I'm a long, tall black man, 6"8,. aged 60. I'm not offended. As a a musician, trying to keep it real. The world is filled pain, anger, and suffering. Music should reflect that, though it makes many uncomfortable.♥️
I agree 100% Music should make us uncomfortable. Or sad, or joyful, or... The point of music is to make us feel something even if that feeling is unpleasant and if it does that then it has done it's job. I'm not a musician but I listen to music because it stirs emotions in me. I don't think emotions can be good or bad only the way you respond to those emotions can carry moral weight. And if we are never exposed to things that makes us uncomfortable in songs or movies or other safe ways how can we prepare for those uncomfortable moments that real life makes inevitable.
How have we come to the point that art must be agreed with? The whole point of art is that it isn’t art if the goal was to gain agreement. It makes a statement through the prism of its creator and it leaves the receiver to determine how they feel about the impact it has. Art by definition doesn’t care HOW a person feels, just that they DO feel. This is one man’s vision and I have zero authority to ask him to alter his reality to comfort my feelings… just sayin’
I am black and I like this song. Feel like africa is going through some things like he was talking about in this song. Means alot considering I grew up in similar circumstances in Africa.
David Allen Coe could always tell a good story. I first new him in Nashville early 70s when he got a name for rewriting Towne's songs and singing 'rude' songs at the Exit Inn. But he's proved a country boy can survive, and good luck to him. He even got Johnny Cash to write a song 'about' him.
Mama singing I didn't know God made honky tonk angels while my daddy played guitar, singing all those songs from the Grand Ole Opry, that's country and I lived it. My daddy was a big Johnny Cash fan, we'd listen to him sing and play Folsom Prison Blues and all the favorite Cadh songs from the day. My lord, I miss those days and I miss mama and daddy. This was my childhood growing up. I learned to play guitar and play all those songs. I wish everyone could experience true country like I did.
On the radio maybe.. look up colter wall, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Brent Cobb, Chris Knight, Whiskey Meyers, Cross Canadian ragweed, John Moreland, Cody Jinks, Zach Bryan, Ryan Bingham... man the list goes on and on and on.. New REAL country... but it ain’t in the radio... unless you got satellite radio.
That's cause today's country music "isn't" country at all, it's just pop crap & full of people who don't know what country music is ! Plus this song is from the 70's when outlaw country singers were "actually outlaws" like Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, this man David Alan Coe & a few others !
Man if I only had a dollar for every beer I drank while listening to this song. Legendary performer and one of the greatest song writers of all time. D.A.COE!!!
Grew up on Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Hank, Kenny, Dolly, Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, and DEVO, Metallica and later jazz and Afrobeat. I love music, and yeah, that's a good song. Despite any kind of wording that is deemed "offensive", the point is clear: he grew up broke and had nothing. Good freekn song!
David Allen's got his place in history. The future's a beautiful place if we only take what's best from the past and remember the worst can return if we forget.
One of the best song writers country music has ever seen. But be aware he writes from the heart and damn sure ain’t afraid to speak his mind…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@@SiiKoRa- you are ignorant, at least learn to spell if you’re going to make an accusation against someone. And also please educate me as to how liking a song makes someone a racist.
DAC is the man! Seen him live numerous times over the years. I love this, the original version of the song. The newer "politically correct" version, not so much.
This sounds like my grandparents. They had 11 kids, farmed and grew everything they had. He also did construction, carpentry. He used to drink old Milwaukee, he'd stack them up like a castle. I always knew when he was drinking, cause he was otherwise pretty quiet. But on those drinking days, he'd say hey come here sit girl,...and he would tell lots of stories. God I miss him and helping him break beans, and him getting mad at me for stealing all his cane poles off the plants to make a tee pee, which my cousin's and I caught on fire. Haha he was running around the yard trying to chase us yelling, and my grandma waiting on the porch with a nice switch. (Damn, if that ain't KY I don't know what is 😏).
