![]() Turn Back The Years (1952) [ larger cover art ] |
You sing loud and I'll sing louder tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
You're my gal and I'm your feller dress up in your frock of yeller
I'll look swell but you'll look sweller settin' the woods on fire
We'll take in all the honky tonks tonight we're havin' fun
We'll show the folks a brand new dance that never has been done
I don't care who thinks we're silly you'll be daffy and I'll be dilly
We'll order up two bowls of chili settin' the woods on fire
I'll gas up my hot rod stoker we'll get hotter than a poker
You'll be broke but I'll be broker tonight we're settin' the woods on fire
We'll sit close to one another up one street and down the other
We'll have us a time oh brother settin' the woods on fire
We'll put aside a little time to fix a flat or two
My tires and tubes are doin' fine but the air is showin' through
You clap hands and I'll start bowin' we'll do all the laws allowin'
Tomorrow I'll be right back plowin' settin' the woods on fire
| bh1 (Northern Vermont) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 19:50 Jared wrote: "What kind of music do you usually have here?" "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western." Name that movie. The Blues Brothers, of course at Bob's Country Bunker. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 09:32 Nice change up. Not my favorite form of music but I can appreciate it for what it is and Hank is the king. Shame his off spring are dragging his name in the dirt. |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 17:23 LizK wrote: I've been here for how long? And never complained. I love Willie & Waylon & Patsy and Lyle. And I can set quiet for Billy Cyrus, and Miley too. But this guy. Jeez. Ah, warn me next time. shame.... |
| robbeek (the foothills above El Lay....) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 17:22 Spent my teenage years in the 70's running from all the country and blue grass music that my parents were all about. Now, I'm staring to come around a bit....my Mom would be proud of me digging ole' Hank here... |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 17:21 HELL YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| michaelgmitchell (Stirling, ON) | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 10:53 Love it. Unexpected. Just what RP is all about. And I'm NOT a big country, either. |
| Jared (South Central...MA) | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 10:51 "What kind of music do you usually have here?" "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western." Name that movie. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Sep 15, 2012 - 10:50 ![]() |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 13:24 Oh hell yes....take that country music bashers !! |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 05:08 A piece of very important musical history i'm hearing here, and i'm really loving it too! 9 |
| redtex (The Third Coast) | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 10:01 Loving it here in Texas! But after the summer we've had, please think twice before setting the woods on fire. |
| ortallcowgirl (Globe, Arizona) | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 10:01 AGREED! What a pivotal figure. And died too young, like many good artists. And you would never know by his songs, but he was an alcoholic. He also passed on his musical genes to two other important Hanks; Hank Jr. and his son Hank III. And agreed on Achy Breaky.......yuck! On_The_Beach wrote: Old Hank is an important figure in the history of popular music. While not as pivotal as say Woody Guthrie, it is still nothing short of sacrilege to compare him to (shudder) Billy Ray Cyrus. Your punishment is 24 hours of "Achy Breaky Heart" on repeat. ; ) |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 09:59 thanks, Grandpa! |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Sep 17, 2011 - 00:34 LizK wrote: I've been here for how long? And never complained. I love Willie & Waylon & Patsy and Lyle. And I can set quiet for Billy Cyrus, and Miley too. But this guy. Jeez. Ah, warn me next time. Old Hank is an important figure in the history of popular music. While not as pivotal as say Woody Guthrie, it is still nothing short of sacrilege to compare him to (shudder) Billy Ray Cyrus. Your punishment is 24 hours of "Achy Breaky Heart" on repeat. ; ) |
| LizK (Houston, Texas) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 20:30 I've been here for how long? And never complained. I love Willie & Waylon & Patsy and Lyle. And I can set quiet for Billy Cyrus, and Miley too. But this guy. Jeez. Ah, warn me next time. |
| FooledAgain (43°40'N 79°20'W) | Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 20:26 I'm not a fan of modern country music, but I grew up on this stuff and it will always bring a smile. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 10:26 toterola wrote: The Skyline Club in Austin, TX on December 19, 1952. God rest him. We have a winner! There's a joint here that has the old Skyline sign out back by the stage.![]() My ex in-laws are from Hank's part of Alabama, around Greenville. Even Hank knew it was a good place to be FROM. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Aug 01, 2011 - 10:26 Wonderful! |
| jadewahoo | Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 20:30 Has anyone here seen Hank? Real Roots Music. |
| sfearll (Sunny SoCal) | Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 12:33 thanks for the Hank two-fer! |
