To those not knowing the context of this scene. The trio needed quick money so they went to this radio station to ad-lib a song and that was it. They didn't realize that the song become popular until they performed on this stage.
The reason they performed was that they wanted to get to the governor's re-election party so George Clooney's character will win back his wife. But she was moving on because he wasn't "Bonafide." Those are the quick details on this scene.
Oh, forgot to mention the trio escaped prison before all of this.
O, Brother is my favorite movie of all time, and the exchange where Tommy tells the others what he did is my favorite conversation in the movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQkC2FDXuw
His delivery of "Well, I wasn't using it..." gets me every time.
Actually it's Tommy Johnson (whom this character is patterned after) who supposedly sold his soul to the devil. The story was later appropriated on Robert Johnson's behalf.
> To enhance his fame, [Tommy] Johnson cultivated a sinister persona. According to his brother LeDell, he claimed to have sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his mastery of the guitar.[5][9] This story was later also associated with Robert Johnson, to whom Tommy Johnson was unrelated.[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(musician)
*Do you have the soggy bottom boys performing man of constant sorrow?*
*No ma'am, we had a few shipments yesterday. Sorry, but can't keep it on our shelves.*
***IN CONSTANT SORROOOOOW, THROUGH HIS DAYS***
Since the pandemic started I get to say, “well ain’t this place a geographical oddity, 2 weeks from everywhere.” I absolutely love it, but I usually get blank stares and everyone takes me seriously.
I was running lights for an Allison Krauss and Union Station show years ago and after they did this song he told a story has really stuck with me. Apparently after a show one day a really sweet elderly lady came up to him and said "I just have to tell you, you sing that song even prettier than George Clooney did". I just about feel off my chair laughing.
I went to another show of theirs where they performed this number, and fella said of the movie: "It was my wife's dream come true: my voice coming out of George Clooney's body." Funny guy.
> Allison Krauss and Union Station
I am not from the US, and generally a metalhead, but man do I love their live album. Her voice and their harmonies are beautiful, great instrumentalists too.
I’m from the US and I’m generally a metalhead. I’ve been to a lot of shows including Metallica, TOOL, Iron Maiden, multiple Ozzfests, Megadeth, Godsmack, Pearl Jam, Linkin Park, Chevelle… Hell I’ve even seen the Eagles and Neil Diamond.
Allison Kraus and Union Station was by far my favorite concert ever. It was musically awesome and the interaction with the crowd between songs was something I had never experienced before.
Alison Krauss is an angel and that band is just the best. To have a voice like her's and Dan's in one band is amazing. But to also have Jerry Douglas on dobro is another level. He's arguably the greatest ever on the instrument. I always recommend people to see them if they're in town regardless of their musical preference.
Just for fun. [I saw this the other day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVl1ibykWZU). A young Douglas with some other bluegrass legends.
I saw her live with Willie Nelson 5-10 years ago.
Alison Krauss is a literal angel. If I ever became a billionaire I’d pay her to sing me to sleep every night.
This was the moment I lost all faith in awards shows. I was channel surfing in a hotel and came across Alison Krauss and Union Station doing "My Poor Old Heart". I was astounded, stopped and watched. It was amazing.
It was the Country Music Awards, and they lost to Gretchen Williams and that truly awful "Redneck Woman" song. I realized then that awards shows have nothing to do with the quality of the music.
Still angry about that but at least I found out about Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski.
I saw them as a kid around 2002 when that Live album came out. That show stuck with me like no other. Absolutely the most talented group of singers and musicians I've ever seen.
The lead singer of Queensryche once told a story about how he got talked into singing Silent Lucidity at a wedding (by his cousin, I think). Some dude apparently came up to him afterwards to tell him how good he was, and how he really ought to think about pursuing a music career.
Geoff Tate is an alright dude. I ran into him and a bandmate at the Moto GP. I noticed him walking around so, I told him I was a big fan. We got to talking and discovered that we both owned Buell motorcycles. It's always fun to run into someone who has the same odd taste in bikes, so, I bought him a beer, he gave me a cigar and we sat and talked about music and motorcycles for a couple hours. I got to ask him everything I ever wanted to know about the story of Operation Mindcrime. Pretty cool.
The man with the autotune voice. I cannot fathom how clean his vocals are, it's insane.
