Top Ten Shel Silverstein Songs: Ones on the Way (#6)

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Another day, another song! Right now I’m celebrating poet, author, illustrator, and songwriter Shel Silverstein, who’ll be honored with a postage stamp for one of those things (author) next month on a postage stamp. I’m just looking at the songwriting aspect. Here’s one that may shock you to discover he wrote. #6: One’s on the Way - Loretta Lynn (Linda? DON’T. ) Can you believe that Loretta didn’t write this? More significantly, can you believe a man DID???? This was keeping in line with Lynn’s look at the “women’s lib” movement of the late 60s and early 70s (“the pill may change the world tomorrow”) from the point of view of a woman who needs liberating: pregnant, dealing with toddler twins, and a husband who thinks nothing of calling out of the blue to tell her he’s going to bring some of his old Army pals by for dinner. And your trivia: the original DJ pressings of the 45 had the song titled “Here in Topeka,” which is what some people still think the song’s title is, 50 years later! It’s a funny-but-not-funny song. One’s on the Way Written by Shel Silverstein Recorded by Loretta Lynn From One’s on the Way, 1972 You’re calling from a bar?