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.
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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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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-
@@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.
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 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 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.
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.
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!
Modern "Music" like Rap (and as George Harrison is supposed to have said - It has a silent C) should be relabelled as Poetry, or some other performing label, cos it sure as hell aint MUSIC. This definitely is Music, performed by a master at the Genre.
the best songs always create an argument about if they're rock, country or blues... I'll stay neutral on this song - 'cause I ain't got a clue which one it is...
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Always think Steve Earle is so under appreciated by most people. Not by me. One of the greatest. Brilliant musician and such a great perspective on the world. 👍👍👍🎼❤️
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.
All I know of my father was he served as a Medic in 'nam, beat my mother and died a drunk before I was 10. I joined the Army at 20, busted my ass and made it into the 75th Ranger Regiment. Kept myself from becoming a drunk, earned a few medals along the way, and now at almost 55 can look back on my life with a bit of pride. This song has always resonated with me, beautiful lyrics and storytelling, a slice of life perspective of a simple man. In retrospect, the original Rambo film and this song go together rather well, a brutal mind of synergy.
This was my grandpa’s favorite song no matter what he was doing if it came on the radio he had it up as loud as it would go. They played it at his funeral back in September of 21 and I play this song everyday. The only video I have with his voice in it is him dancing and singing to this song
Saw Steve Earl in Tulsa years ago at a bluesfest. Was standing next to the stage. When this song started, the place went ballistic. This is without a doubt, one of the best songs ever written.
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
as a vietnam combat soldier and from the country, i feel at home when i listen to it!! What a story, what a voice and what a kick ass band! Music as it should be 😎👍🙏
My dad was from rural Tennessee and got drafted at age 19. Ended up in the 1st Cav in the middle of the jungle. They did like to draft poor guys from the country.
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!!!)
I was 17 when I enlisted in the army. 4th infantry division, reassigned to the 52nd engineer battalion. My mom had no idea I had enlisted until I came home from basic training. Music has a way of bringing back the past. When the past comes calling, we can only hope it takes us where we want to go. My grandmother cried when I made it back home. She took my class a greens hat off and put it on and sat on my lap, crying and hugging me. She was one tough old broad...her words, not mine.
@@TheBotleyBoy She didn't know. I had been on my own since I was 15. The only reason my dad knew was because he helped me enlist. Actually, no one knew, not even my friends. Everyone really freaked out when they saw me for the first time. My head was shaved, I had gained about 50 lbs and grew2 inches in height.
@@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!
Respect , we used to have a lot of moonshine (insane alcohol taxes) here in Sweden but borderless EU killed that with "smuggling" from Germany. Found out a couple years ago that my dad had a still with a friend for awhile in the 70s.
I was at a wedding last October and the DJ played this song. I overheard a lady tell her date “what do you expect, you are at a wedding in West Virginia”. I’m proud to be a West Virginian.
As a Londoner I never thought of this unbelievable creation as ‘American’, for me it was and it is the epitome of vocal, lyrical and musical brilliance. It is Timeless and ‘The Stuff of Life’. Thank you Boys, as we say in South London, ‘Effin brilliant’ 😎
It makes me happy to see foreigners liking music from my state and the place I live, East Tennessee. Glad you like. Country music comes from Bristol, East Tennessee. And you can also hear some Scottish influence in this song with the bagpipes; our music also took influence from the Irish. Tennessee has left a relatively large impact on music. In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest songs ever written.
This old veteran loves this song. It's an old style story song like you used to hear in authentic country music. Brings life to the characters. Best line in the song" they draft the white trash first".
I’m in my mid-60’s now…had two older brothers in Vietnam at the same time, one Navy and one Army. Then years later I married an Air Force Vietnam vet. The beginning of this song reminds me of my brother TJ who was a helicopter door gunner
First, thanks for your service! Also, I couldn’t agree more about the storytelling aspect, and I’m glad you said authentic country music (referring to the old stuff). You nailed that. Johnny Cash is my favorite, and when I hear this great song, his storytelling ability reminds me of Cash.
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.
Man, I haven't heard this song in years!! Nearly brought tears to my eyes to feel young again going down copperhead road. Here in Vermont you now can legally grow that seed from Columbia and Mexico... how times have changed.
Seems like a lot of places have a Copperhead Road there's one in Arizona not far from where I grew up. And there is 1 in Northern Arkansas not far from where I live in South Central Missouri Ozarks. And yeah a lot of shine came out of this area. And throughout the 70 some friends and I had more than one field growing. And today Mountain Justice isn't much different than it was then. And yeah now for $100 license you can grow six plants at a time. ✌️ 🤠🐂🏞️🛩️
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.
