Friday Night Classic Country
Here’s some classics from the lighter side of country…
We’ll start out with Confederate Railroad’s “Trashy Women.” Great song. Bizarre video. This song was a staple back during the collegiate keg party days. I was actually “escorted out” of a Confederate Railroad concert once, but that’s another story for another time.
You can’t spell irreverent country music without Joe Diffie. “Pick-Up Man” is a personal favorite. Man, I miss my truck.
I better include the “perfect country & western song.” Great ending.
It’s hard to single out just one Ray Stevens song, but we’ll go with the “Mississippi Squirrel Revival.”
Jimmy Buffet performed numerous songs with a country twang. Some kids put together a video for “Great Filling Station Holdup” that is pretty good.
The truck driver from Smokey and the Bandit, also known as Jerry Reed, was a pretty decent musician in his day. His song “She got the Goldmine (I got the Shaft)” makes the list for its name alone.
David Frizzell was in the avant garde of home redecorating.
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March 1st, 2008 at 9:20 am
Excellent post, Brian. But you need to include this masterpiece: “It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night, that Chew Your A** Out All Day Long” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwSoYhJ9NkE
March 1st, 2008 at 11:37 am
I considered it, but it didn’t make the cut because it’s too recent. Otherwise I would have also been compelled to include a Rodney Carrington (who will be in HSV on 1 May by the way) song as well.
March 1st, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I guess ole’ Waylon had it right when he described country music as 3 chords and the truth.
March 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
How could you have missed the Red Army Chorus singing “Sweet Home Alabama”? A perfect end for a troubling era.
March 1st, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Here you go Walt.
March 1st, 2008 at 5:54 pm
That settled Marxist question over who would sing the funeral dirge, doesn’t it?