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"Uneasy Rider" is a 1973 song written and performed by American singer and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Daniels. It consists of a narrative, containing none of the title, that is spoken rather than sung over a guitar melody and is sometimes considered a novelty song. It was released as a single and appeared on Daniels' album Honey in the Rock which is also sometimes known as Uneasy Rider.
The narrator protagonist of "Uneasy Rider" is a long-haired marijuana smoker driving a Chevrolet with a "peace sign, mag wheels, and four on the floor." The song is a spoken-word description of an interlude in a trip from a non-specified location in the Southern United States to Los Angeles, California. When one of the narrator's tires goes flat in Jackson, Mississippi, he stops and waits at a "redneck" bar where he encounters several local residents who question his manners, physical appearance, and choice of car. In order to extricate himself from a potential physical altercation, the narrator accuses one of the locals of being a spy by claiming him to be a member of the FBI who is removing George Wallace bumper stickers, is infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan, voted for George McGovern, and is a Communist. The man defends himself by saying he's lived in Jackson all of his life and is a member of the Antioch Baptist Church and the John Birch Society. The narrator then manages to escape from the bar just as his tire is repaired; after chasing the rednecks around with his car for a short time, he decides to head due north as fast as he can, opting to reroute his path to Los Angeles through Arkansas and Omaha, Nebraska.
Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is an American musician, singer and songwriter known for his contributions to country, bluegrass, and Southern rock music. He is perhaps best known for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has written and performed. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.
Daniels is a singer, guitarist, and fiddler, who began writing and performing in the 1950s. In 1964, Daniels co-wrote "It Hurts Me" (a song which Elvis Presley recorded) with Joy Byers. He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for producer Bob Johnston, including playing electric bass on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and on recordings by Leonard Cohen. Daniels recorded his first solo album, Charlie Daniels, in 1971 (see 1971 in country music). He produced the 1969 album by The Youngbloods, Elephant Mountain and played the violin on "Darkness, Darkness".
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer, and artist. He attended the Actors Studio, making his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in two films with James Dean. In the next ten years he made a name in television, and by the end of the 1960s had appeared in several films. Hopper also began a prolific and acclaimed photography career in the 1960s.
In 1969 Hopper directed and starred in Easy Rider, winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer. Journalist Ann Hornaday wrote: "With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, Easy Rider became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and anti-establishment rebellion." Film critic Matthew Hays notes that, "no other persona better signifies the lost idealism of the 1960s than that of Dennis Hopper."
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The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the AFL. It is also widely acknowledged as the highest individual honour in the sport of Australian rules football.
The medal was first awarded by the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was created and named in honour of Charles Brownlow, a former Geelong Football Club footballer (1880–1891) and club secretary (1885–1923), and VFL president (1918–19), who had died in January 1924 after an extended illness.
Although the award is generally spoken of the "best and fairest", the award's specific criterion is "fairest and best", reflecting an emphasis on sportsmanship and fair play (which also explains the decision to have the votes cast by the umpires), as the 1924 somewhat illuminated citation expressly states:
Charlie Daniels Uneasy Rider
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Charlie Daniels Band - Uneasy Rider 88'
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The Charlie Daniels Band preforming Uneasy Rider 88' Lyrics: Me and my buddy got us a wild hair And figured we wanted to go somewhere So we loaded up in my ragtop Chevrolet We had a little bit of money And a whole lot of show Adn with Hank Jr. blaring on the radio We got us a tank full of gas And we was on our way We figured we'd go down to New Orleans We were barrelling down old 17 When a man with a blinking red light Was on our tail He said you were doing 60 in a 45 But I'm gonna let you go this time But if I catch you again I'm gonna slap you in the county jail We said thank you sir you sure been nice And you ain't gonna have to tell us twice And we were Southbound and down with the wind Blowing in our faces We kept on rolling and pretty soon The radio was c...
Ask questions, share ideas, and draw pictures in the Pencilmation Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/pencilmation An overeager Pencilmate is proud to show off his skills on wheels. How long will he keep throwing safety to the wind? http://www.facebook.com/pencilmation --- Directed by Ross Bollinger Animated by Kirun Kunju Pencil by Francis Florencio Music by La Squadra Zeus https://lasquadrazeus.bandcamp.com/track/polka Pencilmation cartoons are for kids and adults. You can even show them to your pet!
Live at Rockpalast - Westfalenhall, Dortmund, Germany, 1980. Charlie Daniels (Vocals & Guitar) Tom Crain (Guitar) Taz DiGregorio (Piano & Keyboards) Charlie Hayguard (Bass) Fred Edwards (Drums) James W. Marshall (Drums)
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric Available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/uneasy-rider/id1169663905?mt=6&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 Amazon Video: http://a.co/2keAJQL Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/uneasyrider JMAN.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5626/Uneasy+Rider Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/6760/uneasy-rider Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Easy Rider legend Dennis Hopper's unflappable veneer belied a m...
