John Prine — Paradise
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When I was a child, my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
Well sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Avery hill
Where the air smelled like snakes, we'd shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
And the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
And they wrote it all down as the progress of man
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam
I'll be halfway to heaven with paradise waiting
Just five miles away from wherever I am
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
Well sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Avery hill
Where the air smelled like snakes, we'd shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
And the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
And they wrote it all down as the progress of man
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam
I'll be halfway to heaven with paradise waiting
Just five miles away from wherever I am
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenburg County
Down by the Green River where paradise lay
Well I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
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Another artist who wrote fantastic protest songs about the coal industry was Carl Rutherford, a mountain music maestro and former miner from War, West Virginia. His latter day musical career blossomed through the Music Maker Relief Foundation that runs out of NC. Carl is not yet on the RP playlist. Must put that right.
Check out "Takin' the Tops off My Pretty Mountains":
Stream Lucky Guitar Music | Listen to Carl Rutherford - Turn Off the Fear playlist online for free on SoundCloud
Check out "Takin' the Tops off My Pretty Mountains":
Stream Lucky Guitar Music | Listen to Carl Rutherford - Turn Off the Fear playlist online for free on SoundCloud
jp33442 wrote:
I was blindsided by the genuine grief I felt at his passing. How could losing someone that I didn't personally know feel like the passing of a dear friend? I think that was his beautiful gift to the world. That ability to connect and resonate with our own lives, our own struggles and laughs.
Damn miss john prine
I was blindsided by the genuine grief I felt at his passing. How could losing someone that I didn't personally know feel like the passing of a dear friend? I think that was his beautiful gift to the world. That ability to connect and resonate with our own lives, our own struggles and laughs.
Damn miss john prine
Ahhhh..the mailman from Chicago.
RIP. Damn you Covid-19. https://www.johnprine.com/news/from-fiona-whelan-prine-
it's official, Peabody filed for bankruptcy April 13, 2016
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/peabody-world-s-top-private-coal-miner-files-for-bankruptcy/article_e8155c17-3d7c-5f5d-89b8-d15daed5e415.html
https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/peabody-world-s-top-private-coal-miner-files-for-bankruptcy/article_e8155c17-3d7c-5f5d-89b8-d15daed5e415.html
45 years later and J. P. is still getting under Peabody's skin...
https://www.bidnessetc.com/47129-peabody-energy-corporation-wants-paradise-lyrics-struck-off/
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU), the largest US coal miner, wants a federal judge to remove lyrics of a protest song from a federal lawsuit......
https://www.bidnessetc.com/47129-peabody-energy-corporation-wants-paradise-lyrics-struck-off/
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU), the largest US coal miner, wants a federal judge to remove lyrics of a protest song from a federal lawsuit......
gvan wrote:
We will stop them. We Will JP is A1
Anybody who lives around the new "Oil and Gas Boom" knows how relevant this song is today.
oldfart48 wrote:frackin' a
We will stop them. We Will JP is A1
Steve Goodman on high harmony. Gone too soon, a great loss.
Listening to KOKE FM in Austin, TX during the mid-70s. Those were good times, only outdone by the great progressive country music. John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker ¡Viva Terlingua! So lucky to have been there.
The appalling story of (no longer) King Coal has never been told better. Glad we are finally on the path in the USA to kicking the dirty, nasty coal habit.
My favorite John Prine song. Possibly because I first heard it on board a 36 foot sloop somewhere in the Bahamas.
On a dusty road, in a vestibule,
Stands the devil playing pocket pool.
He's waiting for the next poor fool,
Who forgot that it was Sunday.
Stands the devil playing pocket pool.
He's waiting for the next poor fool,
Who forgot that it was Sunday.
"Lost Dogs, Mixed Blessings" is a good album if RP wants to play more...
I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.
Sang this to my girlfriend in a convertible on the way to a folk festival in backwoods Tennessee...early 70s.
not nearly enough John Prine here.... please correct this lack.Dear Abby Dear Abby,
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me
and my kids are all freaks
My fountain pen leaks
My wife hollers at me
and my kids are all freaks
hallogallo wrote:
This is one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eyes. So damn poignant. Saw John and Bonnie a while back at a 'shed' venue. He did 'Paradise.' which was great. During Bonnie's encore, he came back out and they did 'Angel from Montgomery.' Just then, a light rain began to fall. That was a transcendent moment.
We saw him about a year ago, he did this for his encore, accompanied by Alejandro Escovedo. Who didn't know the song very well.
JP had a great show though. His body of work is so vast there's no way he could play everybody's favorite song, but he was good.
