Short'nin Bread by "The Blisters"

[TheStamplover]

You're welcome.

[TheStamplover]

Got the recording on an album compiled by Radio Station WIBG in Phila. - Never saw the lyrics posted...thanks.

[hwaj5300]

@TheStamplover

AAh remember WIBG REAL WELL....Untouchable in the Phila. area....The song is an old standard

Thanks for the comment

Hwaj5300

[wynonie]

Killer 1963 Philly Stomper!!!

[hwaj5300]

@wynonie

Philly in the house

Thanks

Hwaj5300

[NickoRules17]

1 of the 1st songs i learnt on the guitar

[hwaj5300]

@NickoRules17

But not this version !!!!

Thanks

Hwaj5300

[GtForLife123]

1:25 Shorting bread. lol

[hwaj5300]

@GtForLife123

Noy sure what you mean...?

Thanks Hwaj5300

[GtForLife123]

@hwaj5300 Lol nevermind, I was just saying how it was funny how it's Shorting bread, lol

It's a funny word.

[hwaj5300]

@GtForLife123

Funny? read the ingredients (LOL)

Thanks Hwaj5300

[GtForLife123]

@hwaj5300 Hahaha, neat-o!

[hotsauce4495]

just got done dancin'  'the bristol stomp' to this fantastic tune,but at 61yrs.old i'll need about a 2 day rest in order to recover stamina.lol. hey,thanks for sharing.

[desolator112]

battlefield

[domer455]

Battlefield

[Morty562]

the battlefield bad company trailer brought me here ... cool song

[hwaj5300]

@Morty562

The fact you got here is what matters Thanks

Hwaj5300

[Rougewolf]

@hwaj5300 Your views only jumped that high because people searched the lyrics from the game trailer. Don't be upset by the fact.

[hwaj5300]

@Rougewolf

I don't get too upset...As i know what I do appeals to a certain age group....What surprises me most is the number of younger people who were taught some of these song by their parents

Thanks Hwaj5300

[Kevienne21]

@Morty562 LOLs same here.

[Rowoches]

I love this!!!

Thanks for sharing!

[hwaj5300]

@Rowoches

Best version ever !!!!!!

Hwaj5300

[Rowoches]

@hwaj5300: Oh yeah, it is!!

[radix9523]

Aww who are the two little girls and the end?

[letsdance33904]

ok...lets stomp

[hwaj5300]

@letsdance33904

There you go.....Thanks

Hwaj5300

[filthyphillyboy]

Harmonies on this song are just incredible. There was more talent in these "obscure"  R&B bands than in a passel of pop bands.

[hwaj5300]

@filthyphillyboy

amen

happy new year

hwaj5300

[filthyphillyboy]

@hwaj5300 Hehe, thanks, hwaj5300. Right back at ya. 

[Irishflyboy255]

I think it's safe to say that Haggard brought at least half the people that watched the video here.

[hwaj5300]

@Irishflyboy255

Not too sure, what do you mean???????

Hwaj5300

[PokeGrape]

@hwaj5300 its a character in the battlefield bad company video game series. type in bad company 1 bad world

[Shodex4]

@hwaj5300 Batllefield: Bad Company, Mad World Trailer.

[hwaj5300]

@Shodex4

O.K.

Hwaj5300

[davelikescake1]

haha haggard FTW!

[KristaOrangutan]

It's a fun tune.

[hwaj5300]

@KristaOrangutan

Yep and one of the best "stomp" recording I know of.

Hwaj5300

[smitty2283827]

Great song! Memories of Jerry Blavat dances at the Trenton War Memorial Bldg. My best buddy could really dance to this, Dave Scharibone, we joined the Marines together and he was Killed in Vietnam, thanks for posting this song, every time I hear it I can see him dance. Never imagined I would ever get to hear it again.

[hwaj5300]

@smitty2283827

Really sorry about your friend .After all these years Vietnam still conjures up painful memories...Glad to brighten those memories of you and your friend. And you are more than welcome for the post

Thanks

Hwaj5300

[hazymoonbeam]

@smitty2283827 Hey...I was at the War Memorial dancing like a fool. Edgely Fire Hall with Jerry Blavat!! Used to hang out in Trenton, Blue Fountain Hall in the 'Burg! Good time.s

[hwaj5300]

@hazymoonbeam

Awhhhh.....Good times ......Thanks

Hwaj5300

[quezicotl]

This song is a Spelling teacher's nightmare : )

[hwaj5300]

@quezicotl

it was mine also spelling was one of my worst subjects in school

Thanks hwaj5300

[ringo244]

Great song, Never heard it by the Blisters before

[hwaj5300]

@ringo244

Thanks ringo I never heard any other version.....

Small world

Thanks for listening

Hwaj5300

[ryan50ryan]

This song oh so randomly popped into my head after watching an Animaniacs video.

[tacoblocko]

i can imagine haggard singing this

[hwaj5300]

@tacoblocko

Haggard Who??

Hwaj5300

[Arachnid17]

@hwaj5300

Lol inside joke. Look up Battlefield Bad Company Gears of Way Parody and you'll get it.

[Mikrobe95]

@hwaj5300 haggard from Battlefield BC

[termomobile]

@hwaj5300 haggard from battlefield bad company just watch the : battlefield bad company mad world trailer ... when they make fun out of gears of war trailer

[Darksniper013]

@tacoblocko Hes from Battlefield Bad Company 2

[termomobile]

@Darksniper013 and battlefield bad company

[HeavyRocker1234]

@tacoblocko yea did bad world bring u here?

[tacoblocko]

@HeavyRocker1234 yep, but still this song is pretty good, its actually kinda funny.

