I always thought Black Betty was referring to Bettie Page, but I guess it isn't if it was written/played in the forties. I always think of Bettie Page when I hear it though.
Guys. A Black Betty refers to a musket with a black painted stock whose 'child' was a musket with a plain walnut handle called a 'Brown Bess'. It was also the name for a whip, or a vehicle that took people to prison. The earliest use in the 1800s was for a whiskey bottle. Lead Belly's recording was based on an 18th century marching song about, you guessed it, muskets. I'm pretty sure it's never been used to describe a PERSON, though I could be wrong.
African American Betty? Oh wait...that's too nationalist.. Betty can be Mexican, Indian, or hell Chinese too... so lets all settle down and sing along to Ethnically Neutral Betty..
I think the song would have been better sang in his theatrical voice better, tho trying to expand on the listeners this way helps....BTW, I have a black lab named "betty"
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@jmakinwaves The song was first recorded in 1933 by convict James Baker (also known as Iron Head) at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). It was recorded commercially in New York in 1939 for the Musicraft label by Lead Belly also a convict. The song was around before them. No one knows who actually wrote it.
@fffreddie ...I have lived my whole life in La. and Texas and you are correct...Some other info is that a black betty was a musket used in the Civil War.....Who knows but "RAM JAM" nailed it for us rockers...not MeatLoaf....
@snsnn1234 Stealing implies he took the song and claimed it as his own, witch Meat Loaf did not do. He covered the song, meaning he had to ask the owners of the original song(namely the record company) if it was ok to sing. If he had played without that permission then he could be sued.
This being a Meat Loaf song, I expected the full Jim Steinman treatment: 13 minutes long, choir, piano solo, duet with a girl at the 7:00 mark, etc. This one's pretty cool, though.
Better with age?! He got paid 400K to sing at the Aussie Rules Grandfinal and choked. Sounded so shit and everyone was hating it haha. Shame. I dont mind the old Loaf, but he is passed his time.
I love all meatloafs music videos cause they all tell a story i like an ALice Cooper concert its all art n like play. The videos of meatloafs not his concerts. But this is real good cover too
Love most of the versions of this song from the original with Leadbelly, to Ram Jam, to Spiderbait, and onward. Makes me want to ride a muscle car a desert highway at top speed while doing air drumming. XD
Black Betty is an old blues/chain gang song, which refers to the bull whip wielded by the boss. Early versions of the song can be heard on old Leadbelly records.
Hmm well according to Lead belly it was the name of the whip called "black betty" it was a slave song sung with a lead singer and the workers chiming in. I am not sure who is right or wrong and don't much care its a cool song either way., like the way Ram Jam covered it.
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not sure about a gun, car or whatever...but black belly originally was written and performed by Leadbelly...a BLACK blues artist...you;ll have to ask him about the real meaning. Either way, everyone is way to sensitive to word black.
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actually if you listen to the words , the song is actually talking about "whiskey" not a musket, or a slave. this can be better heard listening to the orginal Ram jam
as far as I know Black Betty is the name of the prison car in the 1910-1920s. First of all it was painted black and secondly it transported black prisoners and bam-ba-lam is the sound of the heavy metal doors on the car. That's what I've found. :D
The term 'racist' or 'racism' is a term that is used against white people. You never hear about a racist black person, or a racist muslim, or a racist mexican. You almost never hear about the atrocities that the other nationalities commit because the media is afraid of being labeled racist. I liked this song since the time that Ram Jam covered it. No, I am not racist. I just like certain types of music.
Well, considering this song was originally performed (and credited...) to AFRICAN AMERICAN BLUESMAN LEADBELLY, I hardly see how it's racist towards black folks.
is black pudding racist? hmm, there's a thought to the mindless heap of idiots who cry racism at everything without using brain cells. This song isn't even about a woman lol Just enjoy the music! It's a great song! So, take a chill pill folks.
Wow...if "Black" people think "Black" Betty is racist...don't go to school..soonor or later your going to learn about the Plague of London...aka: The Black Death...and no..The Black Death did not kill just black people it killed people affected...including White, Black, Yellow, Grey, Purple, Pink, raindow or any other type of color skin.Anyway you go...just because it says "Black Betty" doesn't mean its racist...if you think it is racist then 10/10 your racist and you want something to bitch at.
