EMUSIC-L Digest Volume 61, Issue 13 This issue's topics: Copperhead Road (6 messages) While we are on the subject....... (3 messages) Your EMUSIC-L Digest moderator is Joe McMahon . You may subscribe to EMUSIC-L by sending mail to listserv@american.edu with the line "SUB EMUSIC-L your name" as the text. The EMUSIC-L archive is a service of SunSite (sunsite.unc.edu) at the University of North Carolina. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 03:53:05 -0500 From: Bolo Mk XXXIX Subject: HELP: Coper Head Road Hello, I would like to ask for everyone's help. I am looking for some inform- ation about a song, which I think is called 'Coper Head Road.' What I want to know is: Who does it? What is the actual name of the song? What album is it on? At what ftp site can I find the lyrics? This is all the information I can provide to help anyone give me the answers I have requested: The song tells a story. It starts out as the singer (male) reminisces about his youth. He begins be saying that his dad used to come down from coperhead road every summer/spring (?) to buy some moonshine supplies. "...and some coper line, everyone knew in the name of shine." His father buys an old car and he and his friend/brother/cousin (?) tweak the engine to high performance. "...tore the engine down, I can still remember that rumblin' sound." I think after this, their are a couple of versus, which I cannot remem- ber anything about. There is mention about burning whiskey on the road: "...you could smell the whiskey burning down coperhead road." Next, the singer talks about being down in Mexico and finding a plant (canibis, but he never actually says so.) He takes the plant back home (to coperhead road) and plants it outback (of something?) Next there is mention of a chopper and maybe the DEA. I am not sure. The final lines of the song are: "I learned a thing or two from daddy, don'tcha know, you better stay away from coperhead road." The only other things I can remember are: A) The song is either in 4/6 or 8/6 time signature. Immediately following the refrain, their is a strong drum/guitar rhythm; the beats for the rhythm are: 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 or 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/4. B) The song is medium fast paced, I forget the correct term (allegro?) I wish I had more info. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me! -Rick. -- -Rick. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 09:38:48 GMT From: Michael Chang Subject: Re: COPPERHEAD ROAD The song you're looking for is by Steve Earle off an album by the same name, "Copperhead Road". ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 13:16:49 -0400 From: "ANDREW G. YOUNGER" Subject: Re: HELP: Coper Head Road Copperhead Road is the proper title of this song aand apparentl;y it is by Steve Earle it ismost likely on the album Copperhead Road. Good luck finding it. Andrew AYOUNGER@ac.dal.ca ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 17:35:31 GMT From: Sharon Fisher Subject: Re: HELP: Coper Head Road Steve Earle. Copperhead Road is the name of the song and the album. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 17:53:44 GMT From: Greg House Subject: Re: HELP: Coper Head Road Copperhead Road was done by Steve Earle(sp). Greg ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 00:57:52 GMT From: David Gibbs Subject: Re: HELP: Coper Head Road In article <2jcslh$giv@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>, Bolo Mk XXXIX wrote: >Hello, The song is Copperhead Road, from the album of the same name by Steve Earle. His grandfather made moonshine, died running, it he volunteers, goes to Vietnam, comes back and decides to grow marijuana instead of doing moonshine, but in the same area. > "...and some copper line, > everyone knew in the name of shine." "everyone knew he was making moon shine" is more correct > "I learned a thing or two from daddy, don'tcha know, > you better stay away from coperhead road." That is from "charlie" not from daddy -- definitely an important difference. Charlie, of course, was the nick-name for the viet-cong during the Vietnam war/police action. -David (dagibbs@qnx.com) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 22:05:38 -0500 From: DEMOLITION MAN Subject: While we are on the subject....... Hey guys. Since we are on the subject of arists/songs where one or the other is unknown, I was hoping I might get some help. There is this song with a repeating analog synth line and I think it is called "You'd Better..." I believe this mainly because the song goes something like this.." When I say I love you you say "you beter" backing: You Better You Better You Bet.... When I say I need you You say "you better" Backing: You Better ou Better You bet.... It sounds like a cross between Meatloaf and Electric Light Orchestra. In any case, could someone point me in the right direction for an artist/title. My sister has been bugging me for weeks about it and I can't find anyone who knows the group. Thanks, Phil SPS5251@siena.bitnet ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Feb 1994 21:35:24 CST From: HARRY HAECKER Subject: Re: While we are on the subject....... Phil, A little known band from the U.K. called The Who wrote that ditty. Hmm, never thought of Roger Daltrey as sounding like Meatloaf before. Harry ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 01:37:47 EST From: Dexter Gauche Subject: Re: While we are on the subject....... DEMOLITION MAN writes: > When I say I love you > you say "you beter" > backing: You Better You Better You Bet.... > When I say I need you > You say "you better" > Backing: You Better ou Better You bet.... > > It sounds like a cross between Meatloaf and Electric Light Orchestra. In > any case, could someone point me in the right direction for an artist/title. > My sister has been bugging me for weeks about it and I can't find anyone > who knows the group. I think this is a song from Pete Townsend's "Empty Glass" album. ------------------------------ End of the EMUSIC-L Digest ******************************