I live in Durant Ok. i know the area he talks about very well even know where he talks about in Ks.as well since i grew up south of Wichita.The area i live now is full of meth n the people he talks about.The greatest cw song ever is not what u think it is its a song called Dan Blocker by Gorf Morlex now thats a great song give it a listen.
@jdg3273 Agreed I have family in Caddo, OK has always been the place for Meth for several years! I know that it is not a reason to be proud of but the Indie casinos have changed the area a lot, but in my opinion the Comanches deserve every damn dollar they get!
@Moose6340-No remember David Allen Coe's version of "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" written by Steve Goodman is the greatest C&W song ever. He said so and everything. So Jimmy's song can only be second best. But undoubtedly it is the best dysfunctional family song ever.
@LAMBKILLER You Never Even Called me by My Name was the greatest C&W song ever. This song has been elevated above that to the Greatest Song Ever. Much higher :-D
Saw James last night in Salt Lake City. Again a KILLER SHOW. This guy is the real deal. And being from Oklahoma originally, I can attest to the mood he paints in this tune.
1st time I heard this is when some friends "Outlaw Jim and The Whiskey Benders" did a cover of it! Love it! Check them out if you want. They have some originals...but anyway. Just wanted to say I love this song. I can see it as he sings it!!
OK, so we've got boozing up the kids to keep 'em quiet on a road trip, moonshine, crystal meth, guns, 18-wheelers, neon, lingerie, halter tops, and incest. THIS IS THE GREATEST SONG EVER.
Ashamed to say I only became aware of this song when I saw Bill Sheffield perform it at Bronte Blues Club last night. Not only did he credit James McMurtry with the authorship; he also stressed how much he admired McMurtry as a songwriter.
This song is an epic. A wonderful evocation of working class life almost anywhere.
My guess is that he remembers all of his "babies" names. I suspect the 'thumbs down" was because it talked about sex, drugs and guns - you know reality!
Just heard this song of Radio Margaritaville. Great song. If not for Radio Margaritaville alot of people wouldn't hear this great music. Because local radio stations play junk. Thanks to Sirius or Xm peoplecan discover great music.
The funiest part of this is that I grew up in OK & I swear this describes so many people! Except for the kissin' cousins. And this is just kind of how we tell stories.
A real "human being", down to earth and intouch. I saw him at the Bluebird in Denver last summer. Great show and a class act. I get it and dig it too! Thanks for the reality check through your lyrics. I recommend ALL of James music, you'll never be disappointed. He reminds me of me when I was young and wish we could hang out and chill together. I got a few stories of my own. Just saying!
@KtomcatChas Double drop D (DADGBD) with capo on 2nd fret, song key is E. Make a partial D chord form on strings 3 & 2 with I and R fingers, hit pull-downs with middle finger on bass strings 5th fret (watch a lot of vids). He uses these moves on a number of rockin' songs in D and E. Basically it stays on E for 3 bars, then a G to A turnaround move on the 4th bar, repeat, 2/4 feel. You have to really keep that right hand movin' and remember the words. Good luck HTH!
@joeloftusblues Thanks! I was just watching this and wondered the same thing on the tuning. I thought that was it but it's nice to know ahead of time and just get after it.
Timing has got to be a bitch singing that till you REALLY know it!
My wife is gonna so hate this song before I get it down pat.
this is the best of this song choctaw bingo without the band, wow does he know how to play that guitar and the grimaces are some of his best, i have seen him live twice in eugene oregon and he is a legend and the best story teller of our times.
scatter and divide then retry if you dont get it right the first or every time after that just keep on and clear out never say you didnt hear the crowd shout hey hey get the shit out and get the tramp to fire up and so we can ride and then bust down the street and try and hide
Liquid babysiter with the busted radiator and the cracked motor mount and I did it my self like sorta shake and bake with a lot of active ingredient baking in the hot sun now jesus swear you wont tell em even though he are to be talking and keep bumping your gums and keep on walking quit now I feel like talking but I dont know how
@papawebs49 You got that right driver! I never stopped at that McD's, but you can't miss it! Like that one up Chi-town. I love the sign on the trailer at the "Indian Smoke Shop" In 2nd Coming sized letters warning of a speed trap.I went through Baxter Springs, but Construction (The only other season for truckers is Winter) bypassed downtown_shucks! BAR & Desert Eagle at .50 cal, Berdan primers nice gun references. Trucker's fav, O&A XM202 all day! Type this in after Utube watch?v=omGxVacThKo
@mengle2004 How does the lead singer of my band remember all the words? And he just whipped it out on stage once, we just followed along, for 8-9 minutes - amazing! And no teleprompter. ;-) Now it's a regular part of our set list.