Black Betty ::: 18th century maching cadence .....Black Betty was a.Flint lock Musket with a black painted stock ....Bam -ba-lam referring to the sound it made ..what is so racist about a riffle they called a black betty back in the 18th century ??? nothin i can see ....Some people need to start reading more and looking up stuff on the internet before they type stupid stuff and get people upset over it
@scuba369me Yep. Black Betty came to mean a lot of things, but the first reference was a nickname for a rifle with a stock made from black walnut. During the revolutionary war, it was considered a rich man's weapon, which an inexperienced shooter would think would make him more accurate. The poor country guys who spent their lives hunting made do with whatever was to hand, so they likely made up the cadence to poke fun at the guys who spent fortunes on a gun they didn't know how to shoot.
first off if sum1 really reads that much into music, then they SHOULD stop listening to everything. except RAP that says what niggas, nigge*s and things like that right -- dare say this song is racist when i hear that in r&b songs blacks callin blacks that.. HA! HOW SAD are you. There is ALOT more to worry about in the world-- then the damn lyrics in songs from the 1980's+ how about news today-- NO jobs in america, NO FUNDING for health care for anyone WHITE or BLACK.?
@scuba369me Black Betty is not another Frankie, nor yet a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the/ Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song, used almost exclusively on african american prisoners
@scuba369me You're wrong; it's never too wise to believe all you read on Wiki. Though I'd be interested to read your explanation for the following lines:
She said "I'm worrin' outta my mind"
The damn thing gone blind
and:
She's from birmingham
Way down in alabam'
Well' shes shakin' that thing
Boy she makes me sing
That said it you're right when you say it isn't racist and those who say it is need to get over themselves. It's just that using a wrong argument never helps.
The song by Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, is a paeion to an exciting incident he imagined with a lady he happened to see. Oddly, his steamy version is a lot sexier than this excellent hard-driving version by ML. But, to be truthful, Lead Belly's version is mostly foreplay, while ML's version is all climax. I'm just sayin'.
You know whats racist always acting like a victim because of your race, oh its because im white or black, gtfo of this song with race and just listen to good music
Black Betty was first recorded by Huddy Leadbetter,better known as Leadbelly about 1928.All other versions are therefor covers. Helps to find out the songs history before you comment.
This song could be able some black slave chick and I wouldnt give a rat's ass. This song especially with meatloaf singing, is to fucking awesome to be worrying about it being racist.
this song is awesome nothing to do with racism but alot to do with proper singing and real plexi tone...................mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...and btw ...if black betty had a nice brazilian round derriere i wouldn't nind kissing her..anywhere!
if you listen this song isn't anything but exalting Black Betty. It holds up the woman Black Betty as a sexy woman. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to actually listen to Leadbelly's version, and when he sings you can feel the longing he has for Black Betty.
The song was originally written and performed by blues legend Leadbelly. Do yourself a favor and look him up. I actually like Tom Jones version. Not racist a real tribute to a great blues number......
Could Black Betty simply be a hot female named Betty who wears black leather and of whom is always ready? That was the first idea that went through my head when I heard the original version some 30 years ago by Ram Jam. (I was an adolescent at the time, so it figures that this was where my head was at.)
If you think this song is racist you are one of earths dumbest first you're sitting in front of a computer look it up asshole second other than the word "black" the isn't a single racist word in the whole damn song and last time i checked black was not a racist term politically inncorrect maybe but not racist not to mention the goddamn song was written by a BLACK man you retards. So heres an idea stfu u stupid motherfuckers! learn first then open mouth
@earlfishbigwater Lol i know right if only there were this place where you could look up info for free and have all of it at your fingertips and at a moments notice oh well til then guess we'll just have to use the internet and go off instinct
@asdass1992 Ya i know i have post on the Lead Belly version that explains all the possible meanings for the term Black Betty. Believe it or not they were having the racist argument on a vid sang by a black guy (the original artist as it is), people are dumb on a stagering level. It's impressive society has made it this far.
Never knew Meatloaf was a band. thought it was just a TV personality asshole. i do have to say, they did the best cover of anyone. not as good as the original though.
@43labontepetty Meat Loaf (Two words, note that) is not a band, he is an individual singer. His band that tours with him is called the Neverland Express.
And it is an intriguing cover of a classic. Seems to of racked up a fair few views here in YT!
