The Frozen Logger

[WildeNotesMusic]

Well, I'm partial to the original tune and timing, but your adaptation sounds pretty good too.

[TheFolksinger]

Just curious, how to I find the original tune? I actually thought this was it. Thanks for the encouragement.

[TheFolksinger]

Actually, Raymond's version may be closer to "the original". Check it out by clicking on the Video Response above.

[WildeNotesMusic]

The video response above seemed to be of a different song.

I don't know for sure that the tune I know is Stevens' original, but it is the tune I've always heard in recordings, at song circles, jams, concerts, etc.

FWIW, James Stevens' original lyric was "a 6-foot-7 waitress," not "a 40-year-old waitress," but nearly everyone sings the latter today. So maybe the tune, like the lyrics, has undergone a good bit of "folk process."

[TheFolksinger]

When I checked it, it was the same song. I love the tall waitress idea, it fits in with the song. Maybe I'll sing it that way the next time I do the song in public. Thanks again.

[WildeNotesMusic]

It is the same song. The tune Raymond uses, though similar, is modified quite a bit in places, plus the original tune is in 3/4 time. The common tune is a basic 1-4-5 progression too, while Raymond uses a more complex chord pattern. Raymond's version is more complex. I do like it, a lot.

You can hear the original tune really well here ( and I like the cartoon a lot too):

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[TheFolksinger]

Thanks again for this informative and helpful note.

[WildeNotesMusic]

Oh, and I agree about the really tall waitress line!  I have to start singing it that way.

[pshapiro]

i love this! thanks.

[TheFolksinger]

You are most welcome.

[swapnaswa]

thnx man old good memories

[TheFolksinger]

The more frozen, the longer the memories stay, right?

[swapnaswa]

yup, you got it

[raymondcrooke]

Nice rendition of this classic song.

[Starrysong]

That song is really neat. My Dad has been telling me about this song for atleast 20 years. I'm 33 now, and he's 63. He was a kid when it came out, and he's been looking for this song ever since. Thank you for sharing this simple masterpiece.