June 26, 2009

Theme Song for TV Movie? "Five Hundred Miles Away From Home"

Recently I came across a song on an old Bobby Bare CD. The song is called Five Hundred Miles (Away from Home). I think it came from an old TV movie from when I was a kid.

If memory serves, it starred Jim Brown as a prison inmate. I did look up Jim Brown on Wikipedia, but none of the movies listed there ring a bell. There is no "credit" given to a movie on the CD either. Anyone remember this movie? You guys are terrific and I really enjoy this site.
Thank you.
Collin's Mom

By collinsmom from Absecon, NJ

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By
06/28/2009

The name of the movie was "A Distant Trumpet' starring Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette.You can get all the details at www.imdb.com

By
06/27/2009

I'm old I guess> I remember that song and still love it but sad
here is rebas version of it and jerry reeds too
http://www.rhapsody.com/reba-mcenti ... red-miles-away-from-home/lyrics.html
http://www.poemhunter.com/song/five-hundred-miles-away-from-home/

http://www.rhapsody.com/jerry-reed/ ... 500-miles-away-from-home/lyrics.html

By
06/27/2009

Are the lyrics:

If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blowing 100 miles
Not a shirt on my back not a penny to my name
Lord I can't go back home this 'a way

This a'way, this a' way, this a' way etc.

Lord I'm one lord I'm two lord I'm three Lord I'm four,
Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home

If that sounds familiar it's called "500 miles" I think Peter, Paul and Mary covered it.

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