I always wonder if people today understand about the sound of a big block Dodge. You don’t just hear that rumbling sound, you feel it in your chest and it is unforgettable.
@@jefferywarburton2116 yeah, I know. I also like where he says "just a shot coat of primer when they looked inside". Just the necessities - no frills, lol
@Stlie1 i saw him do a solo acoustic show in St Louis after "Townes" came out. 3 hours of acoustic versions of all his songs and stories about Townes Van Zant. He closed the show with a mandolin and Copperhead Road.
copypasta is an actual internet term. It's used for meme-like text posts that are copy/pasted over and over on different areas of the internet@@tomflorio3639
@@AaronKelley1969 I'm not gonna knock Jon Bon Jovi as a person, bc he seems like a good dude. I've just never been much a fan of his music. Meanwhile I'm a huge fan of Steve's music. So I'm not hearing similar influences. If Steve had put out "Runaway", "You Give Love A Bad Name", or "Bad Medicine", I wouldn't have bought his records. I'll bend on "It's My Life", though; I like that one.
That was my introduction to Steve Earle. I saw the movie Betrayed in the theatre in 1988ish. The closing credits had Devil's Right Hand as the backing music. I sat through those credits waiting to see who did the song, I was so intrigued by it. Thus began my lifelong love of Steve Earle's music.
Earle is a treasure. I am a 70 yr old Irish woman who watches you lads every time a new video comes across my screen. Check out Earl's tune Galway Girl...plenty more mandolin in that one. ☘️
@@emilyflotilla931 I'd kill to hear the boys hit something from Wrecking Ball. That's such a great album and Daniel Lanois killed it on the production.
@scottingram7634 He sure did. I saw her and the band on tour when the album came out. Pure fire, the entire night! I love her Rock and Roll side as much as her other music. Anything by her would be great anyway. Don't know if the demographic would upvote her enough in a poll, though.
FINALLY some steve earle. legendary american storyteller and political commentator. Some new rabbit holes: his son justin townes earle was also an amazing songwriter and had the coolest voice ever. from jte you should check out harlem river blues - alex especially might like the lyrics. from steve, there's a collaboration with the pogues called johnny come lately.
Steve Earle has a deep catalog. Next try “Guitar Town”. Also, Steve’’s son, Justin Townes Earle (RIP), had some great songs - “Harlem River Blues” to name just one
Steve Earl is also an actor. I always enjoy seeing him pop up, he was featured in both The Wire and Treme. Just a wonderful character actor and musician.
"I learned a few things from Charlie, doncha know": "Charlie" is the slang term used by US soldiers who served in Viet Nam for the opposition forces they were fighting, who were typically not officially North Vietnamese soldiers, but local anti-government (and so Communist) guerrillas.
Never occurred to me that this generation would not get the reference. The Vietnamese insurgents were know as the Viet Cong - known by our troops as VC, or, phonetically, Victor Charlie - thus shortened to just "Charlie".
@@p99t0013 That never occurred to me when I first heard this song, in the mid 1980s. The term was commonly understood back then. It only occurred to me while watching this reaction...by two young guys who likely were not aware of the meaning of the reference.
Steve Earle is priceless!! His songwriting, his story telling, his guitar playing...amazing!! You can pick any Steve Earle song and be grateful for having heard it!
"Learned a few things from Charlie, don'tcha know / Better stay away from Copperhead Road" some of the most interesting lyrics. When I was stationed in the UK in the 80's, I saw Steve Earle in concert. The stage was only as high as my thigh, and I was so close to him I could have reached out pulled his mic stand off the stage. Helluva great Artist is Steve Earle. To me this song is "S" tier.
Glad you liked it. As someone whose grandfather and great grandfather were arrested as part of a moonshine operation, I love that part of Southern History. 😁
Saw Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Cotton Club in Atlanta many years ago and oh my God what a show! And The Jeff Healy Band opened for them! Rock and Roll Heaven!
Steve has a lot of Irish influence in his music too (in the way that a lot of Appalachian music has Irish roots). His song The Galway Girl is kind of a celebration of that. It’s a great tune.
Mine too. I've only ever listened to rock stations as a kid. This is where I heard it. Same with Long Haired Country Boy and The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band.
