Wright Brothers - "Jim Dandy to the Rescue"

So we watched Overboard tonight (the 1987 version clearly) and I’ve been feeling nostalgic. While I haven’t been as religious about my songs of the day lately, I’m not holding that against myself while we’re all struggling to survive in this pandemic.

So I hope this song brings you joy today, like it did for me. Memories of my mother and I dancing around the house to this song while cleaning flickered across my mind, and I couldn’t help but smile.

The Wright Brothers Band, formerly known as the Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company, formed in 1972, is an Indiana-based music group. They perform songs from the 1920s to the present day, and can cover bluegrass, pop standards, country, gospel, and even Aerosmith rock standards. The band briefly gained national attention with their patriotic song "Made in the U.S.A.", which celebrated companies that continued to manufacture their products in the United States. They performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show and appeared 12 times on Nashville Now. Signed with Warner Bros. and Mercury Records in the 1980s, the Wright Brothers had nine singles reach Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. The band also recorded Shot Down in Hot Blood and a cover of "Jim Dandy" for the soundtrack of the 1987 Goldie Hawn movie Overboard, in which they also made a live appearance.

"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker in 1956. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the pop charts in the United States. It was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked #352 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

So today, with joy bubbling up like pie filling I choose the Wright Brothers’ cover of “Jim Dandy to the Rescue” as my, make them smile, make them laugh, make them pie, song for an, I fed ya - now you’re mine, remember the good bits, hold on to who you are, Thursday.

Also, here’s the original version which still cooks!