March 2024- Revisiting a time-tested Earle classic after a good friend and wife went to see him last night at the Grand Ole Opry. I shared that I too saw him in his youth right after he released the Copperhead Road album (late 1980s). If you like this album, check out his previous album, EXIT O. Steve Earle is a genuine American treasure.
ua-cam.com/video/WHE1dM4hYCw/v-deo.htmlsi=bo-lUcoelo39yTGz if you haven’t seen Heartworn Highways you should definitely check this clip out of a young steve earle
Dude, you don't have to be American to enjoy this story. You get the whole story, in true Appalachian style and set to a haunting strong tune full of country music. Every American knows the history and romance of moonshine. Its still being made and still just as unique! First time I tried it, my lips burnt, tongue tingled and I felt it down to my toes.
I used to turn up at tamworth, early Sunday morning, to see the bluegrass championship's, back in the day..(best thing was cooling one's heels at paradise after?)😅
I tried some real Tennessee moonshine my dad brought home one day. I burnt like fire and tasted like petrol! It was horrible! That was my last taste of moonshine. None for me, thanks 🥵🤮
@@beatlesrgear Unfortunately that was actual 'bootlegger moonshine', not the artisinal refined recipes by people who actually take the care and time to perform proper fractional distillation, get out all the nasty stuff, and keep only the good tasting liquor, proof it to 50%abv so it doesn't rot your stomach lining, and you can have a taste of heaven better than anything you can buy at a liquor store when done right.
@@beatlesrgear,Aww that, s really to bad. I'm so sorry to hear that. It happens to a lot of ppl actually. Who ever made that should be ashamed to ever let anyone get that swill. As a descendant of a shiner from Copperhead Rd. I can assure you that if you ever get to taste any made there, you will never want anything else. At 140 to 190 proof depending on what part of the run ya get, it's all so 😅 smooth you don't even feel it go down but then it hits nice and warm on its way back up. Flavor depending on what it's made from, I prefer corn because It gives a nice corn flavor and it's delicious if made right. But you never realize you are drinking some licker that's twice the proof of regular licker untill you get a couple in ya. Suddenly out nowhere you are quite buzzed. That's real moonshine.
I saw him perform in Halifax (July 15 2024) I was so excited that I yelled down to him, "LOVE YA MAN YOU ROCK!!" Me and my little brother were the youngest ones there (me 14, him 9). We are HUGE fans of Steve Earle!
Always been a huge fan of Steve Earle. I saw him live in Birmingham UK about 15 years ago, he played unsupported for about 2-3 hours. One of the finest musicians I've ever had the privilege of seeing.
I stumbled on Steve Earle..yesterday And now for the last 24hrs it's all I can hear in my head. I'm in my 70's and at this age I'm enjoying the trip. I don't want it to disappear. Anyone out there is welcome to enjoy the trip with me. Thanks for the upload. ✌Peace!✌
So did i, I was watching top gear east coast trip and this was playing in a tyre shop where Jeremy stopped at, and one of the guys who works there was dancing to this
Much love and congrats on expanding your music library! I'm 51 with the early onset of dimintia as a complication from MS. I much like yourself, am branching my music out. It's a great release from a problematic world. Stay strong and keep on rocking bud.
My dad always worked alot He worked evenings. I never saw him much unless i stayed up to see him. He retired when I was 15. We went fishing alot then. I value his work ethic. He worked his ass to support us. I inherited thise values. I can truly relate to this song.
Phenomenal song! Ive had the honor of working as a gas/oil pipeline inspector till I retired a few years ago. Seeing the embodiment of "Copperhead Road" in a few locals always made me smile. Country folks making a living the best they can. Thats grass roots America. I wish I could load up and do it again.
In Australia we have a genuine old school and very popular country singer...Lee Kernaghan...He does a very good cover..It doesn't quite have the angst of the original.. It got a fair bit of airplay here back in the day.
My great grandfather was a moonshine runner from the age 8 in Kentucky, once he married my great grand mother all was put to a halt..However, in his shop sat a secret covered small still for hunting season & the boys it was tucked away in the corner as it was a top secret operation..Shhh..our secret, Lol. My great grandmother found it a few times thru the year & out it went!
Copperhead road is an absolute timeless classic. It ranks right up there with any song that was ever recorded. Freaking awesome! Steve Earle, God bless!
I love this song. I feel it in my bones. I was in Basic training, two days after my 18th birthday in 1985.. I volunteered because I knew I wasn’t going to graduate and had no idea what to do with my life. I became a Cobra Crew Chief and it changed my life.
I keep returning to this song, over and over! It strikes a cord in my life: pulsating music and an incredible story. Not much rock'n'roll comes close to such a salient story line with great music! One of the best of American music.
@@mmasque2052 Yes, that’s when the album was released. But I used to catch him at the clubs, quite often, in the early 80s, & I’m positive I had heard it by ‘83.
I just wanted to say Trace , this will be my first Christmas in my own place . From living a car for 3 yrs , to a apartment and a Awesome job as a school bus driver and listening to your Awesome songs . 🎄😇🎅🤶 Thank you ❤
@@glaxko2 Glad you asked! I'm 64, have a lot but I'll start with Old97's who we are going to see soon. Try songs, Murder(or a heart attack), Nineteen, Time bomb for starters. Also Poco, You better think twice and Grand Junction and Ozark Mountain Daredevils, If you want to get to Heaven. Enjoy and give me your opinion!
Yeah, it’s straight Outlaw Rock! I love to watch all the reactions from this amazing tune. People from every walks of life love it. Moonshine is just another part of our history, and the real stuff would only take a small bit and knock you down. I use to always keep some in my fridge with some fruit in it so it wouldn’t burn so bad going down. The real stuff will catch on fire, that’s how you know it’s real. Great tune. Will love it forever!
It's nearly Christmas 2024. I'm 56 yo and I came to share this song with my eldest Son Ezra because it is such a beautiful song. And I couldn't help myself but get caught up in all of the emotional but uplifting messages of family and friends that everyone has left here. I can't remember the last time that I read and read without seeing a single "Negative " comment or reply. I hope everybody who sees my comment has a wonderful life whenever it is that you may read this. Be blessed.
