Until today, I haven’t focused our little list of drinking songs on the polka. Drinking Song #35 features the Concertina All Stars performing The Drunker’s Lament. I love the dancers in this video. And for #36 here’s Walter Ostanek and friends performing The Bartender’s Polka… Read More
Drinking Song #34, What shall we do with a drunken sailor? is a traditional sea shanty from the 19th century. It’s also known as Up She Rises. Here are the Clancy’s with Tommy Makem…
I’ve posted various versions of this tune in the past – because it’s a fantastic song and because it happened at the right place and the right time (Memphis 1951) to help usher in rock ‘n roll. You might say that Rocket 88, a song… 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. http://youtu.be/sfBKKrJNbCg Here’s Moonshiner performed by Uncle Tupelo – Drinking Song #28 Finally,… 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: http://youtu.be/V79U0pZqX3w
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: http://youtu.be/Ekh2ysgiw3Y 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… 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.
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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