tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post244154103713801442..comments2024-03-27T21:43:44.745-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Visions of the Weather BallFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-86699742557490527242013-11-15T11:54:58.655-08:002013-11-15T11:54:58.655-08:00My dad, Jon Podolan, was the musician in the comme...My dad, Jon Podolan, was the musician in the commercial. He and his friend Jackie Bowles wrote the lyrics and set it to a Mozart operetta. <br />TRomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721717415655616729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-25962611988513330832013-08-26T06:32:35.683-07:002013-08-26T06:32:35.683-07:00The song version I remember was:
When the weather...The song version I remember was:<br /><br />When the weather ball is red<br />Higher temperatures ahead<br />When the weather ball is blue<br />Lower temperature is due<br />Yellow light in weather ball<br />Means there'll be no change at all<br />When the colors come and go<br />It's going to rain or snowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-47369485605808083162013-08-24T22:23:13.349-07:002013-08-24T22:23:13.349-07:00Over the years, two different versions have evolve...Over the years, two different versions have evolved. This is the latter version, the one I learned as a child in the eary '60s. The last line originally was something like, "When the lights come and go, it means it will rain or snow." I also remember the next to the last line as "...no change at all."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-45785275332194247222010-01-07T16:34:37.423-08:002010-01-07T16:34:37.423-08:00I always thought it was "yellow is the weathe...I always thought it was "yellow is the weather ball, means there'll be no change at all" I don't recall the word "light"... but whatever....grumkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834121792263687217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-77195188355123242692010-01-07T09:34:44.999-08:002010-01-07T09:34:44.999-08:00Dang, I hadn't thought about the weatherball j...Dang, I hadn't thought about the weatherball jingle in years.<br /><br />Wikipedia says it was:<br /><br />When the weatherball is red, higher temperatures ahead<br />When the weatherball is blue, lower temperatures are due<br />Yellow light in weatherball means there'll be not a change at all<br />When colors blink in agitation, there’s going to be precipitation.<br /><br />Like Gerry, I remember it as "no change at all", too.JWillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243354011523248499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-42055733121473934232010-01-07T01:56:54.531-08:002010-01-07T01:56:54.531-08:00yellow light in weather ball, means there will be ...yellow light in weather ball, means there will be no change at all.Gerry Godinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570890821521142569noreply@blogger.com