America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer & Jethro
America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer & Jethro
ASIN: B000002ZB4
Track Listings
| 1. Tennessee Border No. 2 |
| 2. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Jethro Burns, June Carter Cash, Homer Haynes |
| 3. Tennessee, Tennessee |
| 4. I'm Movin' On No. 2 |
| 5. Li'l Ole Kiss of Fire |
| 6. Billboard Song |
| 7. Jam-Bowl-Liar |
| 8. You Belong to Me No. 2 |
| 9. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyeballs |
| 10. (How Much) Is That Doggie in the Window? |
| 11. She Was Bitten on the Udder by an Adder |
| 12. Hernando's Hideaway |
| 13. Let Me Go, Blubber |
| 14. Mr. Sandman |
| 15. Yaller Rose of Texas, You All |
| 16. Sixteen Tons |
| 17. Hart-Brake Motel |
| 18. Battle of Kookamonga |
| 19. I Want to Hold Your Hand |
| 20. Misty |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Now this is a vital reissue project. From the '40s to the '60s, guitarist Henry "Homer" Haynes and mandolinist Kenneth "Jethro" Burns often put their virtuosity and swing (not to mention those of Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, and the great Nashville drummer Buddy Harman) into service as deconstructive tools applied to the hits of the day. You might say the duo's parodies struck blows against the straight-faced tyranny of both mainstream pop and "hillbilly" music; you'll also note that Homer and Jethro seem to be having too much fun to care about such high-flown notions. Still, listen to "Hart-Brake Motel" and hear how Elvis's RCA labelmates do more than, say, John Cale, to dissolve any saccharine looming in the original. "Turpentine" becomes an all-purpose rhyme (in separate songs, a girlfriend and a dog fall into barrels of it); eating crackers in bed is declared "a crummy habit"; and, in a move presaging Andy Kaufman's postmodern self-mockery, Haynes and Burns recommend that copies of their own "Billboard Song" be destroyed. The team even managed a final affront to good taste years after Haynes's death, when their anarchic treatment of "Misty" (included here) provided the template for Ray Stevens's follow-up to "The Streak." Oh, and "you know what a basketball nose is," don't you? "It dribbles all over the place." --Rickey Wright
America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer & Jethro,Homer & Jethro,Razor & Tie,Comedy,Country,Country & Western,Country Comedy,Pop,Traditional Country
Average customer rating: 
|
America's Song Butchers: The Weird World Of Homer & Jethro
Homer & Jethro Manufacturer: Razor & Tie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Traditional Country
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
General
| Comedy
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
Country Comedy
| Comedy
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002ZB3 Release Date: 1997-03-18 |
Tracks:
Amazon.com
Now this is a vital reissue project. From the '40s to the '60s, guitarist Henry "Homer" Haynes and mandolinist Kenneth "Jethro" Burns often put their virtuosity and swing (not to mention those of Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, and the great Nashville drummer Buddy Harman) into service as deconstructive tools applied to the hits of the day. You might say the duo's parodies struck blows against the straight-faced tyranny of both mainstream pop and "hillbilly" music; you'll also note that Homer and Jethro seem to be having too much fun to care about such high-flown notions. Still, listen to "Hart-Brake Motel" and hear how Elvis's RCA labelmates do more than, say, John Cale, to dissolve any saccharine looming in the original. "Turpentine" becomes an all-purpose rhyme (in separate songs, a girlfriend and a dog fall into barrels of it); eating crackers in bed is declared "a crummy habit"; and, in a move presaging Andy Kaufman's postmodern self-mockery, Haynes and Burns recommend that copies of their own "Billboard Song" be destroyed. The team even managed a final affront to good taste years after Haynes's death, when their anarchic treatment of "Misty" (included here) provided the template for Ray Stevens's follow-up to "The Streak." Oh, and "you know what a basketball nose is," don't you? "It dribbles all over the place." --Rickey WrightCustomer Reviews:
we want more of classic homer & jethro.......2007-02-25
It's a dog, but I like dogs........2006-11-12
I'll give you two bits fer that hound dog........2005-07-30
If only..........2005-02-05
No wonder Spike had them as guest stars..........2003-05-15
Album Review: