06 "I Never Will Marry"

[qbea5]

Very nicely done. It's true that the voice rumbles the song well, liked the rhythm too. It's always good to hear a more authentic version.

[TimMcMullen]

@qbea5 Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it very much.

Tim

[Lothor93]

Very nice Tim. I too first heard this from the Smothers Brothers in the early 70's. You do very nice job on this obscure song.

[TimMcMullen]

Thanks, Lothor93. My version came from THE SONGS OF MAN by Norman Luboff & Win Stracke published in 1965. The interesting thing about this version is that, in a literary sense, it is the only version I have found that is complete. It is a frame tale— It starts, "One day as I wandered..."; i.e., first person POV. Then it shifts to the girl's lament. This is where the Carter version and most of the variations end. Luboff & Stracke's version brings it back to the original narrator. Cool, huh?

[amyprat]

nice job! great voice!

[record1207]

A song for the ages.

[stevevox1]

brilliant mate, good voice by the way perfect for the song, 5's

[TimMcMullen]

Thanks so much for your kind comment. I appreciate it!

[14071902]

I like this song.Very rare rendition.

[Rikki0]

Very nicely done, Tim. I enjoyed your rendition very much. Salute.

[nllleonard]

I have loved this song for such a long time, and it was a delight to find it here, performed so beautifully! Thank you!

[psychodelicdragon]

very,very,good

[broncose1]

This is beautiful! Different from what i've heard before but I love it. 5*****'s Thank you for posting. Shirley

[dread66mon]

Sweet, Tim - I hope you're still doing this. One of my favorite memories is seeing The Smothers Brothers in Las Vegas in the 80's. They don't do it like that anymore, do they?