This is one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eyes. So damn poignant. Saw John and Bonnie a while back at a 'shed' venue. He did 'Paradise.' which was great. During Bonnie's encore, he came back out and they did 'Angel from Montgomery.' Just then, a light rain began to fall. That was a transcendent moment.
We saw him about a year ago, he did this for his encore, accompanied by Alejandro Escovedo. Who didn't know the song very well.
JP had a great show though. His body of work is so vast there's no way he could play everybody's favorite song, but he was good.
oldfart48 wrote:
Chuckle, chuckle. For the comment, not for fracking.
frackin' a
Chuckle, chuckle. For the comment, not for fracking.
hallogallo wrote:
This is one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eyes. So damn poignant. Saw John and Bonnie a while back at a 'shed' venue. He did 'Paradise.' which was great. During Bonnie's encore, he came back out and they did 'Angel from Montgomery.' Just then, a light rain began to fall. That was a transcendent moment.
I am sure that was a special night, its so amazing that he still plays live shows, given his age and health. A true pioneer. Indeed my fav Country artist.
This is one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eyes. So damn poignant. Saw John and Bonnie a while back at a 'shed' venue. He did 'Paradise.' which was great. During Bonnie's encore, he came back out and they did 'Angel from Montgomery.' Just then, a light rain began to fall. That was a transcendent moment.
I am sure that was a special night, its so amazing that he still plays live shows, given his age and health. A true pioneer. Indeed my fav Country artist.
He's a Hero
This is one of the few songs that can bring a tear to my eyes. So damn poignant. Saw John and Bonnie a while back at a 'shed' venue. He did 'Paradise.' which was great. During Bonnie's encore, he came back out and they did 'Angel from Montgomery.' Just then, a light rain began to fall. That was a transcendent moment.
gvan wrote:
Anybody who lives around the new "Oil and Gas Boom" knows how relevant this song is today.
frackin' aJohn a solid 10 on every tune...
Stephen Colbert did a good job for a duet and joining harmonies on the bonus internet only version of this song when John was the guest on the Colbert Report the other day... https://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428882/september-05-2013/exclusive---john-prine----paradise-
The harmonies make it for me-8
My parents had the John Denver version back in the '70s loved it then-love it now.
My parents had the John Denver version back in the '70s loved it then-love it now.
clydes wrote:
I think I'd prefer Mr. Prine's original, though I have heard several good covers. I'll look for the version you referred to.
A rather boring version of a good song. Bill - how about playing the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band's version instead?
I think I'd prefer Mr. Prine's original, though I have heard several good covers. I'll look for the version you referred to.
Well, where are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over and thought I found true love ... you met another and pfft! you was gone.
Anybody who lives around the new "Oil and Gas Boom" knows how relevant this song is today.
Not boring, classic! I have to go with a 10, especially just seeing that the f*+§%ing Eagles are next!
A rather boring version of a good song. Bill - how about playing the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band's version instead?
A really wonderful album that still stands up after all these years. Hello In There is a great Christmas song actually. 
For a song that's not musically complex, it is so, so, so good. I've loved it for many a year. Thanks for playing it...
CamLwalk wrote:
I just came here to give it a one and found that I already had at some point. Someone mentioned the great lyrics, but it's hard to listen to lyrics when the music is so boring, repetitive, and twangy. His voice is as grating as Bob Dylan's.
Who is rating this with ones and twos? What is wrong with you?
I just came here to give it a one and found that I already had at some point. Someone mentioned the great lyrics, but it's hard to listen to lyrics when the music is so boring, repetitive, and twangy. His voice is as grating as Bob Dylan's.
Grammarcop wrote:
We just saw Mr. Prine in concert this week. Wonderful as always. This was his encore, with Alejandro Escovedo singing a verse.
As you probably know, this song is about a fictitious town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and the damage coal mining did to the landscape, rivers and people. I recently took a drive through Kentucky and was appalled to see "Friends of Coal" vanity license plates on several cars.
Not fictitious. Paradise was a real town. I think it is gone now.We just saw Mr. Prine in concert this week. Wonderful as always. This was his encore, with Alejandro Escovedo singing a verse.
As you probably know, this song is about a fictitious town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and the damage coal mining did to the landscape, rivers and people. I recently took a drive through Kentucky and was appalled to see "Friends of Coal" vanity license plates on several cars.
What an amazing album...
And you may see me tonight, with an illegal smile...
Stratocaster wrote:
Heaven forbid John Prine not being imaginative enough to your liking in his 40 years of making music. It's written in a traditional bluegrass style - there's not really room for minor 9th chords. It's more about the lyrics, anyhow.
