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09 Jun 11 - 11:44 AM (#3167707) Subject: A new country song From: kendall Opinions please I've been sitting here living in the past and this thought came into my head If you walk up to a juke box and slip a nickle in, You can bet your bottom dollar that disc aint gonna spin, 'Cause the cost of country music keeps risin' all the time, This new country music has become a real gold mine. chorus Hillbilly fever's going down, Good old country music can't be found,\ This crap they now call country Don't do a thing for me, Let's bring back country music To the land of liberty. I used to listen to the Oprey And be singing right along, With Wilma, Roy and Grampa I knew every song, Now this racket they call country Makes me miss them good old days, I'm just an old time picker And I just can't change my ways. repeat chorus When I get up to Heaven, When my time is done down here There will be real country music, Of that I have no fear, I'll pick with all my favorites And make a joyful sound Hillbilly fever will be spreadin' all around. |
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09 Jun 11 - 12:19 PM (#3167727) Subject: RE: A new country song From: olddude That is great captain ... Gosh I wish I wasn't running to the docs so much ... I would put a melody to it for ya very good job |
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09 Jun 11 - 01:04 PM (#3167763) Subject: RE: A new country song From: kendall I was thinking that the original tune for "Hillbilly Fever's going around"would work best. |
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09 Jun 11 - 01:06 PM (#3167765) Subject: RE: A new country song From: maeve Good song, Kendall. You have a gift of making songs that sound like you. Maeve |
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09 Jun 11 - 01:08 PM (#3167767) Subject: RE: A new country song From: kendall I think the original was called Hillbilly Fever. You can hear the original on Utube by Stringbean (David Akeman) |
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09 Jun 11 - 01:53 PM (#3167790) Subject: RE: A new country song From: frogprince Works for me, Cap'n; I'm hard put to figure out what a lot of the half-baked rock on the market has to do with country music; I'm at a total loss to figure out what "Big and Rich" have to do with country music. |
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09 Jun 11 - 03:16 PM (#3167851) Subject: RE: A new country song From: kendall With REAL country music? not a damn thing. |
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09 Jun 11 - 03:32 PM (#3167863) Subject: RE: A new country song From: catspaw49 Fine job Kendall! Somehow I was reminded of George Jones and Randy Travis singing this one on special awhile back: George and Randy in 1991 A FEW OLD COUNTRY BOYS Not too many years ago When dreams were coming true I'd reach for inspiration Sometimes it would be you I'd hear you on the radio I sure did like your sound Say it's good to know there's still A few ol' country boys around From the smoke it's hard to tell What's coming down the line We heard you were a fast train Coming out of Caroline We wondered what you were haulin' When you rolled into to town Say it's good to know there's still A few ol' country boys around You must have felt that same old feeling More than once or twice Guitars pressed against our hearts Under the neon lights I've got to say that feeling is the best that I have found Lord it's good to know there's still A few ol' country boys around There's a lot of truth you know In our kind of songs About the life you're living And how love's done you wrong As long as there's a jukebox And a honky tonk in town It's good to know there's still A few ol' country boys around It's good to know there's still A few ol' country boys around Spaw |
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09 Jun 11 - 03:50 PM (#3167871) Subject: RE: A new country song From: Sandy Mc Lean Kendall your lyrics certainly align with my sentiment! When Rose, the record lady, had an active site she refused to put up anything newer than the 70's. Since then it has been mostly crap except for this: Murder On Music Row |
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09 Jun 11 - 07:24 PM (#3168027) Subject: RE: A new country song From: kendall "It Sure as hell aint country" is in this category too. |
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09 Jun 11 - 09:10 PM (#3168088) Subject: RE: A new country song From: Leadfingers Nice one Kendall |
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10 Jun 11 - 03:54 AM (#3168204) Subject: RE: A new country song From: GUEST,Roger Knowles Yep. I like it!! |
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10 Jun 11 - 04:20 AM (#3168211) Subject: RE: A new country song From: Bert Very nice. |
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10 Jun 11 - 04:21 AM (#3168213) Subject: RE: A new country song From: Darowyn You are all as bad as the old codgers on the Steel Guitar Forum! There are plenty of good modern country songs- it's just that you are only hearing the rubbish ones! Only last night I was listening to AKUS (Alison Krauss and Union Station), Nickelcreek, and a brilliant young mando player called Sierra Hull. That was on the BBC in the UK. We do a couple of superbly written songs by Suzy Bogguss in the band. What I am saying is that you should not forget the good old stuff, but that the good new country songs are way better melodically, lyrically and harmonically than anything ever done in the 'classic' days. Cheers Dave |