@epicjizzinmypants It is MOST likely one other possibility -- Black Betty also referred to the wagon that delivered the new convicts to the penitentiary.
i could be mistaken but i believe black betty was probably the name of the woman leadbelly was describing but i see now how its possible that a gun, a whip, or liquor bottle could have a baby... dumbass -_-
@12adamzain Black betty was an escaped fugitive, who turned prostitute. Black betty was likely a nickname that she had gotten while she was in prison.
@epicjizzinmypants black betty is also a footlong mammoth dildo capable of extreme damage to clitoral regions. Always make sure that when inserting the 5 inch diameter dildo into your vagina or rectum to be well lubricated as well as a dirty ass whore.
I always thought Black Betty was referring to Bettie Page, but I guess it isn't if it was written/played in the forties. I always think of Bettie Page when I hear it though.
:)
LillyG701 1 week ago
Guys. A Black Betty refers to a musket with a black painted stock whose 'child' was a musket with a plain walnut handle called a 'Brown Bess'. It was also the name for a whip, or a vehicle that took people to prison. The earliest use in the 1800s was for a whiskey bottle. Lead Belly's recording was based on an 18th century marching song about, you guessed it, muskets. I'm pretty sure it's never been used to describe a PERSON, though I could be wrong.
englishtealeaf 2 weeks ago
@englishtealeaf uh black betty had a child'''''''vehicles dont have children
88ripitup 1 week ago
African American Betty? Oh wait...that's too nationalist.. Betty can be Mexican, Indian, or hell Chinese too... so lets all settle down and sing along to Ethnically Neutral Betty..
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i much prefer this version
Stitch2333 2 weeks ago
I think the song would have been better sang in his theatrical voice better, tho trying to expand on the listeners this way helps....BTW, I have a black lab named "betty"
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ShezaRadicalDoll 1 month ago
After a song is 25 years old anyone can cover it without permission or paying for the rights.
jmakinwaves 1 month ago
@jmakinwaves The song was first recorded in 1933 by convict James Baker (also known as Iron Head) at Central State Farm, Sugar Land, Texas (a State prison farm). It was recorded commercially in New York in 1939 for the Musicraft label by Lead Belly also a convict. The song was around before them. No one knows who actually wrote it.
fffreddie 1 month ago
@fffreddie ...I have lived my whole life in La. and Texas and you are correct...Some other info is that a black betty was a musket used in the Civil War.....Who knows but "RAM JAM" nailed it for us rockers...not MeatLoaf....
1stSaintsFan 3 weeks ago
didn't believe ram jam's 1977 release could be improved upon. t/y meat 4 proving me wrong!!
CoxRocksThis 1 month ago
I really dont think this is the right video because he is singing and nothing is coming out??? And is there piano in this song?
MeganLoe1 2 months ago
if this song doesn't get you pulse, heart, mind,body, and soul racing then you just don't desevre to listen to rock.
darrell2211 2 months ago
I WANNA ROCK !!!
FMGLOBO 2 months ago
he steals another persons song
snsnn1234 2 months ago
@snsnn1234 shut the fuck up... its not stealing... its covering... fuck you
mtriggiano 1 month ago
@snsnn1234 Stealing implies he took the song and claimed it as his own, witch Meat Loaf did not do. He covered the song, meaning he had to ask the owners of the original song(namely the record company) if it was ok to sing. If he had played without that permission then he could be sued.
porpus99 1 month ago
that's right bo666dom...Eve was our mother and she was not white....she was black!
alanzpoint 2 months ago
This being a Meat Loaf song, I expected the full Jim Steinman treatment: 13 minutes long, choir, piano solo, duet with a girl at the 7:00 mark, etc. This one's pretty cool, though.
TanzDerSchatten 2 months ago 2
Guess some of you have never heard of genetics? We're all from Africa.
That's right. Quite shocking, isn't it?
When you're done gasping for air, lean back, relax, and just enjoy the song.
bo666dom 2 months ago 2
Maybe it's just a song about a really hot, fat black girl. THat made some dude horny, that's not racist! That's good ol' country lovin'~1
Nerdhot 2 months ago
WHAT IS THIS SHIT? I DIDN'T KNOW MEATLOAF SANG.. LOLLOLOLOLOLOL
AmethystRants 3 months ago 2
@AmethystRants Someday they'll say that about Sting, David Bowie, Ludicrous, and every other singer that acts or acted, sad isn't it.
