Songs about drinking are by no means a new phenomenon. Drinking song #31 goes way back to the 1860s. Here’s a stylish version by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra from the 40s. Little Brown Jug Here’s a fun version played on a 6 string banjo… Read More
Drinking Song #30 is from the Tom Waits album Foreign Affairs. Never Talk to Strangers features Bette Midler, and it’s a beautiful duet. Only suckers fall in love with perfect strangers. I love Ms. Midler’s last line: Oh you don’t look like such a chump.… Read More
Within the theme songs about drinking, there is an entire sub-theme songs about moonshine. Drinking Song #26 is Copperhead Road by Steve Earle Then there’s Moonshine Blues by Ma Rainey, Drinking Song #27. Here’s Moonshiner performed by Uncle Tupelo – Drinking Song #28 Finally, here… Read More
Drinking song #25 on our ever expanding list is a country tune called Pop a Top, performed by Jim Ed Brown.
Here’s Drinking Song #24, It was the Whiskey Talkin, Not Me. This isn’t the version I was looking for. There’s another one that starts out as a country tune but features some Dixieland style horns. However, beggers can’t be choosers. Here’s The Killer:
This one had to come around on the guitar eventually. Drinking Song #23 is Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett.
Drinking Song #22 is called Champagne Charlie. Let’s go back to 1932 and Blind Blake: This tune actually goes further back to 1862. Wikipedia suggests: Champagne Charlie is a music hall song from the 19th century composed by Alfred Lee with lyrics by George Leybourne.… Read More
…because after listening to Drinking Song #21, Drunken Lazy Bastard, performed by the Mahones, you may have to drop everything and immediately go drink several beers.
Somebody landed on this chunk of blog real estate after having entered the following question in a search engine: “Are Norwegians Happy?” Seems like a sweeping generalization to me. I wondered how that strange question would lead someone to 27thstreet, until it struck me that… Read More
It made my day when I stumbled into this gem on YouTube thinking about song should be Drinking Song #20 on our little list. This video features scenes from the 1948 Kurosawa film Drunken Angel set to the song Drunken Angel by Lucinda Williams. Very… Read More
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