I don't agree that you have to had come from where Janis lived to understand her. I kept humming it, and then realized that that other song was Mercedes Benz, which is ironically, a modern Chariot.įurther irony, 3 days after Janis sung that song, she was "carried home" I was humming Swing Low in my head today and thought I'd heard the melody for the "Chariot" phrase, or something close to it, in another song. David from Keswick, OnAnyone ever noticed the musical similarities and ironies between the song Swing Low Sweet Chariot and Mercedes Benz?.The original version of the song was track three on side two of Janis Joplin's 1971 album, 'Pearl', and on February 21st, 1971 the album reached #1. Just under eighty-six years later on January 23rd, 1972 the Goose Creek Symphony entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart with "(Oh Lord Won't You Buy Me A) Mercedes Benz" eventually it peaked at #64 and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100. It was built by Karl Benz and was the first automobile designed to generate its own power using an internal combustion engine as the drive system. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 29th 1886, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the world's first successful gasoline-powered motorcar, was patented.Dave Ward, the anchorman who set the record for the longest anchor career on tv, used to host it. Debbie from HoustonActually, in the Houston area, the ABC affiliate, Channel 13, was the one that played "Dialing for Dollars".Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Wixen Music Publishing Writer/s: Bob Neuwirth, Janis Joplin, Michael Mcclure So oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? Prove that you love me and buy the next round I'm counting on you, Lord, please don't let me down Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town? So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh, ooh.Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
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