LunarFuror 2 months ago
I've got to say, this is a kick-ass cover of this song.
GreyhawkGrognard 3 months ago
Black Betty was a dessert that my grandma used to make out of apples and brown sugar. There's nothing racist about it.
Oh wait, that was Brown Betty. Never mind.
billzee123 3 months ago 10
@billzee123 thats funny right there
88ripitup 1 week ago
Best version out there.
chakathewolf 3 months ago
ram jam
sissybabypansy 3 months ago
Better with age?! He got paid 400K to sing at the Aussie Rules Grandfinal and choked. Sounded so shit and everyone was hating it haha. Shame. I dont mind the old Loaf, but he is passed his time.
skooldayz 3 months ago
Meat Loaf is the father of heavy rock n roll, and hes one of those guys who gets better with age, Rock on Mr. Loaf
MrJamesthetank 3 months ago 3
They stole Leadbelly's song, made it way worse, and still are more popular than Leadbelly. Sense? This makes none.
taurtue 3 months ago
Best Version Yet!!!
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THE VINYLS-GET IT OUT OF YOUR HEAD
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bunnyhop28 3 months ago
LMAO Chris Farley LIVES
hardyboyzrko 3 months ago in playlist jan
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miimeowjess 3 months ago
Who cares, Just rock out!
johnnoflem128 3 months ago
some people are just too damn sensitive and could fuck up a wet dream. get a life already, quit whining.
txmomoftwo1 4 months ago
The Fatman can sing balls to the wall !
edgriffin52 4 months ago 2
I love all meatloafs music videos cause they all tell a story i like an ALice Cooper concert its all art n like play. The videos of meatloafs not his concerts. But this is real good cover too
Roamnce4eva 4 months ago
Love most of the versions of this song from the original with Leadbelly, to Ram Jam, to Spiderbait, and onward. Makes me want to ride a muscle car a desert highway at top speed while doing air drumming. XD
AsSeenOnTV0893 4 months ago 2
Black Betty is an old blues/chain gang song, which refers to the bull whip wielded by the boss. Early versions of the song can be heard on old Leadbelly records.
Dogboy27712 4 months ago
Hmm well according to Lead belly it was the name of the whip called "black betty" it was a slave song sung with a lead singer and the workers chiming in. I am not sure who is right or wrong and don't much care its a cool song either way., like the way Ram Jam covered it.
Chinasteve 4 months ago
Good job ;o impressed
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ThisMeansWarRecords 4 months ago
Wow this is a good version of BB
MissLilNova 4 months ago
all yall wrong...black betty was a whore with a crazy child looking for that child daddy..bam a lam !!!!!!!!!!
roxanne1616 4 months ago 2
Black Berry!!
ryleh87 4 months ago
Thanks for the history lesson on Black Betty. I love Leadbelly, and always loved this song by RamJam.
Andrea62ish 4 months ago 2
not sure about a gun, car or whatever...but black belly originally was written and performed by Leadbelly...a BLACK blues artist...you;ll have to ask him about the real meaning. Either way, everyone is way to sensitive to word black.
backwaterdogs 4 months ago
Look my fellow white guys, they're on to us, they finally found out about our secret plans to make all black folks miserable. We might as well come out in the open, the next world wide meeting of white people to decide how we can f--k black people over has been changed from Thursday to next Tuesday. The topic on conversation this week will be how to offend black people by writing songs with the word black in the title.
quacksacker 5 months ago 32
@quacksacker Holy crap...don't watch Black Magic Woman!!! Racist.
redoak1try 2 months ago
@quacksacker Blacks use their endless GUILT and complaining to get everything given to them for free.
spiderhulk63 1 month ago
@quacksacker um, this song was sung in the 40's by leadbelly. i doubt that a white person wrote, but maybe so.
timpani25 2 weeks ago
actually if you listen to the words , the song is actually talking about "whiskey" not a musket, or a slave. this can be better heard listening to the orginal Ram jam
slydogg4 5 months ago
@slydogg4 the original tune was not ram jam's. The original ROCK version was ram jams, but the lyrics are not.
