Whenever old folk singers get together to reminisce about the glory days, one name always comes up: Ernest “Ramblin’ Doge” Slotnik. A staple of the Greenwich Village coffee-house scene in the early 1960’s, Ramblin’ Doge embraced the common man, with songs like “Just a Common Man,” “Common Man Blues,” “(We’ve Got) Something in Common” and the love song “Common Eileen.”
But after three hit albums and a string of tours, Ramblin’ Doge simply disappeared, his whereabouts a mystery even to this day. “A man’s got to keep ramblin'” he’d tell his audience, “otherwise, you’re just leashed to a post, and what good is that?”
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Sensing a theme, here…
Earworm!!
Allein! I just came here to say ‘thanks for the earworm, Mike’–just from reading the two words!
And you hadda go and post this…which I love, and will watch probably more than once, possibly while dancing…so, um, thanks? Yeah, thanks. Worth it.
That song is probably the closest I’ll get to having my name in a song, unless someone writes one just for me.
ou guys – I feel so OLD!
Prime NTMTOM, just when I need it!
Ramblin’ Doge cites hip hop artist, Typical, as one of him major influences.
Oh yes Ramblin’ Doge, didn’t he tour with Petrrr, Paws and Meowry?
Earworm AND nostalgia fit at the sight of all the gorgeous bluebonnets in the field behind him. Ah, bluebonnets….the best thing about Texas in the spring!
You mentioned the bluebonnets in another post and now I really want to see them in Texas! We have something similar up here in Southwestern Ontario called ‘Glory of the Snow.’ Instead of fields though they are found in woodlands, blanketing pockets with blue and green. They are so lovely and kinda magical, fairy-tale like.
oooh, I love those. We have them here in the Mid-Atlantic states – I tried naturalizing them but only a few came up this year.
I’d like to see Mr Slotnik attempt a feat frequently performed by British folk singers – holding a glass of beer in one hand whilst performing, and having a sip between verses.