details. -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Paul Blumstein "I may be drunk, but you're ugly. Citicorp/TTI Tomorrow, I'll be sober." 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. W. Churchill Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 450-9111 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!paulb
hunter@oakhill.UUCP (Hunter Scales) (08/17/85)
In article <685@ttidcc.UUCP> paulb@ttidcb.UUCP (Paul Blumstein) writes: >In article <140@mtsbb.UUCP> gnw@mtsbb.UUCP (G.N.WEBER) writes: >>In the movie "Cool Hand Luke", Paul Newman (as Luke) plays the >>banjo and sings a song after his mother dies. This song opens >>with the line "Get yourself a plastic Jesus... for the dashboard >>of your car".... > >The song is "Plastic Jesus" by Ernie Mars. Written about the mid >'60s. I can't recall who recorded it. I'm adding net.music to >to distribution, perhaps someone there has more details. Come now, dont you remember the way Janis Joplin belted out that song? -- Motorola Semiconductor Inc. Hunter Scales Austin, Texas {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax,gatech}!ut-sally!oakhill!hunter (I am responsible for me and my dog and no-one else)