Ducklord444 4 months ago
as far as I know Black Betty is the name of the prison car in the 1910-1920s. First of all it was painted black and secondly it transported black prisoners and bam-ba-lam is the sound of the heavy metal doors on the car. That's what I've found. :D
Tale077 5 months ago
@Tale077 And, you're wrong.
archer49d 1 month ago
The term 'racist' or 'racism' is a term that is used against white people. You never hear about a racist black person, or a racist muslim, or a racist mexican. You almost never hear about the atrocities that the other nationalities commit because the media is afraid of being labeled racist. I liked this song since the time that Ram Jam covered it. No, I am not racist. I just like certain types of music.
3ddonovan 5 months ago
I don't know who that woman is at :15 but omg I am in love.
camotophat 5 months ago
Meatloaf: The Reverand of Rock
AGuyInAHat 5 months ago
@AGuyInAHat Apparently, Meatloaf is not the king of spelling either.
Ducklord444 4 months ago
Well, considering this song was originally performed (and credited...) to AFRICAN AMERICAN BLUESMAN LEADBELLY, I hardly see how it's racist towards black folks.
PEDROdawg 5 months ago 2
WOWOH BLACK BERRY BAMBALAM!
flyyhi 5 months ago
This is the best cover I've heard of Black Betty.
mechanism8 5 months ago
Great song and video
TheRetirednavy92 5 months ago
is black pudding racist? hmm, there's a thought to the mindless heap of idiots who cry racism at everything without using brain cells. This song isn't even about a woman lol Just enjoy the music! It's a great song! So, take a chill pill folks.
adkababy 5 months ago
I'm willing to bet that anyone who posted on this video crying "RACISM!" is not black. You all got trolled. Congratulations!
DeWhit007 5 months ago
his name was robert paulson
izzynomad 5 months ago 3
Suck my white willy! :P
karrskarr 5 months ago
Wow...if "Black" people think "Black" Betty is racist...don't go to school..soonor or later your going to learn about the Plague of London...aka: The Black Death...and no..The Black Death did not kill just black people it killed people affected...including White, Black, Yellow, Grey, Purple, Pink, raindow or any other type of color skin.Anyway you go...just because it says "Black Betty" doesn't mean its racist...if you think it is racist then 10/10 your racist and you want something to bitch at.
TheCandyMan7665 5 months ago 2
@TheCandyMan7665 the song is about a Leadbelly's favorite car
TheSethIkrass 5 months ago
@TheSethIkrass I know that...tell that to the ppl that think this is racist...me myself just loves the music...xD
TheCandyMan7665 5 months ago
Does anyone know the film that the clips are being shown?
alanlinck621 5 months ago
Black Betty ::: 18th century maching cadence .....Black Betty was a.Flint lock Musket with a black painted stock ....Bam -ba-lam referring to the sound it made ..what is so racist about a riffle they called a black betty back in the 18th century ??? nothin i can see ....Some people need to start reading more and looking up stuff on the internet before they type stupid stuff and get people upset over it
scuba369me 5 months ago 87
@scuba369me
great research man :)
spakey1983 5 months ago
@scuba369me Yep. Black Betty came to mean a lot of things, but the first reference was a nickname for a rifle with a stock made from black walnut. During the revolutionary war, it was considered a rich man's weapon, which an inexperienced shooter would think would make him more accurate. The poor country guys who spent their lives hunting made do with whatever was to hand, so they likely made up the cadence to poke fun at the guys who spent fortunes on a gun they didn't know how to shoot.
MrKismet20 5 months ago
@scuba369me Really? I thought Black Betty was a car! :P
AGuyInAHat 5 months ago
first off if sum1 really reads that much into music, then they SHOULD stop listening to everything. except RAP that says what niggas, nigge*s and things like that right -- dare say this song is racist when i hear that in r&b songs blacks callin blacks that.. HA! HOW SAD are you. There is ALOT more to worry about in the world-- then the damn lyrics in songs from the 1980's+ how about news today-- NO jobs in america, NO FUNDING for health care for anyone WHITE or BLACK.?
vamprysspinkie 4 months ago 2
@scuba369me Black Betty is not another Frankie, nor yet a two-timing woman that a man can moan his blues about. She is the whip that was and is used in some Southern prisons. A convict on the/ Darrington State Farm in Texas, where, by the way, whipping has been practically discontinued, laughed at Black Betty and mimicked her conversation in the following song, used almost exclusively on african american prisoners
sugarhighstudios 3 months ago
@scuba369me so what is this gun's child? the gattling gun? thats a pretty wild gun
Kerneloystarman 3 months ago
@scuba369me You're wrong; it's never too wise to believe all you read on Wiki. Though I'd be interested to read your explanation for the following lines:
She said "I'm worrin' outta my mind"
The damn thing gone blind
and:
She's from birmingham
Way down in alabam'
Well' shes shakin' that thing
Boy she makes me sing
That said it you're right when you say it isn't racist and those who say it is need to get over themselves. It's just that using a wrong argument never helps.