@@richardmccampbell6470 Unless you were born on the Bayou down in Louisiana. Lived on the haunted Light Lane that crosses over Black Bayou. The locals their still do things the old way. Living in Night Shade Swamp right now in Florida. Men are still men down here.
My daddy was a for real revenuer in Tennessee and this song always reminds me of him. This is an edit. Daddy and two other men had a wreck in a 49' Ford chasing shiners on Newport Hwy in East Tennessee about 1950. In order to miss a school bus stopped on the road they had to ditch into the woods. Log came through the side door, through the front seat and pinned my daddy down by his arm. Just missing his chest. Shiners went around the bus. This was before I was born.
I done two tours of duty in Iraq, and that line line about his new plan really hits home. I keep this song in my head as a backup income plan just in case.
That is exactly what you do. Make a new plan. Find your own Copperhead Road, and fuck anyone who tries to take it away. I'm glad you got home. We are going to need your kind in a bad way very soon.
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...)
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!
So sorry about your loss, 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.
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.
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
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Счастливый человек!
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 !! ❤️😘😂💕👍
Yes. An absolute classic. A masterpiece. Written and performed.. This song will never get old.
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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...
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!
Both a 60, 80s, and 90s song at the same time. Masterpiece
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
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,
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Absolutely
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
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!
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
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 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.😢😮😅😊
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.
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”.
This is another song that has stood the test of time, and will continue to do so!! Love Steve Earle.
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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)
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My dad was a moonshiner in the hills of Eastern Kentucky over 80 years ago.
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 👍🏻
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.
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!!!!!
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.
Wow that is cool
Steve Earl singing this song makes me feel alive. Paints a picture better than paint. Thanks for putting this on
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
August 24, still rocking in England.
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
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! ❤❤❤
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 🤦🏼♂
Greatest country song ever written and performed
Better believe it!!!❤❤❤
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!
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. 😂
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
Still listening. The CD is in my car. 2024.
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!!
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.
Without doubt one of the most fantastic pieces of rock / country, whatever you want to call it, ever produced. Fuckin brilliant
spot on. Absolutely brilliant song, unlike the rubbish they put out these days
I totally agree!! This never gets old
Modern "Music" like Rap (and as George Harrison is supposed to have said - It has a silent C) should be relabelled as Poetry, or some other performing label, cos it sure as hell aint MUSIC. This definitely is Music, performed by a master at the Genre.
Just WHOOOWHH 🔊 FUCKING BRILLIANT AND GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL 👍👍👍👏👏👏🔈🔉🔊😎🗣️
the best songs always create an argument about if they're rock, country or blues... I'll stay neutral on this song - 'cause I ain't got a clue which one it is...
Hell yes we still lessen to copperhead road......👍👍👍👍👍✊✊✊✊
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.
This classic never gets old! Such an awesome story that is told.
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.
Rocking my own Copperhead Road..September 2024 Bless'em!
Me too!!!!!
Hoping you still are
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
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!!!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Steve fused Rock/Folk/Country PERFECTLY! This song smokes!!
Amen brotha
With a Celtic tint.
PlaY
@@bobbyhamblen2338
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@@bobbyhamblen2338I love he
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.
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 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.
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!!!!❤
Anybody else listening in 2024?
U betcha!
I always find comments like this so vacaus. What does it matter? It's not exactly groundbreaking conversation
@@user-ld4jg3zs3u
Comments like these are vacous which are clearly a reflection of the miserable person making them.
@@rajashivan1
They dont make songs like this anymore👍🎸🥁🔊🔊
Yes
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
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
Gotta have Steve Earl's Copperhead Road a true classic rock song
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 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
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 ?
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.
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.
Always think Steve Earle is so under appreciated by most people. Not by me. One of the greatest. Brilliant musician and such a great perspective on the world. 👍👍👍🎼❤️
👍👍👍👍
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!
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
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.
All I know of my father was he served as a Medic in 'nam, beat my mother and died a drunk before I was 10. I joined the Army at 20, busted my ass and made it into the 75th Ranger Regiment. Kept myself from becoming a drunk, earned a few medals along the way, and now at almost 55 can look back on my life with a bit of pride. This song has always resonated with me, beautiful lyrics and storytelling, a slice of life perspective of a simple man.