Back to the BAR,in the pacific theatre in WWII,the Japanese would wait for the emphatic sound of a BAR clip being ejected,,,,,,,and rush the rifleman between reclips,so the US grunts learned a little trick!!!They caried an empty clip and would fire a few rounds and toss the empty clip to the ground...the sound would bring an onslaught of enemy...haha...the clip in the BAR was not empty and ejected,the sound of the empty clip was a great trick..to "bring em on in a rush...alas..EZ kills!
My Uncle raised the flag on Iwo Jima..2 tours in wwII,2 tours in Korea....and a tour in Nam..all I can go by is his words.I would hope that a professional killer knew what gun he was shooting,6 round BAR....before the 20 round clip!!!When the Garand arrived it was still NOT his choice.
Porter you know your guns man...so some trivia...what did every kid in vietnam write home and ask for???hint...was not issued by the U.S military.
@cubensis4059 Toll house Cookies?? I don't know, but i'm perplexed by your Incredible Uncle who raised the flag on Iwo in 1945, than had the courage to fight 2 more wars for 20-30 years, quite an impressive service career ;)
@cubensis4059 they didnt have tours in ww2 you servered until you were wounded and returned to the states. So lemme guess he prefred the 6 round bolt action springfield. the BAR only had 20 round mags
@ford762 the m1 didnt have stripper clips, a stripper clip just holds the bullets, it is where the shells are pushed into the rifle, leaving the clip behind, striping the clip, and where did you get 6 rounds in a springfield? maybe if you carry one in the chamber, but it is known as a 5 round rifle, you dont count whats in the chamber
i dont know if you was messing wit cubensis, because he removed his comment, but yes, no tours in ww2, you served until wars end, killed, or badly wounded
Love this line from above "Texas is one of 3 states that are in the black" - that is because for thier school budget they sent $120/per student to each school district from the Obama stimulus money!!!
Tarant county, Fort Worth being the county seat gets more federal money than any ohter county besides two! They love that federal money.
THE BAR had 6 round clip and a 30.06 projectile.I love a BAR,,,shot a hole in a truck with one,,,lol.....I love this song,I listen to it every morning,I can relate
moron, there is a BAR and there is a BAR for hunting, like the one you used. Thankfully, the entire gun is so long that rather than putting the barrel under your chin. Thank the lord for long assed rfles, saves our children from blowing off their chins. The Army Bar, used a twenty round clip and a hell of a recoil spring, made by John Browning one big assed gun designer, he delivered the HMG-50 which carries his name, not to mention the M-1 rifle, called by Gen Patton the "god of battle"
@bigsoxfan2 J.M.Browning did not design the M1 That was John C. Garand (hence its name the M1 "Garand") And the HMG-50 is actually called the Browning M2. Also there is the M1918(A1, A2) BAR (military) and the B.A.R./ B.A.R. II (modern sporting rifle, nothing in common with the other BAR other than name). And its not the length of the rifle that "saves kids", if someone is determined they can work around a long barrel. Teach your kids how to handle firearms and they will be safe no matter what.
Not only could be the best C/W song ever written but the best song ever written period!!
maximumbob2 1 week ago in playlist YouTube Mix for James McMurtry
See him grindin' his jaw... It's that crystal method
defjux420 1 week ago
this could be the best country/western song ever written..
Skinwand 1 week ago in playlist YouTube Mix for James McMurtry
ray wylie hubbard wrote this song
usarmy022 3 weeks ago
@usarmy022 No Ray wylie Hubbard covers this song. James wrote it for the Saint Mary of the woods album.
bolobow 3 weeks ago in playlist James McMurtry
If you dislike this; you are politically correct and have no roots in the fabric of America. Eat a peach......
blackirishdave 2 months ago 2
@blackirishdave LMFAO
MrWhisper72 5 days ago
jdg,,you're an idiot..or not...where can i listen to your songs, that are better than McMurtrys'?
