tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post4484852170734860270..comments2023-10-27T14:44:07.700-04:00Comments on sevesteen.com: One Toke Over the Line, Lawrence Welk EditionSevesteenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15439626386416115766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-45977562800207530082009-05-28T16:08:22.807-04:002009-05-28T16:08:22.807-04:00Thanks for the vid..that brings back memories.
I ...Thanks for the vid..that brings back memories.<br /><br />I found this: <br /><br />"This song is about drugs, especially marijuana. A "Toke" is a puff from a marijuana cigarette or pipe. Tom Shipley explained: "When we wrote 'One Toke Over the Line,' I think we were one toke over the line. I considered marijuana a sort of a sacrament... If you listen to the lyrics of that song, 'one toke' was just a metaphor. It's a song about excess. Too much of anything will probably kill you."<br /><br />Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley were Folk singers in Los Angeles. This was their only hit."nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550167783969561280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23800220.post-37402524056755545452009-05-27T07:46:45.141-04:002009-05-27T07:46:45.141-04:00That's a riot. Welk called it a "modern spiritual...That's a riot. Welk called it a "modern spiritual," which I guess is what it is.<br /><br />I grew up with that show. Thanks for the memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.com