Heh, I didn’t listen to the songs -- your summaries were amusing and enough. It makes me think country music was saying, "hold my beer" to "Maggie May"
Thanks for this one, which made me literally laugh out loud more than once. I had no idea that “Heaven’s Just a Sin Away” was sung by a dad / daughter. Yikes.
Yes indeed! Man, I loved Leon. A legendary songwriter and performer. "Psycho" was long before Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy" - and it's in the first person! Randy Newman probably took a few notes.
That being said, country murder tunes are their own crazy subgenre. These are just ones that were actual hits that I remember playing on the air years ago and thinking, "Why is everyone OK with this?"
Well, this one slipped by me! Of course, all these were big hits at one time or another. I don't think Dave's late '70s stuff made much of a dent on the charts, but his truck driving songs definitely saw a boost due to the CB craze of the era. Thanks for the...uh...tip!
As far as competition in the cock fight arena, a wholly different vibe, but there's the great Joe Ely's "Gallo Del Cielo."
A bunch of these songs were influenced by the popular book/movie THE SUMMER OF ‘42
I was surprised that a David Allen Coe song didn’t show up, but all of these are great selections in the “Ewwww…” and “Jesus H. Christ” sound books.
DAC is his own genre, and since his biggest hits were much more tame than his, ahem, "underground" stuff, I could steer clear.
Love me some Kendalls.
Heh, I didn’t listen to the songs -- your summaries were amusing and enough. It makes me think country music was saying, "hold my beer" to "Maggie May"
Pretty much!
Thanks for this one, which made me literally laugh out loud more than once. I had no idea that “Heaven’s Just a Sin Away” was sung by a dad / daughter. Yikes.
How about Leon Payne's "Psycho", probably best known these days via the Elvis Costello b-side version. Gives me a shudder every time!
Great post!
Yes indeed! Man, I loved Leon. A legendary songwriter and performer. "Psycho" was long before Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy" - and it's in the first person! Randy Newman probably took a few notes.
That being said, country murder tunes are their own crazy subgenre. These are just ones that were actual hits that I remember playing on the air years ago and thinking, "Why is everyone OK with this?"
That’s a great Elvis cover!
Well, this one slipped by me! Of course, all these were big hits at one time or another. I don't think Dave's late '70s stuff made much of a dent on the charts, but his truck driving songs definitely saw a boost due to the CB craze of the era. Thanks for the...uh...tip!
As far as competition in the cock fight arena, a wholly different vibe, but there's the great Joe Ely's "Gallo Del Cielo."
https://youtu.be/-x1WRCzTMNo?si=WMwYz8BIPDz5fib3