Baseball Songs Sports Heroes

Baseball Songs Sports Heroes

Track Listings

1. The Golden Greek

2. Fenway

3. The Mystery of the World

4. Babe Ruth's Curse I

5. Babe Ruth's Curse II

6. Baseball's Mortal Sin

7. God's not a Mets Fan

8. Louis Sockalexis

9. I'm not your Mascot,I'm a Man!

10. Smokey Joe

11. Let's Not Forget

12. Who?

13. Who's the Greatest Red Sox Fan?

14. The Hottest Game

15. Lucky the Lobstah

16. The Wild Blueberry Song

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Phil Coley the artist on this CD is trained at the world reknown Berklee College of Music. Phil is a full time musician and singer who tours throughout much of the United States with his Band. He has appeared in a made for T.V. movie and has made numerous appearance on T.V. He not only sung but arranged, produced,and co-wrote some of the songs on Baseball Songs Sports Heroes. Phil lives with his family in Georgia.

Product Description
Baseball Songs Sports Heroes are about heroes who made a difference in people's lives on and beyond the ballfield. It is also about the great major league baseball teams like the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees,New York Mets and others and their intensive rivalries. There are songs that will make you happy or perhaps shed a tear or two. Some are about the Negro Leagues, other songs relate to the great Native American ballplayers. There are even songs of Babe Ruth's Curse and are major sports figures. The CD finishes with two novelty songs that might make you laugh!

Baseball Songs Sports Heroes,Phil Coley,King of the Road Music (Bmi),On HBO,the Fox TV network,and many other TV and radio shows the songs from the CD Baseball Songs Sports Heroes have a special place in Americana.

Average customer rating:

baseball songs for church

Love of America's Favorite Pastime

GREAT, GLORIOUS, CATCHY STUFF

These Songs are Hits!

HBO will feature one of the songs.

Baseball Songs Sports Heroes
Phil Coley
Manufacturer: King of the Road Music (Bmi)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009A8ZI
Release Date: 2001-11-01

Tracks:

The Golden Greek
Fenway
The Mystery of the World
Babe Ruth's Curse I
Babe Ruth's Curse II
Baseball's Mortal Sin
God's not a Mets Fan
Louis Sockalexis
I'm not your Mascot,I'm a Man!
Smokey Joe
Let's Not Forget
Who?
Who's the Greatest Red Sox Fan?
The Hottest Game
Lucky the Lobstah
The Wild Blueberry Song

Album Description

Baseball Songs Sports Heroes are about heroes who made a difference in people's lives on and beyond the ballfield. It is also about the great major league baseball teams like the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees,New York Mets and others and their intensive rivalries. There are songs that will make you happy or perhaps shed a tear or two. Some are about the Negro Leagues, other songs relate to the great Native American ballplayers. There are even songs of Babe Ruth's Curse and are major sports figures. The CD finishes with two novelty songs that might make you laugh!

Customer Reviews:

baseball songs for church.......2005-07-19

Way to churchy, too much God and baseball. I didn't know it was a gospel CD.

Love of America's Favorite Pastime .......2005-02-21

Dyed in the wool Boston Red Sox baseball fans don't particularly care what your favorite team is so long as you don't root for the New York Yankees, or something like that. Fan mania reigns in the entertaining CD, "Baseball Songs Sports Heroes: People Who Have Made a Difference", where the core themes are chanted in a collection of creative folk-songs touting America's favorite pastime- especially from Boston Red Sox fans' points of view. This particularly charming CD is a collector's edition with a beautiful copy write graphic on the jacket depicting some of Boston's and New York's legends. The collection is published by Maine's King of the Road Music, with lyrics by Joseph Pickering. It's a must have for fan-mania memorabilia. By the way, "Baseball Songs Sports Heroes" is also registered in the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame. Some of the songs were featured on the HBO special about baseball legend Babe Ruth. Let's face it, 2004 was Boston's dream year, when the elusive World Series trophy finally came home to Fenway Park. As a lifelong Baltimore Oriole's fan myself, I particularly enjoyed the original lyrics and tune, "The Hottest Fan", a time when the game of baseball was taken to the streets of Baltimore and the outcome was not nice- although the song's tune and lyrics by Joe Pickering are historic. "Baseball Songs Sports Heroes" is a terrific gift for anybody with a nostalgic yearning for baseball, with Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christmas and Hanukah (or even St. Patrick's Day) just a few ideas where having several of these CDs on hand could come in handy. "Baseball Songs Sports Heroes" is a timeless series of creative tunes sung and written from the heart.