For my father. I dedicate this comment. Dad loved Steve as much as he loved us kids. He used Steves song to teach us about life. I brought him this album and he was so happy 😄 I will always play this not only out of respect for my father but for the pure awesomeness of Steves music.
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass. Look up Amy' N Me. Better lyrics.
I had a Pap like the man in the video. He taught me to weld at about 5 and to ride horses at about 1. He was from Salt Lick Kentucky. He fought for this country and lived for his family. He left this earthly plane this year. I hope he made it back down to Copperhead Road. RIP RBP.
My Pop left this year too. When he was young he spent some time in SE Asia, Airborne, Army Special Forces. I wouldn't be surprised if they made small talk while they were waiting in line at The Gate. Merry Christmas-
I went to raves in the 90's my buddy who promoted several,I backed a few with cash (insurance was needed along many things,hall rental,warehouse rentals)..I love Country Western,Rock of all era and you got it Trance(love a lot of remixes)...I even like Jazz and the Blues,rarely listen to those but still like them,usually Christmas time I get the feel for them.. Oddly as a car guy I just stick with classic Chrysler products(Mopar) 60's Dodge Charger's,70's Cuda's,Super Bee's etc...I love all types of music but one type of car.I love cruising in them with my music blasting,I have a modern hidden system in a few of them..Nothing better than driving and listening to the radio and hearing the big block Dodge V8 rumble! We have music somewhat in common and I bet I am way older than you lol..early 50's but look young & fit..Happily married and 4 kids... Have a Great Summer&Life! Remember when you feel down blast some uplifting music!! It helps!
I actually grew up on copperhead road and this song is more truth than you would think! This song reminds me of those days when mountain justice was real and life was simpler.
@@tweetuums I realize this , and hope you realize that the majority of the earliest settlers in the Ozarks have DEEP and FOUNDATOINAL roots that began in TN & KY, therefore those spaces are ALSO SPECIAL to us.
I just love the opening of this song, that Scot-Irish style with the pipe sounds. The whole song is great but that opening gives me chills everytime I hear it.
agreed. i feel the same way in part because the scot-irish moved across the atlantic and settled in hillbilly mountain country (W Virginia, Kentucky) like they came from. nice to be able to appreciate your heritage and not be attacked for it as being not politically correct
@@texasrebelsoul1102 There's never anything wrong with celebrating your heritage. There had never been anything wrong with it. But what is wrong is insisting that yours is the best, your are or should be more superior than others because of that heritage, and others are subhuman, don't add or have anything of value, and shouldn't celebrate theirs.
Always one of my favorites. I'm 56, old man but I have 9 and 5 year old daughters. They've got such a range of taste in music and old fashioned values. I hope there are more like them keeping this alive.
59 HERE AND MUSIC AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS ARE MY PASSION.MY KIDS 40,38,32 WOULD NEVER HEAR THIS UNLESS I CRANK IT FOR THEM.RUSH IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE BAND EVER BUT I LOVE ALL GENRES EXCEPT RAP AND HIPHOP,THEY GOT NOTHING ON STEVE EARLE
18 here. Still have a love for cassettes from days gone and dentside Fords. When I get one I’ll have to name it Copperhead… can swing a hammer, weld a bead, skin a coon and love to read. I’ll keep them old times alive mister. Don’t you worry.
My five times great grandfather, born in Scotland, moved to America in early 1770s. Lived in Philadelphia til after the War of Independence. He was in the Militiamen who fought the British. After America was free, he moved to Ross's Landing, now known as Chattanooga, TN. He died in 1831 and is buried in Blount County, TN. Of him it was said, even in his published obit, that he made the finest whiskey known to man. There were no laws at that time prohibiting folks from making their own. I imagine that this would have been some of the early beginnings of whiskey making in Tennessee. So the Moonshine heritage in Tennessee dates WAY back
@jacobrobinson175 There has been a tremendous amount of research done by a huge number of people. I have a copy of a photo of my 6th great grandfather's grave in Scotland. Emailed to me by his descendants (my relatives) who still live there.
We all danced to this at my son's recent wedding (he's English and married a Texan gal), in Dripping Springs Texas. We're all very English, and the church wedding was in the Cotswolds, England, followed six weeks later by a Texas wedding in Dripping Springs. None of us English had ever heard this song before, now we love it! Great memories of the wedding, and I absolutely LOVE Texas. First time there, but I'll be back!
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass. Look up Amy' N Me Lyrics way better
@@kab62479 I replied a long time ago to someone else and stated that I stand corrected. There is video done by a band with a woman singing, she added an extra verse. It was great as well. A must watch.
My dad passed away 3 weeks ago.I once asked him what was his favorite country song he pretty much only listened to rock and he said this was his favorite country song and I never thought about it again until he passed. I heard it for the first time at his memorial abd I’ve listened to it a good 37,000x’s since. Damn good choice dad!
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass. Look up Amy' N Me. The lyrics are way better.
Soozie M, Steve Earle wrote and sang the original Copperhead Road. Amy N' Me just added another verse. Also, it's big "block" Dodge; not big black. I thought it was a fine cover of this Steve Earle classic. Always make sure to give proper credit to the original artist, because it's the proper thing to do, and major record labels aren't known for their kindness when it comes to copyright infringement. Take care!
My Dad made sure we listened to this song every UT game day. Being from Knoxville it was important to him to remember how his family came up. Now I play it for my 7 week old daughter and she falls asleep almost immediately every time. Special song to me and my family. Very cool so many people think so too.
I want to see you in a couple of your bands and I like the music of your own 👍🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 🐕 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 👍🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕👍👍👍👍 from Nicholas Bickerstaff To STEVE EARL AND ONE MORE THING YOU SHOULD BE THE BEST SINGER
71 years old and drove truck for 44 years and always cranked it up when this song would play. seem like that old truck would go a little bit faster when it played.Simper Fi. 72-76
I first married in 1960, and was classified as 1A for the draft, which I sweated for years, especially with Vietnam heating up. When my first son was born in '62, I beat it right over to the draft office, which changed my status to 3A. If countries want so badly to fight, then let their leaders have a dual....or, even better yet, a chess game! BHE
Bluegrass a Goidelic Copperhead music phenomenen, we must never lose touch with our true CELTIC roots. Love this number by the ONE and ONLY Steve Earle.
