Uploaded by beatlesno9 on Dec 1, 2007
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
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@erikmchatton This song became big with Vietnam vets because Bob Hope called Tony and asked him to perfomr this song at an event in Dallas for returning POWs. The result of that Bob Hope phone call Tony Orlando became very active with the USO and continues to perform for our troops all over the world. He just received the 7 Seal Award for his work over the years.
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Dream High brought me here. :p
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the song was a meaningful story that i want to tell for my girl
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On this date in 1973 {Feb. 17th} "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; on April 21st it would peak at #1 {for 4 weeks}and spent 23 weeks in the Top 100...
Ranked the #1 Record of the Year on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1973 chart
Reached #1 in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand...
Johnny Carver's version in 1973 reached #5 on Billboard's Country chart and #1 on the Canadian Country chart...
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1973
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Swag
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@roccard4u It sounds funny, but I had "heard" this song at least a dozen times or more before I actually listened to the lyrics. Almost overnight it went from not being on the radio at all to being on the radio constantly, to the point of quickly becoming background music with a popular chorus. Then, on the Mike Douglas Show, Tony Orlando explained the story behind the song & the next time I heard it, I really listened to the words ... and cried myself stupid! :) I love this song.
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#681
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@maddogtannon1966 or what ever the name is. Our idiot brother is a movie. Lol
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The song was based on an actual incident that occurred aboard a southern bus bound for Miami. One of the passengers explained to the driver that he was just out of prison, having served three years for passing bad cheques. He had written to his wife that she didn't have to wait for him; but, if she was still interested, she could let him know by tying a yellow ribbon around the only oak tree in the city square.
roccard4u 5 months ago 31
@erikmchatton Even if this was about a prisoner, most of the radio listeners in 1973 were probably thinking of their Vietnam husbands and sons coming home
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It became the # 1 song of the year for that reason
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electrictroy2010 6 months ago 21