Perhaps it's meant to indicate a medley - this seems like the most likely explanation, as the singer doesn't get to the "Beautiful Joyce" part until the last 45 seconds or so. The only problem with that idea is that the performance sounds to me very much like a single song. It is, admittedly, not the most interesting of songs, but it has that Tin Pan Alley incompetence - missed guitar notes, a wobbly vocal, and some truly cringworthy lyrics ("what do you say, baby/to the picture I've painted/do you think it's quite okay?/hey, hey, hey"). Please enjoy:
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And just in time for the Fourth of July, here's the flip side, "The Prisoner of War Song". This is a Viet Nam era song, which starts as a father directing the lyric in honor of a son who is serving his country, and is being held as a Prisoner of War. In the second verse, the lyric takes the first person voice of the prisoner himself. Simple and heartfelt, and the limited abilities of those involved actually seem to enhance the directness of the song and the message here:
Download: Mike Thomas - The Prisoner of War Song
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I have to comment just because this is the absolute FIRST time I've ever heard of a song with my name in it. Even if those 45 seconds sound like an tacked on afterthought, the whole song is pretty awkward...so it's all good. Thanks for posting this!
"Beautiful Joyce" isn't working now.
It is now, Sammy.
Thanks once again, Bob!
I pray that I don't ever hear these songs too much more longer even though I love them. Pity me, dear Lord, my saving savior...
12/31/22:
I have a 45 on my latest post that's pretty dang interesting.
http://strangemusicworld.blogspot.com/
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