All I can hear is "Dear Abby, Dear Abby". A little more imagination, please.
Heaven forbid John Prine not being imaginative enough to your liking in his 40 years of making music. It's written in a traditional bluegrass style - there's not really room for minor 9th chords. It's more about the lyrics, anyhow.
luvin it...
Who is rating this with ones and twos? What is wrong with you?
I guess I was speechless. Love this.
LongGoneDaddy wrote:
Yeah, everything still exists, EXCEPT the coal shovel! I remember seeing that monstrosity long ago.
There's a sign marking what used to be Paradise, but this is still considered a "town" in Muhlenberg Co as long as someone remembers it; life in small town W'ern KY is still very old school. The strip mines poisoned the water, copperheads ruled the barren ground, and every spring some unfortunate teenager would meet their demise from a drowning in the ever so deep strip pits. Now the area hosts some small trees and lots of deer, among a wide variety of invasive species.
The "justification" of the coal industry is still a major debate in KY, now centered around mountain top removal, but back then it was strip mining. Regardless, nothing will change until we come to terms with our fossil fuel addictions.
Thank you. I've always loved this song.
Yeah, everything still exists, EXCEPT the coal shovel! I remember seeing that monstrosity long ago.
There's a sign marking what used to be Paradise, but this is still considered a "town" in Muhlenberg Co as long as someone remembers it; life in small town W'ern KY is still very old school. The strip mines poisoned the water, copperheads ruled the barren ground, and every spring some unfortunate teenager would meet their demise from a drowning in the ever so deep strip pits. Now the area hosts some small trees and lots of deer, among a wide variety of invasive species.
The "justification" of the coal industry is still a major debate in KY, now centered around mountain top removal, but back then it was strip mining. Regardless, nothing will change until we come to terms with our fossil fuel addictions.
thank you Bill for this
All I can hear is "Dear Abby, Dear Abby". A little more imagination, please.
10 Yes 10.
John Prine is Godlike to me.
John Prine is Godlike to me.
cc_rider wrote:
Yeah, everything still exists, EXCEPT the coal shovel! I remember seeing that monstrosity long ago.
There's a sign marking what used to be Paradise, but this is still considered a "town" in Muhlenberg Co as long as someone remembers it; life in small town W'ern KY is still very old school. The strip mines poisoned the water, copperheads ruled the barren ground, and every spring some unfortunate teenager would meet their demise from a drowning in the ever so deep strip pits. Now the area hosts some small trees and lots of deer, among a wide variety of invasive species.
The "justification" of the coal industry is still a major debate in KY, now centered around mountain top removal, but back then it was strip mining. Regardless, nothing will change until we come to terms with our fossil fuel addictions.
Gotta be my fave JP song. Turns out it's a true story, every place existed. Until Peabody Coal destroyed it, at least.
Mr. Prine was persona non grata in KY back when this song came out. Not so much now though.
Mr. Prine was persona non grata in KY back when this song came out. Not so much now though.
Yeah, everything still exists, EXCEPT the coal shovel! I remember seeing that monstrosity long ago.
There's a sign marking what used to be Paradise, but this is still considered a "town" in Muhlenberg Co as long as someone remembers it; life in small town W'ern KY is still very old school. The strip mines poisoned the water, copperheads ruled the barren ground, and every spring some unfortunate teenager would meet their demise from a drowning in the ever so deep strip pits. Now the area hosts some small trees and lots of deer, among a wide variety of invasive species.
The "justification" of the coal industry is still a major debate in KY, now centered around mountain top removal, but back then it was strip mining. Regardless, nothing will change until we come to terms with our fossil fuel addictions.
<yee-haw!!!Sing it, Mr. Prine. As relevant now as the day this song was written. The Appalachia politicians and coal company bosses have gotten smaller(-minded) and the shovels have gotten bigger.
Gotta be my fave JP song. Turns out it's a true story, every place existed. Until Peabody Coal destroyed it, at least.
Mr. Prine was persona non grata in KY back when this song came out. Not so much now though.
Mr. Prine was persona non grata in KY back when this song came out. Not so much now though.
MojoJojo wrote:
Saw Dwight Yoakam perform this at the Paradise Performing Arts Center some years ago. Great show by a great musician.
Hard to knock JP, but being a huge Dwight Yoakam fan, I'd take the later's version if it came down to just one. Still, good stuff regardless.
Saw Dwight Yoakam perform this at the Paradise Performing Arts Center some years ago. Great show by a great musician.
From an April 1982 concert hosted by Johnny Cash
When I was a child my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
So many times that my memories are worn.
