I miss back when... a hoe was a hoe
 

My newest ear worm.

Tim McGraw
"Back When"

Don't you remember
The fizz in a pepper
Peanuts in a bottle
At ten, two and four
A fried bologna sandwich
With mayo and tomato
Sittin' round the table
Don't happen much anymore

We got too complicated
It's all way over-rated
I like the old and out-dated
Way of life

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

I love my records
Black, shiny vinyl
Clicks and pops
And white noise
Man they sounded fine
I had my favorite stations
The ones that played them all
Country, soul and rock-and-roll
What happened to those times?

I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies
Cause they put pop in my country
I want more for my money
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

Give me a flat top for strumming
I want the whole world to be humming
Just keep it coming
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

Are you for or against it? Cause I'd love to get in on some flaming Tim McGraw action if so.

I like the song. I like Tim McGraw. Flame away.

Earwig?

...AND WE LIKED IT.

he ain't no toby keith!!

:yack:

Sounds like a song my grandpa would write. I mean I can understand some of the lines but honestly people have been saying, "I'm down with that" for at least 30 years. And using the word screw to mean sex? I'm pretty sure they said that in the 40s.

I agree with him, the 80's really sucked.

I was trying to be mindful of the forum rule against threadcrapping.

I'll be polite and say songs like this have to be carefully done or they come across as cranky old farts.

Re: I miss back when... a hoe was a hoe
 

Perhaps he can discuss that with his wife.

Isn't this the guy who dueted with Nelly?

Yeah, I thought so.

more redneck anthems!

"Wing-ding Doodle-dee Ding Ding Dooo! I'm uh buy me a hammock!"

Re: I miss back when... a hoe was a hoe
 

Original draft of the song.

Re: Re: I miss back when... a hoe was a hoe
 

rotfl

Re: Re: I miss back when... a hoe was a hoe
 

Or himself. Or every single one of his friends.

Has anyone ever said "I'm down with that" in reference to the flu?

I think he means, "I've come down with a case of the flu." or something similar.

This is the problem with doing a song like this. If he talked about things like chickenheads and dirty sanchezes and other terms that haven't blanketed pop culture, none of his fans would understand the reference.

Instead, he has to use pop culture terms from at least 20 years ago. I mean, is anyone really that upset that crack is now the name of a drug, screwing refers to sex, being "down" with something means you want to do it? Of course not. Because these are innocous sayings and have become ingrained in the collective unconscience. The only phrase he has any legitimacy with is hoe and ho. Even that is really losing effect as more and more people become acclimated to it.

But I guess he is just trying to show how true he can be to country music, just like Johnny Cash. Oh wait, except Johnny Cash didn't marry a pop country star and make a terrible song with a rapper.

Was that when a smoke was a smoke and groovin' was groovin'?

Back when men were men
And sheep were scared

http://img45.exs.cx/img45/904/nipsheep.jpg
Great album.

In all fairness, back in the 60s and 70s, the country-western singers were doing so many drugs that they put the hippies to shame.

The 80's rocked; that particular time period may never have a rival, as far as diversity/acceptance of different musical styles.

And go back to vinyl???? (chuckling) I think not, son...I think not.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of country music, and I prefer the 80s when more people enjoyed it in private. Now they are just so open about it! If you said you liked country back in the 80s, you were a geek.

Screw this crap...this is more like it:

Brutality by Black Box Recorder

Whatever happened to the fear of god?
Whatever happened to church on sunday?
Whatever happened to the velvet glove?
And the iron fist
Whatever happened to the social season?
Whatever happened to the debutants?
Whatever happened to the South of France?

Good old fashioned brutality
Everything in it's place
Good old fashioned barbarity
Leave the room in disgrace

Whatever happened to drinking and driving
And doing the decent thing?
Hiding out on the continent
Getting over a nervous breakdown
Close the ranks and remove all traces
Say anything to stay out of jail
What it really boils down to:
It always wins, it never fails

Good old fashioned brutality
Everything in it's place
Good old fashioned barbarity
Leave the room in disgrace

Ah-ah-ah,ah-ah...

Driving back from a late night party
Took a corner much too fast
Head-on collision with the 21st century
Whatever happened to brutality?

Nah, this is more like it!

The Ramones - "Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?"

Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go
Rock'n, rock'n'roll radio Let's go

Do you remember Hullabaloo,
Upbeat, Shinding and Ed Sullivan too?
Do you remember rock'n'roll radio?
Do you remember rock'n'roll radio?

Do you remember Murray the K,
Alan Freed, and high energy?
It's the end, the end of the 70's
It's the end, the end of the century

Do you remember lying in bed
With your covers pulled up over your head?
Radio playin' so no one can see
We need change, we need it fast
Before rock's just part of the past
'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh

Will you remember Jerry Lee,
John Lennon, T. Rex and OI Moulty?
It's the end, the end of the 70's
It's the end, the end of the century

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Hey, ho, let's go!

Nah I still like mine better.

Let a Ho be a Ho
by the Geto Boys

there seems to be alot of mother fuckers blind to the fact
that a ho is gonna be just that
and this type of ignorance is the very
reason why so many niggas in the goddamned cemetary
inteligence is on call
you dont treat a ho like a queen who behaves lika a dog
are you the type who wont put a ho in front of a trigger
then youre a ho assed *****
goddamned hound
pound for pound
you knew the ho when she was fucking the whole town
she fucked you and gave your buddies a blow
but your trick ass fell in love with the ho
tried to change her make her be an angel
you keep putting your damn life in danger
fronting niggas about that slutty ass trifling crow
you gotta let e ho be a ho

shes a ho, D how the fuck you know
every time i see the ho shes with a new negro
shes the type of ho thats bound
to wear shorts up her ass when your friends come around
the kinda ho thatll make you cry
the kinda ho you have to call before you come by
so why do you wanna kill when she says no more
you aint the first to be dumped by a goddamned whore
crazy mother fuckers fighting over hoes
stealing for their asses and jumping out of windows
if a ho wants out i let her sinky ass go
cos ima let a ho be a ho

i fucked that ho before you even knew her
made her ***** go brrrrr when i stuck my dick to her
i knew she was a ho the first time i met her
so i got another ho and took them to the other level of the game
got them high as a kite
and fucked both of those hoes that goddamned night
then i sat back and relaxed
as they 69ed and ate each others cats
i dropped tham off at home
god damn look at this shit my wallets gone
the hoes beat me but i left it alone
and used that shit as a stepping stone
i played it off the next time i saw the hoe
i just laughed and fucked her ass some more
shelicked my ass and sucked my balls
and if i see her right now i can get some more
you gotta let a ho be a ho