HooTooYOOToobBOOToob 3 months ago
@scuba369me i thought it was a drug
cowboykiller100 2 months ago
@scuba369me Amen, Ignorance is bliss. An accuse for people to act like an ass.
351974gordon24 1 month ago
@scuba369me Black betty is also the name of an alcoholic drink.
donutsprinkles99 1 month ago
leadbelly
pdgolf99 5 months ago
Written and recorded by Huddie Leadbetter, better know as the legendary,Leadbelly.
early blues singer, songwriter and twelve string gutarist.
Retromantra 5 months ago
Great job by Meat Loaf
ringo244 5 months ago
here is the origin of this song
" Black Betty " byLEADBELLY = = = = = = = = = The " RED HOT BLUES " (1925-1945) Texas
sicamousman 6 months ago
ok, he's butchering this song a weeee bit!! yikes!!! from "Ram Jam"'s .
aspenrebel 6 months ago
or black betty can be heroin
mrplow12346 6 months ago
I <3 Meatloaf.
ZangetsusGirl 6 months ago
I enjoy Meat Loaf's version of this song (and loved it when I heard him sing it live!). This video could try a little harder, though.
CowboyMac3 6 months ago 2
I hate how i go to type "black betty" in and as soon as i get to type black the song black and yellow pops up. Bullshit.
Jacob42788 6 months ago
The song by Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, is a paeion to an exciting incident he imagined with a lady he happened to see. Oddly, his steamy version is a lot sexier than this excellent hard-driving version by ML. But, to be truthful, Lead Belly's version is mostly foreplay, while ML's version is all climax. I'm just sayin'.
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if you think this is racist, then fuck off niggers
badman2812 6 months ago
You know whats racist always acting like a victim because of your race, oh its because im white or black, gtfo of this song with race and just listen to good music
spiderjocky12 6 months ago 49
@spiderjocky12 I bet you're a fucking welfare nigger.
MitchGehle 5 months ago
@MitchGehle im fucking 15 year old white male, and fuck you, why the fuck would you think im a black person with welfare, dumb ass prick
spiderjocky12 5 months ago
Sweet cover, and in no way a racist song...
MrPoet67 6 months ago 2
i named by switch blade black betty :3 hooray for stilletos!
matthhewgale 6 months ago
Rock n Roll.
Bamaboompa 6 months ago
Holy fuck this is awesome. I had no idea ML had a cover of... a cover of Black Betty.
user98xp 6 months ago
it be the long land pattern Brown Bess the son being the indian patern :)
lurcheous 6 months ago
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AGuyInAHat 6 months ago
Rock On. Thanks Leadbelly.
She had a child, child gone wild.
She gets me high, thats no lie.
So rock steady, always ready.
BAM A LAM oh yeah!
FeltB14 6 months ago
Black Betty was first recorded by Huddy Leadbetter,better known as Leadbelly about 1928.All other versions are therefor covers. Helps to find out the songs history before you comment.
MRGAZZA60 6 months ago
are you fucking serious?? stop these arguments about racism and listen to the rock.
adjhd1 6 months ago
This song could be able some black slave chick and I wouldnt give a rat's ass. This song especially with meatloaf singing, is to fucking awesome to be worrying about it being racist.
jstnneeley 6 months ago
Not everything with black in it is racist.
Anogeert1800 6 months ago
this song is awesome nothing to do with racism but alot to do with proper singing and real plexi tone...................mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...and btw ...if black betty had a nice brazilian round derriere i wouldn't nind kissing her..anywhere!
zotos777 7 months ago
if you listen this song isn't anything but exalting Black Betty. It holds up the woman Black Betty as a sexy woman. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to actually listen to Leadbelly's version, and when he sings you can feel the longing he has for Black Betty.
williamboyd1978 7 months ago
@gem12ification you on crack, listen to the song
slightlyoffbuiscuit 7 months ago
@gem12ification ppl like you are the ones that bring everyone down.
