Guest Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 At least here in Knoxville, an hour long celebration of milquetoast champaign music called The Lawrence Welk show plays on PBS before the Britcoms air (7:00 PM Saturday EST). Even for the 60s or 70s or whenever this show was taped, The Lawrence Welk show is the gayest thing I have ever seen put to stage. Not pleasantly or politically homosexual; gay. It makes an Osmonds stage show look like GG Allin live. That being said, its also an amazing tool for people like us to study how immaculately crafted music is done. It has a very wide range of (extremely friendly) music and acts that you get to watch an entire orchestra play. Right now, I'm listening to champagne cello music and maybe an NES chiptune piano play a waltz. This is 1970s, people. If you can stomach the unwholesomely wholesome content, you can really learn a lot from it. I just wondered if anyone else watches and tries to learn from it like I do. Quote
OverCoat Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 I have this: You may have seen this guy on the Lawrence Welk show and no, it wasn't just the seventies, this show started in 1951 and lasted for 30 years. It was one of my grandma's favourite television shows. Quote
Caster13 Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 My grandmother loves the Lawrence Welk show. Quote
Guest Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Yes, I'm quite aware how old I am. Its good to see I'm not the only one who is interested to see what music was like before it had to be everything other than music. Its great to see what music was like when it was all talent and hard work, instead of pop and/or antimainstream hooks. Quote
jmr Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Got them both at a yard sale for 20 cents. Not each. 20 cents total (obviously they're not in the best condition). Don't think I've even listened to them yet. Didn't even know there was a tv show... Quote
Shadow Wolf Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 That show makes me wanna go hit people in the face. Quote
Guest Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 I don't really want to know why, but I'm going to ask anyway. Quote
Sinewav Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Sounds interesting. Are there any good episodes online, so I could get a feel for the show? Quote
Guest Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Here is, evidentally, a list of vignettes. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D958460F3A4CFD11&search_query=lawrence+welk+show Quote
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