| 2cats (Oklahoma) | Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 12:29 Two classics in a row! |
| cover_lover | Posted: Dec 24, 2010 - 03:49 Quite a dreadful set right now... |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:58 guess he needs the bucket with a hole in it! |
| rubenbeagle (Deep in the heart of Illinois) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:58 Lrobby99 wrote: THIS is C&W. Today's imitation C&W crap is crap. Yes - Yes - Yes...couldn't agree more. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:55 This is what I DON'T want to hear on RP Bleech....... |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 01:39 What a lovely treat to hear something so different! |
| Sjaaks (Horst, Netherlands) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 00:55 How nice it would be to attend a little show like this somewhere in little candlelit barn... 9 |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 00:53 Hank has influenced more bands/musicians than I could possibly name here. A genius in every sense. Now back to twirlin'. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 05:55 Way too backwoods for me - another time, Cletus. ![]() |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 11:21 Lrobby99 wrote: THIS is C&W. Today's imitation C&W crap is crap. Right on Broham!! |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 11:19 SomeOldGuy wrote: Pleeeeeease.... no more!!! I don't usually offer insults to song commenters, but that is just idiotic! As Boomhauer says: "hmmm, hmm gona, good hmm, to her, that hmmm, ol, hmmm, hmmmm Hank, hmm, I tel u dagum wat." |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 11:17 SmackDaddy wrote: It's funny, I so despise country and western music, as it's been played for the past 40+ years, but I dig Hank, Cash, cowpunk, old time swing, etc. |
| macadavy (Cascadia's attic, eh?) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 16:41 toterola wrote: The Skyline Club in Austin, TX on December 19, 1952. God rest him. ![]() Then there's this - 'Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave': http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084048/ |
| Alpine (N39d39mW121d30m) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 16:41 Lrobby99 wrote: THIS is C&W. Today's imitation C&W crap is crap. You said it. I grew up with this shit. It is so wierd that I know all the words to Hanks Williams songs. It was imprinted on me when I was a kid. |
| Alpine (N39d39mW121d30m) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 16:38 That's what I'm talkin bout! |
| jackiebd (Massachusetts) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 12:50 Now that's the REAL deal! Great! |
| tugandbuster (Charlotte, NC) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 12:50 can't believe it, but I TOTALLY dig it!!! |
| SomeOldGuy (Wherever whenever) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 12:50 Pleeeeeease.... no more!!! |
| Lrobby99 (Wisconsin, USA) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 12:50 THIS is C&W. Today's imitation C&W crap is crap. |
| sfearll (Sunny SoCal) | Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 17:40 OLD old school! ![]() |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 18:29 cc_rider wrote: Extra Credit question: Where was his last gig? The Skyline Club in Austin, TX on December 19, 1952. God rest him. ![]() |
| Zep (Third base) | Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 18:20 That was sweet. |
| Pyro | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:31 cc_rider wrote: Extra Credit question: Where was his last gig? Louisiana Hayride? |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:28 Yee haw! Awesome... |
| joanie (Baltimore) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:27 this set is making my usual calm crack into teeny little corn pieces. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:27 One of the great grandfather's of rock and roll. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:27 netstv wrote: RadioDoc... You are a GOD! Exactly right.. my wife wonders why I don't like country music today.. I told her to listen to Hank and that's all I should need to say... It's funny, I so despise country and western music, as it's been played for the past 40+ years, but I dig Hank, Cash, cowpunk, old time swing, etc. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:27 netstv wrote: RadioDoc... You are a GOD! Exactly right.. my wife wonders why I don't like country music today.. I told her to listen to Hank and that's all I should need to say... It's funny, I so despise country and western music, as it's been played for the past 40+ years, but I dig Hank, Cash, cowpunk, old time swing, etc. |
| big_gare (Cloverdale, BeeCee, Canada) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 13:26 "You be swell and I'll be sweller." They just don't write 'em like that anymore. :-) |
| netstv (Martinez, CA) | Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 11:54 RadioDoc wrote: Attention younguns: This is how you do Country music. You need more than twang. You need soul. Now go back and practice. RadioDoc... You are a GOD! Exactly right.. my wife wonders why I don't like country music today.. I told her to listen to Hank and that's all I should need to say... |




As Boomhauer says: "hmmm, hmm gona, good hmm, to her, that hmmm, ol, hmmm, hmmmm Hank, hmm, I tel u dagum wat."