I have often called this "Celtic Rock". Another good one AC/DC "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll". CELTIC ROCK....think about it. (and that's a hard "k", children, not a soft "s" pronunciation on Celtic!!! I don't give a damn what the Boston basketball team says!!!)
Best thing Steve Earl ever did. Best thing the Pogues (who are his backing band on this) ever did too. Both have done other good stuff for sure. But......... Sometimes you do something so good you can't better it. Hell of a thing.
I remember driving back to Canada from Oklahoma just over 20 years ago. I stopped in a truck stop parking lot in Nebraska to catch a few hours sleep and when I woke up to this song playing. I instantly fell in love with it. The light was just coming up and I was in the heart of Nebraska. I shed a tear and continued my journey when it was over
Dad shown me this song a while ago, when he was sick still but could still sing. He passed back at the end of January and I love it. Glad I found it again and it has been on loop
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music may God bless you.
Why has this never been made into a movie? It's like literally one of the only songs ever written that would make a perfect movie storyline in and of itself without any other songs or input needed.
I remember when this song came out. It was a monster, played on Rock and Country radio stations at the same time. That is a very rare thing and not often duplicated by anyone.
My Dad died a few years back, he loved this song too, he'd strum this song on his old Gibson guitar, and he sang this song and many others with all his heart. Cherish the memory of your dad bro, we are only here for a short time.
I'm so sorry for your loss. This song reminds me of all the stories I heard about my great grandfather, who I never met. These songs are timeless and unforgettable, hold on to them! ❤❤❤
I remember headed off camping with my step-dad, he had a whole bunch of burnt CDs; and when I picked the one that said "Sandstorm" on it, the 5th track was Copperhead Road. I'll never forget driving through the mountains listening to this legendary tune. The strums to me, are like a melody of freedom. Idk why. But it is.
Den E i used to listen to this with my father on road trips when I spent my summers with him. I listen to this song whenever I miss him. It’s magic. Still makes me close to him. Few people will ever have that connection.
This is one of the best country songs ever recorded. Great lyrics, incredibly great story with a relevant today. Nothing touches this song for relevance...
One of the few country songs from the 80s or newer that I'll put on my Classic Country playlist. Steve Earle may not be Johnny, Willie, or Waylon, but this is damned sure Outlaw Country.
Welcome Home Chief. Glad you got straight, finally. Especially glad you're still here! (Did my time at the tail end of Nam, but, being a girl, I wasn't in country. Cannot imagine it...)
A cheap talentless remake of another greyneck song country boy can survive, for the inbreds that somehow missed hank Jr. or took the bob segar song turn the page as life advice.
J'espère que vous et votre famille vivez en paix mon ami. Je vis dans les montagnes des Appalaches de la Virginie, États-Unis. I hope you and your family are living in peace my friend. I live in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, USA.
I've always been a Mellencamp Springsteen fan but never really heard Steve Earle until today. Excellent song and I'm a new fan. Can't believe this song came out in 1988 wow
March 2024- Revisiting a time-tested Earle classic after a good friend and wife went to see him last night at the Grand Ole Opry. I shared that I too saw him in his youth right after he released the Copperhead Road album (late 1980s). If you like this album, check out his previous album, EXIT O. Steve Earle is a genuine American treasure.
ua-cam.com/video/WHE1dM4hYCw/v-deo.htmlsi=bo-lUcoelo39yTGz if you haven’t seen Heartworn Highways you should definitely check this clip out of a young steve earle
And he's coming to my hometown to perform in June. Really looking forward to the show.
A real treaure
Ok
Счастливый человек!
Yes. An absolute classic. A masterpiece. Written and performed.. This song will never get old.
💫
Back when Charlie never put sugar in anyone's gas tank.
YEAH...LOVE IT!!!
As all things, it will be buried in the trash can of time...
And listening to it and watching the video, neither will we.
Both a 60, 80s, and 90s song at the same time. Masterpiece
My uncle is white and I'm a black man out of Atlanta ga.he would play this everyday after we finished a hard day's work and still play to diss day🎉❤
God bless America 🇺🇸
Love a song that has a story with a haunting melody. This band rocks!
Check out "The Guitar" by Guy Clark
Same same
Yes ofcourse 👍🏻
This in my honest opinion is one of the best songs ever made... 2024 and still jamming
I lived in the swamps of Florida for years lol we made a lot moon . Haha
Ya ok you sang you did 2 in nam I call BS
check out KEEP THE WOLVES AWAY UNCLE LUCIUS
check out keep the wolves away
This is an awesome song but best song ever made? Really? You sure missed out on a lot of good music in the last 36 years then 🤦🏼♂
Who couldn't love Steve Earl?!❤
He not only is cute but kicks butt as a rocker
I know right!❤ BTW it's "Earle"
Good old moonshine 😅
Cures whatever ails ya.
have you heard his newwer stuff? THATS a reason
One of the best songs ever produced.!!
Probably underrated ,mostly forgotten.
Every time I listen to it I have to hear it ten times more,!!
One of the greatest songs ever written. An American classic.
Lol I'm kinda related he's my mom's exes cousin
Dang
I’m Swedish and I like the authentsity❤
Facts .... Here is a wee reminder from Scotland 🏴 ,. To get this back on. Blastin loud pround.😁..... Much respect to ya,
🤜🤛
Absolutely
One of the greatest songs ever written. I'm lucky enough to have seen him play it live.
I’d like to see him live …. Unfortunately he doesn’t come around where I’m from too often that i know of…. Been a fan of his since the early 80s
lucky bastard
Now that definitely makes me jealous. I love the 2 step beat. I'd be 2 steppin away! Woo!
