Oh, and Speaking of Ruby Falls….
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (68102)
United States
November 9, 2022 10:42am CST
Now that I’m back from vacation it’s time to assault your senses with music countdowns again!
While on the way to Ruby Falls I had all these songs going through my mind that have “Ruby” in the title. Do I have enough for a countdown, I thought?
Yes, I do.
So here we go with the songs for Dorothy’s slippers!
An interesting note on Picky Wedia about our teaser song: Helen Reddy said that, when she came out of retirement in the early 2010s, she was never doing this song again, despite the fact that it was a worldwide hit for her (#1 in her native Australia and #3 in the US). She didn’t like the 4,308,648,109 “leave me alones” in it.
Imagine playing this and Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” (with the 4,308,648,109 “I knows” in it) back to back! Someone would be calling the radio station and saying, “Hey, the record’s stuck!”
So on with the Ruby songs…and the explanation about a record being stuck for you kids.
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9 responses
@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
9 Nov 22
Yeah, there’s a reason this song isn’t in the list. That’s taken with just the phone camera. Ruby Falls was well worth it.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Nov 22
@FourWalls I know it is beautiful. Will have to try to get back there one day. Good memories of my last trip.
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
9 Nov 22
There’s only about four times or so you can hear it before you start singing “leave me alone” as “shut the (dirty word of your choice) up!”
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@TheHorse (218927)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Nov 22
@FourWalls I might choose the latter.
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@BarBaraPrz (47352)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Nov 22
Ok. I listened to a minute and a half of that. I'd never heard it before, and don't really want to hear it again, thank you very much.
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
10 Nov 22
I think Helen made a great decision to not sing it anymore for the rest of her life. You saw my reply to Horse about changing the lyrics.
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@RebeccasFarm (89873)
• Arvada, Colorado
9 Nov 22
Haha yep Bill Withers. He sure did know that is for sure.
And this one..as we say in the Irish..Lave me alone
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
9 Nov 22
I know I know I know I know I get sick of it quickly.
“Lave me alone.”
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
10 Nov 22
Something about love going to town? Yeah, it’s here.
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
10 Nov 22
@JudyEv — oh, that one? Yep, it’s on here, too.
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@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Nov 22
@FourWalls No, I think it was to do with Wednesday - or maybe Tuesday.
@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
10 Nov 22
Who could hang a name on you other than your mother!
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
10 Nov 22
Leave me alone! Love the picture. Interested in your next countdown. Will I need my earplugs?
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@FourWalls (68102)
• United States
11 Nov 22
@LindaOHio — it’s 4 country, 4 rock, and 2 I’m not sure about.
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@LindaOHio (178877)
• United States
11 Nov 22
@FourWalls Bummer. Oh well. At least I get to correspond with you!
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