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10 Jun 11 - 08:22 AM (#3168353) Subject: RE: A new country song From: GUEST,kendall Name one good one. All I hear in modern country is a lot of pounding and screaming, just like Raucous and roll.Rock and roll with a steel guitar is not country. |
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10 Jun 11 - 11:51 AM (#3168436) Subject: RE: A new country song From: Fortunato Hey Kendall, my festival pal Donnie Dobro Scott, who lives in Mt. Airy, NC and has been playing trad bluegrass and country with some of the best as long as you and I have, had this to say: "Hey Chance That's a real good song. Only problem I don't think there are any coin juke boxes (left). May wish to research that as I seldom am in places that have jukeboxes. Donnie" That's part of the problem of course, but, as a point of information, they still have a quarter Jukeboxes in the booths in the Tastee Diner in Bethesda, MD. Of course, they've still got Hank Williams and Hank Snow on the Jukebox. Personally I like the song. Thanks for sharing the lyrics, and I hope to hear you sing it in October. For the discussion above: I lost interest in the commercial country stations just as I lost interest in the commercial pop and rock stations. A few artists mine the more traditional roots of country music. George Strait, Randy Travis, and Dwight Yokum come to mind, but the pickings are slim. Willie Nelson is still out there. The gentleman above suggested "Alison Krauss and Union Station), Nickelcreek, and a brilliant young mando player called Sierra Hull". They are what is called Newgrass or Pop Bluegrass here in North Carolina, and have little to do with Country Music, apart from some trickling over; they're talented and sometime cover trad music, and add some life to the genre, but they aren't Country. All this to say, good song, Kendall. I'm waiting for Lady Gaga to record Walking After Midnight. I'm going to download it on my Droid smart phone. |
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10 Jun 11 - 01:45 PM (#3168482) Subject: RE: A new country song From: kendall Anyone who wants to sing it may do so, just remember, the tune is not mine. |
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10 Jun 11 - 09:36 PM (#3168716) Subject: RE: A new country song From: katlaughing Nice one, Kendall. Spaw, I really enjoyed the link, too! Fortunato, I echo your thoughts about "Alison Krauss and Union Station), Nickelcreek, and a brilliant young mando player called Sierra Hull". If memory serves, Chris LeDoux had some excellent, genuine Country-Western, from his early days in the 70s and on and I *think* his son and his band try to continue that, though I couldn't swear to it. I've also heard a few kids of some of the oldies who sound pretty good, too. I enjoy a lot of the older stuff. Morgan - the grandson, and I had a blast listening to Hoyt Axton, today, esp. Boney Fingers and the one about Della and the Dealer and a dog named Jake and a cat called Kalamazoo. |
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11 Jun 11 - 10:17 AM (#3168896) Subject: RE: A new country song From: katlaughing A slightly different meaning, but this thread kept bringing this phrase to mind, "country ain't country no more," which I found is a song by Travis Tritt. |
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11 Jun 11 - 01:38 PM (#3168969) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: topical tom Amen to the gist of this thread, Kendall! It reminds of that great song "Murder on Music Row". |
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11 Jun 11 - 02:06 PM (#3168981) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Maryrrf My sentiments, exactly about country music - at least what is played on commercial radio and TV. I am willing to concede that there probably is still some good stuff being written and performed, but it probably is 'under the radar' and not heard nowadays unless you know where to look. Great song, Kendall! |
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11 Jun 11 - 02:15 PM (#3168986) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST,999 Darned good song, Kendall. IMO, Nashville sucks. I too am tired of stuff purporting to be what it ain't. You wrote a really effective protest song with this one. BM |
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11 Jun 11 - 02:38 PM (#3168999) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall The weird thing is, I didn't intend to write a song. That just sorta fell out of my head when I wasn't looking. With the approval of folks like you, I'd better take another look at it. |
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11 Jun 11 - 05:34 PM (#3169051) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Midchuck Name one good one. Okay. Peter |
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11 Jun 11 - 07:22 PM (#3169087) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall Not bad at all. But, also not typical of modern country. It has lyrics that make sense and a real tune! |
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11 Jun 11 - 07:28 PM (#3169092) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Jeri Says he who doesn't listen to any of it.... |
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11 Jun 11 - 08:34 PM (#3169108) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Jeri This is maudlin, but it's powerful. Kendall, I think your lyrics are good, and certainly express one point of view. I think there's good stuff out there, though, but I DO think country is sliding more and more into pop. When it comes right down to it, I think the main differences are instrumentation, arrangement, and 'twang'. |
