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EMUSIC-L Digest                                      Volume 61, Issue 13

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	Copperhead Road (6 messages)
	While we are on the subject....... (3 messages)

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 03:53:05 -0500
From:         Bolo Mk XXXIX 
Subject:      HELP: Coper Head Road

Hello,

        I would like to ask for everyone's help.  I am looking for some inform-
ation about a song, which I think is called 'Coper Head Road.'  What I want to
know is: Who does it?  What is the actual name of the song?  What album is it
on?  At what ftp site can I find the lyrics?
        This is all the information I can provide to help anyone give me the
answers I have requested:

        The song tells a story.  It starts out as the singer (male) reminisces
about his youth.  He begins be saying that his dad used to come down from
coperhead road every summer/spring (?) to buy some moonshine supplies.

        "...and some coper line,
         everyone knew in the name of shine."

        His father buys an old car and he and his friend/brother/cousin (?)
tweak the engine to high performance.

        "...tore the engine down,
         I can still remember that rumblin' sound."

        I think after this, their are a couple of versus, which I cannot remem-
ber anything about.  There is mention about burning whiskey on the road:

        "...you could smell the whiskey burning down coperhead road."

        Next, the singer talks about being down in Mexico and
finding a plant (canibis, but he never actually says so.)  He takes the plant
back home (to coperhead road) and plants it outback (of something?)
        Next there is mention of a chopper and maybe the DEA.  I am not sure.
The final lines of the song are:

        "I learned a thing or two from daddy, don'tcha know,
         you better stay away from coperhead road."

        The only other things I can remember are:

A) The song is either in 4/6 or 8/6 time signature.  Immediately following the
refrain, their is a strong drum/guitar rhythm; the beats for the rhythm are:
1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/2 or 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/4.

B) The song is medium fast paced, I forget the correct term (allegro?)

        I wish I had more info.  Thanks in advance for any help anyone can
give me!

        -Rick.
--

        -Rick.

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 09:38:48 GMT
From:         Michael Chang 
Subject:      Re: COPPERHEAD ROAD

The song you're looking for is by Steve Earle off an album by the same
name, "Copperhead Road".

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 13:16:49 -0400
From:         "ANDREW G. YOUNGER" 
Subject:      Re: HELP: Coper Head Road

Copperhead Road is the proper title of this song aand apparentl;y it is
by Steve Earle it ismost likely on the album Copperhead Road.
Good luck finding it.
Andrew
AYOUNGER@ac.dal.ca

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 17:35:31 GMT
From:         Sharon Fisher 
Subject:      Re: HELP: Coper Head Road

Steve Earle.  Copperhead Road is the name of the song and the album.

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 17:53:44 GMT
From:         Greg House 
Subject:      Re: HELP: Coper Head Road

Copperhead Road was done by Steve Earle(sp).

Greg

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Date:         Wed, 16 Feb 1994 00:57:52 GMT
From:         David Gibbs 
Subject:      Re: HELP: Coper Head Road

In article <2jcslh$giv@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>,
Bolo Mk XXXIX  wrote:
>Hello,

The song is Copperhead Road, from the album of the same name
by Steve Earle.

His grandfather made moonshine, died running, it he volunteers,
goes to Vietnam, comes back and decides to grow marijuana instead
of doing moonshine, but in the same area.

>       "...and some copper line,
>        everyone knew in the name of shine."

"everyone knew he was making moon shine"
is more correct

>       "I learned a thing or two from daddy, don'tcha know,
>        you better stay away from coperhead road."

That is from "charlie" not from daddy -- definitely an important
difference.  Charlie, of course, was the nick-name for the viet-cong
during the Vietnam war/police action.

-David
(dagibbs@qnx.com)

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 22:05:38 -0500
From:         DEMOLITION MAN 
Subject:      While we are on the subject.......

Hey guys.  Since we are on the subject of arists/songs where one or the
other is unknown, I was hoping I might get some help.  There is this
song with a repeating analog synth line and I think it is called
"You'd Better..."   I believe this mainly because the song goes something
like this.."

        When I say I love you
        you say "you beter"
                backing:  You Better You Better You Bet.... When I say I need you
        You say "you better"
                Backing:  You Better ou Better You bet....

It sounds like  a cross between Meatloaf and Electric Light Orchestra.  In
any case, could someone point me in the right direction for an artist/title.
My sister has been bugging me for weeks about it and I can't find anyone
who knows the group.

Thanks,
Phil
SPS5251@siena.bitnet

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Date:         Thu, 10 Feb 1994 21:35:24 CST
From:         HARRY HAECKER 
Subject:      Re: While we are on the subject.......

Phil,

A little known band from the U.K. called The Who wrote that ditty. Hmm, never
thought of Roger Daltrey as sounding like Meatloaf before. 

Harry

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Date:         Fri, 11 Feb 1994 01:37:47 EST
From:         Dexter Gauche 
Subject:      Re: While we are on the subject.......

DEMOLITION MAN  writes:

>         When I say I love you
>         you say "you beter"
>                 backing:  You Better You Better You Bet....
>         When I say I need you
>         You say "you better"
>                 Backing:  You Better ou Better You bet....
>
> It sounds like  a cross between Meatloaf and Electric Light Orchestra.  In
> any case, could someone point me in the right direction for an artist/title.
> My sister has been bugging me for weeks about it and I can't find anyone
> who knows the group.

I think this is a song from Pete Townsend's "Empty Glass" album.

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