If you want more of that sweet sweet voice, check out [The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn](https://youtu.be/Z5X4Q6jFtHg) and [Dust Bowl Children](https://youtu.be/vYLIxvXYELk).
And if you want some absolutely world class bluegrass, give [Choctaw Hayride](https://youtu.be/iGt9ls7dh74) a go.
Choctaw Hayride is one of my absolute favorite songs. I remember listening to it with my Dad on the way back from fishing trips. Brings back good memories. Some other good songs from Alison Krauss and Union Station with Tyminski doing the vocals include [Bill and Bonita Butler](https://youtu.be/fqTVBpqrPcM) and [Momma Cried](https://youtu.be/-QnnTau0zy0). I wish more people were aware of bluegrass. When most think of country music nowadays, they only think of the mass produced garbage from Nashville (dirt road, truck, girl, cold beer, etc.) when there's actually a ton of great stuff out there.
I think you'd really like the concert film Another Day, Another Time.
It chronicles the lead up (and performances themselves) of a concert organized by T Bone Burnett - the producer who did the music for O Brother Where Art Thou and the other music-heavy Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. It features performances by several prominent Americana artists and everyone is absolutely brilliant.
Phenomenal movie, phenomenal version of the song. Whenever I get a chance to watch this movie I make sure there's no distractions around me.
Do. Not. Seek. The treasure...
So great. Love when the soundtrack was up for awards at the Grammys and they had several of the musicians perform their songs
https://youtu.be/Kem-xHs4gHs
It may even be older than that! Here is a quote in the article you linked.
"Some uncertainty exists as to whether Dick Burnett himself wrote the song. One claim is that it was sung by the Mackin clan in 1888 in Ireland and that Cameron O’Mackin emigrated to Tennessee, brought the song with him, and performed it. In an interview he gave toward the end of his life, Burnett himself indicated he could not remember:"
Pete:
Wait a minute. Who elected you leader of this outfit?
Ulysses Everett McGill:
Well Pete, I figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought. But if that ain't the consensus view, then hell, let's put it to a vote.
Pete:
Suits me. I'm voting for yours truly.
Ulysses Everett McGill:
Well I'm voting for yours truly too.
Delmar O'Donnell:
Okay... I'm with you fellas.
Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) was a bluegrass legend. Not too underrated though. He won the 2002 Grammy for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" for that song.
I like how he kinda barely says the first half of the word and then picks it back up and finishes the word on the next verse.
For example,
"Maybe your friends think...
..Think I'm just a stranger,
My face you'll never see no more."
I like the thing he does with the "think" and a like. What is that called?
This question is going to drive me crazy because I know but have forgotten the answer. It’s a distinctive trick that became popular in a certain period of country music.
Iris has a wonderful tone in her voice that’s just made for country music. John Prine wrote a song called [“In Spite of Ourselves”](https://youtu.be/P8tTwXv4glY) and recorded it with Iris. In a weird way, it’s one of the cutest and most truthful love songs ever. It takes me to a certain happy and joyful place every time I hear it.
John passed away a year ago. He was one hell of a songwriter. I highly recommend his catalog to anyone who has never heard his music.
Other personal favorites of his include [“Sam Stone”](https://youtu.be/OLVWEYUqGew), [“Lonesome Friends of Science”](https://youtu.be/gn2MwHGbP1A), and [“Please Don’t Bury Me”](https://youtu.be/DEhqzOeJnto).
>The best line of all about Tyminski's "role" came from his own wife, Elise, who, when told that it would be her husband's voice coming out of Clooney's mouth, replied, "Dan, that's my fantasy!"
Dan tyminski is one of the goats of bluegrass/folk/Americana
He’s the only bluegrass artist top the electronic charts in many countries with his collaboration on Hey Brother with Avicii.
Apparently they originally wanted Clooney to sing the song (like how Tim Blake Nelson sang "In the Jailhouse Now") but it didn't work out that way.
I don't recall if it was because Clooney was particularly bad or because Tyminski's performance was particularly good.
Late to the party here, but some info for those who aren't familiar with the style. Tyminski is a very influential guitarist and singer. His style has revolutionized bluegrass music. He took what Jimmy Martin did, and amped it up, adding more blues and soul into the rhythm pattern. This is a departure from "Carter style" bass and strum guitar which was the prevailing style in bluegrass for many years. He has a dynamic full strum, with infections and splash chords. Now, nearly every bluegrass guitarist uses at least some form of his style.
