{"id":68,"date":"2009-09-17T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.folklawproductions.com\/?p=68"},"modified":"2009-09-17T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T15:15:38","slug":"johns-song-the-red-sox-lament-selected-as-part-of-itunes-baseball-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.folklawproductions.com\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"John&#8217;s song, &#8220;The Red Sox Lament&#8221; selected as part of iTunes Baseball Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position:relative;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewIMix?id=257277502&#038;s=143441&#038;v0=575\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" style=\"position:absolute; top:30px; left:12px;\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewIMix?id=257277502&#038;s=143441&#038;v0=575\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" height=\"20\" style=\"position:absolute; top:30px; left:75px;\"\/><\/a><a href=\"itms:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/publishedPlayListHelp?v0=575\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" width=\"175\" height=\"20\" style=\"position:absolute; top:295px; left:65px;\"\/><\/a><embed src=\"http:\/\/ax.itunes.apple.com\/flash\/feedreader.swf\" FlashVars=\"host=http:\/\/ax.itunes.apple.com&#038;feed=WebObjects\/MZStoreServices.woa\/ws\/RSS\/imix\/html=false\/imixid=257277502\/sf=143441\/xml?v0=575\" quality=\"high\" salign=\"lt\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"300\" height=\"330\" name=\"feedreader\" align=\"top\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" ><\/embed><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Red Sox Lament,&#8221; John&#8217;s &#8220;tribute to the once star-crossed baseball team who, after their 86-year drought, staged an historic comeback against their arch-rival New York Yankees and went on to win the World Series in a four-game sweep.  John (now it can be told) is a Yankee fan, who wrote &#8220;the Lament&#8221; from the perspective of a multi-generational Red Sox fan, completed his recording in August &#8217;04, less than two months before the Red Sox &#8220;reversed the curse.&#8221;  He did, however, update the song to include the Sox&#8217;s 2004 turnaround, and, whenever he performs the song &#8220;live,&#8221; includes the version with the happy (for Red Sox Nation) ending.  &#8220;The Red Sox Lament&#8221; remains (by far) John&#8217;s most popular download, and has been included on the iTunes &#8220;Baseball Mix.&#8221;  To hear John Sprung&#8217;s updated version, please go to &#8220;Hear John on the Radio,&#8221; from his 2005 appearance on Ron Olesko&#8217;s &#8220;Traditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Red Sox Lament,&#8221; John&#8217;s &#8220;tribute to the once star-crossed baseball team who, after their 86-year drought, staged an historic comeback against their arch-rival New York Yankees and went on to win the World Series in a four-game sweep. 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