Alabama - Tar Top

Alabama - Tar Top

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Music

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• Alabama
• Tar
• Top

[countrygirl4life18]

at 1:15 did he say "wheres Jay-Z and the chosen few?"

[KevinR38]

@countrygirl4life18 No, it's Where's JC and the Chosen Few. That was Jeff Cook's original band in the 60's.

[eowens88]

I have been an Alabama fan for as long as I have been able to recognise their songs but this one I hadn't heard before I found it here. Now I keep comming back to it. Good song.

[KevinR38]

This is a great auto-biographical song of theirs, it did wind up ending their string of straight #1's but it's still a great song (I think it reached #2 but I don't remember now).

[trampis67]

22 yrs !! Seems like just yesterday.....My favorite Alabama song of 'em all!!

[KevinR38]

Did you find the album? I see you removed your other question. Just in case you didn't find it, it's from Just Us.

[83darcy]

Thanks for the video. This was always one of my favorites. After reading Randy's book, I know the whole meaning of the song and now I like it even more.

[amandanseth6116]

Randy said this is his favorite video when I met him in Birmingham Al. He said his favorite song is mountain music !!!!

[breid1966]

This album came out while I was in the Navy in the mid 80's. Being from Alabama myself, this song really hit home. Alabama's music for me back then was like hearing from friends and family back home. I saw them on tour MANY times in the 80's and it was a great comfort to hear them sing about home and things or places I knew.

[Mopar21277]

Too bad this wasn't a #1 song, shows how messed up radio is... This is Randy's best writing, a true autobiographical song about him and the band. Tar Top is Randy's nickname.

"A business that's seldom what it seems" "where's JC & the chosen few" -reference to Jeff Cook; "EV went to Malibu" is their 1st drummer who left & was replaced by Mark; "there's no flash without TGentry" - Teddy

"Is it country enough" in 1987 when half of country was Pop and 1/2 was coming back to New Tradional

[geofffreylfreeman]

Does anyone know the details or history behind the Interstate 40 sign that appears in the video? I-40 doesn't pass through Alabama, so there has to be a story about that sign.

[renegade47m]

@KevinR38

it ended a string of 21 # 1's, as it ended up at #7 on the country chart

[wildcman]

actualy "Christmas In Dixie" truly broke theistring of #1's but that usualy is not counted and yes this is one of their best songs and should have went to #1

[Hossfly308]

One of their more underappreciated songs. Very good work.

[oursongs7]

@eowens88 Hi, my brother Michael and I wrote Alabama's first Top 40 record. It's called "I Wanna Come Over".

Thought you might enjoy the video. Richard Berardi. Click on oursongs7

[novemberwolf117]

@BaleLover32 I agree!!!

[DaveWollenberg]

@KevinR38 Actually, Kevin, it hit #7 in Billboard. God bless!

[DaveWollenberg]

Randy Owen's nickname. Broke Alabama's streak of consecutive #1 hits. Made #7 in Billboard, 10-31-87. God bless ya, Alabama cousins!