Me too, 3 x
That would have been awesome
Steve Earl singing this song makes me feel alive. Paints a picture better than paint. Thanks for putting this on
Greatest country song ever written and performed
Better believe it!!!❤❤❤
No one can ever replace this song, it's one of a kind. And it will always be reminberd
106 folsk, and I'm thr first to see the joke
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Miss these times. Best yrs of my life
I agree@@V0rtexM
I guess that is English somewhere. Leave your cousins alone hahaha
Dude, you don't have to be American to enjoy this story. You get the whole story, in true Appalachian style and set to a haunting strong tune full of country music. Every American knows the history and romance of moonshine. Its still being made and still just as unique! First time I tried it, my lips burnt, tongue tingled and I felt it down to my toes.
I used to turn up at tamworth, early Sunday morning, to see the bluegrass championship's, back in the day..(best thing was cooling one's heels at paradise after?)😅
I tried some real Tennessee moonshine my dad brought home one day.
I burnt like fire and tasted like petrol! It was horrible!
That was my last taste of moonshine. None for me, thanks 🥵🤮
@@beatlesrgear Unfortunately that was actual 'bootlegger moonshine', not the artisinal refined recipes by people who actually take the care and time to perform proper fractional distillation, get out all the nasty stuff, and keep only the good tasting liquor, proof it to 50%abv so it doesn't rot your stomach lining, and you can have a taste of heaven better than anything you can buy at a liquor store when done right.
@@beatlesrgear,Aww that, s really to bad. I'm so sorry to hear that. It happens to a lot of ppl actually. Who ever made that should be ashamed to ever let anyone get that swill. As a descendant of a shiner from Copperhead Rd. I can assure you that if you ever get to taste any made there, you will never want anything else. At 140 to 190 proof depending on what part of the run ya get, it's all so 😅 smooth you don't even feel it go down but then it hits nice and warm on its way back up. Flavor depending on what it's made from, I prefer corn because It gives a nice corn flavor and it's delicious if made right. But you never realize you are drinking some licker that's twice the proof of regular licker untill you get a couple in ya. Suddenly out nowhere you are quite buzzed. That's real moonshine.
@@albertmueller6616 Gotta be sour mash corn. Leave the "sugar liquor" (aka white rum) to the tourists.
One of the best songs ever written imo. Always loved this song.
I never understood why my mom loved this song so much.
I'm an adult now (ugh) and totally get it. Fuck yes
@@minmatenx It reaches something down deep.
I saw him perform in Halifax (July 15 2024) I was so excited that I yelled down to him, "LOVE YA MAN YOU ROCK!!" Me and my little brother were the youngest ones there (me 14, him 9). We are HUGE fans of Steve Earle!
if this song was a movie,
I would watch it all day.
Watch the moonshine movie with Tom Hardy
+Jeremy Fisher Amen
+Jeremy Fisher thunder road
+Ronnie Owens thunder road is americana undiluted. never doubt it, brother
+Jeremy Fisher if this song was a movie it would be my life lol
Always been a huge fan of Steve Earle. I saw him live in Birmingham UK about 15 years ago, he played unsupported for about 2-3 hours. One of the finest musicians I've ever had the privilege of seeing.
Wow that is cool
I stumbled on Steve Earle..yesterday
And now for the last 24hrs it's all I can hear in my head. I'm in my 70's and at this age I'm enjoying the trip. I don't want it to disappear. Anyone out there is welcome to enjoy the trip with me. Thanks for the upload.
✌Peace!✌
So did i, I was watching top gear east coast trip and this was playing in a tyre shop where Jeremy stopped at, and one of the guys who works there was dancing to this
Much love and congrats on expanding your music library! I'm 51 with the early onset of dimintia as a complication from MS. I much like yourself, am branching my music out. It's a great release from a problematic world. Stay strong and keep on rocking bud.
@@bradheath4200 ubet. Peace ✌
His son was awesome too, God rest his soul Justin Townes Earle.
It is a catchy song love 😘❤️ it !! ❤️😘😂💕👍
My dad always worked alot He worked evenings. I never saw him much unless i stayed up to see him. He retired when I was 15. We went fishing alot then. I value his work ethic. He worked his ass to support us. I inherited thise values. I can truly relate to this song.
This classic never gets old! Such an awesome story that is told.
Phenomenal song! Ive had the honor of working as a gas/oil pipeline inspector till I retired a few years ago. Seeing the embodiment of "Copperhead Road" in a few locals always made me smile. Country folks making a living the best they can. Thats grass roots America. I wish I could load up and do it again.
Did he pass away
@@joegustavson5623He’s 69 now and still with us,sure hope he was caught in the “hurricane”.
Yes. An absolute classic. A masterpiece. Written and performed.
I agree totally
Can’t go to a bar and not hear this😃😃. More popular than ever
Una grande performance,per una canzone molto bella!😊😍😘🎶🎸🎸🎸🎶💘💓💋💯🌅
masterpiece? 😂
hillbillies are silly AF. 😂
In my opinion- and I know my music - this song gets people up and moving! There would have been no copperhead road without Steve Earle! 2024!!!
Probably the best country rock song ever...
Exactly this was my thought a minute ago.
Greg Shea this ain't country
+Trever G why not?
Greg Shea Yea this is way more country than what they call country today
In Australia we have a genuine old school and very popular country singer...Lee Kernaghan...He does a very good cover..It doesn't quite have the angst of the original..
It got a fair bit of airplay here back in the day.
Doesn’t matter what style of music you think this is. It’s the most brilliant storytelling you’ll ever hear.
youre spiritual being
Bob Dylan is the best story teller pal
Pure Americana Brothers and Sisters. This is an American tale! Many of us have lived this story,or one similar.
Slim Dusty with 107 Albums rates a mention!
My great grandfather was a moonshine runner from the age 8 in Kentucky, once he married my great grand mother all was put to a halt..However, in his shop sat a secret covered small still for hunting season & the boys it was tucked away in the corner as it was a top secret operation..Shhh..our secret, Lol. My great grandmother found it a few times thru the year & out it went!
This is another song that has stood the test of time, and will continue to do so!! Love Steve Earle.
