Letter to a Buddie
1966 · Boogaloo 1002 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Joe Medwick
- Title
- Letter to a Buddie
- Release
- Letter to a Buddie / Stealing
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Boogaloo # 1002
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Hank Penny
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
"Letter to a Buddie" (... # 55101) by Joe Medwick, released in 1963 - contained an early reference to Vietnam. Also released on Houston, Texas label Boogaloo Records (# 1002) - this was probably the original release, with Medwick based in Texas, and the song being picked up by the larger New York based label .... Born 22 June 1931, Houston, TX, United States Died 12 April 1992, Houston, TX, United States1 spoken-word. soulful, blues background music. Don't forget to write, by by buddy"Sources1Handbook of Texas: Veasey, Medwick N. [Joe Medwick]↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Jody Songs
"Letter to a Buddie" (... # 55101) by Joe Medwick, released in 1963 - contained an early reference to Vietnam. Also released on Houston, Texas label Boogaloo Records (# 1002) - this was probably the original release, with Medwick based in Texas, and the song being picked up by the larger New York based label .... Born 22 June 1931, Houston, TX, United States Died 12 April 1992, Houston, TX, United States1 spoken-word. soulful, blues background music. Sources1Handbook of Texas: Veasey, Medwick N. [Joe Medwick]↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Dear buddy, there ain't much going on here / I sure do envy you over there in Vietnam / Right in the thick of things / Bet you never have a dull moment out there old boy / Say, I went to see your wife last night / Read all your letters, it was a little bit mushy, but I don't blame you / Sally is a swell girl, I wonderful figure, good looks, what a personality / You know the guys still whistle at her when she walks down the street / Oh, your brother-in-law Sam dropped in / He was wearing that brown suit you bought just before you left / Sally gave it to him because she thought it would be out of style by time you got back... / Oh one of the guys bought your golf clubs, he paid Sally $25 for the set / That's a lot more she got for your movie projector and camera... / Of course I thought she would be a little shook up after her accident / In your Mustang, but you would never know she was in a head-on collision / She tore your car all to pieces...too bad she forgot to pay the insurance... / She wasn't a bit worried...especially her willingness to mortgage the house... / It's a good thing you ave up power of attorney before you left / Back to the party, you seen of Sally doing that impression... / I was still going strong when we all said goodbye to her and Clive / You know Clive is rooming in the house now... / There's nothing new with me...well old boy it's getting late so I guess I better stop / I can see through the window across the street over to your front porch /…
Notes
East-West 55101 (EW 1), cream label; "Letter to a Buddie", Joe Medwick, "Vocal With Instrumental Accompaniment"; Hudson-Dart & Crazy Cajun Mus.; produced by Henry Meaux; East-West Music, Inc., 1619 B'way, N.Y.C. 10019. No writer credit or time printed. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 22 June 1931, Houston, Texas, USA. Died 12 April 1992, Houston, Texas, USA
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Jody Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs