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Posted on 11.24.09 by Danny Glover @ 9:21 pm
Deliverance will come to the universe once all aliens learn how to play “Dueling Banjos“: Filed under: Entertainment and Just For Laughs and Music and Rednecks and Video Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 11.18.09 by Danny Glover @ 2:24 pm
My mother used many of these phrases during my childhood, and I’ve heard my wife direct just as many toward our three children. Now someone needs to write “The Dad Song” so I can hear what I sound like (though I’ve uttered many of the Mom phrases, too). Filed under: Just For Laughs and Music and Parenting and Video Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 11.05.09 by Danny Glover @ 1:56 pm
That’s the setting of the new video for the song “Hillbilly Bone,” by country singers Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton: I despise the video’s emphasis on booze and drunkenness, but I love the underlying message of the song: “We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside. No matter where you’re from, you just can’t hide it.” It echoes the theme of this blog as captured in the conclusion to my essay “Rednecks Rule“:
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Posted on 10.17.09 by Danny Glover @ 12:31 am
The older people get, the more likely they are to see the value in sobriety. Country singer Tim McGraw finally sees it. He used to take a few drinks to relax before a show, a trick of the trade that he said is commonplace, but realized the liquor was a crutch. He kicked the habit more than a year ago. “I think I’m more comfortable now,” he said. “I can feel a real connection with the audience that maybe I was masking before.” Another redneck finds enlightenment. Welcome to the club, Mr. McGraw. Filed under: Culture and Music and People Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.04.09 by Danny Glover @ 2:49 pm
I’m not a fan of country singer Gretchen Wilson. Her debut hit “Redneck Woman” reinforced the elitist stereotype of rednecks as foul-mouthed, beer-guzzling “white trash,” and the refrain of her redneck anthem disqualifies her for enrollment in the No Cussing Club. But this being a blog about rednecks, I feel compelled to note that Wilson, who parted ways with her record company in July, is now the president of her own company, Redneck Records:
Although I enjoy the catchy beat of Wilson’s music I can’t imagine ever buying one of her records because the stories she likes to tell in her songs, and the lyrics she uses to tell them, aren’t worth a dime. But I am glad to see country stars like her and Toby Keith staking claims as record producers. Filed under: Music and People and Redneck Music Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 08.29.09 by Danny Glover @ 10:24 pm
It’s time for another round of inspired musical comedy from Tim Hawkins, and this time his government is the spendthrift government. His new music video, sung to the tune of “The Candy Man,” starts with this great line and gets better as it goes: “Hey everybody, gather ’round. I’m here to give ya anything ya like. You want free college, energy, mortgages? Whatever you like. You have come to the right place.” Apparently “The Candy Man” is the perfect tune for mocking the government. Earlier this year, it inspired comedian Greg Morton to write another satire, “Obama Man.” Filed under: Government and Just For Laughs and Music and News & Politics and People and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 08.24.09 by Danny Glover @ 10:56 pm
Country singer Billy Carrington has a hit song whose lyrics include the phrase “God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.” I’d like to amend that statement with a dose of enlightenment: God is great, beer is crud, and rednecks would be a lot less crazy if they quit drinking booze. In case it isn’t obvious by now, this enlightened redneck is a teetotaler. I know it’s hard to believe. If there’s one thing people associate with rednecks, it’s liquor — from the hard stuff (Jack Daniels) to the soft stuff (pick a beer) to the illegal, homemade stuff (moonshine). But it’s all bad news, if you ask me. On second thought, don’t ask me. Just listen to the lyrics of Brad Paisley’s hit song “Alcohol,” which perfectly captures the idiocy that ensues after alcohol consumption. Here are some of Paisley’s pearls of wisdom:
I loved the song when it was released on the radio. Then I saw the video and realized that despite the honesty of the lyrics, Paisley intended the song as a celebration of alcohol-induced foolishness. That’s too bad because rednecks really know how to have a good time without help from Jim Beam and the rest of the Inebriation Clan. But enlightened rednecks like me — I’ve lived 42 years on this planet without once drinking for business or pleasure — don’t get to share in those good times because they aren’t family-friendly venues. Filed under: An Enlightened Redneck ... and Culture and Music and People and Redneck Music and Rednecks and West Virginia Comments: 3 Comments |
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Posted on 07.11.09 by Danny Glover @ 8:39 am
Teen actor Daniel Radcliffe makes $25 million every time he stars in a Harry Potter movie. He will have been in eight of them total by the time the series runs its course, earning $200 million by his early 20s. And yet Forbes.com, which just released its list of the top 12 highest-earning celebrities younger than 30, felt compelled to offer this analysis: “It remains to be seen if he can become a box-office draw outside of the Warner Bros. fantasy blockbusters.” Who cares?! The young man will have made enough money to live more lives than a cat — and live them in splendor. I understand that famous people get as addicted to their fame as their fortune, but really, if no one ever hears of Daniel Radcliffe again after age 21, he will be a lucky, wealthy man. Better that than becoming a spectacle like Michael Jackson — or Britney Spears, who ranked fourth on Forbes’ list, earning $35 million in a year. The others on the list are:
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Posted on 07.10.09 by Danny Glover @ 7:06 pm