KtomcatChas 2 months ago
That's one great big ol pistol, 50 caliber made by bad ass Hebrews
shari9216 3 months ago 8
hell yea
JanieSue81 5 months ago
Basic day In Down here in Oklahoma lol .
Macgruber111 5 months ago
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Ray Wylie's version is a million times better...and this is still pretty good so that's saying a lot.
ParasiticDaemon 5 months ago
@ParasiticDaemon No way, Ray can barely play guitar!!! This one "moves" and doesn't drag like the version of Ray's I just saw.
ScottHHale 3 months ago
@ParasiticDaemon Ray is cool
shannonborntrager 1 month ago
I live in Durant Ok. i know the area he talks about very well even know where he talks about in Ks.as well since i grew up south of Wichita.The area i live now is full of meth n the people he talks about.The greatest cw song ever is not what u think it is its a song called Dan Blocker by Gorf Morlex now thats a great song give it a listen.
jdg3273 6 months ago
@jdg3273 Agreed I have family in Caddo, OK has always been the place for Meth for several years! I know that it is not a reason to be proud of but the Indie casinos have changed the area a lot, but in my opinion the Comanches deserve every damn dollar they get!
1998disco72 3 months ago
@jdg3273 "Dan Blocker" greatest ever? Surely you jest. I could've wrote that when I was 8, but I would not have because it's not even a song!
altclyti 2 months ago
@altclyti lol
shannonborntrager 1 month ago
I like this Hillbilly! he can get with it
alien4fish 6 months ago
Uncle Slayton is a beast!
Labatt35 6 months ago
That's America in decline, baby
jfaulken249 6 months ago
@Moose6340-No remember David Allen Coe's version of "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" written by Steve Goodman is the greatest C&W song ever. He said so and everything. So Jimmy's song can only be second best. But undoubtedly it is the best dysfunctional family song ever.
LAMBKILLER 6 months ago 3
@LAMBKILLER You Never Even Called me by My Name was the greatest C&W song ever. This song has been elevated above that to the Greatest Song Ever. Much higher :-D
Landrar 6 months ago
I love Johnny!
tylerwebb17 7 months ago
Saw James last night in Salt Lake City. Again a KILLER SHOW. This guy is the real deal. And being from Oklahoma originally, I can attest to the mood he paints in this tune.
YerkesDodsonCurve 7 months ago
Love it !! Anyone know what that tuning is ?
longjonwhite 7 months ago
He can play!! 12 stringer
1998disco72 7 months ago
What's the tuning?
IWUXC 7 months ago
rwh version chugs mad ass cock
jared112809 7 months ago
6 min in ... "this's the good part"
rsense 7 months ago
Saw him and his 3-man band play last Friday night, New Orleans. great show.
zazu173 8 months ago
This song rocks!!! I
BaghdaddyRandy 8 months ago
Boomer!!!
cpljones69 9 months ago
@cpljones69 GOONER!!! Go Pokes!
millertimebeast 8 months ago
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thats kinda ...gay
cpljones69 7 months ago
@cpljones69 Sooner!!!
1998disco72 7 months ago
1st time I heard this is when some friends "Outlaw Jim and The Whiskey Benders" did a cover of it! Love it! Check them out if you want. They have some originals...but anyway. Just wanted to say I love this song. I can see it as he sings it!!
yellowbean77 9 months ago
You know, the thumbs ARE kinda close to each other. Maybe those four people slipped and gave James a thumbs down. Song writing S.O.B he is.
The79woody 9 months ago 3
Love his guitar style...
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Guess they're missing out on the "rural point of view".
1961Redneck 9 months ago
Guess they're missing out on the "rural point of view".
1961Redneck 9 months ago
4 veiwers are from the city!
Hovey79 9 months ago
OK, so we've got boozing up the kids to keep 'em quiet on a road trip, moonshine, crystal meth, guns, 18-wheelers, neon, lingerie, halter tops, and incest. THIS IS THE GREATEST SONG EVER.
Moose6340 9 months ago 71
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Fuckin' A, Bubba.
maxfrost68 8 months ago 2
@Moose6340 Yep, I would say that family puts the 'fun' in dysfunctional.