Exactly, it's the same as telling someone they are "working like a slave". Not in a derogatory way, just that they're working hard as hell and not getting paid much(or nothing)
@@SiiKoRa- my timbers are shivered. You can literally turn any word derogatory dumbass. Do you not have a problem with Benny Blanco saying the N word several times in freaky Friday?
That's your freaking asshole commie socialist libtard for ya. Their main thing, control and censorship. But nothing was done to stop the illegal election so look what we got today. Maybe just maybe,if our patriots actually do something to stop socialist libtard traitors instead of just crying about it, we just might get our country and our freedoms back. Screw anyone offended by us true American patriots.
The "Rascist line" is an analogy it's actually pointing out how African Americans were treated in Texas in his youth. Couldn't pull it off today but it was a ugly word used to make a serious point.
I've heard that word used as a slur, example and "term of endearmeant". I wasn't born,, raised or baptized racist.. My parents never used it except as a quote from something someone else said in order to be in context. (Example...) I mentioned to so-and-so and she replied, "Well, what would you expect from... Those people weren't welcome in our home. However, you pick and choose racism. If any person says it, it's racism. Not just people on "your team". If you don't like it stop using it. If you use it...buy some Preparation-H.
Why do I love this song so much???? Also " You never even called me by my name".."Still in Saigon" "Devil went down to Georgia" "State of Mind" "Neon Moon" and a bunch of other Country Songs... I'm a Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 from NYC, Now in California.... I'm so confused...Lol
I'm Terry Johnson from Owensboro KY that call me old school I love and understand David Allan COE songs I'm keeping it real afew years ago I never would let any black man into my home then a dude mj showed up on my door to this day we are friends I would give that man what ever I feel what your saying as for keeping it real always my dude go in peace. old school.
Heard there was a country singer coming to a little bar in Colbert OK.in 1973,In walked abig man with hair down to his a_ _ braided beard and white leather jacket with Indian beads …. Been a fan ever since
I once rode in a limo with DAC near Norcross, GA. I was so fucked up I can't really remember where we were going or where we came back from, but it was straight up backwoods country shit going on in that car. I only remember it was near Norcross because that's where we started and that's where we ended up. But we went somewhere in between. Lotsa chemicals involved. We were living life in the moment. That dude is real AF.
Y’know, if u listen to the song and not worry about the one word that grabbed everyone’s attention, it’s a great song! Doesn’t really matter he said the Hard R or that he’s white, it’s from 1977 for cryin out loud😂 and it’s a metaphor about how hard his dirt poor family worked, he didn’t call any black people the word in a rude way or anything! But just don’t be surprised if Spotify decides to take off the one where he says “slave” though, politics might catch up.🤦🏻♂️ Oh and I hope he recovers from Covid sooner than later!
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I'm a long, tall black man, 6"8,. aged 60. I'm not offended. As a a musician, trying to keep it real. The world is filled pain, anger, and suffering. Music should reflect that, though it makes many uncomfortable.♥️
I feel you, brother... I feel pretty much the same, bit shorter tho 😉
Things ain't real these days.
I agree 100% Music should make us uncomfortable. Or sad, or joyful, or... The point of music is to make us feel something even if that feeling is unpleasant and if it does that then it has done it's job. I'm not a musician but I listen to music because it stirs emotions in me. I don't think emotions can be good or bad only the way you respond to those emotions can carry moral weight. And if we are never exposed to things that makes us uncomfortable in songs or movies or other safe ways how can we prepare for those uncomfortable moments that real life makes inevitable.
How have we come to the point that art must be agreed with? The whole point of art is that it isn’t art if the goal was to gain agreement. It makes a statement through the prism of its creator and it leaves the receiver to determine how they feel about the impact it has. Art by definition doesn’t care HOW a person feels, just that they DO feel. This is one man’s vision and I have zero authority to ask him to alter his reality to comfort my feelings… just sayin’
It speaks to good music, that it touches many people on many levels. Honest musical expression does that. Thanks, my friend!
