Talk:Convoy (song)

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[edit] Production data

“Convoy”
Single by C. W. McCall
from the album Black Bear Road
Label MGM
Writer(s) William D. Fries Jr.(lyrics)
Louis F. Davis Jr. (music)
Producer Louis F. Davis Jr., Don Sears

The following data are still needed for the Infobox Single:

  • Date released
  • Span of dates recorded (presumably during the Black Bear Road sessions)
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer catalog number for the 7" release
  • B-side this release
  • Combined track lengths
  • Preceding and following singles from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for C. W. McCall

Also, the Publisher for the Songs on this Single is American Gramophone Company (SESAC). - B.C.Schmerker 07:03, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Paul Brandt

The Paul Brandt information is stuck in the middle of this article. It sticks out like it doesn't belong. The article needs to at least be restructured so that the Paul Brandt information doesn't look out of place. — Val42 04:53, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Omaha?!

It's just a joke that references American Gramophone; truckers would not normally go from Tusla to Chicago via Omaha. It would mean either backtracking through Wichita or leaving I44 at US 69 and taking that up to Kansas City. Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

While we're on the subject of geography: I believe to "lay a strip" means to plot a planned route. The events at the end of the song take place in Chicago, where the Illinois police are deployed, not the New Jersey border. I have no source for this so I won't update the article, but it seems the most logical interpretation (inasmuch as "Convoy" can be logically interpreted, anyway.) 71.125.134.83 (talk) 01:10, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
No, to "lay a strip" in this context means a strip of rubber from squealing tires, caused by rapid acceleration. This is a coast-to-coast song. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 01:25, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
The sequel, "'Round The World With The Rubber Duck", has as its second sentence, "Ah, negatory, Pig Pen, there ain't no way out 'cept for that one Atlantic Ocean." This would seem to indicate that the author had meant for the first one to end in New Jersey. — Val42 (talk) 04:35, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
That's a big TEN-FOUR. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 04:40, 21 May 2008 (UTC)