Talk:Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
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Who sung a version of Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree in this video? http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S54064KX -- JSH-alive talk • cont • mail 15:02, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not spam Wikipedia with entries to advertisement sites.Britmax (talk) 23:05, 11 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion continues. JSH-alive talk • cont • mail 14:39, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think this comment may be of value regarding the source, but does not belong in the article.
Unfortunately for Matthew Wilkening, who is obviously an idiot, this song is not about returning soldiers! It's about an ex-convict who asks for the sign of a yellow ribbon from the woman he loves!
Just out of interest this comment is fair. Matthew seems to think the song is about returning soldiers when anyone who has heard it knows that it is indeed about a prisoner returning home.
Britmax (talk) 19:47, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
there should be a Reference to associating the yellow ribbon to support for soldiers and veterans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.166.64.42 (talk) 14:14, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Why? If there is such a custom, it has nothing to do with the song.203.184.41.226 (talk) 06:36, 10 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Iv been trying to find the dramatized version of the song where James Earl Jones plays the role of returning ex-con but I havent been successful. Has anyone seen the video? If so, Kindly reply with the link. Thanks!Suzanne Vandana (talk) 10:20, 12 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Found this on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JJAXlE33I
No sign of information regarding Como's version in the article. So is this another cover? Lenzar (talk) 00:52, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers, people. The lyrics mentions 2 years, not 3. Am I wrong? Best regards from Rio. — c.a.t. Carlos-alberto-teixeira (talk) 09:57, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's three, always has been. Britmax (talk) 10:27, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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In his book, "The Father Heart of God", Christian author Floyd McClung relates a story that is very similar to the one told in this song (see https://clf.co.za/the-waiting-father/), except it takes place in Thailand, and the tree is a po tree, not an oak tree. I have no idea what Floyd McClung's source for the story is, but he does not mention this song with a single word. I wonder if the same story has arisen independently at two different places in the world, or if the Thai/McClung version is inspired by whoever-wrote it (McClung doesn't claim it as his own) having some kind of subconscious memory of having heard the Dawn song at some point (or conversely if the Thai version is the older one). Does anyone know?`Nikolaj1905 (talk) 12:21, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
What can we add to this page about the fact that at least two versions really were released by Dawn and Tony Orlando? About the history of this song and their recordings, I know nothing except what's in this Wikipedia article—and the recordings that I've heard. There really are two:
It's not just that one lyric that's different. They are two performances, clearly distinct from each other. If you try to line them up parallel in audio-editing software, no amount of merely stretching or compressing one version will make it match the other. They're quite similar, but not at all identical.
Can anyone shed light on this?