I've seen him twice; he never got out the 12-string, though. This is nice.
hoghed 7 months ago
@Moose6340 Don't forget the cryptic reference to Uncle Slayton having to leave Texas.
jrewert 7 months ago
@Moose6340 I think that about covers it.
ThelynxAZ 7 months ago
Ashamed to say I only became aware of this song when I saw Bill Sheffield perform it at Bronte Blues Club last night. Not only did he credit James McMurtry with the authorship; he also stressed how much he admired McMurtry as a songwriter.
This song is an epic. A wonderful evocation of working class life almost anywhere.
jozzabfd 9 months ago 2
My guess is that he remembers all of his "babies" names. I suspect the 'thumbs down" was because it talked about sex, drugs and guns - you know reality!
johnoconnor51 10 months ago 4
Love this song. What kind of person (or four persons) turns a thumb down to THIS?
singjai108 10 months ago
Just heard this song of Radio Margaritaville. Great song. If not for Radio Margaritaville alot of people wouldn't hear this great music. Because local radio stations play junk. Thanks to Sirius or Xm peoplecan discover great music.
impala3400 10 months ago
from one OKIE to another...........yyyeeeeeeeehhaaaaaaaaawwww
phillipg43 10 months ago
The funiest part of this is that I grew up in OK & I swear this describes so many people! Except for the kissin' cousins. And this is just kind of how we tell stories.
lexaj23 11 months ago
The funiest part of this is that I grew up in OK & I swear this describes so many people!
lexaj23 11 months ago
saw him in madison and it was incredible
johnoconnor51 11 months ago
@johnoconnor51 I saw him in MADISON, too! At The High Noon! AWESOME!
DawnFremy 11 months ago
Seeing him TOMORROW NIGHT in Madison!!!!!!!
DawnFremy 11 months ago
well you can't catch me/oh baby you can't catch me/cuz if you get too close...
oh wait, wrong song.
cch1667 11 months ago
nrbq - just a little bit similar - much better song though by mr mcmurty. very clever songwriter and he can rock it.
joehiggs100 11 months ago
This song is good, but the music is totally ripped off from NRBQ's "Howard Johnson".
weenis82 11 months ago
Everything about this song is BADASS.
SargentAnus 11 months ago
We gonna have us a TIME, we gonna have us a time!
DawnFremy 1 year ago
Banging that twelve string.....never could play those .Hell of a job.
stinkingdog101 1 year ago
I LOVE that song! I'm gettin' to where I can sing along!
DawnFremy 1 year ago
LOVE that song!
DawnFremy 1 year ago
woodrow......Woodrow! ??
Keep Rockin
skihalli 1 year ago
Iideš!
nenad38 1 year ago
Both him and his father as AMAZING writers... read Lonesome dove series 5 times and I have all his CDs!
ThelynxAZ 1 year ago
Live, real and experienced!
Jesus, I've been amongst 'em and in all of those towns. Half the population lives on crystal or by selling it.
ascpgh1 1 year ago
wow
CrGiRLAzy 1 year ago
wow!!! I gota learn this...
WRB7 1 year ago
Best tune i have heard since Jimnmy
CrGiRLAzy 1 year ago
I never get tired of this song, James kicks ass on this one!!
nobleelectric 1 year ago
@musicfog your right. I heard rwh do it long before McMurtry. See what assuming something gets you? Still awesome song.
talktohimwitha2x4 1 year ago
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Ray Wylie Hubbard wrote this song btw, but James does a helluva job on it.
talktohimwitha2x4 1 year ago
@talktohimwitha2x4 James McMurtry wrote this, RWH does a cover of it, actually
MusicFog 1 year ago 28
@talktohimwitha2x4 was definitely James McMurtry that wrote this song.. RWH does a ... much less technical cover of it
kodythompson113 11 months ago
Chickin' pickin' on an ol twelve string. Love it.
EssTooBee 1 year ago
WOW! Dead on social commentary in a most incisve fashion! Is anybody doin this anymore?
iggerdanus 1 year ago
Uncle Slatton, my kinda guy.
