Well Joe P Jr has outdone himself once again. He actually transformed himself into a Yankee fan for the purpose of writing a song that is not only a tribute to the greatest team in sports history but the greatest fans in the sports world as well.
Simply entitled "I'm A Yankee Fan", not so clever but straight and to the point Harry King belts out the convincing anthem to the Bronx Bomber fans. The only problem is that if Joe transforms himself for more that 20 minutes at a time he may never be able to return to the RSN. The song is really like Joe making a wish!
The song itself is like a cross between the Tractors and Moody Blues with a trace of Hootie in the vocals. Joe has something here to be proud of. Check out the sample on CD Baby and download it. You won't be sorry.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
SPECIAL GUEST BLOGGER JOE PICKERING JR.
I'M A YANKEE FAN SONG (written by a Red Sox fan!)
My late Mom was the world's greatest Red Sox fan and she near worshipped the great hitting teams led by Ted Williams and followed the Red Sox on TV, radio, at Fenway for many decadeseven wrote a song about her. Those great Yankee teams of Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle and beyond always caused her deep pain. When I mentioned Bucky Dent..she "wanted him planted in cement!? Sure, she knew baseball was only a game but the Red Sox were her team. Though she was deeply disapponted by the Yankees winning nearly all the important games with the Sox, she never had any anything but respect for the Yankees. Why? She loved the game of baseball along with all the other sports bit baseball most. She admired quality play the fact was and is the Yankees over the longest period of time have been the best. She would have never used the derogatory terms assigned to the Yankees. It was not in her nature. One of the proudest moments of her life was to go to Yankee Stadium and watch the Yankees play and win the world series in the 1940's.
Maybe, that is why I have that grudging respect for them. Phil Speranza the owner of the oldest Yankee Fan site was somewhat surprised that I could write a song about the old Yankee Stadium. Why not? It was the greatest sports stadium in the world. Not, as pretty as Fenway but the greatest. One of the best if not the best quote I ever got for that song was from Phil. He called my Yankee Stadium an anthemn for an icon. Great great quote. But, let me tell you I am a Red Sox fan. I love my song called Baseball's Mortal Sin too. Guess which team that song is about? I have written many songs about the Red Sox and Yankees Rivalry including the song, "One Strike Away" and that is what Mike Mussina did...just one strike away from the first perfect game in Fenway's near 100 year history. My son Chris and I werer fortunate to witness the greatest pitched game that I ever saw and oh it was so so close. And, quite frankly it was not to be. Carl Everett singled over the head of Derek Jeter's head and one of the Yankee players said, "It felt like we lost the game." Well, they didn't. The Yankees won beating a former Yankee David Cone who pitched a beautiful two hitter and had at one time pitched a perfect game.
Thought I would share with you my very latest song. It is called," I'm a Yankee Fan" sung by Harry King who did a fantastic fast paced, exciting song about being a Yankee Fan.(Harry King has won grammies.) It actually took me months (not full time!) to write the song because I could never figure out how I celebrate Yankee fans and their very long successful history. If I started naming names of famous fans, I would get the Bronx Cheer. Who needs the Bronx cheer? So, I avoided that. I think of my Yankee Stadium song and the I'm a Yankee Fan song as two companion pieces. Anyway, I tried to write a song that would capture the thrill of being a Yankee fan and the pride that you folks have with the most successful sports franchise in the world. Here is the song lyric if you wish to read it:
I'M A YANKEE FAN!
DRUM ROLL! TRUMPETS! STRIKE UP THE BAND!
WHO'S THE GREATEST YANKEE FAN IN THE LAND?
ANY BOY OR GIRL, ANY WOMAN OR MAN
WHO CHEER AND SHOUT I'M A YANKEE FAN!
CALLS ITSELF THE BRONX BOMBER DYNASTY
THE NUMBER ONE SPORTS TEAM IN HISTORY
OUR WINNING TRADITION MAKES US STAND TALL
ALL YANKEE FANS BELONG IN BASEBALLS HALL
CHORUS
I'M A YANKEE FAN FOR ETERNITY
I'M WITH YOU CHEERING EVERY YANKEE
OUR TEAM'S WON MORE TITLES THAN ANYONE
WE'LL WIN MANY MORE CAUSE WE ARE NOT DONE
WE CHEER THEM ON IN THE SPRING THROUGH FALL
DREAM ALL WINTER OF THE FIRST DAY OF BASEBALL
WE LOVE OUR PINSTRIPES LIKE THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
OUR YANKEES THEY'RE IN OUR BLOOD THEY'RE FAMILY TOO
BABE RUTH AND OUR TEAM BEGAN IN BALTIMORE
NINETEEN THIRTEEN WAS THE START OF YANKEE LORE
THANK YOU BALTIMORE WITHOUT YOU WE WOULDN'T BE
THANK YOU BOSTON THE BABE STARTED OUR DYNASTY
MOST RETIRED NUMBERS, MOST IN THE HALL OF FAME
LET'S CHEER! LET'S SHOUT EACH YANKEE NAME
WE LIVE FOR THAT WORLD SERIES WIN IN THE FALL
OH OUR YANKEES ARE THE YANKEES AFTER ALL!!
COUPLET BELOW AND FADE
ALL YANKEES FANS BELONG IN BASEBALL'S HALL
ALL YANKEE FANS BELONG IN BASEBALL'S HALL!
REPEAT FADE
Joe Pickering Jr. Songwriter King of the Road Music Publisher Harry King Producer, arranger and singer. C 2011
PREVIEW AND/OR BUY I'M A YANKEE FAN AT CD BABY
TOMORROW PHIL SHOOTS BACK AND TELLS YOU WHAT HE THINKS!