Homesick Heroes is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the CDB's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys. Track listing "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" "Alligator" "Get Me Back to Dixie" "Boogie Woogie Man" "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" "Big Bad John" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys) "Midnight Train" "Honky Tonk Avenue" "You Can't Pick Cotton" "I'll Wind" "Uneasy Rider '88"
I was bored and I love this song, so I made this video. Everything goes to it's rightful owners.
A sweet day at the Heartlake Amusement Park turns sour for the five Friends. Tanya brags that she has been asked (by her daddy, the Mayor, of course) to sing at the Fireworks Spectacular. AND she gets to go on all the rides for free. Is that really fair?? http://www.lego.com/friends
Uitzending: donderdag 29 september 22.55 - 23:50 uur NPO 2 Hij is vooral bekend als regisseur en hoofdrolspeler van de cultklassieker ‘Easy Rider’ (1969), maar het leven van Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) is bepaald geen easy ride te noemen. In de documentaire ‘Uneasy Rider’ onderzoekt regisseur Hermann Vaske, die goed bekend was met Hopper, de bron van zijn weerbarstige karakter aan de hand van zijn werk en prominente collega's, onder wie Wim Wenders. Dennis Hopper staat voor vrijheid en rebellie. Hij is de traditionele buitenstaander. Zijn handelsmerk: Born to be wild. Al op zijn 21e wordt hij ontslagen bij Warner Brothers omdat hij onmogelijk is om mee te werken. Die reputatie houdt hij lange tijd hoog. Zijn voorliefde voor allerhande drugs is legendarisch te noemen: hij verschijnt regel...
The Charlie Daniels Band preforming Uneasy Rider 88' Lyrics: Me and my buddy got us a wild hair And figured we wanted to go somewhere So we loaded up in my ragtop Chevrolet We had a little bit of money And a whole lot of show Adn with Hank Jr. blaring on the radio We got us a tank full of gas And we was on our way We figured we'd go down to New Orleans We were barrelling down old 17 When a man with a blinking red light Was on our tail He said you were doing 60 in a 45 But I'm gonna let you go this time But if I catch you again I'm gonna slap you in the county jail We said thank you sir you sure been nice And you ain't gonna have to tell us twice And we were Southbound and down with the wind Blowing in our faces We kept on rolling and pretty soon The radio was c...
Ask questions, share ideas, and draw pictures in the Pencilmation Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/pencilmation An overeager Pencilmate is proud to show off his skills on wheels. How long will he keep throwing safety to the wind? http://www.facebook.com/pencilmation --- Directed by Ross Bollinger Animated by Kirun Kunju Pencil by Francis Florencio Music by La Squadra Zeus https://lasquadrazeus.bandcamp.com/track/polka Pencilmation cartoons are for kids and adults. You can even show them to your pet!
Live at Rockpalast - Westfalenhall, Dortmund, Germany, 1980. Charlie Daniels (Vocals & Guitar) Tom Crain (Guitar) Taz DiGregorio (Piano & Keyboards) Charlie Hayguard (Bass) Fred Edwards (Drums) James W. Marshall (Drums)
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric Available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/uneasy-rider/id1169663905?mt=6&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 Amazon Video: http://a.co/2keAJQL Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/uneasyrider JMAN.tv: https://jman.tv/film/5626/Uneasy+Rider Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/6760/uneasy-rider Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Easy Rider legend Dennis Hopper's unflappable veneer belied a m...
Homesick Heroes is a studio album by The Charlie Daniels Band released on August 15, 1988. The album is known for the CDB's cover of the Jimmy Dean classic, "Big Bad John," which also includes guest vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys. Track listing "Boogie Woogie Fiddle Country Blues" "Alligator" "Get Me Back to Dixie" "Boogie Woogie Man" "Cowboy Hat in Dallas" "Big Bad John" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys) "Midnight Train" "Honky Tonk Avenue" "You Can't Pick Cotton" "I'll Wind" "Uneasy Rider '88"
I was bored and I love this song, so I made this video. Everything goes to it's rightful owners.
