My parents cannot stand him ’cause he rides the rodeo This situation is effectively outlined in the song’s lyrics, where the woman surmises that her father’s disapproval may stem from the fact that her lover closely resembles a younger version of her father. However, there is clearly friction between the young woman and her parents over the suitability of her lover. Someday soon, going with him, someday soon Just out of the service, he’s looking for his fun There’s a young man that I know, his age is twenty-one The young woman is determined to follow her man “down the toughest road I know.” The song may contain some autobiographical elements since, like Ian Tyson himself, the young man rides in the rodeo. The song Someday Soon, written by Ian Tyson, recounts the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to arrive. This was at least partly due to distribution problems suffered by their record label. Although their work was critically acclaimed, this never turned into the blockbuster hit that they were seeking. In 1969 they formed an electric folk-rock band, Great Speckled Bird. Like many artists in the mid to late 60s, Ian & Sylvia turned to folk-rock music. For example, You Were On My Mind and Someday Soon became major hits for We Five and Judy Collins, respectively. However, many of their best songs became hits when they were covered by other groups. The song Four Strong Winds was a gigantic hit in Canada, and in fact a poll taken in 2005 by the CBC ranked this song the best Canadian song of all time. Ian & Sylvia produced some lovely and memorable folk songs. Grossman signed on as Ian & Sylvia’s agent and got them a recording contract with Vanguard Records. We have previously encountered Grossman, who at this time was managing Peter, Paul and Mary and shortly would also manage Bob Dylan. In New York Ian & Sylvia were discovered by mega-agent Albert Grossman. Below is a picture of a young Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker. Eventually they began performing as a duet, and in 1962 they moved to New York’s folk music scene. While performing at coffeehouses in Toronto, he met the young folksinger Sylvia Fricker. However, in the mid-50s he sustained a serious injury, and taught himself how to play the guitar while convalescing. Ian Tyson came out of British Columbia with the ambition to be a rodeo rider. Here we briefly review their career and individual fortunes. We discussed the career of Ian and Sylvia Tyson in our blog post on Four Strong Winds. We will review the original version by Ian & Sylvia, and a cover of that song by Judy Collins.
Hello there! In this week’s blog we consider Someday Soon, one of my favorite folk songs from the 60s.
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