In retrospect, the original Rambo film and this song go together rather well, a brutal mind of synergy.
As someone who wished they had served. Thank you for your service. It does not go unnoticed.
This was my grandpa’s favorite song no matter what he was doing if it came on the radio he had it up as loud as it would go. They played it at his funeral back in September of 21 and I play this song everyday. The only video I have with his voice in it is him dancing and singing to this song
Great memories! Thanks for sharing! Makes me smile.
Sorry for your loss. It’s good you keep your Grandfather’s memory alive.
I would love to hear it. miss my grandpa. much love. 👍
God bless both of You!,.✨
That's a beautiful memory.
Saw Steve Earl in Tulsa years ago at a bluesfest. Was standing next to the stage. When this song started, the place went ballistic. This is without a doubt, one of the best songs ever written.
@@blastemduke9973 used to be an Okie from muskogee. Okie born and bred and proud of it!!!
@@blastemduke9973 Steve Earle would be the first to tell you not to post MAGA crap on his songs. You have not really listened to his music, have you?
Yah...this song rocks
Agreed! Full-hearty! RnR! :)~
Agreed
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
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Hello how are you doing
Who's listening and chillin out with some great tunes. Tequila time anyone else. 2024!!!!
Tequila right now 🤪😜😋
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 ♥♥
as a vietnam combat soldier and from the country, i feel at home when i listen to it!! What a story, what a voice and what a kick ass band! Music as it should be 😎👍🙏
Welcome home.
.
How does it feel to know that you were just a vile puppet of the government? They only fought for the interests of the powerful in turn.
Thank you for your service.
My dad was from rural Tennessee and got drafted at age 19. Ended up in the 1st Cav in the middle of the jungle. They did like to draft poor guys from the country.
@@Wowzersdude-k5c I was infantry with the Cav!! 1969-70
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
Another amazing Steve Earle song is"regular guy"omg it's one of my favorites!❤
I was 17 when I enlisted in the army. 4th infantry division, reassigned to the 52nd engineer battalion. My mom had no idea I had enlisted until I came home from basic training.
Music has a way of bringing back the past. When the past comes calling, we can only hope it takes us where we want to go. My grandmother cried when I made it back home. She took my class a greens hat off and put it on and sat on my lap, crying and hugging me. She was one tough old broad...her words, not mine.
That's a heart-warming story. Where did your mom think you were when you were away doing basic training?
@@TheBotleyBoy She didn't know. I had been on my own since I was 15. The only reason my dad knew was because he helped me enlist. Actually, no one knew, not even my friends. Everyone really freaked out when they saw me for the first time. My head was shaved, I had gained about 50 lbs and grew2 inches in height.
Wow. You were getting out there and becoming a responsible, independent man a lot sooner than the vast majority of us. You have my respect, sir 👍
Thanks for sharing
Whooo aaaaa!! Soildier!
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
My Granddaddy was a Runner from West Virginia, to Knoxville. back in the day, never caught that I know of. God Rest Your Soul 🙏 Roscoe...
Respect , we used to have a lot of moonshine (insane alcohol taxes) here in Sweden but borderless EU killed that with "smuggling" from Germany.
Found out a couple years ago that my dad had a still with a friend for awhile in the 70s.
God bless him
@@ICEMAN99TURBO Thanks Brother. He is in a place where he does not worry about looking over his shoulder...
My great grand pappy did it to. I feel like this song was made for those men. Great men trying to make a living. Amen
I love good moon shine. If shine was made right you could run it in your car when you had no gas.
I was at a wedding last October and the DJ played this song. I overheard a lady tell her date “what do you expect, you are at a wedding in West Virginia”. I’m proud to be a West Virginian.
This song is about a place near mountain city Tennessee though...
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@@mazystarr Mountaineer Moonshiners are Mountaineer Moonshiners whereever they are.
Same! From, wv here too
Beautiful country.!!! Truly
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.
“ 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
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!!!
It just doesn't get better than this. After all these years, nothing beats it.
This is one of the most AMERICAN songs ever.... And I LOVE it! Just sayin....
Murican!
and east coast canadian. I grew up with this playing in the house and can still hear it when i go back.
@@shanna6169 didn't think Canadian listen to country music
And yet somehow it has 60K downvotes. I don't understand why. I think if you want to dislike a video you must list a reason why.
false, listen to true american by hulk hogan
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.
