Dec 14

Piltdown Rides Again

Under Appreciated

PILTDOWN RIDES AGAIN
 
 
Over half of the songs by the Piltdown Men are original compositions, but they also innovatively reworked old standards:  “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” became “Mac Donald’s Cave”, and The William Tell Overture – universally associated with The Lone Ranger in that time period – was released as “Piltdown Rides Again”. 
 
(October 2010)
 
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And then there is the YouTube clip by the Piltdown Men of “Piltdown Rides Again”, riffing on the Lone Ranger theme (also known as The William Tell Overture):  www.youtube.com/watch?v=LixLufee14c&feature=fvwrel .  
 
(October 2012)
 
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This is their take on The William Tell Overture: 
 
 
 
This item includes their biggest hit, “Mac Donald’s Cave” (or “Mc Donald’s Cave”); this is actually a mini-EP with four songs on one 45 single, including “Piltdown Rides Again”: 
 
 
 
(November 2013)
 
Last edited: March 22, 2021