So this is Tennessee Ernie Ford and he's most known for the song "Sixteen Tons" but this little ditty is also on his greatest hits collection and it's such a beautiful trip to weirdsville that I have to post it. My friend Michael and I were listening to records one day when he came up with a "you gotta hear this" moment. He puts this song on and instantly we're both acting the song out. Actually, we're not really acting the song out so much as we're imagining what it would've been like to be in the studio when ole Ernie did his thang. Priceless. Some things we noticed...check the adlibs after the whip-cracks (I'll skin you rawhide! I believe is one...though they're indiscernible. Also, the contempt when he talks about bringing the settlers their pills. Very strange. And, of course, the wildly modulating voice. This guy was apparently a radio announcer before he got into music and this song is a good example of what radio announcers dreamed about back in the day. Also, apparently all radio announcers had to look like Errol Flynn.
Tennessee Ernie Ford- Mule Train
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