Hank Williams-Move It On Over

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lza3NVH6Ig

[Amerigo Vespucci]

1. I was never the world's biggest George Thorogood fans, but...

...I always thought covering the song was a wise early-career decision on his part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV05IH3a4Bg

I grew up in a home filled with the sounds of Hank, Buck Owens, Cowboy Copas, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash...

Hank was a lot like Johnny Cash...they may have been "country" performers, but they were really rock stars. Hank was Axl Rose in a Nudie suit and hat.

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ON EDIT: What I forgot to say is that Hank Williams III seems to have been the heir to the Hank Senior mojo, while Hank Jr took a sharp left at "ignorant redneck."

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2. 1947!

The song is pure rock.

I wonder if Social-D ever did a cover of this...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

3. It would be a natural for them...

...my single favorite song of theirs is "Ghost Town Blues," which has more than a touch of Hank in it. I always considered that song to be a darker cousin to Dwight Yoakam's "Long White Cadillac," written about Hank's last ride.

I don;t know if you ever saw a book called "Rock Dreams" by artist Guy Peellaert...his work graced the covers of The Stones' "Only Rock & Roll" and Bowie's "Diamond Dogs"...

...but there was a portrait of Hank's last ride in that book. On one hand, it's a bit morbid. On the other hand, Hank went out with his boots on...literally...and I think it succeeds on that level.



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4. I wanted to post Long White Cadillac yesterday, but couldn't find a good version of it. nt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. YouTube apparently deep-sixed the "official music video"...

...too bad, because it is a black and white visual treat, and Dwight rocks out pretty aggressively at the end, after the "Ahhhhhhhh, By Bye Baby" bit.

I know I've posted it at LEAST once on DU...that's how I found out it was gone, when I returned with the intention of a repost.

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6. here we go, cmt

http://www.cmt.com/videos/dwight-yoakam/53910/long-white-cadillac.jhtml?id=1587232

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7. Oh YEAH. I've only wanted to see that about 200 times since YouTube dropped it.

Thanks for posting...that baby is BOOKMARKED.

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[EndersDame]

8. I love Hank Sr! Here is an old Betty Boop synched w/Jambalaya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOlYKNIiooQ

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9. very cool, thanks

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[EndersDame]

10. Hank Sr. Kicks the shit out of modern "country" entertainers

and yes I said entertainers not artists. I think that he is probably one of my favorite song writers

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11. ain't that the truth nt