Applejack

one of you will know this song very well. a ballad sung by the infamous dolly parton, you, my dear friend, who suffered through this song all the way to idaho and back, will probably give a slight shudder as you remember the several hundred times the cassette was rewound to hear this song 'one more time'. with the chipper chirp of dolly singing, "play one for me, applejack!" warbling in the background, we (meaning all the minors in the vehicle, who being minors, had no control over the music played) grew more and more sick of the song. soon, we were dreaming about applejack, thinking about applejack and his banjo, and wishing that death would come to the happy little cassette that was tantalizingly out of reach in the front of the car.
this song, thankfully, almost died after that car trip to idaho. it was heard rarely, if ever. occasionally, though, it would come back, still as peppy as ever. one of these instances was today, on the way home from church. i clambered into the car, happy, oblivious as to what was about to take place. settling myself into the back seat, right next to the speakers, i waited expectantly for some good loud music to come on. what did come on shocked me beyond belief. a slow banjo solo started, deceptively soft at first, then grew into an outstanding thunderous symphonious type sound in mere seconds. my poor ears cried for mercy as dolly launched into her song, for the thousandth time, and i sobbed heartily, begging my mother to turn it off. she simply smiled and turned it up louder. grinning, my little sister who had stolen the front seat from me tossed back a badminton racket, and began miming a seasoned banjo picker. shrugging, i figured, why not? with gusto, i played that racket like never before. belting out apple jack with all my heart, we sang all the way home, and it was fun.

sadly, i can't embed this video, so i shall just link you, so you can hear the wondrous melody of "applejack"



muaha



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nv8hHcJyqY&mode=related&search=


~m.r.p.