As a Londoner I never thought of this unbelievable creation as ‘American’, for me it was and it is the epitome of vocal, lyrical and musical brilliance. It is Timeless and ‘The Stuff of Life’. Thank you Boys, as we say in South London, ‘Effin brilliant’ 😎
It makes me happy to see foreigners liking music from my state and the place I live, East Tennessee. Glad you like. Country music comes from Bristol, East Tennessee. And you can also hear some Scottish influence in this song with the bagpipes; our music also took influence from the Irish. Tennessee has left a relatively large impact on music. In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest songs ever written.
This old veteran loves this song. It's an old style story song like you used to hear in authentic country music. Brings life to the characters. Best line in the song" they draft the white trash first".
I’m in my mid-60’s now…had two older brothers in Vietnam at the same time, one Navy and one Army. Then years later I married an Air Force Vietnam vet. The beginning of this song reminds me of my brother TJ who was a helicopter door gunner
First, thanks for your service! Also, I couldn’t agree more about the storytelling aspect, and I’m glad you said authentic country music (referring to the old stuff). You nailed that. Johnny Cash is my favorite, and when I hear this great song, his storytelling ability reminds me of Cash.
my rother servd in Nam he learned a thing or two in vietnam
Ever listen to 1814 battle of new Orleans? I bet you like it too. Big John, Tennessee Stud... more really great ones.
It’s true. Dodge it every time, boys.
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.
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1 Big Joe
1 little Joe
1 T j (tiny Joe )
@@josephbrickey7045 what?
Man, I haven't heard this song in years!! Nearly brought tears to my eyes to feel young again going down copperhead road.
Here in Vermont you now can legally grow that seed from Columbia and Mexico... how times have changed.
Thats great
About damn time. Now for the rest of the country 🙄
Seems like a lot of places have a Copperhead Road there's one in Arizona not far from where I grew up. And there is 1 in Northern Arkansas not far from where I live in South Central Missouri Ozarks.
And yeah a lot of shine came out of this area. And throughout the 70 some friends and I had more than one field growing. And today Mountain Justice isn't much different than it was then. And yeah now for $100 license you can grow six plants at a time. ✌️
🤠🐂🏞️🛩️
Awesome
But not in Tennessee even though the MAGA idiots approved this song as an official state song.
75 yr old vet in Canada,,, my ex wife told me that wrote this song for my hunting buddies from deliverance
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
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 ?
This is damn near the anthem in the foothills of East Tenn, where some decency and being a real man stands for something.
I'm starting to realize that after being absent from the Appalachian mountains for over 30 years.
Nothing like it anywhere else I've been. Home sweet home brother.
Once you've been to CopperHead Road, your at Home!
@@richardmccampbell6470 Unless you were born on the Bayou down in Louisiana. Lived on the haunted Light Lane that crosses over Black Bayou. The locals their still do things the old way. Living in Night Shade Swamp right now in Florida. Men are still men down here.
Yep
My daddy was a for real revenuer in Tennessee and this song always reminds me of him. This is an edit. Daddy and two other men had a wreck in a 49' Ford chasing shiners on Newport Hwy in East Tennessee about 1950. In order to miss a school bus stopped on the road they had to ditch into the woods. Log came through the side door, through the front seat and pinned my daddy down by his arm. Just missing his chest. Shiners went around the bus. This was before I was born.
Hello Rose, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??
I done two tours of duty in Iraq, and that line line about his new plan really hits home. I keep this song in my head as a backup income plan just in case.
Thank you for your service 💜❤️🙏
Sir, Thank you for your service!
Amen Brother
@@Augalv that is just wrong what is your problem
That is exactly what you do. Make a new plan. Find your own Copperhead Road, and fuck anyone who tries to take it away. I'm glad you got home. We are going to need your kind in a bad way very soon.
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!
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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...)
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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
That custom Dodge ripping down that country road on those little wheels. 😀
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.😊😅
This is an absolute classic that will last forever.
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This what made money for immigrant Americans for years and still to this day! Survival! I miss these stories.
Copperhead Road is a real road here in Johnson County, TN. People keep stealing the road signs though.
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!
My brother Carl Bolden loved this song. We played it at his funeral. R.I.P. brother I love you
Anybody do the dance?
Dude I hope someone dose that for me🤣
So sorry for you loss!
and to my brother Franklin Standinghorse.
So sorry about your loss, 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.
68 years old and still listening.
Hey kid , some of us old guy are listening too, I’m 75.
I just heard this doing one year ago. O I love it .
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.