Coondog407 1 year ago
A fantastic song, suberbly performed! One of the best vids on youtube!!!!
d44captainslow 1 year ago
James is one of my idols
deborahkauffman09 1 year ago
James McMurtry is a STAR, and he powered me across the USA in 2009 in the RAAM
wolfspider378 1 year ago
A real "human being", down to earth and intouch. I saw him at the Bluebird in Denver last summer. Great show and a class act. I get it and dig it too! Thanks for the reality check through your lyrics. I recommend ALL of James music, you'll never be disappointed. He reminds me of me when I was young and wish we could hang out and chill together. I got a few stories of my own. Just saying!
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saraseidelgty 1 year ago
screw "oklahoma" this should be the state song. listen to it every time i hit the turnpike after missouri and only have 2 more hours to go.
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karoletoledo 1 year ago
I'm still looking for his tuning on this one. any ideas guitar players? what a great song
KtomcatChas 1 year ago
@KtomcatChas Double drop D (DADGBD) with capo on 2nd fret, song key is E. Make a partial D chord form on strings 3 & 2 with I and R fingers, hit pull-downs with middle finger on bass strings 5th fret (watch a lot of vids). He uses these moves on a number of rockin' songs in D and E. Basically it stays on E for 3 bars, then a G to A turnaround move on the 4th bar, repeat, 2/4 feel. You have to really keep that right hand movin' and remember the words. Good luck HTH!
joeloftusblues 1 year ago
@joeloftusblues Thanks! I was just watching this and wondered the same thing on the tuning. I thought that was it but it's nice to know ahead of time and just get after it.
Timing has got to be a bitch singing that till you REALLY know it!
My wife is gonna so hate this song before I get it down pat.
Merry Christmas.
grumpyunk 1 year ago
It's such a shame, the American idol zombies will never know J.M.
They are missing out on a REAL deal..
SimonKentSmith 1 year ago 3
maybe the best to come out of oklahoma
jcs2l75 1 year ago
@jcs2l75 umm, woody guthrie? chet baker? but yeah, he's good.
themagpienyc 1 year ago
What tuning is he using??? I'm dyin to figure it out!!
KtomcatChas 1 year ago
'this one goes out to the first united crystal methodist church of oklahoma' FUCK YESSIR! GET THOSE LEGS TWISTIN ROUND LIKE CRAZED CLOCKWORK!!!
KevinTheKennedy 1 year ago
this is the best of this song choctaw bingo without the band, wow does he know how to play that guitar and the grimaces are some of his best, i have seen him live twice in eugene oregon and he is a legend and the best story teller of our times.
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britney3896 1 year ago
LOVE this. First I'd hurt of James McMurtry... looking forward to finding out more...
Grumblemarc 1 year ago
This guy knows how to get down
ZeHooch 1 year ago
Amazing lyrics, tight guitar playing.
Rogermiler 1 year ago
Thanks for the video, James. It kicks ASS!!! You are the best lyricist alive today IMO.
HerdDotTV 1 year ago
Lyrical storytelling, kick ass!
TheDEldridge 1 year ago
Fuckin awesome!! all i have to say
hdbttb 1 year ago
i'm from southeastern kansas this songs cracks me up everytime
briannaavers 1 year ago
scatter and divide then retry if you dont get it right the first or every time after that just keep on and clear out never say you didnt hear the crowd shout hey hey get the shit out and get the tramp to fire up and so we can ride and then bust down the street and try and hide
minusblame 1 year ago
my two 2nd cousins wanna get in between em with a big ol hard-on hahaha!
LitWhit32 1 year ago
Incredible musical genius. No one can write like James McMurtry!! Love him and his music!
icollect22003 1 year ago
Liquid babysiter with the busted radiator and the cracked motor mount and I did it my self like sorta shake and bake with a lot of active ingredient baking in the hot sun now jesus swear you wont tell em even though he are to be talking and keep bumping your gums and keep on walking quit now I feel like talking but I dont know how
minusblame 1 year ago 2
Anybody know the tuning he's using on this song?
the300 1 year ago
Everytime i go by that bigass Mcdonalds on the Will Rogers turnpike right by Vinita i smile.
crackermane 1 year ago
It's on Saint Mary's of the woods CD.
salemsgate 1 year ago
I love this freackin song, I'm from the 4 states area and know all these places!
cooter1015 1 year ago
he talks about fuckin his cousins what the hell?
joshman0708 1 year ago
@joshman0708 It's country music.
