Ted Cassidy, best known as Lurch on The Addams Family, did a single called "The Lurch" back in 1965, and put the song "Wesley" by Cliffie Stone and Scott Turner on the B side. The one-liner is the chorus; here’s the whole song. I think you’ll find it uplifting.
One-Liner Wednesday is brought to you each week by Linda Hill and this station. Now a word about National Bohemian Beer. Don’t you wish you had a bottle of Boh right about now?
Voiceover by Thurl Ravenscroft!
Nice one liner. New to me song. I’m glad you shared the whole thing.
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The song was new to me, too, and when I heard it I knew I needed to share the whole thing, but the chorus was the thing that really got to me. And he had a perfect voice for it, too.
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I think he suffered from that disease where he keeps growing..acromegaly. His facial features and hands remind me of Richard Kiel and Kevyn Aucoin. This is an interesting song and I like that quote
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Another actor that suffered from acromegaly was Andre the Giant. Both of them died young.
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What a touching song. Reminded me of the many days I spent with my grandfather. Lovely post, John.
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Definitely words to live by…
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Lurch always seemed like a gentle soul.
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We’ve been watching “Addams Family” lately (it comes on at 6 on MeTV) and I agree. I think the scenes with him and little Wednesday are particularly sweet.
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