I heard Brad Paisley’s new song “Welcome To The Future” on the radio for the first time this evening and couldn’t wait to get home to see if I could find a version to post to the blog. Here’s what I found: I hope Paisley, who will be performing near us on July 25, releases an official music video soon. The storyline is made for video. Paisley is one of my favorite musicians. He’s just a few years younger than me, and his hometown (Glen Dale, W.Va.) is about a half-hour from mine (Paden City). I love songs like “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” “I’m Still A Guy,” “Letter To Me,” “Mud On The Tires” and “Ticks,” because they remind me of my youth in the great Mountain State. “Welcome To The Future” reminds me of how blessed I am to be living when “every day is a revolution.” I especially love the closing verse:
That allusion to how far America has come in race relations in the past 50 years was even more powerful because it was totally unexpected after the lighthearted and technologically oriented lyrics of the first two verses. Filed under: History and Human Interest and Music and People and Redneck Music and Redneck Musical Interlude and West Virginia Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 07.10.09 by Danny Glover @ 5:26 pm
Back in the mid-1990s, a freaky, animated “dancing baby” became an online sensation after it was circulated by e-mail. It’s the first thing that came to mind when I saw this new video advertising Evian bottled water under the slogan “Live Young“: I haven’t decided yet whether I’m more or less likely to buy Evian now, but odds are good that despite my bad memory I forever remember Evian as the company that gave the world roller babies. And yes, real babies were used in the making of the video: Filed under: Advertising and Business and Food and Human Interest and Music and Technology and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.25.09 by Danny Glover @ 11:53 pm
And that’s all I have to say about that. If you want more information. You can get it from somewhere other than here. What I have to offer is this flashback to the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and my reaction to the needless and irritating saturation media coverage:
There was more to my essay, but you get the gist of it. You don’t really need to hear any more about the media reaction to JFK Jr.’s death anyway because the nation is about to relive the spectacle. Only the name has changed. And with the deaths of Hollywood legends Ed McMahon earlier this week and Farrah Fawcett on the same day that Jackson died, you can multiply it by three. Broadcast legend Walter Kronkite also is reportedly on his deathbed. I’ll be avoiding the news, and cable news in particular, as much as possible for a newsman the next few days. Filed under: Entertainment and Media and Music and People Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.23.09 by Danny Glover @ 7:44 pm
I’m a child of the ’80s, so yes, I listened to Def Leppard. The one-armed drummer shtick was enough to keep my interest in spite of the head-banging music and indecipherable lyrics. These days, country music is more my middle-aged speed — and those two worlds should never mix. Unfortunately, in its attempt to be cool, Country Music Television decided that teenage country star Taylor Swift should sing the Def Leppard songs of her parents’ era and vice versa. The end result is some of the most unenlightened redneck music I’ve ever heard.
Rolling Stone thinks Taylor Swift is cool because she raps and rocks, and that rag’s endorsement alone would have been enough to scare me away from her crossover album with Def Leppard. Now that I’ve actually heard it, I’m less inclined to buy any of Swift’s music. Sometimes you can judge an artist by the company they keep. It’s not just Swift, though. The whole crossover trend in country music is wearing thin. Filed under: Entertainment and Music and People and Redneck Music and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.22.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:19 pm
Back in 1989, the award-winning country group Alabama recorded “Song Of The South,” a ballad that celebrated economic recovery during the Great Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a hero. Here’s a sample:
Those lyrics came to mind today as I watched this JibJab animated video mocking President Obama as the hero that is going to save America in our time. Filed under: History and Just For Laughs and Music and News & Politics and People and Technology and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.01.09 by Danny Glover @ 6:24 pm
Susan Boyle, the enlightened redneck who finished as the runner-up to a young dance troupe on “Britain’s Got Talent,” has been hospitalized for exhaustion and anxiety. The sudden celebrity she earned for her musical talent has taken its toll on Boyle. That’s a bummer for a couple of reasons: 1) She appears to be, as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, “a really, really nice person; and 2) now she be an even bigger target for a tabloid feeding frenzy. The very fame that put her in the hospital will haunt her a still longer because of her hospitalization. From one enlightened redneck to another, I hope she gets well soon and the vultures of the media world give her the quiet time she needs to fully recover. Filed under: Entertainment and Music and People Comments: None |
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Posted on 05.21.09 by Danny Glover @ 10:59 pm
Kris Allen is an American idol now. He won Wednesday’s singing showdown with Adam Lambert in the finale of “American Idol.” That means he has the potential to become as famous as 2005 winner Carrie Underwood. But Allen, unlike Underwood, is a newlywed, and sudden fame can take a toll on marriage. Dave Boehi at FamilyLife Culture Watch shared his thoughts on how Mr. and Mrs. Allen can avoid marital trouble down the road. Here are three mistakes that he said too many married celebrities make:
Read the details at the site. And if any of you enlightened rednecks knows the Allens, encourage them to go read it, too. Filed under: Culture and Entertainment and Human Interest and Music and People and Religion Comments: 1 Comment |
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