unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | | Posted: May 13, 2013 - 12:10 | |
 Agree. Their Gangsta Grass (sp) theme song is pretty good, eh? |
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mrgus
(Salt Lake City) | | Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 06:57 | |
Ramenoodler wrote:I wish someone would do a modern version of this song, featuring oxycontin, methamphetamines, and cold-sweat nightmares about Iraq & Afghanistan.
Booze and weed is a little tame, honestly.
I believe the writers of "Justified" are working on it. Go Boyd! |
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vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands) | | Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 06:56 | |
Nice raw sound of Steve!
Like this a lot when traveling through the States...
or the Netherlands...
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Pharlap
(Bahama, NC) | | Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 06:53 | |
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Lonestar
(Probably Above You) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 06:25 | |
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | | Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 11:12 | |
Yeah, baby, nothing like those US Forest Service roads in north Georgia. No GPS, no cell service, no witnesses.
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Highlowsel
(New York City) | | Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 11:09 | |
Ramenoodler wrote:I wish someone would do a modern version of this song, featuring oxycontin, methamphetamines, and cold-sweat nightmares about Iraq & Afghanistan.
Booze and weed is a little tame, honestly. Yeah...maybe...but the cold-sweat nightmares are the same. Highlow American Net'Zen |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 11:00 | |
Cynaera wrote:I think part of why I love this song so much, and Steve Earle in general, is the bottom-line truth of what he sings. He doesn't just open that closet door - he yanks the skeletons out and shines a floodlight on them. And then he tells you, "THIS is what you're afraid of, folks. A bag of bones that looks sorta human, but has a ton of stories to tell. Now, let me tell you one of mine. Betting the skeletons won't be so scary when I'm done." Miss you so much, Cynaera...everybody in my church loves this song... |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 10:59 | |
Good story telling. He learned a thing from Charlie (or Townes van Zandt) don't you know.
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toterola
(Further) | | Posted: Dec 27, 2012 - 19:37 | |
Ramenoodler wrote:I wish someone would do a modern version of this song, featuring oxycontin, methamphetamines, and cold-sweat nightmares about Iraq & Afghanistan.
Booze and weed is a little tame, honestly. I think you and Steve must be in synch.  http://youtu.be/ot4gvV89Rww |
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Ramenoodler
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I wish someone would do a modern version of this song, featuring oxycontin, methamphetamines, and cold-sweat nightmares about Iraq & Afghanistan.
Booze and weed is a little tame, honestly.
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Lonestar
(Probably Above You) | | Posted: Nov 26, 2012 - 10:40 | |
Can almost feel I.Q. dropping listening to this song.
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countryrds
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Prohibition did not work then and does not work now. Way to go Washington and Colorado!  |
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Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco) | | Posted: Sep 24, 2012 - 13:59 | |
I just never get tired of hearing this, or of hearing Steve Earle.  |
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cely
(the tropics of discourse) | | Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 16:42 | |
This is an incredible piece of country rock in so many ways. A 7 rating is an act of collective stupidity.
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 05:31 | |
Cynaera wrote:I think part of why I love this song so much, and Steve Earle in general, is the bottom-line truth of what he sings. He doesn't just open that closet door - he yanks the skeletons out and shines a floodlight on them. And then he tells you, "THIS is what you're afraid of, folks. A bag of bones that looks sorta human, but has a ton of stories to tell. Now, let me tell you one of mine. Betting the skeletons won't be so scary when I'm done."   |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 20:04 | |
treatment_bound wrote:
Do you have a fully operating still in there in honor of Mr. Earle?
bingo... hats off to rum-runners... love this song... |
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haresfur
(Bendigo Australia) | | Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 16:46 | |
Pretty similar to a story that a friend told to me about his uncle and cousins (before this was released).
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ScottFromWyoming
(Powell) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 09:10 | |
scraig wrote:The song is predictable except for the interesting addition of the bagpipes, which adds nothing to the song. This makes no sense. If the sound is interesting, it almost by definition adds something to the song. By the way as far as I can tell from the credits, the bagpipes are synths (on this track—the Pogues play on Johnny Come Lately, an all-around great song). |
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kingart
(Brooklyn NY) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 09:06 | |
Great story-in-song. For a few seconds the guitar break sounds a bit like The Doors "The End." Earle is a great song writer.
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 09:03 | |
Great, great....great song. Best of Steve IMO.
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dwlangham
(Nowhere to be found) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 09:03 | |
here we go again. PtSD button.
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cohifi
(Denver) | | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 16:56 | |
dwlangham wrote:An excellent opportunity to try out the PSD button. To each their own.....it is  |
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dwlangham
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An excellent opportunity to try out the PSD button.
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 06:11 | |
liser wrote:just wondering why southern music is automatically redneck?? Just wondering how you came up with that theory. REM and The B-52's are from Athens, Georgia. Tom Petty is from Florida. Dave Matthews Band is from Virginia. Gram Parsons was from Georgia. I guess it depends on how you define "southern" and "redneck". |
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 18:25 | |
scraig wrote:
I just read the lyrics and they are awesome. By cheesy, I was referring to the formulaic country twang and typical bad ass chorus. The song is predictable except for the interesting addition of the bagpipes, which adds nothing to the song. I am going to ruminate on the most important song question for a bit. I meant no offense to you or Steve. Peace.
As far as I'm concerned, no offense taken, and peace right back atcha, scraig! I think that vaulting over musical barriers is one of the best things a human can do, because it opens the doors necessary for the understanding of a lifestyle that might be foreign territory. As for "cheesy," there's a certain pattern in country music, just like there's a certain pattern for the blues, or for reggae, or for pop. Isn't it amazing what humans can do with eight basic notes and a few majors and minors? And I really hate it when anyone refers to something as "cheesy," because it makes me crave Crunchy Cheetos. (And how weird - I didn't get a spell-check fwap on the wrist for "Cheetos," but I did with "fwap." I prolly better shut up now. |
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treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison) | | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 18:17 | |
romeotuma wrote:
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
Do you have a fully operating still in there in honor of Mr. Earle? |
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donbrasco
(PDX) | | Posted: Dec 14, 2011 - 18:12 | |
This guy is a pretty good actor to boot. Check him out in HBO's the Wire.
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scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 12:24 | |
Cynaera wrote:
I was all set to hit you with both barrels, but I read some of your song comments, and you're not ignorant - just very particular. Still - Steve Earle is as "hometown" as a person can be, and this song has some very scary lyrics. I'm not sure where you get the "cheesy" part.
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. *shrugs* Um, just curious - what's the most important song you've ever embraced? Answer in PM if you don't want to respond here. I'll understand.
I just read the lyrics and they are awesome. By cheesy, I was referring to the formulaic country twang and typical bad ass chorus. The song is predictable except for the interesting addition of the bagpipes, which adds nothing to the song. I am going to ruminate on the most important song question for a bit. I meant no offense to you or Steve. Peace. |
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Cynaera
(In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | | Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 12:14 | |
I think part of why I love this song so much, and Steve Earle in general, is the bottom-line truth of what he sings. He doesn't just open that closet door - he yanks the skeletons out and shines a floodlight on them. And then he tells you, "THIS is what you're afraid of, folks. A bag of bones that looks sorta human, but has a ton of stories to tell. Now, let me tell you one of mine. Betting the skeletons won't be so scary when I'm done."
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