DEM BONES | Old Old Joe Sings an Old-Time Classic #Video

Old Old Joe woke up one morning with an old song stuck in his head. He remembered singing “Dem Bones” when he was a little fella — long before he ever sang the blues. And apparently there was only one way to get it out of his head:

Sing it.
So Joe called in the porch crew, grabbed a little harmonica, and turned an old childhood memory into another night on the porch.
There’s something about these songs we learned when we were young. You can go decades without hearing one, and then one morning it comes walking back through the door like it never left.

ABOUT “DEM BONES”
“Dem Bones,” also known as “Dem Dry Bones” or “Dry Bones,” is an American spiritual inspired by the Valley of Dry Bones in Ezekiel 37. The familiar song dates to the 1920s, with versions appearing by 1928.
The original composition is in the public domain in the United States.

After waking up with the song stuck in my head, I researched its history and public-domain status. Once I knew the original song was available for new interpretation, I decided to let Old Old Joe have some fun with it.

This Sam Dad Radio® adaptation features new narration, additional original lyrics, arrangement, character presentation, visual storytelling, and production created specifically for Old Old Joe. Some songs disappear. Some songs wait fifty or sixty years and then show up at breakfast. Welcome back to the porch.
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A town that never was… but probably should’ve been. If this one brings back a memory, tell us below: Did you sing “Dem Bones” when you were a kid?

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Well… it was stuck in my head.

Now there’s a pretty good chance it’s stuck in yours. ????

I woke up remembering this song from when I was a kid. After checking its history and confirming that the original song is in the U.S. public domain, I figured Old Old Joe deserved a turn at it.

Did you sing “Dem Bones” growing up — and how long has it been since you thought about it?

CREATIVE DISCLAIMER:

This video is a work of creative expression and fictional storytelling. Old Old Joe and the Sam Dad Radio® story world are fictionalized characters and settings. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, or to actual events is coincidental unless specifically identified otherwise. This work is not intended to demean, stereotype, ridicule, or target any individual or group based on race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, sex, disability, or any other personal characteristic. Character dialogue and viewpoints are part of the creative work and do not necessarily represent the personal beliefs of the songwriter, producer, or Sam Dad Radio®.
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