Hello
How are you doing
Thanks for your support ❤️❤️❤️
Hello James r u another lonely man too?
@@elisabethlewis6084 Steve’s Guitar Town
Jesus loves you and died on the cross for your sins and if you believe in Him and accept Him as your Lord and savior you are saved. (John 3:16)
Hello how are you doing
Still listening. The CD is in my car. 2024.
Not a country music fan at all, but damn, this is a great song. Still a banger over 35 years after it was released…….
Country, soft rock,.. -Whatever.... I just know that it's a GREAT song 🎙️🎸
They play it on classic rock stations as well.
Copperhead road is an absolute timeless classic. It ranks right up there with any song that was ever recorded. Freaking awesome! Steve Earle, God bless!
Agree!!!
Les - and freaking honest!
Everytime I hear it makes me want to have drink of Moonshine.
AWESOME!!!!!
It just doesn't get better than this. After all these years, nothing beats it.
Once in awhile there comes a song that will stand alone forever! This will be one of those!
This is one of my go to songs
I love this song. I feel it in my bones. I was in Basic training, two days after my 18th birthday in 1985.. I volunteered because I knew I wasn’t going to graduate and had no idea what to do with my life. I became a Cobra Crew Chief and it changed my life.
Great song. Great music and story. Also my favorite line dance number to Thunderfoot.
@@N21X great story! I hope you're doing well 🙂
Damn straight son.
I keep returning to this song, over and over! It strikes a cord in my life: pulsating music and an incredible story. Not much rock'n'roll comes close to such a salient story line with great music! One of the best of American music.
Just imagine, county, rock, and Scottish music 100's of years old. Fantastic!
I totally agree 😆
Oh geez u really hit the nail on the head. I have black Scott in my ancestors and does have that rhythm.
That's were all the Appalachian mountain folk came from.
If we don't fight back this way of life is gone.
Or Irish.
We don’t know each other, but I truly wish you nothing but joy, good luck, and endless opportunities. You deserve it.
Love this song.....it NEVER gets old....I was shocked to see it came out in 1988! Wow...what a classic...thank you Steve Earle!
He was so sexy.
😮😮😮, where the fuck was I in 88 🤣🤣
1988? I thought it came out before that.
@@mmasque2052 Yes, that’s when the album was released. But I used to catch him at the clubs, quite often, in the early 80s, & I’m positive I had heard it by ‘83.
I was a 15yn yrold scaffollder best yr of my life then life realy begun oh 2 go back and change some things
Best use of bagpipes beyond ACDC. Love the pulled back roll of this song. Love that rumbling sound.
I know it's a synth.. 👍
korn??cmon bro
I always enjoy what you share here on UA-cam but we're not friends yet, I will love to be friends with you.. how are you feeling today..🥰💯
Synth
If you enjoy non traditional bagpipes, try some Dropkick Murphys
I am not kidding when I say this is the best song of all time
1 of
I agree it is easily one of the best songs ever written.
Probably.
It's not the best song of all time but it's pretty good. Tom Cochrane life is a highway is the greatest song of all time
I just wanted to say Trace , this will be my first Christmas in my own place . From living a car for 3 yrs , to a apartment and a Awesome job as a school bus driver and listening to your Awesome songs . 🎄😇🎅🤶 Thank you ❤
This is the song for my dad, who fought in Vietnam, it will always be precious to me. ❤️
So didn't my Uncle. God bless them
@AmazonEspionage I'm Aussie and we pulled out just as I was becoming eligible for the draft. Dodged that bullet.
No doubt
@@WarrenBridges-um5cg I was on an in country R&R down in Vung tau and I met several Aussies down there in 68
Vietnam vets my heros!
Steve fused Rock/Folk/Country PERFECTLY! This song smokes!!
Amen brotha
With a Celtic tint.
PlaY
@@bobbyhamblen2338
🎉
@@bobbyhamblen2338I love he
Still one of the greatest country rock songs ever
I need more country rock. Recommendations?
@@glaxko2 Glad you asked! I'm 64, have a lot but I'll start with Old97's who we are going to see soon. Try songs, Murder(or a heart attack), Nineteen, Time bomb for starters. Also Poco, You better think twice and Grand Junction and Ozark Mountain Daredevils, If you want to get to Heaven. Enjoy and give me your opinion!
@@peteshallcross787 hey Pete thanks for the suggestions. A good friend of mines last name from college was Shallcross. He was from PA.
Yeah, it’s straight Outlaw Rock! I love to watch all the reactions from this amazing tune. People from every walks of life love it. Moonshine is just another part of our history, and the real stuff would only take a small bit and knock you down. I use to always keep some in my fridge with some fruit in it so it wouldn’t burn so bad going down. The real stuff will catch on fire, that’s how you know it’s real. Great tune. Will love it forever!
@@glaxko2 KOE WETZEL
It's nearly Christmas 2024. I'm 56 yo and I came to share this song with my eldest Son Ezra because it is such a beautiful song. And I couldn't help myself but get caught up in all of the emotional but uplifting messages of family and friends that everyone has left here. I can't remember the last time that I read and read without seeing a single "Negative " comment or reply. I hope everybody who sees my comment has a wonderful life whenever it is that you may read this. Be blessed.
Christmas Day and it's the only song I've enjoyed today.
I'm with ya!
Gypsy King...absolute respect. Welcome to the Copperhead Road Family. ✌
You made my day better
Thank you so much, good energy!
For my father. I dedicate this comment. Dad loved Steve as much as he loved us kids. He used Steves song to teach us about life. I brought him this album and he was so happy 😄 I will always play this not only out of respect for my father but for the pure awesomeness of Steves music.
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass. Look up Amy' N Me. Better lyrics.
I had a Pap like the man in the video. He taught me to weld at about 5 and to ride horses at about 1. He was from Salt Lick Kentucky. He fought for this country and lived for his family. He left this earthly plane this year. I hope he made it back down to Copperhead Road. RIP RBP.
My Pop left this year too. When he was young he spent some time in SE Asia, Airborne, Army Special Forces. I wouldn't be surprised if they made small talk while they were waiting in line at The Gate. Merry Christmas-
Rip your dad.