GREAT, GLORIOUS, CATCHY STUFF.......2004-03-07

Even though I am a die hard Yankees fan, I can appreciate all the creativity that went into this opus. Tuneful, interesting and even a bit sad - you've got to love the lyrics. Perhaps that is why I have included two of the songs in RED SOX VS YANKEES: THE GREAT RIVALRY - my latest book.
If you care about baseball, care about the Red Sox of Boston, rush out and get yourself a few copies.

These Songs are Hits!.......2004-03-06

These songs root for the underdog, there's no doubt about it. They range from a heartfelt tribute to the Golden Greek, Harry Agganis, whose stunning career was cut short at 26, to "Babe Ruth's Curse I and II," directly addressing our most famous player who's (presumably) in heaven.

Although this CD came out before our exhilarating World Series win this year, the songs are plenty enjoyable and full of Red Sox history.

"Babe Ruth's Curse I" has been featured on the HBO DVD, "The Curse of the Bambino," narrated by Ben Affleck (without JLo, thank goodness!)

Two of the songs are also featured in Harvey Frommer's new book, "Red Sox vs.Yankees: The Great Rivalry." This will be great exposure for Joe and Phil's music.

There's a charming tribute to Fenway Park, and "God's Not a Mets Fan," for those who have also suffered at the hands of the Yankees. "The Mystery of the World" tries (tried) to solve the question of why the Red Sox just can't (couldn't) seem to win the Series for so many years.

A catchy tune entitled "Who?" urges forgiveness for a certain 1986 player with Hall of Fame stats, who will always be remembered for "one boo-boo!"

Die-hard Red Sox fans will especially appreciate these funny but painful tales of all that we've been through.

They're all great songs, but in my opinion, what sets this collection above others are the stories of lesser-known pioneers of baseball who faced discrimination, such as "Louis Sockalexis," about the first American Indian in the majors. And those who think Chief Wahoo is cool might think twice after hearing "I'm Not Your Mascot, I'm a Man."

Another strong number is "Smokey Joe", about an early black pitcher who was"so good, Ty Cobb (yes, that Ty Cobb!) had to say he'd win 30 games anyday"but was barred from the white leagues his whole career.

A natural follow-up to that song; is "Let's Not Forget," which recalls the players of the Negro Leagues who endured nasty treatment as well. The best line is, "Robinson slid home to end this national shame, bunted home by blacks who long ago played the game."

There's even a spirited tribute to a special, very loyal lady named Dorothy in "Who's the Greatest Red Sox Fan?"

And finally, "The Hottest Game" recalls the day Beantown played Baltimore in 1894 and went up in flames after John McGraw got in a fight (what else is new?) with "Fog Horn" Tucker. Meanwhile a few bone-headed fans clamored for the game to go on. That day had tragic consequences for thousands of Boston's citizens.

I did notice a sameness in the beat of the lyrics, but Joe Pickering's concepts are fresh. Phil Coley's snappy arrangements and country-style singing make each song heart-felt, and his band spices things up with irresistible licks.

This is a great collection of songs to get us through the off-season. Even more, it's a lively piece of baseball history that you can sing along to or use in classrooms everywhere! (And you just might even develop a taste for Maine lobster and blueberries.)

HBO will feature one of the songs........2003-08-25

News flash: One of the songs from this CD will be on HBO!
This is a great collection of baseball songs that every fan should have. I have enjoyed listening to this CD. The humor and wit found in the lyrics of these songs is astounding. You don't have to be a Red Sox fan to appreciate the inspiration of these songs. On September 16th HBO will air the documentary The Curse of the Bambino. One of the songs to be used in the documentary is Babe Ruth's Curse 1. You don't want to miss it. I really, really enjoyed these songs!

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