A sweet day at the Heartlake Amusement Park turns sour for the five Friends. Tanya brags that she has been asked (by her daddy, the Mayor, of course) to sing at the Fireworks Spectacular. AND she gets to go on all the rides for free. Is that really fair?? http://www.lego.com/friends
Uitzending: donderdag 29 september 22.55 - 23:50 uur NPO 2 Hij is vooral bekend als regisseur en hoofdrolspeler van de cultklassieker ‘Easy Rider’ (1969), maar het leven van Dennis Hopper (1936-2010) is bepaald geen easy ride te noemen. In de documentaire ‘Uneasy Rider’ onderzoekt regisseur Hermann Vaske, die goed bekend was met Hopper, de bron van zijn weerbarstige karakter aan de hand van zijn werk en prominente collega's, onder wie Wim Wenders. Dennis Hopper staat voor vrijheid en rebellie. Hij is de traditionele buitenstaander. Zijn handelsmerk: Born to be wild. Al op zijn 21e wordt hij ontslagen bij Warner Brothers omdat hij onmogelijk is om mee te werken. Die reputatie houdt hij lange tijd hoog. Zijn voorliefde voor allerhande drugs is legendarisch te noemen: hij verschijnt regel...
THE UNEASY RIDER
Charlie Daniels
SPOKEN:
[C] I was takin' a trip out to L.A.
[F] Toolin' along in my Chevrolet
[G7] Tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radi-[C] o ...
[C] Just as I crossed the Mississippi line
[F] I heard that highway start to whine
[G7] And I knew that left rear tire was about to [C] go.
Well, the spare was flat and I got uptight
'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight
So I just limped on down the shoulder on the rim
I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car
It was right in front of this little bar
Kind of redneck lookin' joint, called the Dew Drop Inn.
Well, I stuffed my hair up under my hat
And told the bartender that I had a flat
And would he be kind enough to give me change for a one
There was one thing I was sure proud to see
There wasn't a soul in the place, 'cept for him and me
And he just looked disgusted and pointed toward the telephone.
I called up the station down the road a ways
And he said he wasn't very busy today
And he could have somebody there in just 'bout ten minutes or so
He said now you just stay right where you're at
And I didn't bother tellin' the durn fool
I sure as hell didn't have anyplace else to go.
I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar
When some guy walked in and said; "Who owns this car?
With the peace sign, the mag wheels and four on the floor?"
Well, he looked at me and I damn near died
And I decided that I'd just wait outside
So I layed a dollar on the bar and headed for the door.
Just when I thought I'd get outta there with my skin
These five big dudes come strollin' in
With this one old drunk chick and some fella with green teeth
And I was almost to the door when the biggest one
Said; "You tip your hat to this lady, son."
And when I did all that hair fell out from underneath.
Now the last thing I wanted was to get into a fight
In Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night
'Specially when there was three of them and only one of me
They all started laughin' and I felt kinda sick
And I knew I'd better think of somethin' pretty quick
So I just reached out and kicked old green-teeth right in the knee.
He let out a yell that'd curl your hair
But before he could move, I grabbed me a chair
And said; "Watch him folks, 'cause he's a thouroughly dangerous man."
"Well, you may not know it, but this man's a spy
He's an undercover agent for the FBI
And he's been sent down here to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan."
He was still bent over, holdin' on to his knee
But everyone else was lookin' and listenin' to me
And I layed it on thicker and heavier as I went
I said; "Would you beleive this man has gone as far
As tearin' Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars
And he voted for George McGovern for president."
"He's a friend of them long-haired, hippie type, pinko fags
I betcha he's even got a Commie flag
Tacked up on the wall, inside of his garage
He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys
He may look dumb, but that's just a disguise
He's a mastermind in the ways of espionage."
They all started lookin' real suspicious at him
And he jumped up an' said; "Now, just wait a minute, Jim
You know he's lyin' I've been livin' here all of my life."
"I'm a faithfull follower of Brother John Birch
And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church
And I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife."
Then he started sayin' somethin' 'bout the way I was dressed
But I didn't wait around to hear the rest
I was too busy movin' and hopin' I didn't run outta luck
And when I hit the ground, I was makin' tracks
And they were just takin' my car down off the jacks
So I threw the man a twenty an' jumped in an' fired that mother up.
Mario Andretti woulda sure been proud
Of the way I was movin' when I passed that crowd
Comin' out the door and headin' toward me in a trot
And I guess I should-a gone ahead and run
But somehow I couldn't resist the fun
Of chasin' them all just once around the parkin' lot.
Well, they're headin' for their car, but I hit the gas
And spun around and headed them off at the pass
I was slingin' gravel and puttin' a ton of dust in the air
Ha Ha, well, I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin'
Like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'
But I figured I oughta go ahead an split before the cops got there.
When I hit the road I was really wheelin'
Had gravel flyin' and rubber squeelin'
And I didn't slow down 'til I was almost to Arkansas
Well, I think I'm gonna re-route my trip
I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped
If I went to L.A. - via Omaha.
From: "Nancy Wood"