Awesome reaction! More like this? “Can’t Let Go” by Lucinda Williams from her album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” which happened to be produced by the one and only Steve Earle. 😎
Lucinda always sings like she's hit the booze early but it still sounds great! The Americana/ Outlaw Country genere is still featuring great talent both young and older and is attracting many rockers. Canadian, Colter Wall is a prime example of young talent. He sounds far beyond his years.
You guys should really hear Uncle Tupelo. They combined rock, folk, punk and country and basically started the alt-country scene. “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is a good place to start
Steve brought in the Pogues to help create "Johnny Come Lately". Steve has been around for decades with multiple well known songs/hits (top 40) in various music categories plus 3 Grammy awards. His music is best defined as outlaw country and Americana. The guy's a true musical treasure.
What I love most about your reactions is that you don’t go for the “official” videos. You guys are one of the few who get the real experience of a piece.
Gotta hit his son next - Justin Townes Earle was an incredible singer-songwriter. Steve was part of the cast on "The Wire" when I worked on that show - nice guy.
Glad to see you getting into some country. What a rabbit hole that would be! Please keep it up. Some of the very best musicians ever are in the country genre.
@@robr135 much of the bluegrass music has celtic influences from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled in Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee. This is also why those areas are known for whiskey distillation, as the Irish and Scottish immingrans brought that with them as well.
Saw Steve Earle at a Lollapalooza in hmmm, 97 I think. Just outside of Dallas. Went on right before Soundgarden and Metallica. The reception was what you might expect from a bunch of people waiting to hear BadMotorFinger and Master of Puppets. People throwing plastic water bottles at the stage. Earle replies, "come on, that's all? We're used to getting glass thrown at us!" Right on cue, a glass bottle flies above the crowd, hitting a light fixture and shattering above the stage. "now that's more like it!" he says as they go straight into some kick ass rock n roll! Loved it!
I voted for this song on the poll. I think you all would like the Amy N' Me version she adds another verse and it really works well. Love this song and Steve Earle was definitely not a one hit wonder. He uses several different genres as his influence. Americana, Bluegrass, classic rock and country. His best songs include "Guitar Town," "The Devil's Right Hand," "Back to The Wall," "Snake Oil," "You Belong To Me," "Nothing but a Child," "Johnny Come Lately" and "Once You Love." Little known fact. Copperhead Road was an actual road near Mountain City, Tennessee, in an area known to locals as "Big Dry Run". They actually changed the name of the road because people kept stealing the sign. As always excellent reaction. I knew you would like it. Peeeeace ouuuuutt
The version of "Johnny Come Lately" he did with The Pogues is such an excellent illustration of the lineage between American folk-country and Celtic music.
It is just outside Mountain City, Tn. Heard Steve being interviewed on radio circa late 80s. He was talking about the origin of the song. In the interview, he said in the early 80s playing one of the bars in Johnson City, TN, and he got to talking to a local woman about how her grandaddy ran whiskey, but her brother started growing weed after 'Nam. They did rename the road.
Thank you... Thank you... Thank you. I've watched all kinds of videos where people play and discuss music videos and you two play the video all the way before discussing it and not keep stopping it every few moments. Makes it more enjoyable to watch you guys. B.T.W. Steve Earle is one in a million with his music. Thanks for this.
He wrote the song after getting his first mandolin; those were the first chords he learned and it was written on mandolin! By the way, one pop hit, lots of country hits and even more plain great songs. He is a songwriting giant.
I was just dancing to this song the other day while cleaning my apartment. Alex is dressed for this song. Happy to see it finally made the A&A show! Try Tyler Childers "Whitehouse Road", another one that can make you dance.
This is ground zero for the alt-country movement. There are a ton of other bands in this space worth checking out -- Whiskeytown, Wilco, the Jayhawks, My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash (Johnny's daughter), KathleenEdwards, The Old Crow Medicine Show.
Steve Earle was a protege of sorts of Townes Van Zandt who may be the greatest American songwriter, at least Steve thought so. He named his son Justin Townes Earle and he had a good career himself until he died young. In the same ballpark would be Guy Clarke, who is a goldmine of “hard country” type songs. And I’ll just throw in Robert Earl Keene to round out some more 3 name hard country artists.
guy clarke . . . i was listening to the bbc one day and dublin blues came on, from the transatlantic sessions with karen matheson. one of those times when a song has just stopped me dead in my tracks. i've heard other versions since then but that one is almost supernaturally perfect.
His volume and scope of work is nothing short of spectacular. Randy Travis, Dwight Yokum and Steve Earle all started up "careers" at the same time. Steve wins!!! L💞ve from Canada.
