Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Funky Grasshopper

Continuing with the BUG theme, here is a dance routine that will knock your socks off. You will jump so much, you won't know what hit you. I have a special relationship with Grasshopper themed dances. Also, the word "grasshopper" is an effective mantra. I say it thousands of times to myself every day.

The "Bug" in this song is also represented by a sound effect - in this case what sounds like a de-tuned E string on an old guitar with a primitive whammy bar. The guitar track in this song should be an inspiration to excitable, tone-deaf amateur guitarists everywhere. You don't need to be even in the neighborhood of In Tune, and you too can do the Funky Grasshopper. "Do the handle high."

If you have three hours and want to know everything in the world about Hugh Boynton and this record, see Soul Detective's amazing research. The most interesting thing is that this record was apparently either recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia, or at Muscle Shoals in Alabama, by recording new vocals and a rough mix over somebody else's song that was already released as a single!

The Funky Grasshopper! We're doin' it.



Funky Grasshopper

5 comments:

  1. While I, more than anyone else here, would like to imagine Duane and Dickey playing those guitars at Capricorn (and if they were, it wouldn't be "de-tuned" - it would be exactly what they meant it to be), the guitar waaaaay in the back sounds like Steve Cropper.

    Sure enough, Soul Detective's later updates suggest the track may have been cut at Muscle Shoals. Also, for those readers too lazy to link, he observes that not only was this backing track lifted from another single, but the b-side backing track was lifted from the b-side of the same single!

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  2. On the Soul Detective site, you know which one sounds like it must be Duane Allman on guitar - scroll about 3/4 down to Hugh Boynton's "Running Out Of Fools" also on the LANOR label. That's Duane, man! And that record just moved to the top of my want-list.

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  3. THAT MIGHT BE A BARITONE GUITAR DIDN;T THINK OF THAT DID YOU SMART GUY

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  4. Brother, you are right on with "Running Out of Fools". That's Macon! Macon! Macon! I am feelin' it, man, I shore feel it.

    Also: THAT MIGHT BE A PIECE-A-JONK OUT-A-TUNE GITTAR DIDN;T THINK A THAT DID JA GENE E. YUSS

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  5. I KNEW BARRY TONE AND YOU SIR, ARE NO BARRY TONE

    LISTEN TO GEORGE JONES I"M A PEOPLE IF YOU DON:T BELIEVE ME

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taYThk1FX2k

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