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daynawills Member Posts: 652 |
posted 25 June 2000 05:17 PM
The theme from the Beverly Hillbillies. Let me tell y'all a story 'bout a man named Jed... ------------------ |
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Jim Smith Member Posts: 6399 |
posted 25 June 2000 05:24 PM
I think it goes back a lot further than the Beverly Hillbillies. Square dance songs have always been RAP...Grab your partner dosey do...Let's all do the Cotton Eyed Joe!  |
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Steve Feldman Member Posts: 2983 |
posted 25 June 2000 05:48 PM
And then there are the ones with the obscene dance calls: Ladies to the center ___ ___ ___; You get the idea... |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 25 June 2000 05:50 PM
I think it was "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette" by Tex Williams. |
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Jason Odd Member Posts: 2665 |
posted 25 June 2000 07:21 PM
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette" Now that song should be on the soundtrack to so many films, it's such a great number and I think it would fit in with all sorts of films. I imagine it in 'Pulp Fiction', it would have worked great in some of the car scenes. |
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Janice Brooks Moderator Posts: 2760 |
posted 26 June 2000 06:23 PM
Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigerette seems to be one of several songs of Merle Travis that I would consider in this vain. Think about 16 Tons By the way Dayna this brings to mind one of my favorete Bob Wills interpritations "Grab your gal and pat her on the head ------------------ |
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Jake Doell Member Posts: 75 |
posted 27 June 2000 12:37 AM
Guys,I think it goes back even farther. Anyone remember Carson Robison and"Life gets tedious"It came out in the forties. Bought my copy down at the Tradin' Post and paid for it with fur pelts.Seriously it was the first country rap song I ever heard. Jake Doell |
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erik Member Posts: 1793 |
posted 27 June 2000 02:34 AM
How about Eddie Rabbit's Driving My Life Away. It sounds quite close to today's rap style. It even has the chorus(singers) echoing the verses which is common in rap. |
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Jack Stoner Sysop Posts: 8119 |
posted 27 June 2000 03:19 AM
Compared to today's rap "songs" the older recitation songs are much different. I wouldn't consider them "rap" or even try to compare them to rap. It would be like comparing an older traditional country song, e.g. Slowly, with one of the current country/pop/rock songs. Other than possibly a parody on rap, the one that sticks in my mind as "country rap" is the current Martina McBride song. |
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pix1 Member Posts: 951 |
posted 27 June 2000 05:26 AM
How about "I've Been Everywhere" and "Hey Joe" ? Robbie |
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Fred Martin Member Posts: 299 |
posted 27 June 2000 05:29 AM
Luke the Drifter ( old Hank ) may have been a little earlier, Were still livin so everythings OK. Actually seem maybe the beat wasnt boring enough. |
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Bobby Bowman Member Posts: 1271 |
posted 27 June 2000 06:21 AM
By today's definition of Rap, I would think it is one by the Ghsenslaw (sp?) Brothers. "White Boys Don't Jump" or "Dance" or something like that. BB ------------------ |
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Jake Doell Member Posts: 75 |
posted 27 June 2000 06:30 PM
Goes to show how much I know about Rap. I won't call it rap Music.That would be an Oxymoron. Jake Doell |
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Joel Glassman Member Posts: 340 |
posted 28 June 2000 07:08 AM
More rappin' country tunes: Hotrod Lincoln Boy Named Sue The Auctioneer |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 28 June 2000 09:00 AM
Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time". |
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Ray Jenkins Member Posts: 1986 |
posted 28 June 2000 09:08 AM
How about "Welfare Caddilac" |
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Steve England Member Posts: 542 |
posted 28 June 2000 10:56 AM
"Help I'm White and I can't Get Down" was the Geezinslaws song. They had a follow up to, but I can't remember it's name. The video was pretty funny. |
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Steve Feldman Member Posts: 2983 |
posted 28 June 2000 11:30 AM
I think Jim Smith had it right the first time. The old square dance calls, especially in the southern Appalachian tradition, were definately monosyllabic, sing-song, and occasionally highly synchopated. I can hear it now - the hillbilly origins of Gangsta Rap: "Alamande left your partner, Couples to the center with a doe see doe, [This message was edited by Steve Feldman on 28 June 2000 at 11:32 AM.] [This message was edited by Steve Feldman on 28 June 2000 at 01:08 PM.] |
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Michael Johnstone Member Posts: 2535 |
posted 28 June 2000 03:29 PM
A little bird tells me that as we speak,the rocket scientists in Nashville are preparing to foist several "hat" versions of "In Sync" on us.These "boy bands" are gonna consist of 4 or 5 young guys w/hats,matching Garth shirts and headset mics - line dancing w/syncronized hip-hop hand gestures on stage w/no band and pretending to sing overly flamboyant vocals to tracks that were cut before they even auditioned for the "band".A kind of "Hillbilly Vanilli" - if you will.Can actual country rap be far behind? Dum-Da-Da-Dum-Dum-Dum-Dum...Ice,Ice,Darlin'.. -MJ- |
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erik Member Posts: 1793 |
posted 28 June 2000 04:03 PM
Michael, I don't know if you're serious, but i think this would be a good marketing tool to get young people interested in Country music. Like it or not. I wrote a doo-wop(sp) song some years ago that would fit perfect into an act like this. |
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John Rickard Member Posts: 839 |
posted 28 June 2000 07:33 PM
Just about any Johnny Cash, except for the last few words of each line. JR ------------------ |
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jim miller unregistered Posts: 839 |
posted 28 June 2000 08:36 PM
When I saw this post, the very first song that hit me was Roger Miller's " I've Been A Fool." Remember that bridge? Well hi there high line, hello hyway here come a big ole semi my way, stick out my thumb, hear the truck come but the truck goes by, look like he's fly'in, whoop'in the big legs on my Levis , they go wup, wup etc, Jim Miller I'D RATHER BE STEELIN' |
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