Neweddy24 1 year ago
This is the real deal!!!!! Straight up true!!!!!!
Bigdaddyshideout 1 year ago
if you're an OTR driver you'll know every place in this
song.
papawebs49 1 year ago
@papawebs49 You got that right driver! I never stopped at that McD's, but you can't miss it! Like that one up Chi-town. I love the sign on the trailer at the "Indian Smoke Shop" In 2nd Coming sized letters warning of a speed trap.I went through Baxter Springs, but Construction (The only other season for truckers is Winter) bypassed downtown_shucks! BAR & Desert Eagle at .50 cal, Berdan primers nice gun references. Trucker's fav, O&A XM202 all day! Type this in after Utube watch?v=omGxVacThKo
mcshawnboy 1 year ago
@papawebs49 True! the first time I heard this song I thought I know that McD's / Big Cabin etc :)
anthonywt75 1 year ago
Great song... is he spoofing or celebrating redneck culture? Not sure, and I think that's what I like so much about the song.
Love the firearms references in the middle of the song!
finalascent 1 year ago
i lived this song,and man the story is told perfect in this song.
soonerzuk 1 year ago 6
what a terrible audience. buncha Baptist hags...lol
thamuddler 1 year ago
bad ass song man
vastexpanse1 1 year ago
That is one of my favorite all time songs !!!!!!!!
keymankeys1960 1 year ago
i've been to that mcdonalds lol
unicornsarereal 1 year ago
i live in that little town in southeast kansas that he talks about with the biker bar its called baxter springs
bibaby20 1 year ago
@bibaby20 if its off hwy 69 then thats probly it everything he sings about in this song is on that highway
69bigpapa 1 year ago
McMurtry is for frickin real!
lctacasey 1 year ago
Out-fucking-standing!!!!!!
tainer203 1 year ago
wow just ..... wow
celty234 1 year ago
I can't wait to see him in person!
parkplase 1 year ago
He rocks! Going to see him Thursday night YAY
texasloper 1 year ago
excellent. thank you.
fal2grace 1 year ago
And a Desert Eagle, that's one great big ol' pistol, I mean 50 cailber made by bad-ass Hebrews.....
ruger270 1 year ago
Awesome job ... Really got my legs a movin.!!! Love it!! ;•}
velup2us 1 year ago
fecking brilliant!!! thanks for posting!
mcgrawtim123 1 year ago
GOing to try to see him while he's in Norman Oklahoma this month
parkplase 1 year ago
great singer songwriter but should succeed from politics
noamericansdown 1 year ago
it doesn't get any better than this ... man --- you are great!
memachelle 1 year ago
I love the full band, Live in Aught Three version of this, but damn this is cool broken down too.
Matty73 1 year ago
Love this song...man how does he remember all the words?
mengle2004 1 year ago 8
@mengle2004 I was wondering the same thing!!!!
DawnFremy 1 year ago
@mengle2004 caus he is it :)
CrGiRLAzy 1 year ago
@mengle2004 listen to it enough and you do haha it happened me!
harobikes730 1 year ago
@harobikes730 Me too!
DawnFremy 1 year ago
@mengle2004 How does the lead singer of my band remember all the words? And he just whipped it out on stage once, we just followed along, for 8-9 minutes - amazing! And no teleprompter. ;-) Now it's a regular part of our set list.
journeybear 10 months ago
enjoy the music!
Guitarpotamus 2 years ago
Thanks for the sarcastic email Porter,my uncle was a great man indeed!!!His career is not exagerated...I assure you.
cubensis4059 2 years ago
hey musicfog...what cd is ...we can't make it here anymore on?
7861josh 2 years ago
2005's Childish Things
MusicFog 2 years ago
im from austin 22 yrs old and just now stumbled across this guys tunes!! i have got to say this is why i love my city!
delta3lance 2 years ago
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cubensis4059 2 years ago
respect
dustinmullen1 2 years ago
Browning Automatic Rifle
shermanhillbilly 2 years ago
Back to the BAR,in the pacific theatre in WWII,the Japanese would wait for the emphatic sound of a BAR clip being ejected,,,,,,,and rush the rifleman between reclips,so the US grunts learned a little trick!!!They caried an empty clip and would fire a few rounds and toss the empty clip to the ground...the sound would bring an onslaught of enemy...haha...the clip in the BAR was not empty and ejected,the sound of the empty clip was a great trick..to "bring em on in a rush...alas..EZ kills!
cubensis4059 2 years ago
@cubensis4059 you have the BAR mixed with the M1 Garand Friend.