Z3kedog 7 months ago
@gem12ification You make me giggle.
DirektorHockaday 7 months ago
@gem12ification Bullshit
TerrorScitz 7 months ago
@gem12ification Fucking moron!
TerrorScitz 7 months ago
OKAY who is the real starter of black betty dammit!
gammogun 7 months ago
@gammogun "Huddy William Ledbetter" Or maybe better known as "Lead Belly"
TerrorScitz 7 months ago
I used to assume they meant black like African-American, but the video seems to mean it more like "sinister". I guess it's good to keep an open mind.
kdavis860 7 months ago
he is not singing he is just singing a another song
lemonhead763 7 months ago
that cover and Spider Bait cover of Black Betty not worse than original ^^
dmonchef 7 months ago
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They murdered this song...
77kinches 7 months ago
They murdered this song...
77kinches 7 months ago
epic fail cover:|
cuceritorul1 7 months ago
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barrysbailbonds 7 months ago
Dangerous and sexy at freaking same time!!!!!
krabbydudex 8 months ago
meatloaf has a mighty voice.
cammense 8 months ago
not that bad of a redo
Killzone213Official 8 months ago
This is one bad ass preacher > . >
Meischtro 8 months ago 3
le bugie le gambe corte ! corte haha sì, certo ke a pensaci bene eri proprio ...
adesso capisco xkè' la chiamavi frequentazione e MAI amore ....!!!
Parte l'embolo ma solo perchè penso ke quando hanno detto ke la tua forza è prendere per i fondi senza che nessuno se ne accorga avevano ragione !
L'amore è fatto di dettagli e tu non ne avevi neppur +uno di dettaglio amorevole nei miei confronti. 6 0 adesso. eri meglio quando ciao.
Sonoinviaggioify 8 months ago
This voice getting you at the paradise when you hear it
zapris123 8 months ago
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syst3mat1c 8 months ago
Meatloaf...<3
Shanxon420 9 months ago
oh white betty
chancedennis100 9 months ago
193 retards view this video... Oh and Youtube, you SUCK!!!
Saklez 9 months ago
The song was originally written and performed by blues legend Leadbelly. Do yourself a favor and look him up. I actually like Tom Jones version. Not racist a real tribute to a great blues number......
commish6 9 months ago
Could Black Betty simply be a hot female named Betty who wears black leather and of whom is always ready? That was the first idea that went through my head when I heard the original version some 30 years ago by Ram Jam. (I was an adolescent at the time, so it figures that this was where my head was at.)
HeavensDemon966 9 months ago
@HeavensDemon966 It isnt about a woman named Betty, black or otherwise. Black Betty in this regard is a type of gun (A flintlock musket.).
EmperorofCartoons 9 months ago
Think this version and SpiderBaits are the best out there!!
MordaxTenebre 9 months ago
Nice job with an old standard.
Rocky169 9 months ago
MEATLOAF ITS WHATS FOR DINNAH SUNNNNNNNNN GET YOU A PULL OFF THIS.
theichorvile 9 months ago
Awesome version of a classic tune............
RazorLandStudio 9 months ago
If you think this song is racist you are one of earths dumbest first you're sitting in front of a computer look it up asshole second other than the word "black" the isn't a single racist word in the whole damn song and last time i checked black was not a racist term politically inncorrect maybe but not racist not to mention the goddamn song was written by a BLACK man you retards. So heres an idea stfu u stupid motherfuckers! learn first then open mouth
PS I looked it up while typing this DUH!!
TheAcesNeights 9 months ago 125
@TheAcesNeights yes u r right brother
earlfishbigwater 9 months ago
@earlfishbigwater Lol i know right if only there were this place where you could look up info for free and have all of it at your fingertips and at a moments notice oh well til then guess we'll just have to use the internet and go off instinct
TheAcesNeights 9 months ago
@TheAcesNeights
And it's also about a musket (gun) that had the nickname Black Betty
asdass1992 8 months ago
@asdass1992 Ya i know i have post on the Lead Belly version that explains all the possible meanings for the term Black Betty. Believe it or not they were having the racist argument on a vid sang by a black guy (the original artist as it is), people are dumb on a stagering level. It's impressive society has made it this far.
