How well do you know TOO?
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Maybe he was referring to the remake...
[video]www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeL9gagV_VA[/video]
Schu72
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Fugg all that NWA and rap shit....
Jimmy Dean was doing "rap" 40 years before anybody else....
just close your eyes and you can hear him....and actually understand him....with an actual story to tell.....
Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Loosiana fellow to the Promised Land-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last-'cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above!"
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save-Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a hell of man, Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Jimmy Dean was doing "rap" 40 years before anybody else....
just close your eyes and you can hear him....and actually understand him....with an actual story to tell.....
Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Loosiana fellow to the Promised Land-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last-'cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above!"
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save-Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a hell of man, Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
How am I suppose to close my eyes and imagine it. I can't read with my eyes closed. :smiley_coolpeace:
Shame on commercial radio that has denied a generation of "Big John"
Every American should have this in their head so that if anyone even says "Big John" you immediately hear the song in your head.
Every American should have this in their head so that if anyone even says "Big John" you immediately hear the song in your head.
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Nope.. Ole school NWA. I go way back. :smiley_clap:
Big john is an awesome song..
But I still drop the Bass on some TOO Short.
[video=youtube;f0--3evyMZg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0--3evyMZg[/video]
Love the song, Big Bad John!
Another rapper from way back in the 70's truckin' fad was CW McCall. Ron and I wore that ole Wolf Creek Pass album the Fugg out!
I was thumbin' thru the want ads in the Shelby county tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye.........fade! Still know that song by heart! Rotflmao
Another rapper from way back in the 70's truckin' fad was CW McCall. Ron and I wore that ole Wolf Creek Pass album the Fugg out!
I was thumbin' thru the want ads in the Shelby county tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye.........fade! Still know that song by heart! Rotflmao
I am impressed Schu knew NWA as well. I remember when Ice Cube wasn't a nice guy. lol One thing I don't remember: When the heck was Flava Flav popular prior to his reality shows? I also remember some Beatles tunes, Elvis tunes, and Bill Monroe tunes but they are before my time.
Time to get back on track. . . .
I have killed more deer than EHD.
Give up? It is TOO! And we are just about to that time of the year again!
Time to get back on track. . . .
I have killed more deer than EHD.
Give up? It is TOO! And we are just about to that time of the year again!
customizer1000
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Flava flav was made famous from public enemy, and that Dumbass clock on his neck
Milo
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Schu72
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Ice-T lmao
I think I called him Ice Cube. Doh!
I still have Beastie Boys tapes, Run DMC tapes, and GNR on cassette. (That is for you Cotty!) I have since added GNR and some Beastie Boys CD's, but never felt compelled to update the Run DMC. They wuz old skool.