Steve Earl is a super underrated songwriter. This song is also just such a cool and unique blend of the instruments and storytelling of real country with the wild rebelliousness of real rock; brilliant song!
I never expected to see that song on here, but you guys keep impressing with your willingness to listen to new stuff. Love this song! Keep up the great work, guys.
Steve Earle has pure talent! Definitely not a one hit wonder! I almost fell over when I saw it on the list!!! You guys need to check out his albums Copper Head Road and Guitar Town! So many great hits on those!!! Thanks for reacting to this song! Brings back many great childhood memories ♥️
Steve Earle has so many great songs. Another great outlaw country artist that you had on a poll at one point is Waylon Jennings. For a punk/rock influenced variation, how about some Uncle Tupelo?
1987, maybe ‘88, this was a staple for us at a fire, out in the woods, down by the river, POSSIBLY with some adult beverages, this whole tape blaring until the truck shook. Great times, great memories. To paraphrase kenny chesney, every time I hear that song, I go back to that time.
It’s amazing how many other noted musicians have a tremendous respect and recognition for Steve Earle’s work. By the way, you guys look like you’re ready to drive some trucks down South.
Maaaann when this came on in the country nightclub I worked at, the atmosphere was electric. Line dancing, stomping, screaming BIG BLACK DODGE. I miss it XD
I recommend the entire "I Feel Alright" album (1996). Roots country, folk and rock and roll. Great songwriting and playing. Steve Earle was an integral part of the alternative country scene that found prominence in the mid-1980s and he's still doing it today.
Absolutely love your guys reaction to this song. It's one of my all-time favorites and my two and a half year old granddaughter really boogies to it -😅
Thanks for going back and hitting this. Just a great song. Alex, you should watch your own reaction and rerate this as an S. You were DIGGIGN it. trust yourself!
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Steve Earle is not a one hit wonder....the man has serious talent.
Guitar Town on its own is full of great tunes.
Talent or not…only one hit.
Talented yes but he is a one hit wonder
He did some great stuff with Dell McCoury
Copperhead Road is in Tennessee. They changed the name of the road after the song came out. People kept taking the road signs.
I always wonder if people today understand about the sound of a big block Dodge. You don’t just hear that rumbling sound, you feel it in your chest and it is unforgettable.
Or what lessons John Lee III learned from Charlie in Vietnam.
People seem to not hear the part about it having Choctaw County Sheriff painted on it. lol Loud pipes and real steel saves lives.
@@jefferywarburton2116 to be honest, I thought he was saying Johnson County, as in Johnson City, TN. It's also mentioned in Wagonwheel
@@carolynsmith8554 The point would be a shine running car with county sheriff painted on the side.
@@jefferywarburton2116 yeah, I know. I also like where he says "just a shot coat of primer when they looked inside". Just the necessities - no frills, lol
Steve Earle is a songwriting genius.
Galway Girl has been embraced as a song the Irish see as their own. No one else has done that
@Stlie1 i saw him do a solo acoustic show in St Louis after "Townes" came out. 3 hours of acoustic versions of all his songs and stories about Townes Van Zant. He closed the show with a mandolin and Copperhead Road.
One of the best ever to do it ...
When you said "Kinda Bon Jovi-ish", a little piece of me died 😄
Steve's one of the great songwriters of our time. There is much for you to explore.
I agree... Steve is nowhere near the copypasta #makeahit the bonjovi was
@@Mikyll1969 I'm pretty sure that was just a typo, but I love the word "copypasta", and hope to use it sometime! 😄
copypasta is an actual internet term. It's used for meme-like text posts that are copy/pasted over and over on different areas of the internet@@tomflorio3639
I'm gonna say that Jon and Steve had similar influences. That Scotch-Irish influence was all up and down the east coast.
@@AaronKelley1969 I'm not gonna knock Jon Bon Jovi as a person, bc he seems like a good dude. I've just never been much a fan of his music. Meanwhile I'm a huge fan of Steve's music. So I'm not hearing similar influences. If Steve had put out "Runaway", "You Give Love A Bad Name", or "Bad Medicine", I wouldn't have bought his records. I'll bend on "It's My Life", though; I like that one.
“The Devil’s Right Hand”. Another great Steve Earle song.