TheAcesNeights 8 months ago
@TheAcesNeights also did you know the song was written about a dog?
Saskona22 8 months ago
@TheAcesNeights I find it funny people think this is a racist song while Black Betty refers to objects lol :P
Alexander31071990 8 months ago
@Alexander31071990 ya I know it's to bad people can't just enjoy the damn song without trying to twist things to fit their skewed world perspective
TheAcesNeights 8 months ago 3
@TheAcesNeights
Well said! Especially the fact that this song is actually about a gun. Or a bottle of whisky. Or a whip. Depends which source you look up :)
TheDarkFrontier 7 months ago
@TheAcesNeights omg i forgot he redid this song.. GREAT VERSION MEAT LOAF!!!
ASilentPrayer1982 7 months ago
@TheAcesNeights Betty could also be Black Irish. :-P
CanRay2000 7 months ago
@TheAcesNeights Amen!
AGuyInAHat 6 months ago
@TheAcesNeights led belly wrote it
MrPhsychedelea 6 months ago
@TheAcesNeights win.
matthhewgale 6 months ago
@TheAcesNeights It was written by black people lol, so of course it's not racist.
jaymon360 6 months ago
Never knew Meatloaf was a band. thought it was just a TV personality asshole. i do have to say, they did the best cover of anyone. not as good as the original though.
43labontepetty 9 months ago
@43labontepetty Meat Loaf (Two words, note that) is not a band, he is an individual singer. His band that tours with him is called the Neverland Express.
And it is an intriguing cover of a classic. Seems to of racked up a fair few views here in YT!
TheJudgeScarophion 9 months ago 2
What an awesome cover, it just shows the amount of talent Meatloaf has :)
Mikej2156 9 months ago
Father Meatloaf, this is awesome.
yamahalass 9 months ago
So, by the logic of some twats here, we should stop calling black cats black, because is racist?
MEATLOAF RULES!
brav0wing 9 months ago
black betty could have been three things.... -_- now listen up children
1. A gun (18th century flint lock guess what they called it) bam-ba-lam
2. A whip (prison guards used to carry black whips around)
3. Liquor bottle(Benjamin Franklin wrote that he kissed Black Betty)
There you have it plain and simple the meanings of Black Betty
epicjizzinmypants 9 months ago 37
@epicjizzinmypants
guns whips and booze....please it's just a song by leadbelly bout
a hottie..left out the whoo's and bam-a-lams Black betty had a child ,The damn thing gone wild
She said "I'm worrin' outta my mind" ,The damn thing gone blind
She really gets me high ,You know that's no lie
She's so rock steady ,She's always ready
She's from birmingham ,Way down in alabam'
Well' shes shakin' that thing ,Boy she makes me sing
Whoa, black betty fellow earthling
DIXIEJEFF 7 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants How did any of those have a child?
smoogirl 7 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants It is MOST likely one other possibility -- Black Betty also referred to the wagon that delivered the new convicts to the penitentiary.
sazajac77z 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants
i could be mistaken but i believe black betty was probably the name of the woman leadbelly was describing but i see now how its possible that a gun, a whip, or liquor bottle could have a baby... dumbass -_-
12adamzain 6 months ago
@12adamzain Black betty was an escaped fugitive, who turned prostitute. Black betty was likely a nickname that she had gotten while she was in prison.
legacysage 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants or it could be just a black chick named betty
The666dev666 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants its the 3rd one, its most commonly accepted that the song lyrics are about a liquor bottle
5hads 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants what about a black woman that had a child that the damn thing went blind?
guccamain 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants black betty is also a footlong mammoth dildo capable of extreme damage to clitoral regions. Always make sure that when inserting the 5 inch diameter dildo into your vagina or rectum to be well lubricated as well as a dirty ass whore.
mrplow12346 6 months ago
@epicjizzinmypants Sure, but "Black Betty had a child."
ProfanityKing 6 months ago
@ProfanityKing the child of liquer was all night love
paintballalcopone 6 months ago
@paintballalcopone Consequences indeed. I can see that.
ProfanityKing 6 months ago
Its hardly racist, if theres 10 bettys in a room and ones black what else do you call her lol
Beatdown2k8 9 months ago 3
how is this supposed to be racist why dont i get it?
carboy2278 10 months ago