My late Mom was the world's greatest Red Sox fan and she near worshipped the great hitting teams led by Ted Williams and followed the Red Sox on TV, radio, at Fenway for many decadeseven wrote a song about her. Those great Yankee teams of Joe Dimaggio, Mickey Mantle and beyond always caused her deep pain. When I mentioned Bucky Dent..she "wanted him planted in cement!? Sure, she knew baseball was only a game but the Red Sox were her team. Though she was deeply disapponted by the Yankees winning nearly all the important games with the Sox, she never had any anything but respect for the Yankees. Why? She loved the game of baseball along with all the other sports bit baseball most. She admired quality play the fact was and is the Yankees over the longest period of time have been the best. She would have never used the derogatory terms assigned to the Yankees. It was not in her nature. One of the proudest moments of her life was to go to Yankee Stadium and watch the Yankees play and win the world series in the 1940's.
Maybe, that is why I have that grudging respect for them. Phil Speranza the owner of the oldest Yankee Fan site was somewhat surprised that I could write a song about the old Yankee Stadium. Why not? It was the greatest sports stadium in the world. Not, as pretty as Fenway but the greatest. One of the best if not the best quote I ever got for that song was from Phil. He called my Yankee Stadium an anthemn for an icon. Great great quote. But, let me tell you I am a Red Sox fan. I love my song called Baseball's Mortal Sin too. Guess which team that song is about? I have written many songs about the Red Sox and Yankees Rivalry including the song, "One Strike Away" and that is what Mike Mussina did...just one strike away from the first perfect game in Fenway's near 100 year history. My son Chris and I werer fortunate to witness the greatest pitched game that I ever saw and oh it was so so close. And, quite frankly it was not to be. Carl Everett singled over the head of Derek Jeter's head and one of the Yankee players said, "It felt like we lost the game." Well, they didn't. The Yankees won beating a former Yankee David Cone who pitched a beautiful two hitter and had at one time pitched a perfect game.
Thought I would share with you my very latest song. It is called," I'm a Yankee Fan" sung by Harry King who did a fantastic fast paced, exciting song about being a Yankee Fan.(Harry King has won grammies.) It actually took me months (not full time!) to write the song because I could never figure out how I celebrate Yankee fans and their very long successful history. If I started naming names of famous fans, I would get the Bronx Cheer. Who needs the Bronx cheer? So, I avoided that. I think of my Yankee Stadium song and the I'm a Yankee Fan song as two companion pieces. Anyway, I tried to write a song that would capture the thrill of being a Yankee fan and the pride that you folks have with the most successful sports franchise in the world. Here is the song lyric if you wish to read it:
I'M A YANKEE FAN!
DRUM ROLL! TRUMPETS! STRIKE UP THE BAND!
WHO'S THE GREATEST YANKEE FAN IN THE LAND?
ANY BOY OR GIRL, ANY WOMAN OR MAN
WHO CHEER AND SHOUT I'M A YANKEE FAN!
CALLS ITSELF THE BRONX BOMBER DYNASTY
THE NUMBER ONE SPORTS TEAM IN HISTORY
OUR WINNING TRADITION MAKES US STAND TALL
ALL YANKEE FANS BELONG IN BASEBALLS HALL
CHORUS
I'M A YANKEE FAN FOR ETERNITY
I'M WITH YOU CHEERING EVERY YANKEE
OUR TEAM'S WON MORE TITLES THAN ANYONE
WE'LL WIN MANY MORE CAUSE WE ARE NOT DONE
WE CHEER THEM ON IN THE SPRING THROUGH FALL
DREAM ALL WINTER OF THE FIRST DAY OF BASEBALL
WE LOVE OUR PINSTRIPES LIKE THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE
OUR YANKEES THEY'RE IN OUR BLOOD THEY'RE FAMILY TOO
BABE RUTH AND OUR TEAM BEGAN IN BALTIMORE
NINETEEN THIRTEEN WAS THE START OF YANKEE LORE
THANK YOU BALTIMORE WITHOUT YOU WE WOULDN'T BE
THANK YOU BOSTON THE BABE STARTED OUR DYNASTY
MOST RETIRED NUMBERS, MOST IN THE HALL OF FAME
LET'S CHEER! LET'S SHOUT EACH YANKEE NAME
WE LIVE FOR THAT WORLD SERIES WIN IN THE FALL
OH OUR YANKEES ARE THE YANKEES AFTER ALL!!
COUPLET BELOW AND FADE
ALL YANKEES FANS BELONG IN BASEBALL'S HALL
ALL YANKEE FANS BELONG IN BASEBALL'S HALL!
REPEAT FADE
Joe Pickering Jr. Songwriter King of the Road Music Publisher Harry King Producer, arranger and singer. C 2011
PREVIEW AND/OR BUY I'M A YANKEE FAN AT CD BABY
TOMORROW PHIL SHOOTS BACK AND TELLS YOU WHAT HE THINKS!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
YANKS SIGN PROCTOR AND GAMBLE . . .
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| Yanks take gamble on Proctor |
Scott Proctor that is and they will take the "gamble" and have him report to Scranton Wilkes Barre after he was released by the Atlanta Braves. You remember the deal - July 31, 2007, the Bombers send a worn out Scott Proctor to the Dodgers for one time prospect Wilson Betiment. Well that deal didn't work out but The Yanks later sent Betiment to the Chisox for Nick Swisher. In between Proctor had Tommy John surgery.
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| Cut with a knife |
Freddy Garcia has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays because of a cut on a finger sustained in a kitchen accident four or five days ago.
A.J. Burnett will start in his place and manager Joe Girardi will be able delay the decision on who gets dropped from New York’s rotation. Girardi has been promising for several days that the team would go back to a five-man rotation after Sunday. Well that's one way to do it.
Monday, August 01, 2011
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