Chorus:
And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County
Down by the Green River where Paradise lay
Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking
Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away
Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River
To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill
Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols
But empty pop bottles was all we would kill.
Repeat Chorus:
Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel
And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land
Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken
Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man.
Repeat Chorus:
When I die let my ashes float down the Green River
Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam
I'll be halfway to Heaven with Paradise waitin'
Just five miles away from wherever I am.
"They're not superstars because they're too good for the average persons' taste. They don't do crap, and as one famous Brit musician (maybe Keith Richards) once said: "Americans have a taste for shit". But you know, John Prine has a legion of devoted and loving fans, of which I am one. And as far as we're concerned, he is a Superstar!!! No doubt in my mind. "
"Iris is old school country...I love it! Too many modern "country" singers sing "crock"...country rock...so they all end up sounding all the same...Iris is a refreshing reminder and has a beautiful voice! "
I know why you're lonely
And I know why you're blue
You're lonesome to see him
And you long to see her too
We're not in love with each other
We're in love with our best friends
So let's invite them over again
We've talked it over and over
And we know it's not right
We should stay away forever
But we're lonesome each night
Yes we stay away for a while
But we know in the end
We'll invite them over again
We've talked it over and over
And we know it's not right
We should stay away forever
But we're lonesome each night
Yes we stay away for a while
But we know in the end
We'll invite them over again
Let's invite them over again
Ah, home sweet home!!!! I never thought I'd say this, but I LOVE Kentucky.
Hard to knock JP, but being a huge Dwight Yoakam fan, I'd take the later's version if it came down to just one. Still, good stuff regardless.
wxman wrote:
We're all guilty.
But only some of us are lying about it.
not really my cup of tea but sure as heck beats listening to kate bush or men at work!
This is not what I want to hear as I have just gotten home from work 
No offense to Mr. Prine
No offense to Mr. Prinelester wrote:
To assist the uninitiated, when Americans refer to "the" administration, they mean theirs.
Regime change begins at home.
It was great to hear this now, since last Saturday American Routes was all about John Prine, and he had a lot to say about this song. I have a lot more appreciation for his music than I did before. It was a really interesting show.
Welcome Back John to Radio Paradise 
Gregorama wrote:
Don't forget that this song is about protecting the environment. It needs to be reissued, to fight the current adminstration's policy of rape of the enviroment.
To assist the uninitiated, when Americans refer to "the" administration, they mean theirs.
Haven't heard this version since it was in regular rotation on the AOR FM stations in the early 70's. Liked it then...like it now. Great selection Bill!
Loved this first Album so so long ago
this one was the folk classic.
your flag sticker to make you smile
and hello in there to get you to call your mommy.
Sang a modified version of this song at my old summer camp (Frost Valley YMCA) in Up-state New York.
Camp director changed the words to fit Wawayanda Camp and a Biscuit River, which ran through the camp..
Not sure if ya'll really care!
But its cool to hear the original.
mucre@yahoo.com
Gregorama wrote:
Don't forget that this song is about protecting the environment. It needs to be reissued, to fight the current adminstration's policy of rape of the enviroment.
We're all guilty.
Don't forget that this song is about protecting the environment. It needs to be reissued, to fight the current adminstration's policy of rape of the enviroment.
Xeric wrote:
Love Prine. Saw him in concert in Bozeman, Montana some years ago and had to laugh when I later heard someone complain about too many people in the audience singing along--like, that's a problem?
But I must hazard to say, here, that when it comes to this particular song, I like John Denver's version better.
No, really. I'll go and hide, now. . . .
I heard Denver's version first when I was a teenager, before I "found" Prine. The original is now a classic in my mind, but I still love Denver's cover....
a wicked storyteller. such a great writer.
Wow, what a sing-a-long. Prine's a master.
Excellent tune.
Beautiful AND profound.
I used to sing this song to my daughters as a lullaby. The last verse is so beautiful.
Love Prine. Saw him in concert in Bozeman, Montana some years ago and had to laugh when I later heard someone complain about too many people in the audience singing along--like, that's a problem?
But I must hazard to say, here, that when it comes to this particular song, I like John Denver's version better.
No, really. I'll go and hide, now. . . .
FYI. Look at what Mr. Peabody's coal trains are doing today!!
https://www.peabodyenergy.com/
Patrick wrote:
.............
Great song by a great artist, from a great album.
Ditto!
Pyro wrote:
Maywood, Illinois was his place of birth.
Weird...I'm writing from there now....
Think he was a Mailman...
Props to Prine...it's a 9.
drH wrote:
I thought John was from Ohio.