[hwaj5300]

@tacoblocko

I love the way they took a traditional song like shortening bread and gave it a

" STOMP" sound....Thanks Hwaj5300

[HeavyRocker1234]

@HeavyRocker1234 yea is is really funny

[sgtSplintercel]

@tacoblocko i remember from the BC trailer

[mrlee51045]

Hadn't heard from youn a whle. Ihopeall is well.

God Bless,

StaCY LE

[hwaj5300]

Hey mrlee1045

Thanks for your concern

Just took some needed time off of the you tube thing

look for a new one coming soon

[billchew450]

Hwaj- I was looking for you too- glad to hear you're back.

[rockboy365987826]

@mrlee51045

George Haggard. Try typing in Bad World.

[smokinjoewilson]

Awesome!!!

[hwaj5300]

Thanks

Smokinjoe

Not as popular in views as some of the other post I did but I agree. That's why I did it

thanks again

[chezvous68]

I can still see the windows shakin' on 69th Street

[hwaj5300]

And long live the "Tower Theatre"

[bobnjoanne]

Wow,me too LOL. My wife and I, along with about 30 of our friends went every Friday night for three yrs. Sep 64-May 67. We're still stomping after all these yrs. By the way, we were entering one night when some windows actually broke and fell the two stories down to the sidewalk. So you are so right when you say you actually see the windows shaking. No knives, no guns, just fun----it's a shame the kids don't have that opportunity today.

[chezvous68]

The first night that they played "I Do" by the Marvellos I really thought the house was going to fall down. Not that we cared! We were there during the same era. Before I could drive, I would take the P&W from way out in the country - King of Prussia - to 69th Street to dance all night with my "Prendie" girl. We're coming up on our 39th wedding anniversary and continue to have great times. However, it is hard to beat those Friday night Chez Vous memories. Saw Blavat recently -he's still rockin'.

[hwaj5300]

Well He should Still be rocking'

After all was it not he who said

"keep on rocking' cause you only rock once"

Hwaj5300

[rdf1947]

Great great song. We used to do a mean stomp to that one.

[mrlee51045]

If anyone has any idea where I may find a copy of this song, please let me know. I have tried e-bay and craig's list to no avail. I am 63 years old and have never owned a copy. I would appreciate any help from anyone.

Thanks,

Ivory hansel

[MikeTheFoleyArtist]

Try a guy named Roy at Memory Lane Records out in Philly.

[mrlee51045]

Does anyone know where I may find ghis a copy of this beautiful piece of doo-wop? I never got a copy in my 63 years.If anyone can please help me find it, please, please let me know. I love it so very much!!!!!! Ivory hansel

[NCJerseyJerry]

Great song.

[si46th]

Still got my original 45! "Keep on rockin

because you only rock once"

[mrlee51045]

HI there,

do you have any idea where I may find a copy of Shortnin, Bread by the Blisters? I love it so much and have not been able to find a copy.

Thanks so much.

Stacy Lee, (Ivory hansel)

[chriscos123]

hell ya!!!

[aztekchick]

It is an old slavery plantation song. Shortnin' Bread was any fat and flour to make a "mushy" meal a bare minimum staple of a slaves' diet. The song talks about how the mother goes to jail for trying to feed her slave children some food (shortnin' bread), but she didn't care if she had to steal from the master's kitchen at the risk of going to jail or getting flogged, she had to feed her babies "Shortnin' Bread. Hope this makes sense.

[WolfSheep070]

Hilarious!!!

[masterllama43]

great song, mamas baby likes shortin bread!

[soulrocket]

great tune... also love the flipside "cookie rockin' in her stockings"

[Labaron26]

Wow!....that was great....I'll probably be singing that for 6 weeks now and won't be able to get it out of my head.

[BillyB309]

Philly is in the house. What a great song.I can't believe so many years have gone by since we danced to that tune at Wagner's Ballroom.The Geator dj'd then and we were all his Yon Teenagers.Great times/memories.

[speedy45rpm]

Another winner hwaj. Harvey Holliday used to play this one a lot. Man, now I'm ready for "I Love You" by The Volumes! Thanks very much.

[doowoppers]

Must be from Philly!

[speedy45rpm]

Yeah!! Grew up listening to Jerry Blavat and Georgie Woods and Jimmy Bishop and Lloyd Fat Man playing this stuff. You too, I'm guessing? Holliday used to have a great Sunday night doo-wop show, but the idiots at the station decided the public only wanted to hear the same old Top 10 crap from the late 60s and early 70s over and over. Anyway, doo wop still lives in The Big Scrapple. And on youtube! Always nice to see another Philly guy on here.

[doowoppers]

Yes sir! Remember "Mama's closet?" when OGL was on 1210! King Arthur still has a great show on 1360 friday nights! Philly is the cradle of R&R!! RIP-Hy-Lit!

[speedy45rpm]

Hah, forgot about Mama's closet. Funny. Didn't know about 1360, I'll try it out. Lee Andrews, Garnett Mimms, The Dovells, Danny and the Juniors, The Jesters, The Dreamlovers -- on and on. The glory days of WIBG and WHAT and WDAS. Oh yeah, and Hyski O'Rooty McDowty O'zoot. Good Philly stuff!

[doowoppers]

YES! You're talking my language! Yes check out 1360 6-10 tonight, or any friday, they have a call in request, or you can e-mail in one. I promise you won't be disappointed!

[speedy45rpm]

Thanks doowoppers, I will do that. I hope I can get them in in Philly -- I know 1340 is WHAT -- I have a vague recollection of a South Jersey station on 1360 -- from Vineland? Now I wish I could go to Palumbo's in a Krass Brothers suit after dinner at Frankie's Seafood Italiano! Long live Wee Willie Webber!!

[hwaj5300]

Some day soon I'll do another stomp

Thanks

[rculver11]

I'm out of breath from dancing around in my living room! Love it!!!