@@redsoxfan1982 Scooter did a great job on this! But the Smothers Brothers also did a great version. It takes talent to play badly on purpose, hahaha!!!
I sang background vocals on this song on the Verities and Balderdash album. I really miss Harry. He was a great guy and a great humanitarian. One of my favorite songs.
I am still annoyed that he died but at least it was something like one of his songs, having a heart attack AND driving off the edge of a road into a steep embankment. Didn't do anything half ways. How many great stories we lost. More than any other singer I can think of he would take an often mundane event in the life of an average person and turn it into a fabulous story. Glad to see he made it to UA-cam.
its easy to learn how to play the guitar and play it well, its another thing to go and play a song and intentionally play it bad and still make it sound good
Oh Harry. My wife and I were talking about this song today so I searched it up. Harry used to play at the college mixers where I met my wife. In fact, after one of his sets he came up to the bar and put his hand on my shoulder and said we were a good looking couple and shook my hand and gave my wife a kiss on the lips! I had him sign my T-shirt and i still have it. Gone too soon.You can always count on th echeap seats.
ROFL!!! Reminds me of Victor Borge --- once you're genuinely *good*, it's got to be hard work to go back and sound convincingly "bad". Harry, you're giving all of us "musical hacks" hope, even from the Great Beyond! Great post!
What I really love about this song is it isn’t just the guitar playing nobody can’t stand - it’s THE WHOLE DAMN THING. (BTW, I’m pretty sure, as funny as this is, Harry was partly inspired to write SSO because reviewers were already (remember, same album as C’sINC) savaging his work up to that point. Even Harry sardonically referred to himself as ‘a 3rd rate singer singing 4th rate songs’. So he dealt with that negative criticism in a positive, humorous way, and all of us are the better for it.
I first saw this song on the Muppets. This song makes me feel really happy... so good I could cry.
Me too! I had to google this after seeing it on the Muppets to see if this was a real song.
@@redsoxfan1982 Scooter did a great job on this! But the Smothers Brothers also did a great version. It takes talent to play badly on purpose, hahaha!!!
I sang background vocals on this song on the Verities and Balderdash album. I really miss Harry. He was a great guy and a great humanitarian. One of my favorite songs.
It's a shame the crowd did not get Harry's humor! What a great guy! And it was a great loss!
Hard to believe that Harry has been gone 35 years as of today July 16, 1981..I think I'll spend the evening listening to Harry!
Harry, you were an incomparable story teller.
This is such a classic and funny song, I loved Harry Concerts.
I am still annoyed that he died but at least it was something like one of his songs, having a heart attack AND driving off the edge of a road into a steep embankment. Didn't do anything half ways. How many great stories we lost. More than any other singer I can think of he would take an often mundane event in the life of an average person and turn it into a fabulous story. Glad to see he made it to UA-cam.
"Eat your heart out Eric Clapton" is the funniest thing he could have said. I love this song so much.
This is for you, Gramps. I miss you more than ever but I think of you every single day. ❤
What a great song. Love how they all mesh together then break apart again
its easy to learn how to play the guitar and play it well, its another thing to go and play a song and intentionally play it bad and still make it sound good
It takes a lot of practice to get past this stage
. Thanks for the inspiration, Harry
Oh Harry. My wife and I were talking about this song today so I searched it up. Harry used to play at the college mixers where I met my wife. In fact, after one of his sets he came up to the bar and put his hand on my shoulder and said we were a good looking couple and shook my hand and gave my wife a kiss on the lips! I had him sign my T-shirt and i still have it. Gone too soon.You can always count on th echeap seats.
Happy belated 74th Birthday Harry 12/7/42-12/7/16....From Mr. Tanner's Town of Dayton, Dennis
WOW.1ST TIME FOR ME. ALWAYS A "HARRY " LOVER. THIS IS AS " KOOL AS A JEWEL"
Harry is the only singer I like to listen and watch "live" like this, rather than listen his music from CD :)
my favorite on verities & Balderdash cd! love the old folk music, eat your heart out Eric Clapton, lol
Miss ya Harry!
ROFL!!! Reminds me of Victor Borge --- once you're genuinely *good*, it's got to be hard work to go back and sound convincingly "bad". Harry, you're giving all of us "musical hacks" hope, even from the Great Beyond! Great post!
If you ever wonder if the Bucket Lady can sing... I think she can...
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Oh Harry, I miss you so much!!!!
You might try Jim Croce. His live performances were fantastic. He talks to and with the audience about the songs and himself.
This how I started when I started...now I sound the same after years :P !
This is hilarious. I’ve just started learning guitar so I can relate 😜
Hang in there and just pick up the simple things first, they'll lead you to the more complex ones later.
This is truly amazing!
+Jake Hibbert Look up the Muppet Show version - from the "Star Wars" episode - it's way better.
finally a song dedicated to me
the world lost a great man when harry died.jen were are you
What I really love about this song is it isn’t just the guitar playing nobody can’t stand - it’s THE WHOLE DAMN THING. (BTW, I’m pretty sure, as funny as this is, Harry was partly inspired to write SSO because reviewers were already (remember, same album as C’sINC) savaging his work up to that point. Even Harry sardonically referred to himself as ‘a 3rd rate singer singing 4th rate songs’. So he dealt with that negative criticism in a positive, humorous way, and all of us are the better for it.
It takes a really good guitarist to be able to consistently play a guitar that poorly.
Harry....it SUCKS!! But that song was a winner too!!
Practice does not make perfect #facts!
Slack string.. luv it..!
his is the best song!!
A dream come true
Excellent!
Mark.....
I luved it
1:55 and way back in the distance, some horns would sound so fine
Yes, it is hard to play bad and sing the wrong notes, especially if it's a good song like this one!
@sdingeswho Good Comparison mentioning Victor Borge, I was lucky to be able I got to see both of them in Concert
It must have been really hard for him to play that badly.
2:50
taken to soon.but we have his music.