Can you do it?
I can’t.
I hear it being played,
The William Tell Overture,
Rossini’s famous work,
And all I see is The Lone Ranger
Sitting on his white horse
Riding the range,
Or on top of the cliff,
Silver, with front legs in the air,
And The Lone Ranger on his back
Shouting “ Hi Ho Silver!”
If you cannot see this
What sort of person are you?
How can you hear that Overture
And not visualise The Lone Ranger?
“An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.”
Dan Rather
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ha! ha!i have all the episodes on dvd.
I also have all of them they made in the 1930's. a must for my collection.
you bring back many memories gf.
have a good one!
Sounds like a great collection, what about others of that era, The Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassiday, Range Rider, Champion, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, Bronco, Maverick, Cheyenne, Have Gun Will Travel, Bonanza and Wagon Train to name but a few I watched 'back in the day'.
I remember watching the lone ranger when I was 7yrs. old.
and I do have a collection of bonanza.
It's a great piece of music even before it gets the 'famous bit' - thanks for the memory.
Very true Michael, it is surprising how gentle the music is before the final storm sequence erupts.
I'm no expert on classical music, but the build-up in this reflects the temperament of (some at least) Italians, as Rossini whips it up - not forced, but a thrilling sound!
Did we ride horses like this in 1066?
Not as fast as this one, at least yours wasn't as fast as mine.
Nope, mine was a bit slow. It stayed behind until I said the fateful words to Harold - you knows what they were! Yep, he did look up.
I screamed with laughter - Forget William Tell - love Dan Rather..... and Tonto! My all time favorite is Roy Rogers and Happy Trails though.....
Glad you had a good laugh, laughter is a medicinal wonder.
Kimmo sabbe! My dad used to tell a wonderful story about the young man who played 'the storm' in an effort to conceal the realease of his flatulence from the young lady he had just taken home. On his third 'need' to play this piece his lady friend asked if this time would he mind missing out the passage where the lightning strikes the sh+t house! I'm no intellectual snob but it's that story which comes to my mind.
Thank you da, that piece of music can remind us of many things.
Andy,
When I was a little girl and watched “The Lone Ranger” with my dad, what I loved the most was the theme music...at the beginning and at the end! I wasn’t aware then that it was Rossini’s “William Tell Overture”...I discovered it later on! One of my favorites!
It is one of his best known works! After that one, he did more cooking than music! I call him “The Galloping Gourmet”!
Thank you for the memories!
~Laura~
P.S.- my mom still watches all the reruns of “Bonanza” along with “Mr. Ed” and “Rin Tin Tin”!
Rossini was a great composer, I have a great deal of his work.
I too used to watch Bonanza and RinTin Tin but didn't see much of Mr Ed.
Thanks for your Poem ANDY and the quote which triggered it ! I am familiar with Rossini's |~ William Tell Overture but I was born 25 years after the last Lone Ranger Film was made. Consequently for me (being under the age of 40) the tune is a piece of Popular Classical Music and it does NOT invoke the Lone Ranger ~ Silver & Tonto ~ BUT it will now ! Despite what Dan Rather says (which triggered ~ or was that Roy Rogers ~ your Poem) I am NOT an Intellectual Snob ~ just someone under 40 ! Please check our Collaboration Poem On "Rest ...............!" ~ Yours Brian & Angela.
Trigger was in that same genre as Champion the Wonder Horse.
Yes I was there at the time and the tune does invoke the Lone Ranger in my mind. I can understand you mere striplings not connecting the two.
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