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11 Jun 11 - 09:16 PM (#3169112) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Bobert Good song, Capt'n... Any song with the word "Hillbilly" in it's titale has to be good... BTW, agree 100% on the state of country music... If you can evn call it country... B~ (ol' hillbilly trying figure out how to walk on flat ground...) |
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12 Jun 11 - 11:30 AM (#3169331) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: gnu Ahhhyup. |
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12 Jun 11 - 12:18 PM (#3169347) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST,kendall You are right, Jeri, on all counts. |
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12 Jun 11 - 01:41 PM (#3169378) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: gnu Powerful? I'll never know on accounta I live in Canada. |
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12 Jun 11 - 05:59 PM (#3169524) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST kendall have you recorded the song ? can I hear it somewhere ?? |
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12 Jun 11 - 08:27 PM (#3169609) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: jacqui.c He hasn't recorded it - yet. I have a little Zoom recorder and will be trying to persuade him to try and see what it sounds like. Watch this space....... |
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13 Jun 11 - 07:13 AM (#3169784) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST,kendall I'm not able to sing it, but maybe I can talk someone into recording it. |
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13 Jun 11 - 08:23 AM (#3169814) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Bat Goddess Ya know, Kendall, I hear your complaint from a lot of people who share your opinion -- even "younger" people...in their 40s. Country IS getting to be more pop-ish all the time, I think because of the music sales industry and the way radio stations are organized -- they want to draw the broadest base possible, even if it means "selling out"...(hmmm, "selling out" to sell out product). But I've also heard that some performers stay true to the genre. Linn |
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13 Jun 11 - 08:54 AM (#3169826) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST,kendall Whatever sells is what we get to hear. Remember what H.L. Mencken said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." |
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13 Jun 11 - 09:25 AM (#3169839) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Midchuck Someone else said "As long as we have Hot New Country, '70s rock will never die." And Tom Russell said "Don't call me no Country singer, those are poison words to me, 'Cause I ain't heard a good Country song since 1973." (The Death of Jimmy Martin) I think everyone agrees except record company execs and radio program managers. And the record companies are heading for broke fairly quickly. Peter |
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13 Jun 11 - 11:36 AM (#3169928) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Becca72 "All I hear in modern country is a lot of pounding and screaming," To be fair, that's all you hear in any music you don't like... |
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13 Jun 11 - 01:03 PM (#3169983) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall Not so. I don't care for Opera or blues. I won't mention rap because thats not music at all. |
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13 Jun 11 - 02:30 PM (#3170016) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: CupOfTea Kendall, I got a kick out of your song, even though my main exposure to older country music was at a Wyoming dude ranch in the early 1970's. I don't know where the lines get drawn these days, since I listen to music that identifies itself as "folk" & that's it's OWN can-o-worms. I can almost always tell the difference between a bluegrass and an old-timey musician, however; attitude as well as taste in songs makes that divide. What I read as your frustration with how commercial and "cross-over pop" the mainstream called "country music" is, seems to tap a vein that goes back decades. Are you familiar with a band from Bloomington, Indiana back in the 80s called Ecclectricity ? They did a devastatingly witty dismissal of then contemporary country music called "Back to Beethoven" that used well known bits of classical music as the breaks between verses. The chourus ran something like: Country Music gives me heartburn Charley Daniels turns my spleen (a different performer inserted each chorus) And Crystal Gale makes my face pale As any satin sheets you've seen. I'm tired of singing about cheaters Margaritas and driving trucks I'm going back to Beethoven cause country music sucks I don't think the band exists anymore, and anything left would likely be on cassette or vinyl. Going through old posts, Charlie Noble seems to own the album & I've got the sheet music around somewhere. If yer at all interested, I can try digging it up before Old Songs. Joanne in Cleveland |
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13 Jun 11 - 04:33 PM (#3170075) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall I think a lot of it comes from instrumentation. I like acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, Bass and Dobro for the pure sound of each. I can not abide electric instruments, especially when they are cranked up to the threshold of pain, and drums belong in marching bands, and classical orchestras. Call me fussy; I call me eclectic. |