I lost mine too bro.
I'm in Oz.
My dad was same also.
We are all now hard core.
Peace bro.
blessings
thanks for that. he was an amazing story teller, so i am sure he had em laughing.
Salt lick ? Not to far from Lexington
A classic that holds up through time!
I am a lover of many kinds of music from classical to metal to trance, but this stuff hits differently. This is pure gold!
great tune having bud
@@bobprescott I never smoked it, but I bet it would be :D
@@an0ana i don't understand
I thought you meant pot, not the beer. Sorry for the confusion ♥
I went to raves in the 90's my buddy who promoted several,I backed a few with cash (insurance was needed along many things,hall rental,warehouse rentals)..I love Country Western,Rock of all era and you got it Trance(love a lot of remixes)...I even like Jazz and the Blues,rarely listen to those but still like them,usually Christmas time I get the feel for them..
Oddly as a car guy I just stick with classic Chrysler products(Mopar) 60's Dodge Charger's,70's Cuda's,Super Bee's etc...I love all types of music but one type of car.I love cruising in them with my music blasting,I have a modern hidden system in a few of them..Nothing better than driving and listening to the radio and hearing the big block Dodge V8 rumble!
We have music somewhat in common and I bet I am way older than you lol..early 50's but look young & fit..Happily married and 4 kids...
Have a Great Summer&Life! Remember when you feel down blast some uplifting music!! It helps!
I actually grew up on copperhead road and this song is more truth than you would think! This song reminds me of those days when mountain justice was real and life was simpler.
You brah, you Ozarks too? (LOL)
Top side of Alabama to and from Tennessee.
Seems a lot more simple and effective, think we need to get back to those principles
The song is about Northeast Tennessee and the Smokeys not Arkansas and the Ozarks
@@tweetuums I realize this , and hope you realize that the majority of the earliest settlers in the Ozarks have DEEP and FOUNDATOINAL roots that began in TN & KY, therefore those spaces are ALSO SPECIAL to us.
I just love the opening of this song, that Scot-Irish style with the pipe sounds. The whole song is great but that opening gives me chills everytime I hear it.
Yeah
agreed. i feel the same way in part because the scot-irish moved across the atlantic and settled in hillbilly mountain country (W Virginia, Kentucky) like they came from. nice to be able to appreciate your heritage and not be attacked for it as being not politically correct
@@texasrebelsoul1102 There's never anything wrong with celebrating your heritage. There had never been anything wrong with it.
But what is wrong is insisting that yours is the best, your are or should be more superior than others because of that heritage, and others are subhuman, don't add or have anything of value, and shouldn't celebrate theirs.
@@julieporter7805 well said
Appalachian music
This song and man of constant sorrow the two most badass country songs ever written.
Always one of my favorites. I'm 56, old man but I have 9 and 5 year old daughters. They've got such a range of taste in music and old fashioned values. I hope there are more like them keeping this alive.
59 HERE AND MUSIC AND STRINGED INSTRUMENTS ARE MY PASSION.MY KIDS 40,38,32 WOULD NEVER HEAR THIS UNLESS I CRANK IT FOR THEM.RUSH IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE BAND EVER BUT I LOVE ALL GENRES EXCEPT RAP AND HIPHOP,THEY GOT NOTHING ON STEVE EARLE
i just turned 60 my son's 17 he grew up with my vinyl collection and boy can he swing a guitar..so proud 😭
18 here. Still have a love for cassettes from days gone and dentside Fords. When I get one I’ll have to name it Copperhead… can swing a hammer, weld a bead, skin a coon and love to read. I’ll keep them old times alive mister. Don’t you worry.
I am 73 and have been listening to this for over many years and it just gets better with time.
51 here and My 19& 27 year old daughter's know the song and it's meaning in the history of East Tennessee
One of my brother's favorite tunes. Played it at his funeral for him/us. RIP Freddy boy!
Sorry
@@belindaloux8354you sound like you killed him😅
2:00 😢m⁰,xxxxfffffgy
@@jonharrison3114 ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss ♥♥
My five times great grandfather, born in Scotland, moved to America in early 1770s. Lived in Philadelphia til after the War of Independence. He was in the Militiamen who fought the British. After America was free, he moved to Ross's Landing, now known as Chattanooga, TN. He died in 1831 and is buried in Blount County, TN. Of him it was said, even in his published obit, that he made the finest whiskey known to man. There were no laws at that time prohibiting folks from making their own. I imagine that this would have been some of the early beginnings of whiskey making in Tennessee. So the Moonshine heritage in Tennessee dates WAY back
History makes us
Interesting
That's awesome that your family knows their history that good. 🤙
@jacobrobinson175 There has been a tremendous amount of research done by a huge number of people. I have a copy of a photo of my 6th great grandfather's grave in Scotland. Emailed to me by his descendants (my relatives) who still live there.
... and thats just damn cool, GO GREAT GRAMPA THE 5th!..this one reason why I love the U.S.A.!! THANK YOU!!
my brother said this song represented his experience and feeling of growing up rural and being drafted and sent to Vietnam - some powerful lyrics
We all danced to this at my son's recent wedding (he's English and married a Texan gal), in Dripping Springs Texas. We're all very English, and the church wedding was in the Cotswolds, England, followed six weeks later by a Texas wedding in Dripping Springs. None of us English had ever heard this song before, now we love it! Great memories of the wedding, and I absolutely LOVE Texas. First time there, but I'll be back!
A masterpiece of songwriting
still sounds as fresh today as it ever did.
Better stay away...
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass. Look up Amy' N Me Lyrics way better
@@sooziem3610 I never sign in and write comments, but I have to correct this. He is credited with writing the song.
@@kab62479 I replied a long time ago to someone else and stated that I stand corrected. There is video done by a band with a woman singing, she added an extra verse. It was great as well. A must watch.
I am an almost 63 year old female and I still get excited when I hear this song play, hey hey hey, I volunteered for the army on my birthday.
Thank you for your service
Yes ma’am, thank you for your service, I served from 93-96, US Army
This song never grows old.
