Redneck Playlist Hilight [Part 5]

Here we are again. Part 5. Before we start, I wannt to thank all our fans out there clicking on our website and refreshing it so we get more views. You'all are the true heroes of this world.

We've covered a lot in this series. From Bluegrass to St Louis Jazz to Big bad country pop, there's a lot of music rednecks listen to that can be called country. But theres at least one thing we ddint investigate yet: The comedy aspect of redneck music.

Alot of redneck music actually has this touch of funniness. Because its such a ridiculous genre to begin with, of course, it is impossible to ignore the elephant in the room, so to speak. In your journeys through country music you will find that a lot of them poke fun at themselves in subtle and obvious ways. Here's just some titles as an example: "No trash in my trailer", "All my rowdy friends are coming over tonight", and "Country state of mind".

This is a great thing about country music. It recognizes its faults and excesses, and it trys to deal with them through self-referential or self depricatin jokes or even through hyperboly of the style and story types that they present.

Here's a few examples:




I know, I know, Johnny cash isn't necessarily country or redneck. But he has had a big influence on the jeanre. We'll deal with him more next time, but this song is specifically exactly the kind of piece that shows off the fun loving side of country music. Its a story, which is crucial to this kind of song, but it is a ridiculous story. Cash extenuates his drawl for this song too, to make it sound more noticeable. Country music epitomizes and critiques the cultures from which it originates, and the wonderful thing is that its the people doing it themselves.

Finally, the playlist we have this time is from Spotify user Jimmy Bower. He's compiled a good list of light hearted, celebratory songs from country artists like Colt Ford, whose name is even certainly a reference to the excessives of cars and guns in country music+cultrue.

Just take a listen! You'll immediately hear the jokey side of the genre, and maybe if you take it lightly rather than trying to actually listen to country as serious music, you'll achually enjoy it.