Indeed 😊😊😊
That was my introduction to Steve Earle. I saw the movie Betrayed in the theatre in 1988ish. The closing credits had Devil's Right Hand as the backing music. I sat through those credits waiting to see who did the song, I was so intrigued by it. Thus began my lifelong love of Steve Earle's music.
Superbly covered by Johnny Cash, too.
Meet Me in the Alleyway is another great song
One of the very greatest American songwriters. Still a force. Real storyteller and performer.
Americana personified
We all came home with a brand new plan. I'm a grower in Oregon now helping Veterans with their PTSD's.
Thank you!
Wow dude that's awesome. Jeez bet you hear some stories. Just curious your opinion on "Forrest Gump" what that might be
👍 6 grow houses in oklahoma. 1970-86👍
With Colombia and Mexico, I have a feeling they were growing something different than you are XD
Earle is a treasure. I am a 70 yr old Irish woman who watches you lads every time a new video comes across my screen. Check out Earl's tune Galway Girl...plenty more mandolin in that one. ☘️
Love me some Steve Earle. One of the pioneers of Alt Country.
I really started to pay attention to Country music because of Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam and Maria McKee / Lone Justice.
You boys have stumbled into the wonderful world of Americana. It's where the good music is nowadays.
This!
Truth!
Perhaps we'll even get some Emmy Lou Harris "Wrecking Ball" stuff now. "DEEPER WELL" is a banger!
@@emilyflotilla931 I'd kill to hear the boys hit something from Wrecking Ball. That's such a great album and Daniel Lanois killed it on the production.
@scottingram7634 He sure did. I saw her and the band on tour when the album came out. Pure fire, the entire night! I love her Rock and Roll side as much as her other music. Anything by her would be great anyway. Don't know if the demographic would upvote her enough in a poll, though.
I ‘ve always loved this song. Outlaw country at its best. Moonshine still, foot stomping, back in the boonies kind of song.
FINALLY some steve earle. legendary american storyteller and political commentator. Some new rabbit holes: his son justin townes earle was also an amazing songwriter and had the coolest voice ever. from jte you should check out harlem river blues - alex especially might like the lyrics. from steve, there's a collaboration with the pogues called johnny come lately.
JTE was a great songwriter. He is missed.
Ah, The Pogues! Another great band!
I was fortunate to live in the DC area back in the 80s where we had WHFS playing alternative music. Great stuff!
Steve Earle has a deep catalog. Next try “Guitar Town”.
Also, Steve’’s son, Justin Townes Earle (RIP), had some great songs - “Harlem River Blues” to name just one
Named after the great Townes Van Zandt 😊😊😊
Gone too soon, sad he didn't get further with his career
@@ReleaseTheQuackers indeed 😊😊😊😊
Every song on the guitar town album is a winner.
BTW - when Springsteen goes to a bar, he plays Steve Earle on the Jukebox
I miss Justin Townes Earle! Champagne Corolla
Steve Earl is also an actor. I always enjoy seeing him pop up, he was featured in both The Wire and Treme. Just a wonderful character actor and musician.
Loved Treme!!
Glad he kicked H
It was killing him… like it always does.
Absolutely love him as Waylon on The Wire.
Lyrics are brilliant. A whole lifestory in 5mins.
They need to do Treetop Flyer by Stephen Stills.
"I learned a few things from Charlie, doncha know": "Charlie" is the slang term used by US soldiers who served in Viet Nam for the opposition forces they were fighting, who were typically not officially North Vietnamese soldiers, but local anti-government (and so Communist) guerrillas.
Memories…
Never occurred to me that this generation would not get the reference. The Vietnamese insurgents were know as the Viet Cong - known by our troops as VC, or, phonetically, Victor Charlie - thus shortened to just "Charlie".
@@p99t0013 That never occurred to me when I first heard this song, in the mid 1980s. The term was commonly understood back then.
It only occurred to me while watching this reaction...by two young guys who likely were not aware of the meaning of the reference.
@@p99t0013 He don't surf.
GREAT Outlaw song.
Absolute banger, Outlaw country. Good stuff.
One of the best singer songwriters. From Texas.
You can put Billy Joe Shaver on that list!
Nope. He's Canadian.
Steve Earle was born in Viginia
His family moved to San Antonio when he was two. He is from Texas.
@@rebeccarobb4121 , ah, so his birth certificate says Texas, oh, wait ...
Steve Earle is priceless!! His songwriting, his story telling, his guitar playing...amazing!! You can pick any Steve Earle song and be grateful for having heard it!