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13 Jun 11 - 04:35 PM (#3170077) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall Here's a real country song. erse 1 E A E I remember way back when I was just a boy, going places with my mom and dad B It used to scare me to death, how mama used to act after six or seven beers she'd have. E A E We were sittin' at a table, when mama got disabled with all the liquor runnin' to her head. B E Soon I got to choking', cause daddy wasn't joking', when he grabbed me by the arm and said Chorus NO Chord A E Don't look now, mamas got her boobs out showing everybody in town. B My face was turning red, I was wishin' I was dead, there were people standing all around. A E A E When mama gets to drinkin', there ain't much thinkin', there's nothing anybody can do. A E B E You just hope and pray, there never comes a day when mamas out drinkin' with you. Verse 2 A E Well we got her in the truck, and we started driving home, when mama said she had to go. B Daddy pulled it over we were standin' on the shoulder, while ma was puttin' on a show. E A E Daddy fired up the truck, and mama stood up with her pants down around her knees. B E That's when I heard mama holler, if you give me a dollar, than I'll let you take a peak at these. Chorus NO Chord A E Don't look now, mamas got her boobs out showing everybody in town. B My face was turning red, I was wishin' I was dead, there were people standing all around. A E A E When mama gets to drinkin', there ain't much thinkin', there's nothing anybody can do. A E B E You just hope and pray, there never comes a day when mamas out drinkin' with you. A E B E You just hope and pray, there never comes a day when my mamas out drinkin' with you. Download RingtoneSend "Mamas' Got Her Boobs Out" Ringtone to Cell PhoneDownload Ringtone DMCA Policy [ More Carrington Rodney Tabs & Chords ] Carrington Rodney Tabs, Tablatures, Chords, Lyrics Buy Carrington Rodney CD |
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13 Jun 11 - 05:07 PM (#3170094) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: catspaw49 How can that be a real country song? Now if Mom's brother had shown up and fucked her, now THAT would be a country song. Or......if a passing 18-wheeler had picked up Mom and she was never seen again although they heard about her sleeper exploits for years afterward, THAT would be a country song. OR......if Dad had pulled over on a railroad crossing while Mom was needing a piss and a train came along and killed them all, THAT would be a country song. As it is, not so much............................. Spaw |
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13 Jun 11 - 05:53 PM (#3170111) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: katlaughing Yuck, that's not what I'd call good country, at all. And, the no good music since 1973 completely leaves out the stuff we were playing at KVOC AM Country Radio in Casper, WY by Chris LeDoux, Don Edwards, and a slew of others. ALL great country and western. Some examples: Rose-Colored Glasses. Not by the original artist that I remember, but check out that 70s suit! This one was played a lot in the late 70s/early 80s. Here it is done by EmmyLou: Save The Last Waltz for Me. And, Don Edwards sings old and new, but wasn't really well known until the 80s: Desert Night. And, maybe because I met him when he was first starting out, bringing his albums to the radio stations, himself, I'd challenge anyone to claim Chris LeDoux isn't GOOD country-western. Caution, there is a song playing automatically at that link, BUT there is a control bar at the bottom of your screen. BTW, I do prefer his earlier albums which were more acoustic, but he still wrote and sang damn good country songs, imo! Remember Five Dollar Fine for Whining? |
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13 Jun 11 - 07:13 PM (#3170135) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall I never said it was good. |
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13 Jun 11 - 08:33 PM (#3170166) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: katlaughing Well, it ain't real, imo. :-) |
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13 Jun 11 - 09:02 PM (#3170180) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: dick greenhaus For all you diehard country-and Easterners, CAMSCO carries the entire catalog from BACM, which covers country music from the mid 20s to the early 50s. Grand stuff and reasonably priced, too. check it out at camscomusic.com. |
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14 Jun 11 - 11:16 AM (#3170473) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall Kat, it is pretty far fetched. |
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16 Jun 11 - 08:56 PM (#3171752) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: katlaughing Yeah, 'tis true, juts like a lot of them, I 'spose, Kendalldarlin'. Check out the samples of some great, all original, "unabashedly" country songs by one of my fav. authors: John Lescroart. I think you'll like some of them. |
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17 Jun 11 - 06:51 AM (#3171860) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: GUEST,kendall None of my favorites were mentioned. In my not so humble opinion, the best country song ever written is Sunday Morning Coming Down.(Kris. K) Tom T Hall has written many good ones. |
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17 Jun 11 - 07:33 AM (#3171869) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: Dharmabum All I can say is; What the hell is a Taylor Swift? DB. |
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17 Jun 11 - 08:24 AM (#3171878) Subject: RE: Kendall's new country song From: kendall Sounds like a new electric guitar |