A cute song with a hint of sadness....

"The Dream," as song by the Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet and Gold City, is fun to listen to, given the novelty (two bass singers having a sing off, with the obvious winner being Tim Riley), but one can't help but think, in hindsight, just how sad it really is.

The premise, as seen below, is that the OTGHQ and GC did a show together and decided to get something to eat afterwards. Tim, being the butt of the joke, was driving the GC bus and wasn't paying attention when he smashes into the OTGHQ's "new" van, killing everyone involved. The result is that, once in heaven, God tells both Christian Davis and Tim that he only has room for one bass singer, but he IS in need of a soprano, so they have a contest to see who can sing lowest, and the loser gets his voice raised significantly.

What makes this so sad, though, is that, a few years later, Tim's son, Doug, lost his life when he lost control of his truck and smashed it into a utility pole late one night on his way to the group's studio. The police report indicated that Doug was killed upon impact. Hearing the line (and even seeing the video) about being crushed from behind just kinda makes one squirm a bit.

On a side note, the sight gags are kinda fun to watch, especially Mark Trammell's chihuahua....