Posted on 06/07/2024 6:43:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Hey Hey Good Lookin, Whatcha got cookin, Whatch Got Cookin,
My favorite. Apparently in those days a 2 dollar bill was enough to take a girl out.
Apparently in those days a 2 dollar bill was enough to take a girl out.
And, a hot rod Ford.
Oh, and you had to know of a spot, right over the hill.
I have to admit that I could not have told you who sang the version I hear on the radio today, but it never occurred me that it was a cover of the 1947 Hank Williams song.
Likely the version you hear is George Thorogood.
That what I tell my dog when I come back from taking a midnight pee.
I actually own about 3 dozen $2 dollar bills.
Thought when they came out, they were weird so I kept them.
Strictly for the younger Freepers (sigh... middle aged, doughy, greyeing Freepers) who enjoyed The The back in our high school days, Matt Johnson’s “Hanky Panky” has some incredible re-workings of THE Hank Williams hits.
Sacrilege to Country Music Devotees, so I don’t want to hear it, just a pathway to great music for Gen Xers.
Well, now many Americans can only afford $2 to take their girl out, so maybe this old song is right in tune (and in it’s time).
> I actually own about 3 dozen $2 dollar bills. <
Clerks have actually called the police when someone pays with a $2 bill. The bill looks so weird (as you noted) that the clerk assumes it’s counterfeit.
One such incident:
https://abc13.com/lunchroom-counterfeit-money-ted-oberg-school/1314203/
This is one thread I do like.
It was Hank singing about the Dog House.
George Thorogood related to it well!
“The song has been recorded numerous times; notably a few decades later by George Thorogood and the Destroyers...”
That’s where I first heard it. Love Hank and also Hank Jr. SO many good songs! :)
There is a cover by George Thorogood they play on the radio.
People have been arrested for using a $2 bill.
I think that it’s a great testament to a musician when musicians from different genres cover them.
The God-father of rock-n-roll.
I can play and sing every song he ever wrote. I was listening and learning to him when I was 12 (I’m 53).
Not tooting my horn. A youngster could gain a lot listening to his songs.
As far as Shelton, I don’t listen. (Hank III).
Chuck Berry said Hank Williams was his biggest influence.
Also learned lap-steel from listening to those songs.
I incorporate a 30 watt Fender tube Amp for my steels. High gain and a wah-wah make it freaky.
I think a lot of people do not realize his influence.
His influence was an old black man named TeeTot.
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