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I was just wondering, is this a parody of something? Or a style parody? And, uh, who is he?
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It's an original. His name is Joe Franklin and he's the host of a talk show called (appropriately) "The Joe Franklin Show" which has been on since like 1950.

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And, pardon me for sounding stupid again, but what does the part about the gun refer to exactly?
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Post by Elvis »

"Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun of your hand?"

It's a line from a Jimi Hendrix song called "Hey Joe." And yep, that's the same song, and same line actually, that Al sings in "Polkas On 45."

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Cool! I was wondering about that too, mewrio.
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Elvis @ Dec 10 2004, 01:17 PM wrote: "Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun of your hand?"

It's a line from a Jimi Hendrix song called "Hey Joe." And yep, that's the same song, and same line actually, that Al sings in "Polkas On 45."

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That's why I was wondering if it was a parody, specifically of that song. But now that I think about it, why would Jimi Hendrix write a song in this style?
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I just heard this song and was wondering when Al wrote/performed it. I know that the Joe Franklin show was on for a very long time. The reference to "Hey Joe" makes me assume that it was sometime in the 80's, but I'm not sure.
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I don't know when it was performed. Dave? mewrio, I think Al just used that line from the Hendrix tune because the guys name is Joe. Just kinda random. "Hey Joe" wasn't really a doo-wop tune. I think Al just had fun with this. Loved the back-up singing on this one.
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Post by TheLazenby »

It was performed in 1986, I believe.

(Incidentally, The Joe Franklin Show is no longer on the air... no wonder, after what Joe Franklin did to Sarah Silverman..... :lol:)
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:lol:
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