Thank God for David Allen Coe. Real outlaw country with no apologies. One of the best to ever do it
Fr
Amen can not tell you how many times I was able to see him
Respect
A real man
100% agree
Yep, this is still badass. The man sang about what he knew, his life.
Exactly
And spent alot of time in Prison
I am black and I like this song. Feel like africa is going through some things like he was talking about in this song. Means alot considering I grew up in similar circumstances in Africa.
Then you my brother are just as country 😉
Yup! Exactly!
Yup! Exactly!
@@masonlusk3566 👍 Damned straight! 👊🏼
You get it. You haven't been brainwashed by the for profit American race hustlers.
David Allen Coe could always tell a good story. I first new him in Nashville early 70s when he got a name for rewriting Towne's songs and singing 'rude' songs at the Exit Inn. But he's proved a country boy can survive, and good luck to him. He even got Johnny Cash to write a song 'about' him.
Cool😖😊
Sorry I meant to hit 👍it's a bitch getting old.
@@linnymaemullins3319 Story of my life :)
Mama singing I didn't know God made honky tonk angels while my daddy played guitar, singing all those songs from the Grand Ole Opry, that's country and I lived it.
My daddy was a big Johnny Cash fan, we'd listen to him sing and play Folsom Prison Blues and all the favorite Cadh songs from the day. My lord, I miss those days and I miss mama and daddy. This was my childhood growing up. I learned to play guitar and play all those songs. I wish everyone could experience true country like I did.
This song is MORE country than ANYTHING on Today’s country music
On the radio maybe.. look up colter wall, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Brent Cobb, Chris Knight, Whiskey Meyers, Cross Canadian ragweed, John Moreland, Cody Jinks, Zach Bryan, Ryan Bingham... man the list goes on and on and on.. New REAL country... but it ain’t in the radio... unless you got satellite radio.
That's cause today's country music "isn't" country at all, it's just pop crap & full of people who don't know what country music is ! Plus this song is from the 70's when outlaw country singers were "actually outlaws" like Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, this man David Alan Coe & a few others !
@@ChrisTopher-vh8tu So where are these new "traditional" country music singers ?
@@dragons8822
Look them up on utube they're there. Bunches of them. They're to country for the squalling pop cuntry people.
Todays "country" is pure garbage. Not even country to me, same with rap and rock. Its all terrible
Man if I only had a dollar for every beer I drank while listening to this song. Legendary performer and one of the greatest song writers of all time. D.A.COE!!!
Never heard this song until my 21 year old daughter just played it for me,said its about me. Damn good kid!
Grew up on Waylon, Willie, Johnny, Hank, Kenny, Dolly, Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, and DEVO, Metallica and later jazz and Afrobeat. I love music, and yeah, that's a good song. Despite any kind of wording that is deemed "offensive", the point is clear: he grew up broke and had nothing. Good freekn song!
David Allen's got his place in history. The future's a beautiful place if we only take what's best from the past and remember the worst can return if we forget.
One of the best song writers country music has ever seen. But be aware he writes from the heart and damn sure ain’t afraid to speak his mind…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Still one of the best songs EVER! Relates to my life 99.9%
one of my all time favourites, brilliant. THat is country!!!
Abby, you have done a service to mankind here. This is one of my all-time favorite songs.
One of the best songs ever made
Your rasist
@@SiiKoRa- stfu
@@SiiKoRa- you're a dipshit
@@SiiKoRa- you are ignorant, at least learn to spell if you’re going to make an accusation against someone. And also please educate me as to how liking a song makes someone a racist.
All I listen to is Cam’ron and Thug and this is a top 10 song no doubt
DAC is the man! Seen him live numerous times over the years. I love this, the original version of the song. The newer "politically correct" version, not so much.
I’ve never heard that politically correct version, just part two which is told as an older version of him.
@@richardkranium2944 it says "slave" instead of you know. also changed how it sounds and how it's sung
One of the best song writers ever,I've seen him play many times.
Greatest song ever. We need Mr. Coe right now
He’s still alive and touring!