"Learned a few things from Charlie, don'tcha know / Better stay away from Copperhead Road" some of the most interesting lyrics. When I was stationed in the UK in the 80's, I saw Steve Earle in concert. The stage was only as high as my thigh, and I was so close to him I could have reached out pulled his mic stand off the stage. Helluva great Artist is Steve Earle. To me this song is "S" tier.
Glad you liked it. As someone whose grandfather and great grandfather were arrested as part of a moonshine operation, I love that part of Southern History. 😁
A living legend, Earle is largely responsible for keeping Americana a relevant genre in the post grunge era.
In the late 80's Steve was HUGE. In country, rock, even with Bikers. I have played this tune with many bands....never gets old. Thanks Guys.
Saw Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Cotton Club in Atlanta many years ago and oh my God what a show! And The Jeff Healy Band opened for them! Rock and Roll Heaven!
I was there, too!
Jeff Healey, Canadian legend
This song never fails to give me chills.
Steve has a lot of Irish influence in his music too (in the way that a lot of Appalachian music has Irish roots). His song The Galway Girl is kind of a celebration of that. It’s a great tune.
Blue grass, originally known as the Scottish ulster experience was there ah century before the Irish started arriving here in numbers, just saying
when this song came out it was a HUGE hit in my area, not only on country radio stations but rock/hard rock stations.
Mine too. I've only ever listened to rock stations as a kid. This is where I heard it. Same with Long Haired Country Boy and The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band.
Steve Earle is an incredible musician, great songwriter and most importantly, played Waylon on The Wire 😊
Steve Earle is a rabbit hole that's hard to climb out of....
Awesome reaction! More like this? “Can’t Let Go” by Lucinda Williams from her album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” which happened to be produced by the one and only Steve Earle. 😎
Both great songs!
Lucinda always sings like she's hit the booze early but it still sounds great! The Americana/ Outlaw Country genere is still featuring great talent both young and older and is attracting many rockers. Canadian, Colter Wall is a prime example of young talent. He sounds far beyond his years.
Love Lucinda! Some Emmy Lou Harris would be great too.
No one hitter here, boys, one of the greatest writers to ever live.
This song was a HUGE favorite in C&W clubs for line dancing....lol...still is
You guys should really hear Uncle Tupelo. They combined rock, folk, punk and country and basically started the alt-country scene. “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is a good place to start
This!!!
omg... I love Uncle Tupelo. Jay Farrar went on to form Son Volt and Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco. Of course, you probably know this. :-)
Please!!
Hank Williams III often mixes tradition with hard core.
I also enjoy some Pokey LaFarge every now and then.
I have heard this song hundreds of times. It never fails to give me goosebumps.
He's a terrific songwriter. This song is so economical: three verses, three generations, three parallel stories.
Steve brought in the Pogues to help create "Johnny Come Lately". Steve has been around for decades with multiple well known songs/hits (top 40) in various music categories plus 3 Grammy awards. His music is best defined as outlaw country and Americana. The guy's a true musical treasure.
Great artist,amazing songwriter and performer.
What I love most about your reactions is that you don’t go for the “official” videos. You guys are one of the few who get the real experience of a piece.
Gotta hit his son next - Justin Townes Earle was an incredible singer-songwriter. Steve was part of the cast on "The Wire" when I worked on that show - nice guy.
Gone too soon, sad he didn't get further with his career
Little Rock 'n Roller is a tough listen since JTE death.
Theres a ton of talent to check out. The rabbit hole is deep.
Glad to see you getting into some country. What a rabbit hole that would be! Please keep it up. Some of the very best musicians ever are in the country genre.
Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, just right there you have decades of musical genious to dig through.
Celtic Rock more like.
@@robr135 much of the bluegrass music has celtic influences from Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled in Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee. This is also why those areas are known for whiskey distillation, as the Irish and Scottish immingrans brought that with them as well.
This is ROCKABILLY people!🔥
I’ve seen Steve live twice and both gigs are in my top 5 concerts of all time!
I was a little kid in New York, walking around with rock and rap everywhere, when I first heard this, loved it immediately then, and still do.
This is one of those songs that never gets old.