PorterRP9 2 years ago
My Uncle raised the flag on Iwo Jima..2 tours in wwII,2 tours in Korea....and a tour in Nam..all I can go by is his words.I would hope that a professional killer knew what gun he was shooting,6 round BAR....before the 20 round clip!!!When the Garand arrived it was still NOT his choice.
Porter you know your guns man...so some trivia...what did every kid in vietnam write home and ask for???hint...was not issued by the U.S military.
cubensis4059 2 years ago
@cubensis4059 Toll house Cookies?? I don't know, but i'm perplexed by your Incredible Uncle who raised the flag on Iwo in 1945, than had the courage to fight 2 more wars for 20-30 years, quite an impressive service career ;)
PorterRP9 2 years ago
@cubensis4059 they didnt have tours in ww2 you servered until you were wounded and returned to the states. So lemme guess he prefred the 6 round bolt action springfield. the BAR only had 20 round mags
ford762 2 years ago
@PorterRP9 the M1 had 8 round stripper clips i think he meant the springfield
ford762 2 years ago
@ford762 the m1 didnt have stripper clips, a stripper clip just holds the bullets, it is where the shells are pushed into the rifle, leaving the clip behind, striping the clip, and where did you get 6 rounds in a springfield? maybe if you carry one in the chamber, but it is known as a 5 round rifle, you dont count whats in the chamber
i dont know if you was messing wit cubensis, because he removed his comment, but yes, no tours in ww2, you served until wars end, killed, or badly wounded
wcwilliam7 2 years ago
@ford762 the m1 had what is known as a block clip
wcwilliam7 2 years ago
@cubensis4059
you're thinking of an M1 Garand, not a BAR
blitzmut 2 years ago
I love this tune, original, pure Americana!
finchita 2 years ago
enjoy
McMurtry and McMurtry
each
tell a good story
racedinghy 2 years ago
its not the 50 hmg it the 50 bmg if your gonna correct somrbody get it right
BCHS56 2 years ago
fuck suck gobble nibble chew im a viking..............how boutyou//???
tlannum 2 years ago
Baxter springs is one hell raisin mother fucka
richcowen 2 years ago
Love this line from above "Texas is one of 3 states that are in the black" - that is because for thier school budget they sent $120/per student to each school district from the Obama stimulus money!!!
Tarant county, Fort Worth being the county seat gets more federal money than any ohter county besides two! They love that federal money.
ranfranthompson 2 years ago
I sure like him, he is probly a charcter
FordMonsterTruck 2 years ago
THE BAR had 6 round clip and a 30.06 projectile.I love a BAR,,,shot a hole in a truck with one,,,lol.....I love this song,I listen to it every morning,I can relate
cubensis4059 2 years ago
During the war they had 20 round mags.
VicVinegar 2 years ago 2
no it didnt it had 20 round, unless your thinkin about the huntin version.
SnipinRedneck43 2 years ago
moron, there is a BAR and there is a BAR for hunting, like the one you used. Thankfully, the entire gun is so long that rather than putting the barrel under your chin. Thank the lord for long assed rfles, saves our children from blowing off their chins. The Army Bar, used a twenty round clip and a hell of a recoil spring, made by John Browning one big assed gun designer, he delivered the HMG-50 which carries his name, not to mention the M-1 rifle, called by Gen Patton the "god of battle"
bigsoxfan2 2 years ago
@bigsoxfan2 J.M.Browning did not design the M1 That was John C. Garand (hence its name the M1 "Garand") And the HMG-50 is actually called the Browning M2. Also there is the M1918(A1, A2) BAR (military) and the B.A.R./ B.A.R. II (modern sporting rifle, nothing in common with the other BAR other than name). And its not the length of the rifle that "saves kids", if someone is determined they can work around a long barrel. Teach your kids how to handle firearms and they will be safe no matter what.
Ranger01 2 years ago