Love the evolution of this song, from I’ve met Johnny cash, to I know Johnny cash, to I knew Johnny cash.
love this song listen to it nearly every day....
Reminds me of my grandpa, I live this song
Always a pleasure to listen to DAC.
This sounds like my grandparents. They had 11 kids, farmed and grew everything they had. He also did construction, carpentry.
He used to drink old Milwaukee, he'd stack them up like a castle. I always knew when he was drinking, cause he was otherwise pretty quiet. But on those drinking days, he'd say hey come here sit girl,...and he would tell lots of stories. God I miss him and helping him break beans, and him getting mad at me for stealing all his cane poles off the plants to make a tee pee, which my cousin's and I caught on fire. Haha he was running around the yard trying to chase us yelling, and my grandma waiting on the porch with a nice switch. (Damn, if that ain't KY I don't know what is 😏).
Exactly, it's the same as telling someone they are "working like a slave". Not in a derogatory way, just that they're working hard as hell and not getting paid much(or nothing)
@Joshua Evans stfu kid ad say it my face
Yep
@@SiiKoRa- my timbers are shivered. You can literally turn any word derogatory dumbass. Do you not have a problem with Benny Blanco saying the N word several times in freaky Friday?
@@marshallmiller825 no. Cause some people don’t give a flying fuck who says what
@@bigfuckingman he didn't even get offended
love his music, us in ohios proud hes from here
Hell yes we are
OH!!
@@The-Almighty-Whiteyyou're godamn right
AR got J.C.
Dac ain't from Ohio
This song is lit one morning I was on my way to school and it came on the cd and now I ask to listen to it
Two things helped me come home from Iraq. David Allan Coe music and Sonny Barger books
John Morrissey
Wow I just heard this song and read the subtitles. So I guess all country singers are RACIST. DONALD TRUMP WOULD LOVE THIS SONG.
thank you for uploading this with lyrics, this song is pure country gold
What a masterpiece.
We need these type of guys back...Upchurch is representing country
I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison ...now thats poetry
It sure as hell is country, country folk doing the best they can with not a hell of a lot to do with.
Keep voting Republican you dumb bastards!!!
this is my family anthem:)
One of the greatest songs ever written and Spotify pulled it and replaced it with A total inferior version.
That's your freaking asshole commie socialist libtard for ya. Their main thing, control and censorship. But nothing was done to stop the illegal election so look what we got today. Maybe just maybe,if our patriots actually do something to stop socialist libtard traitors instead of just crying about it, we just might get our country and our freedoms back. Screw anyone offended by us true American patriots.
@@ronlefty what illegal election? Sound like you've been watching too much fox
Yeah fuck Spotify
I wS passed about Spotify they even pulled hwy to hell
Figures.
Screamin Jay Hawkins is the person who told him to perform his music.
one helluva songwriter,plus he sangs,too!!!
David Allen Coe is great!
I showed up to a show once and it seemed like the entire Chicago outlaw motorcycle gang was there, and you know what we all had a good time.
Seen him in Winchester Tennessee, back in the day, awesome times it was
you are great god bless you david
The "Rascist line" is an analogy it's actually pointing out how African Americans were treated in Texas in his youth. Couldn't pull it off today but it was a ugly word used to make a serious point.
I've heard that word used as a slur, example and "term of endearmeant".
I wasn't born,, raised or baptized racist.. My parents never used it except as a quote from something someone else said in order to be in context. (Example...) I mentioned to so-and-so and she replied, "Well, what would you expect from...
Those people weren't welcome in our home. However, you pick and choose racism. If any person says it, it's racism. Not just people on "your team".
If you don't like it stop using it. If you use it...buy some Preparation-H.
He is from Ohio though
Do what? He was raised and became famous in Texas. I heard that phrase my whole life. It was a backhanded compliment
@@frankmaitland1254 look him up
@@strokerace4765 I have
The LEGEND DAVID ALLEN COE ! RESPECT FROM LONGVIEW TEXAS !
i love this song, daviv allen cooe
Earned that n bomb hes as blues as the best of em
always ...one of the greats .
