Not previously posted, and very different from the one recording (Asch Int'l 348-2B) that has been posted.
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@paulnorman3709 Жыл бұрын
My parents used to sing this song when I was little. They were the generation of the Great Depression, and this song, in a rather light-hearted way, expresses the despair of those times when people could not afford a decent meal.
@theiceman69419 ай бұрын
It's hard to afford one NOW. Not trivializing what people went through then, but just saying, we're in a new Depression right now; times are bad and getting worse - a year from now many of us who are just getting by now will not be able to afford meals, it's without a doubt....
@kanguruster14 күн бұрын
My grandmother sang this to my mother who sang it to me and I was profoundly affected, so does that make it intergenerational trauma? Except for the fact that I was 6 years old, I would have gone straight out and joined the Communist Party. Just thinking "you get no bread with one meatball" brings tears to my eyes and leads me to reflect on the structural and societal injustices that has the poor hating on the dirt poor.
@Jacquiminns3 жыл бұрын
This used to make my sister cry her eyes out ... she was only about 5 but it’s such a vivid memory. Josh White was my Dads favourite singer...
@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc2 ай бұрын
A sensitive child. I think she understood it.
@user-hy2gb8vh9f3 ай бұрын
My dad was a fan and now I’m A fan. That was fifty years ago 😉✌️❤️🎶
@Blisstew5 жыл бұрын
Sing this for years, when I'm making spaghetti and meatballs for my family.
@mackdaddie2225 жыл бұрын
Josh White, America's best kept secret. Easily the best male blues voice of all time.
@K9Angelheart Жыл бұрын
My dad used to sing this every time my mom made spaghetti and meatballs! Never heard the original recording before!
@nuxvomica50453 жыл бұрын
This song really exists? My father used to sing it all the time.
@kennewicksheri5 жыл бұрын
oohooh marvelous.... Marvelous.... love that sweet lil cry in his voice... perfect
@tembiu2 жыл бұрын
pasmem: conheci essa música através de Dorival Caymmi... ouvi ele falar sobre essa composição numa entrevista com jô soares e vim procurar pra saber. que peça linda! valeu, dorival caymmi!!
@WildBillCox137 жыл бұрын
An all time favorite, this version by America's great bard: Josh White.
@w.l.graves7228 Жыл бұрын
love the song .. had it on a different album of his 75 years ago , thank you for posting this by blues icon josh white !
@user-nm1ui9vt5c6 ай бұрын
I told this as a blues.
@kathylane8693 жыл бұрын
brings back many memories
@theiceman69418 ай бұрын
So that 15 cents is now an insane 2 and a half dollars approximately. For one meat ball. We're there...
@RindaKramme4 ай бұрын
My dad sang this too. I didn't know where he heard it.
@Themaddprof2 ай бұрын
I remember Louis Jordan referencing this in either "Beware" or "Look Out Sister."
@kinkle_Z6 жыл бұрын
Jeez - give me the meatball over the bread! Any day... Recording sure sounds perfect! Thanks!
@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc2 ай бұрын
The versions I heard before this are derisive novelty versions. This truly is a comment on poverty.
@arklife6531 Жыл бұрын
A classic
@mikehunt78102 жыл бұрын
It's funny because I remember this because my Nana sings it all the time
@submarinor0012 жыл бұрын
My Mom loves this song
@user-bn6oh8kc6g5 ай бұрын
Sure, there are many versions of this piece. Always examine the original first.
@jamidavis Жыл бұрын
Lady of The Lamp
@jeffweiler93827 жыл бұрын
Slow and sad. Good stuff!!
@afraserrome6 жыл бұрын
YOU GETS NO BREAD WITH ONE MEATBALL! Who's the deep voice in the background?
@JeffreyDBall4 жыл бұрын
I believe it was his bass player
@petemat50544 жыл бұрын
Sam Gary or Al Hall - See the 'Josh White at Midnight' Album
@afraserrome4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the input :)
@Scyllax4 жыл бұрын
I had a friend in high school who sang this: He sounded more like the backup singers.
@billfindley46243 жыл бұрын
Al Hall
@user-hy2gb8vh9f3 ай бұрын
I have a copy of the 78 rpm record that has the same crack in it 😉
@pibbles-a-plenty11054 жыл бұрын
Plain lucky, ain't NO meatballs for a lot of folks in this world.
@theiceman69419 ай бұрын
Damn RIGHT.
@billrice1112 жыл бұрын
TCM Jackie Robinson
@afraserrome Жыл бұрын
Charley
@pattierichards73912 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s kinda funny but if you grew up being anxious about money, it’s also kinda traumatizing lol If you’re rich, you’ll never understand. (Not just his hunger but the shame.)
@jimwilson38786 жыл бұрын
what is them key?
@timwysocki68374 жыл бұрын
Somewhere between d and e flat
@billrice1112 жыл бұрын
Funny girl CBS
@haroldreyes7549 Жыл бұрын
NO, this was 1944!!
@inept_ Жыл бұрын
so THIS is what those women who're used to going to carnegie hall want to hear when they go night clubbing...