Still here, December 2024. I love that rumbling sound.❤️❤️❤️
how about now in 2025
@DaggerXP still here in 2025.
@ i bet your happy i prob got you listening to a great song again
youre welcome
My dad passed away 3 weeks ago.I once asked him what was his favorite country song he pretty much only listened to rock and he said this was his favorite country song and I never thought about it again until he passed. I heard it for the first time at his memorial abd I’ve listened to it a good 37,000x’s since. Damn good choice dad!
I'm sorry for your loss. Your dad had good taste!
Salute
💜
Always,was,is,myfavorite,,song
Copper,head,road,,no,other,song,evercan,top,my,number,one,,copperhead,road.
Steve's a master of the Outlaw Country genre. Tells a great story while playing an absolutely amped up melody. A real talent!
Shine runners!
He didn't write nor sing it first. There is actually another verse which he had to cut out because this song is about a young lady being bad ass.
Look up Amy' N Me. The lyrics are way better.
Soozie M, Steve Earle wrote and sang the original Copperhead Road. Amy N' Me just added another verse. Also, it's big "block" Dodge; not big black. I thought it was a fine cover of this Steve Earle classic. Always make sure to give proper credit to the original artist, because it's the proper thing to do, and major record labels aren't known for their kindness when it comes to copyright infringement. Take care!
Odd for a guy to be a master of a genre he personally hates. He’s a pretentious junkie. Nothing outlaw about that.
@@michaelulbricht9438 I stand corrected. Great song.
This is a classic that will never die.
Never heard it in my life.
Excellent song.
@@1w598 Now you have!
@@1w598 ,p
SPECIAL ED EDUCATION
For my Dad. You're missed everyday. 🇺🇲
My Dad made sure we listened to this song every UT game day. Being from Knoxville it was important to him to remember how his family came up. Now I play it for my 7 week old daughter and she falls asleep almost immediately every time. Special song to me and my family. Very cool so many people think so too.
Go Vols!
One of my favorite driving songs ever
surely whilst drinking copperhead cider?
I want to see you in a couple of your bands and I like the music of your own 👍🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 🐕 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕 👍🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕👍👍👍👍 from Nicholas Bickerstaff To STEVE EARL AND ONE MORE THING YOU SHOULD BE THE BEST SINGER
Nicholas Bickerstaff
yep good stuff
71 years old and drove truck for 44 years and always cranked it up when this song would play. seem like that old truck would go a little bit faster when it played.Simper Fi. 72-76
From Copperhead Road to Gallway Girl Stevie Earl has been this Vietnam Veterans top of the list of country rock. Alabama 2024 ROLL TIDE!!
Sweet home alabama
GO DAWGS
I first married in 1960, and was classified as 1A for the draft, which I sweated for years, especially with Vietnam heating up. When my first son was born in '62, I beat it right over to the draft office, which changed my status to 3A. If countries want so badly to fight, then let their leaders have a dual....or, even better yet, a chess game! BHE
Who's listening and chillin out with some great tunes. Tequila time anyone else. 2024!!!!
Tequila right now 🤪😜😋
VODKA
Bluegrass a Goidelic Copperhead music phenomenen, we must never lose touch with our true CELTIC roots. Love this number by the ONE and ONLY Steve Earle.
makes me want to clog!!!
I have often called this "Celtic Rock".
Another good one AC/DC "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n roll".
CELTIC ROCK....think about it.
(and that's a hard "k", children, not a soft "s" pronunciation on Celtic!!! I don't give a damn what the Boston basketball team says!!!)
Hello
Celtic roots. Thanks for the reminder
This is just one of those songs that come around very rarely and can never be forgotten
"Come around very rarely" bro! This is heart
😉
Best thing Steve Earl ever did.
Best thing the Pogues (who are his backing band on this) ever did too.
Both have done other good stuff for sure. But.........
Sometimes you do something so good you can't better it. Hell of a thing.
Stevies my hero i freaking love this guy
Such a terrific song.
Daughters wedding is next week. This is one of the songs she picked for her dance. Rather proud
Stay together Forever!
Awesome to hear:)
Best wishes Charlie
God you raised her right congrats friend!
I hope you folks had a fantastic time.
Good music never gets old or outdated people will still be listening to this when i am in the grave
“ wake up screaming like I’m back over there” shakes me to the core every time.
I appreciate your service.
Not for nothing, your fellow countrymen ,such as myself, are here for you
Know the feeling.
It affects many of us exactly the same way! 💯
Such an underrated line of this iconic song.
I hate the sound of choppers
This song just might be perfect. The story it tells, the way it builds to the climax musically, the emotion in his voice. Just beautiful.
The best story ever sang… ever!!!!❤
Am 84 yrs old-Love this music-Thank you-
75 here
Right on
I’m 61 & l love it
I'm with you 62 still hanging
When y'all got it still.No age limits.Im 60 been rocking for years.
I remember driving back to Canada from Oklahoma just over 20 years ago. I stopped in a truck stop parking lot in Nebraska to catch a few hours sleep and when I woke up to this song playing. I instantly fell in love with it. The light was just coming up and I was in the heart of Nebraska. I shed a tear and continued my journey when it was over
Dad shown me this song a while ago, when he was sick still but could still sing. He passed back at the end of January and I love it. Glad I found it again and it has been on loop
Hello beautiful
Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to tracks, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music may God bless you.
Beautiful songs beautiful memories I love listening it's. How are you CourtneyChats ?
I was blissfully unaware of this song until a couple of weeks ago.
It's now become one of my favourites.
Why has this never been made into a movie? It's like literally one of the only songs ever written that would make a perfect movie storyline in and of itself without any other songs or input needed.
Lawless ain't to far off from it.
basically lawless
Go back to the ‘50s & check out Robert Mitchum in Thunder Road.
Id agree with that, we'd make millions !lol😁
Ever seen Stroker Ace with Burt Reynolds ?
December 17 2024 a big yeehaw from UK - I am here every week or so - my all time favourite!
