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They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
And all I got to do is act naturally
Well, I bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can never tell
The movie's gonna make me a big star,
'Cause I can play the part so well.
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
And all I got to do is act naturally.
We'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely
And Begging down upon his bended knee
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsing
All I have to do is act naturally.
Well, I bet you I'm a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar you can never tell
The movie's gonna make me a big star,
'Cause I can play the part so well.
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I'll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that's ever hit the big time
And all I got to do is act naturally...
| sstepak (cleveland ohio) | Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 17:24 EssexTex wrote: No you're not alone..it's great
 (sniff) Me too. Hee-haw on the kitchen Black and White TV on a Saturday night. My mother washing dishes, me in my pajamas at the kitchen table dunking oreos in milk....cackling at skits like "you met another and...PFFFFT you was gone"... |
| EssexTex (You don't wanna know!) | Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 05:45 BluEyes wrote: Brought back memories of my mom's 8 track tapes! And it made me smile. |
| BluEyes (85 miles from Paradise) | Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 17:51 ptooey wrote: Guess I'm in the minority of the commenters, but I really liked hearing this on RP. Nice tune.
Brought back memories of my mom's 8 track tapes! And it made me smile. |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell, Wyo.) | Posted: Feb 15, 2008 - 17:48 ptooey wrote: Guess I'm in the minority of the commenters, but I really liked hearing this on RP. Nice tune.
Well, sure, but look where you live. Hayseed. 9 |
| bronorb (Wisconsin) | Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 06:31 Zeito wrote: A friend of mine has a cabin in northern Wisconsin. They have this honky tonk show that plays on Saturday nights. I remember hearing this song there, all half in the bag ... this makes me wish I was up "'dere in nordern' Sconsin", even though I know it would never have been followed by Queens of the Stone Age...
Ya dere hey! |
| dadsays | Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 06:23 this song blows... but I'm glad RP plays it |
| TriskyJen (Hudson River Valley) | Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 06:21 Yay! Happy to hear this on the big dart board that is RP. |
| Zeito (Sieur du Lhut) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 20:56 A friend of mine has a cabin in northern Wisconsin. They have this honky tonk show that plays on Saturday nights. I remember hearing this song there, all half in the bag ... this makes me wish I was up "'dere in nordern' Sconsin", even though I know it would never have been followed by Queens of the Stone Age... |
| ptooey | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 20:47 Guess I'm in the minority of the commenters, but I really liked hearing this on RP. Nice tune. |
| bokey | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 20:45 dantheman wrote: I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone.
................. Now Merle Haggard is another story. He had a guitar shaped swimming pool and a beer train. Cool little story. |
| jadewahoo (Beautiful Earth, Sedona, Az) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 20:44 sucko-barfo |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Dec 14, 2007 - 20:44  |
| (former member) (Shadow Valley Condos) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:15 dantheman wrote: I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone.
Thanks! I really enjoy hearing stories like that. |
| wferrier (Johnson City, New York) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:14 dantheman wrote: I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone.
I didn't care for country music, which is pretty much all you heard there, but I my feelings weren't for his music. He was a shrewd business man, but came to screw a lot of people. My father was involved in one of the community organizations, and it's big fundraiser was a chili cookoff. It raised a ton of dough for local needy children. One year Buck volunteered to help, and everyone thought he was a great guy, and giving back to the community. The next year, he formed a for profit chili cookoff, that completely decimated their biggest fund raiser. He basically sucked all knowledge about how to run one, and gathered contacts, then screwed the charitble organization and their mission. What a tool. My brother was friends with one of his bandmates kids, but we still didn't like Buck. The other thing that was a drag was he came to own many radio stations. His programming for local rock stations was incredibly mundane MOR, and frustrating. Needless to say, I don't care how influential has was in country music, and preceived as a rebel and all that. Once he made it, he show what an axxhole he was. I will never listen to his music. Now Merle Haggard is another story. He had a guitar shaped swimming pool and a beer train. Then maybe this song is appropriate. |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:14  |
| Mindscrape (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:12 Icky song whether it is the Beatles or Buck Owens. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 15:55 dantheman wrote: I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone.
I didn't care for country music, which is pretty much all you heard there, but I my feelings weren't for his music. He was a shrewd business man, but came to screw a lot of people. My father was involved in one of the community organizations, and it's big fundraiser was a chili cookoff. It raised a ton of dough for local needy children. One year Buck volunteered to help, and everyone thought he was a great guy, and giving back to the community. The next year, he formed a for profit chili cookoff, that completely decimated their biggest fund raiser. He basically sucked all knowledge about how to run one, and gathered contacts, then screwed the charitble organization and their mission. What a tool. My brother was friends with one of his bandmates kids, but we still didn't like Buck. The other thing that was a drag was he came to own many radio stations. His programming for local rock stations was incredibly mundane MOR, and frustrating. Needless to say, I don't care how influential has was in country music, and preceived as a rebel and all that. Once he made it, he show what an axxhole he was. I will never listen to his music. Now Merle Haggard is another story. He had a guitar shaped swimming pool and a beer train. Interesting insights. The chili-cookoff scam sounds typical of that particular event: the one(s) in Terlingua and elsewhere have practically come to violence. Radio station-wise, they play what the widest audience wants, which, sadly, is right down the middle of the road. Which is why we're here at RP! Merle Haggard spent much of his early life in jail: "Mama Tried" is a true story. Obviously his experiences affected his tastes in pools and locomotives. c. |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell, Wyo.) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 15:52 dantheman wrote: I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone.