Saw Steve Earle at a Lollapalooza in hmmm, 97 I think. Just outside of Dallas. Went on right before Soundgarden and Metallica. The reception was what you might expect from a bunch of people waiting to hear BadMotorFinger and Master of Puppets. People throwing plastic water bottles at the stage. Earle replies, "come on, that's all? We're used to getting glass thrown at us!" Right on cue, a glass bottle flies above the crowd, hitting a light fixture and shattering above the stage. "now that's more like it!" he says as they go straight into some kick ass rock n roll! Loved it!
This song is a jam!
IT’s best played loud as you can crank it from the beginning!
I voted for this song on the poll. I think you all would like the Amy N' Me version she adds another verse and it really works well. Love this song and Steve Earle was definitely not a one hit wonder. He uses several different genres as his influence. Americana, Bluegrass, classic rock and country. His best songs include "Guitar Town," "The Devil's Right Hand," "Back to The Wall," "Snake Oil," "You Belong To Me," "Nothing but a Child," "Johnny Come Lately" and "Once You Love." Little known fact. Copperhead Road was an actual road near Mountain City, Tennessee, in an area known to locals as "Big Dry Run". They actually changed the name of the road because people kept stealing the sign. As always excellent reaction. I knew you would like it. Peeeeace ouuuuutt
"Someday" is another good one from Steve Earl.
About an hour from where I live, a real song a real place, thanks guys.
The version of "Johnny Come Lately" he did with The Pogues is such an excellent illustration of the lineage between American folk-country and Celtic music.
A continuation of this sound would be some Alt Country. Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco…
A thousand times, yes!!!!!
Throw in some Chris Knight.
Steve is great, but I also loved his son's music as well. Justin Townes Earle passed away a couple years ago. They both have great music. ❤
Copperhead Road is a real place in Johnson County Tennessee. They had to change the name of the road because everyone kept stealing the signs.
It is just outside Mountain City, Tn.
Heard Steve being interviewed on radio circa late 80s. He was talking about the origin of the song. In the interview, he said in the early 80s playing one of the bars in Johnson City, TN, and he got to talking to a local woman about how her grandaddy ran whiskey, but her brother started growing weed after 'Nam. They did rename the road.
@@richeaton5752 yea, I live in Sullivan County Tn the next county over.
@@32ndBrother Carter. Relatives from Mtn City
Carter Co here too!@@richeaton5752
I suggest "Drive-By truckers - "Outfit" Same brilliant dirty southern lyrics. Touching, moving song.
Great video guys
Righteous Path
(8:24) Alex "shot gunning" a beer and flipping a MASSIVE truck tire! Holy smokes, Alex!
That and more on their Only Fans channel.
@@djohnspangler LMFAO!!!
Thank you... Thank you... Thank you. I've watched all kinds of videos where people play and discuss music videos and you two play the video all the way before discussing it and not keep stopping it every few moments. Makes it more enjoyable to watch you guys. B.T.W. Steve Earle is one in a million with his music. Thanks for this.
Fine Americana song by Earl. Must try James McMurtry "Choctaw Bingo"
That song is a friggin' blast!
So glad you guys have now experienced Steve Earl. He's a legend.
Steve Earle - talking about a rabbit hole.
My wife and I spent a whole summer vacation in 2000 hearing nearly nothing but seven SE albums.
You are in my neck of the woods now!! East Tennessee, Gods country!!
He wrote the song after getting his first mandolin; those were the first chords he learned and it was written on mandolin! By the way, one pop hit, lots of country hits and even more plain great songs. He is a songwriting giant.
The lyrics (and everything else) are sooooo good in this song.
I was just dancing to this song the other day while cleaning my apartment. Alex is dressed for this song. Happy to see it finally made the A&A show! Try Tyler Childers "Whitehouse Road", another one that can make you dance.
Best concert I have ever seen, hands down. Lifetime fan.
This is ground zero for the alt-country movement. There are a ton of other bands in this space worth checking out -- Whiskeytown, Wilco, the Jayhawks, My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash (Johnny's daughter), KathleenEdwards, The Old Crow Medicine Show.
Yea to every single one of these!!!
This is one of my favorite songs EVER!!!
Whole new genre for you guys - Americana. So sweet - old 97s, whiskeytown, Wilco, Calexico, Avett Brothers, etc etc
Steve Earle was a protege of sorts of Townes Van Zandt who may be the greatest American songwriter, at least Steve thought so. He named his son Justin Townes Earle and he had a good career himself until he died young. In the same ballpark would be Guy Clarke, who is a goldmine of “hard country” type songs. And I’ll just throw in Robert Earl Keene to round out some more 3 name hard country artists.