Love this song
Why do I love this song so much???? Also " You never even called me by my name".."Still in Saigon" "Devil went down to Georgia" "State of Mind" "Neon Moon" and a bunch of other Country Songs... I'm a Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 from NYC, Now in California.... I'm so confused...Lol
brother its come to the point i am ashamed to be an american poverty police states homeless brings a tear to my eye
Sounds like my dad, sad thing is I grew up in the 90s and 2000s
I saw DAC at the Cains Ballroom back in the late 70s. The man is an entertainer, poet, musician, and puts on a show that you never forget!!
I'm Terry Johnson from Owensboro KY that call me old school I love and understand David Allan COE songs I'm keeping it real afew years ago I never would let any black man into my home then a dude mj showed up on my door to this day we are friends I would give that man what ever I feel what your saying as for keeping it real always my dude go in peace. old school.
David Allen Coe, Merle Haggard, Waylon, Willy. That's Country. .... and I love opera. ALL music.
If you think that this song is racist you have never heard David Allen Coe's earliest career recordings
that is my favoriet song...
love it !!!
Now they’re throwing a fit about this
It’s always the white liberals who have a problem with everything
DAC IS THE REAL COUNTRY MUSIC
Love this song 🎶 keep up the good work
Old outlaw country forever!
DAC has always been crazy!
Thats got to be the best paint job in a guitar
Dimebags rebel version 2 is better. DAC influenced of course.
I really love David Allen Coles music he has great
WHAT A GREAT SONG.
sometimes this song brings a tear to my eye even without the jack black. then i feel damn proud.
This song always reminds my of my childhood.
He's a hell of a song writer though
one of my favourites this one.
Heard there was a country singer coming to a little bar in Colbert OK.in 1973,In walked abig man with hair down to his a_ _ braided beard and white leather jacket with Indian beads …. Been a fan ever since
“Name a song that would be cancelled in 2021” 😂😂😂😂😂
Love it..I'll listen to it anytime
LOVE THIS SONG!!
Can't play that on radio no more.
so damn true thru and thru
Listen to the real Tennessee whiskey by David Alan coe
I can relate to this song even if it wasn't David Allen Cole's real life.
I once rode in a limo with DAC near Norcross, GA. I was so fucked up I can't really remember where we were going or where we came back from, but it was straight up backwoods country shit going on in that car.
I only remember it was near Norcross because that's where we started and that's where we ended up. But we went somewhere in between.
Lotsa chemicals involved. We were living life in the moment.
That dude is real AF.
Pay attention kids. Real country has to be lived
CHRIST loves you and died for you 💔😢❤️🙏
Simply outstanding!
best song ever.............Thumbs up if yer watching in 2012
If y'all haven't heard him with dimebag in rebel meets rebel you should check them out
I feel like to be offended id have to be surprised first. Someone played this in a jukebox at a bar i was at years ago.
This makes me laugh so hard..
Seen him at the Purple Cow in Cheat Lake WV
I enjoyed it. Thanks
Love it want more of it
best poem ever
Great video but I think it is (and finding the great speckled bird).
Good to hear the real words
Mr David Alan Coe is a talented man. He don't suffer fools
I love ya, BUNKS❤
i've enjoyed :)
classic song about my grand pap
Good song 9-2021 keep it up ks
The song is a documentary.
I love it.
Fuckin' love this song. My daddy and I sing this together every day, word for word.
... God Bless D.A.C. ...
good 2 c ur still around luv ya
Y’know, if u listen to the song and not worry about the one word that grabbed everyone’s attention, it’s a great song! Doesn’t really matter he said the Hard R or that he’s white, it’s from 1977 for cryin out loud😂 and it’s a metaphor about how hard his dirt poor family worked, he didn’t call any black people the word in a rude way or anything! But just don’t be surprised if Spotify decides to take off the one where he says “slave” though, politics might catch up.🤦🏻♂️ Oh and I hope he recovers from Covid sooner than later!