I didn't care for country music, which is pretty much all you heard there, but I my feelings weren't for his music. He was a shrewd business man, but came to screw a lot of people. My father was involved in one of the community organizations, and it's big fundraiser was a chili cookoff. It raised a ton of dough for local needy children. One year Buck volunteered to help, and everyone thought he was a great guy, and giving back to the community. The next year, he formed a for profit chili cookoff, that completely decimated their biggest fund raiser. He basically sucked all knowledge about how to run one, and gathered contacts, then screwed the charitble organization and their mission. What a tool. My brother was friends with one of his bandmates kids, but we still didn't like Buck. The other thing that was a drag was he came to own many radio stations. His programming for local rock stations was incredibly mundane MOR, and frustrating. Needless to say, I don't care how influential has was in country music, and preceived as a rebel and all that. Once he made it, he show what an axxhole he was. I will never listen to his music. Now Merle Haggard is another story. He had a guitar shaped swimming pool and a beer train. Not the first time I heard this from a Bakersfield local. Whatever praise we can heap on a person for persevering and succeeding in the cutthroat music industry, especially someone from the background of a Buck Owens, once they attain some measure of fame and success, we expect them to back off! Not arguing, just sort of odd on our part. |
| tnt_thomas (PLEASE! No C&W! - This ain't RodeoParadise!!) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 15:50 Shesdifferent wrote:  Yuck!No C&W! Act naturally as you rock out! Not whinging and whining about break ups and broken trucks! 1 |
| ambliance (Off the 'Vine) | Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 15:49 bokey wrote: Supposedly Paul heard this song and immediately thought of Ringo(seriously)
I would believe that, 'cause it sure made me do that! |
| dantheman | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 17:06 I moved to Bakersfield when I was 10, and came to despise Buck Owens, and I wasn't alone. I didn't care for country music, which is pretty much all you heard there, but I my feelings weren't for his music. He was a shrewd business man, but came to screw a lot of people. My father was involved in one of the community organizations, and it's big fundraiser was a chili cookoff. It raised a ton of dough for local needy children. One year Buck volunteered to help, and everyone thought he was a great guy, and giving back to the community. The next year, he formed a for profit chili cookoff, that completely decimated their biggest fund raiser. He basically sucked all knowledge about how to run one, and gathered contacts, then screwed the charitble organization and their mission. What a tool. My brother was friends with one of his bandmates kids, but we still didn't like Buck. The other thing that was a drag was he came to own many radio stations. His programming for local rock stations was incredibly mundane MOR, and frustrating. Needless to say, I don't care how influential has was in country music, and preceived as a rebel and all that. Once he made it, he show what an axxhole he was. I will never listen to his music. Now Merle Haggard is another story. He had a guitar shaped swimming pool and a beer train. |
| Walrus_Gumbo | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 16:58 driver8 wrote: should be able to reach him at BR-549 Speaking of BR-549, why can't we find any of their stuff on RP? Come on, Bill, they've got some excellent tunes that need to be heard! |
| GChevy410 (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 16:55 I dont care what station you are listening to, it's is always nice to throw in some real classic country every once in a while. Nobody can hate that stuff...also Bill yes Buck Owens to Queens of the Stone Age is pretty amazing. |
| jstrait | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 16:54 I really do love you guys... |
| bokey (Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 08:26 Supposedly Paul heard this song and immediately thought of Ringo(seriously) |
| sharkartist | Posted: Jun 09, 2007 - 08:23 Okay, now after having grown up knowing only the Beatles version of this tune, this is very cool. Thanks Bill, for spinning the original. |
| rubenbeagle (deep in the heart of illinois) | Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 09:20 I always did like this song by buck....  |
| kestrel (On a wire) | Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 09:19 omg  |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 07, 2007 - 09:17 Yuck! |
| driver8 (in a room full of mirrors) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:57 Banaszak wrote: Awright! Hee Haw!
Now where is Junior Samples? should be able to reach him at BR-549 |
| Welly (Lotusland) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:53 Wow - total trip down memory lane!  |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:53 |
| shayborg (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:53 Never thought I'd hear this one on RP.  |
| Banaszak (3rd star from the left) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:52 Awright! Hee Haw! Now where is Junior Samples? |
| underarmor (Austin) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 11:51 Love this song, always have. I used to request it of the house band at Threadgill's. |