Maywood, Illinois was his place of birth.
I used to see this guy and Steve Goodman and the Holstein brothers in a club on the North Side of Chicago, the name of which escapes me right now. It was right across from the Biograph Theater on Lincoln ave at Fullerton.
Great song by a great artist, from a great album.
Also on that album: "Your flag decal won't get you into heaven any more."
this is the first song my dad showed me how to play on the guitar, and we still play it together sometimes...
daddy, won't you take me back to Mulenburg County?
i'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking.
Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away...
Freebish wrote:
Yes, the late great Steve Goodman is on this version.
Gone, but not forgotten.
My favorite cover of this was always Robert Shannon Meitus and the Dorkestra's. But it's always a pleasure to hear the original from time to time.
kelli wrote:
i missed hearing this, but i love the song. i wonder if this is the version with steve goodman. his guitar sounded so sweet in that version.
Yes, the late great Steve Goodman is on this version.
Wonderful - i wish more people appreciated him up here! I saw him a year or so ago, and he played for almost 3 hours (and he had had his operation for throat cancer by then). He *rocked*.
He's one of America's great troubadours.
Businessgypsy wrote:
Speiler - Generally, yes. The south is big -really big - and every little pocket has it's own accent. Although John Prine's singing voice accent could be described as such, he was born in Illinois. During his youth, he spent a lot of time with relatives in Paradise, Kentucky (still considered the frozen north by south Louisiana natives like me) where variations on this accent can be heard. I find it more of a rural accent than a southern accent, because I've heard variations of that same nasal twang from eastern California, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska and other states with agricultural origins. In the deep south, you're more likely to find a darker, rounder, more lyrical tone. Keep in mind that John Prine came to prominence during the early seventies, when AOR radio was experiencing a "cosmic cowboy" wave that featured bands from Credence Clearwater Revival to New Riders of the Purple Sage who sounded vaguely rural and Southern, but where neither. Kind of like how early US Punk bands affected an English accent sometimes. Come visit! The Southern US is worthy of exploration.
I thought John was from Ohio.
I rate it 1 million!!
A real American masterpiece.
i missed hearing this, but i love the song. i wonder if this is the version with steve goodman. his guitar sounded so sweet in that version.
Businessgypsy Come visit! The Southern US is worthy of exploration.
Come this weekend. Memphis in May - 3 days of wild parties and great rock & roll.
spieler wrote:
What is this accent? Southern?Reminds a Euro like me of "Dukes of Hazzard" coming around the corner any minute.
Speiler - Generally, yes. The south is big -really big - and every little pocket has it's own accent. Although John Prine's singing voice accent could be described as such, he was born in Illinois. During his youth, he spent a lot of time with relatives in Paradise, Kentucky (still considered the frozen north by south Louisiana natives like me) where variations on this accent can be heard. I find it more of a rural accent than a southern accent, because I've heard variations of that same nasal twang from eastern California, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska and other states with agricultural origins. In the deep south, you're more likely to find a darker, rounder, more lyrical tone. Keep in mind that John Prine came to prominence during the early seventies, when AOR radio was experiencing a "cosmic cowboy" wave that featured bands from Credence Clearwater Revival to New Riders of the Purple Sage who sounded vaguely rural and Southern, but where neither. Kind of like how early US Punk bands affected an English accent sometimes. Come visit! The Southern US is worthy of exploration.
spieler wrote:
What is this accent? Southern?
Reminds a Euro like me of "Dukes of Hazzard" coming around the corner any minute.
Hell boy - that's Arkie talk thar!
This is a little too yee haw for me.
It's all too true. This song really gets to me, especiallly since I live on the outskirts of coal mining country. :(
RP should follow this tune with "My City Was Gone" by the Pretendders.
What is this accent? Southern?
Reminds a Euro like me of "Dukes of Hazzard" coming around the corner any minute.
ChicoCyclist wrote:
First time I heard this song it was an acoustic performance by Dwight Yoakam in Paradise, Ca. Great performance of a great song!
Awesome song...one of my fav's for years! However ther are several bluegrass renditions that I prefer. I love John Prine, but prefer his originals. Ten anyway cause I love them both!!
Just saw John Saturday night in Eureka Springs. He has always been one of my favorite story-tellers.
Great enviro-protest song. Better keep it handy as we endure the Bush administration...
First time I heard this song it was an acoustic performance by Dwight Yoakam in Paradise, Ca. Great performance of a great song!
Outstanding, thanks for giving John some play.......
All I can hear is "Dear Abby, Dear Abby". A little more imagination, please.