Torture Songs - do you remember?

@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
March 7, 2020 9:04am CST
so my dad didn't like the radio on in the car (or for a LONG time AC on in the house or in the car). Anyway, we would get in the car for a long trip. Dad, can we listen to the radio? no. Then he would start to sing. If, he saw a Detour sign he would start singing this song but, only the chorus, over and over for 100s of miles. Or he would sing the Yanks are Coming, over and over. Did your parents do that when you were little?
Wonderful job on the most famous composition ever for Sacramento's own "Okie" Paul Westmoreland.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Mar 20
My father wasn't into music. My mother was just a listener.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
did you get to listen to the radio?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Mar 20
@DocAndersen Yes, I did.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
@JohnRoberts we never did~
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
7 Mar 20
never heard this song, my father never sang, he only liked Operas.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
7 Mar 20
@DocAndersen I am glad my father never did.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
my dad was always singing the chorus to the songs he knew.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
@LadyDuck there burdens we all carry, this is one of mine!
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
7 Mar 20
My husband only sang while at the shower.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
shower singing is big!
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
7 Mar 20
Well, we always talked to the road signs. If there was one that said “Fallen rock” my mom would say it was an Indian’s name, so we had to watch out for them. i continued that...if she was in the car with me and I saw a sign that with a shoulder reference I’d go to town (like touching her shoulder if it said “soft shoulder” or pulling my shoulders together if it said “shoulder closed”). We’d listen to the radio, and they would sing. I had to get that love of country music from somewhere.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
7 Mar 20
@DocAndersen — now you know where I got it from.....
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Mar 20
@FourWalls based on that I would as well!!!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
wow, now that sounds like amazing family road trips!
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Mar 20
My father wasn’t big on a/c in the house, but he played the radio and sang along on road trips to California and Florida. He had a beautiful voice, and actually sang with Frank Sinatra.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
7 Mar 20
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
wow that is impressive. My dad had a good voice, but a complete inability to remember more than the chorus!
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
7 Mar 20
We didn't have a car until I was 18 and didn't take road trips. Prior to that we traveled by bus and train.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
7 Mar 20
i love traveling by train
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
8 Mar 20
No, I dont remember my parents ever singing except for the happy birthday song.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
10 Mar 20
@DocAndersen Yes, you definitely were.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Mar 20
i guess I was the lucky one
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7 Mar 20
I honestly don't remember!!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Mar 20
fair enough, my dad hated the radio!
@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 20
No, thank Heavens.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Mar 20
we used to dread long car trips!
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Mar 20
My Dad played music but he rarely sang. My mom did, she sang church songs.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Mar 20
@DocAndersen Too funny.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
9 Mar 20
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
9 Mar 20
had he just don't more than the chorus I would not complain!!!
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