Robert Earl Keen's the Road Goes on Forever, his or Joe Ely's
guy clarke . . . i was listening to the bbc one day and dublin blues came on, from the transatlantic sessions with karen matheson. one of those times when a song has just stopped me dead in my tracks. i've heard other versions since then but that one is almost supernaturally perfect.
That makes me proud that you fellers appreciate Steve Earle. You should listen to more. I can decode that song for anyone that wants me to.
Copperhead Road is one of the few songs I still remember where I was, and what I was doing, the first time I heard it. Damn what a song. A++
One of the best singer songwriters. Guitar Town, Home To Houston, Michelangelo, Jerusalem. 50 years of terrific songs.
I love the way as the story tells 3 generations of history through 3 verses, the instrumentation changes to mirror the era of the story/verse
His volume and scope of work is nothing short of spectacular. Randy Travis, Dwight Yokum and Steve Earle all started up "careers" at the same time. Steve wins!!! L💞ve from Canada.
Line dancing to this all the time at country spots
Try "Guitar Town," Satellite Radio," and "The Revolution Starts NOW" for great storytelling with a variety of soundscapes
Steve Earl is a super underrated songwriter. This song is also just such a cool and unique blend of the instruments and storytelling of real country with the wild rebelliousness of real rock; brilliant song!
Just love this song as you say great storytelling and vibe.
I never expected to see that song on here, but you guys keep impressing with your willingness to listen to new stuff. Love this song! Keep up the great work, guys.
No Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, finally. Steve Earle is the best. Great writer and troubadour! His hero was Townes Van Zandt.
And rightfully so! Townes Van Zandt was an amazing songwriter!
Steve Earle has pure talent! Definitely not a one hit wonder! I almost fell over when I saw it on the list!!! You guys need to check out his albums Copper Head Road and Guitar Town! So many great hits on those!!! Thanks for reacting to this song! Brings back many great childhood memories ♥️
Ooh what a treat! Steve's a great story teller.
Hank Williams Jr. A country boy can survive, Blues man, Family tradition & many more!
A Country Boy Can Survive goes hand in glove with Copperhead Road.
Steve Earle has so many great songs. Another great outlaw country artist that you had on a poll at one point is Waylon Jennings. For a punk/rock influenced variation, how about some Uncle Tupelo?
Great picks!
So glad to see some Uncle Tupelo requests!
I bet you both would like The Georgia Satellites - "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" - another southern band from the 80's. It was a hit in '86 or '87.
Great recommendation, but they have reviewed it already. Both of them enjoyed it
So glad you hit this tune! I’ve introduced so many friends to Steve. He’s a very underrated artist! Thanks boys.
This is the song that gets the crowds up and line dancing at the country bars.
Was smoking when watching this and the joint fell outta my mouth watching that beer chug-tire flip. Fucking awesome!!!! LMFAO. Love it
1987, maybe ‘88, this was a staple for us at a fire, out in the woods, down by the river, POSSIBLY with some adult beverages, this whole tape blaring until the truck shook. Great times, great memories. To paraphrase kenny chesney, every time I hear that song, I go back to that time.
It’s amazing how many other noted musicians have a tremendous respect and recognition for Steve Earle’s work. By the way, you guys look like you’re ready to drive some trucks down South.
The bagpipe sounds are tribute to the Ulster Scots heritage of the biggest part of the Appalachian people. Such a great song.
Maaaann when this came on in the country nightclub I worked at, the atmosphere was electric. Line dancing, stomping, screaming BIG BLACK DODGE. I miss it XD
Thanks for bringing me a song that I never heard before that I like! 👍
One of America’s greatest singer songwriting storytellers who lived a hard life.
I recommend the entire "I Feel Alright" album (1996). Roots country, folk and rock and roll. Great songwriting and playing. Steve Earle was an integral part of the alternative country scene that found prominence in the mid-1980s and he's still doing it today.
Love you two brothers! Keep exploring! Never Stop!
He's a musician's musician.
One of the best
Absolutely love your guys reaction to this song. It's one of my all-time favorites and my two and a half year old granddaughter really boogies to it -😅
One of the ultimate road trip driving songs.🇨🇦🇨🇦
Steve Earle knew his roots. Notice the bagpipe sounds, references to his background.
Thanks for going back and hitting this. Just a great song. Alex, you should watch your own reaction and rerate this as an S. You were DIGGIGN it. trust yourself!