I remember when this song came out. It was a monster, played on Rock and Country radio stations at the same time. That is a very rare thing and not often duplicated by anyone.
we had a radio show called the outlaw hours every Friday and Saturday night. It started at 9 pm and you could bet by 10 this song was coming on
Well it’s a great song. Newer country tried to add rap or other things and there’s just nothing comparable to this song.
@@koltoncrane3099 I agree. 2nd time I heard it, I called the station to ask DJ who was it. He obliged. A Ballad for real will be around for decades.
I have a Copperhead Road sign on the door of my man cave
My hubby can play & sing the hell outta this!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
No exaggeration I've listened to this song over a thousand times and it's still badass.
Hi from England a classic like this is timeless needs to be played awfully loud never ever get tired of listning to this
Good Songs Never get Old!
@@ronaldabercrombie4130 That’s why it’s the song that opens & closes all the dancehalls in TX down every night, for the last 15 years or so.
I’m 15 this was my dad’s favourite song he passed away recently and hearing this song again brings back so many memories miss you dad
♥️
My Dad died a few years back, he loved this song too, he'd strum this song on his old Gibson guitar, and he sang this song and many others with all his heart. Cherish the memory of your dad bro, we are only here for a short time.
Sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss Buddy. You hang in there.
I'm so sorry for your loss. This song reminds me of all the stories I heard about my great grandfather, who I never met. These songs are timeless and unforgettable, hold on to them! ❤❤❤
The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Peace be with you.
I remember headed off camping with my step-dad, he had a whole bunch of burnt CDs; and when I picked the one that said "Sandstorm" on it, the 5th track was Copperhead Road. I'll never forget driving through the mountains listening to this legendary tune. The strums to me, are like a melody of freedom. Idk why. But it is.
This song just brings out the drunk outlaw
That's a savage ass memory. Hell yeah. Your step dad has good taste
Good song
That feeling in our chest when this song plays? That's your Scots-Irish ancestors calling us
Hell yeah I feel the same way
Dad used to love this, heard it so many times as a teenager. Now listening 25 years later it sounds even better. Miss ya Dad.
Den E rip bro
Den E i used to listen to this with my father on road trips when I spent my summers with him. I listen to this song whenever I miss him. It’s magic. Still makes me close to him. Few people will ever have that connection.
Den E amen me too bro
again thanks keep sending your favorite song
Den E here's to Dads everywhere
There are no words for me to explain how i feel whenever i listen to this legendary song.
Hello beautiful
Love this for so many years!!😊
This is one of the best country songs ever recorded. Great lyrics, incredibly great story with a relevant today. Nothing touches this song for relevance...
One of the few country songs from the 80s or newer that I'll put on my Classic Country playlist. Steve Earle may not be Johnny, Willie, or Waylon, but this is damned sure Outlaw Country.
I don't know, Aaron Lewis country boy is pretty damn good!
🤣👌
I've loved this song for so many years.The way it tells a story. Love you Steve Earle you sing it so well ❤️ 💕 ♥️
Hello 👋 Sue, How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Zack Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. Where are you from? You seem like a real country girl
@@zackhudsonciao Zack!🙋😊😘💘🌅
Oh lord ,me and my twin we Love ❤️ Steve ❤
I have a Copperhead Road sign on the door of my Man cave.😊😅
It took almost 40 years to get my head back on straight after 'Nam, but I'm still here, and digging great music.
Welcome Home Chief. Glad you got straight, finally. Especially glad you're still here! (Did my time at the tail end of Nam, but, being a girl, I wasn't in country. Cannot imagine it...)
buddha
thank you for your service sir both of you
Chief 762 thank you for your service to our country,working through Iraq myself
+Cobra Army working myself through the gulf God Bless
Gotta have Steve Earl's Copperhead Road a true classic rock song
Ain't no other song that connects three generations the way that this song does
Pure genius 👏
That's the power of music 🎶 for you ,a timeless masterpiece that will go on for an eternity. 👍😎👍❤️🇬🇧 Sept twenty two
It's a family tradition....
@@doughesson Hank why do you drink? Why do you roll smoke? Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
True.
I've never heard this song in my life.
I was born in 1962 and turned 62 July 2024.ear buds in blasting that music and locked the world outside. Great tunes. Still here August 2024!!!!
Daily!
Feb. 62 here.
@@rettahenshaw3987 they say that people who reach the age of their birth date.we are considered a Diamond. Congratulations
@@johnschoonover5914 iam 23 and i think people suck 😂
February 1959.😢😮😅😊
Steve Earle … “Copperhead Road” …
IMMORTAL ✌🏻🇺🇸
Timeless music!
KGSDBNMW ❤
A cheap talentless remake of another greyneck song country boy can survive, for the inbreds that somehow missed hank Jr. or took the bob segar song turn the page as life advice.
🍺👽🚬
1 Big Joe
1 little Joe
1 T j (tiny Joe )
@@josephbrickey7045 what?
Happy 70th birthday Steve Earle!!!
This song should be added to America history
Alongside Brandon's aviators
It sure is my family's history. Family comes from Caryville/Knoxville/clinchmore and that's how we made our living for a loooooong time.
I’m Canadian and this song is American history to me lmao
@@thomasroquemore9011 some will never know. They'll never know the feeling of a big a** tomato worm down their back either.🤣
@@stevenrobbins7402 holding down maggie valley over here.
vert beautifull song can't stop listening. from France.
very. .. sorry
MERCI FRANCE *****
same
J'espère que vous et votre famille vivez en paix mon ami. Je vis dans les montagnes des Appalaches de la Virginie, États-Unis. I hope you and your family are living in peace my friend. I live in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, USA.
Thank you very much i hope all the best for you and your family, i live not in Appalaches... i live in Pyrénées mountains between France and spain.
I've always been a Mellencamp Springsteen fan but never really heard Steve Earle until today. Excellent song and I'm a new fan. Can't believe this song came out in 1988 wow
Check out gateway girl
Galway
Hello how are you doing
I'm still. Listening🎉❤am 78, still kickin 😂
Hell yeah 👍 You go boy 💪🙏
This song just never gets old.
It's fantastic.
Agreed.