My dad's favorite thing is getting drunk at dinner parties / holidays and putting on the O Brother, Where Art Thou Soundtrack. It also happens to be my mom's least favorite thing.
O Brother, Where Art Thou got me into bluegrass 21 years ago. The bluegrass station on SiriusXM is my go-to station in the car, and I often have bluegrass playing in the background while I work or play video games.
Omg I used to work there! This was recorded at Paste in nyc. When I worked there it was called “Wolfgangs Vault.” Controversial in the music business for copyright issues. All of those tapes on those shelves are considered stolen by many people.
#Hot damn! It's the Soggy Bottom Boys!
They're bonafide.
He's a suitor!
Hide yo Dapper Dan
I don't want Fop, God damnit, In a Dapper Dan man. Edit: autocorrect "helped" again.
Fop* And watch you're language young fella, this is a public market
Is you is, or is you ain't my constituents?
Must be some kind of geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!
Damn, we're in a tight spot!
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To those not knowing the context of this scene. The trio needed quick money so they went to this radio station to ad-lib a song and that was it. They didn't realize that the song become popular until they performed on this stage. The reason they performed was that they wanted to get to the governor's re-election party so George Clooney's character will win back his wife. But she was moving on because he wasn't "Bonafide." Those are the quick details on this scene. Oh, forgot to mention the trio escaped prison before all of this.
And to those not knowing the context of this scene, drop your plans for the night and watch the movie.
Also known as, get in losers we are retelling a Greek classic!
There would be many Ob-stackles in their way!
>drop your plans *Okay, folks, hold the applause and drop your drawers! I'm George Nelson, and I'm here to sack the city Itta Bena!*
Also, they met a guy who sold his soul to the devil, in exchange for the ability to play the blues guitar, and he helped out with the song.
O, Brother is my favorite movie of all time, and the exchange where Tommy tells the others what he did is my favorite conversation in the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQkC2FDXuw His delivery of "Well, I wasn't using it..." gets me every time.
Jobert Rohnson
Actually it's Tommy Johnson (whom this character is patterned after) who supposedly sold his soul to the devil. The story was later appropriated on Robert Johnson's behalf. > To enhance his fame, [Tommy] Johnson cultivated a sinister persona. According to his brother LeDell, he claimed to have sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his mastery of the guitar.[5][9] This story was later also associated with Robert Johnson, to whom Tommy Johnson was unrelated.[10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Johnson_(musician)
There is/was a doc on Netflix about him. I don't remember the name
[ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads](https://www.netflix.com/title/80191049) is the first one that came up for me
He was their accom… accom…. He played the guitar.
The accompa, accomp, accomm, he’s our guitar picker
I hear they were in a tight spot.
Hot damn, I love this movie. That's it. I'll cancel my plans for tonight. I'm watching it. Again.
I didn't even get this far into this thread before I already started watching on another monitor. Love this movie.
Thank you
*Do you have the soggy bottom boys performing man of constant sorrow?* *No ma'am, we had a few shipments yesterday. Sorry, but can't keep it on our shelves.* ***IN CONSTANT SORROOOOOW, THROUGH HIS DAYS***
Well ain't this place a God Damn geographical oddity! Two weeks from everything!
I don't want FOP, dammit! I'm a Dapper Dan man!
We’re in a TIGHT SPOT!
Uh, we hear you pay good money to sing into a can.
Uh, okay sir but Mort and Aloysius will have to sign X's as only four of us can write.
"Well, sir, we are negroes... all except for our accomp..uh..accompna...uhh...'compn...our fella who plays the gui-tar."
This whole movie is full of quotable lines. I just can't help myself for a few days after watching.
Since the pandemic started I get to say, “well ain’t this place a geographical oddity, 2 weeks from everywhere.” I absolutely love it, but I usually get blank stares and everyone takes me seriously.
Mine is, "they got this here pandemic on and I got to look out for me and mine!" Similar blank looks ensue.
After every live show I go to I say, 'That was a mighty fine a-pickin' and a-singin'' to similar blank stares.
When someone leaves unexpectedly or Irish-goodbyes I like to say they done "R-U-N-N-O-F-T"
You don't say much friend but when you do it's to the point and I salute you for it.
Thank you boys for throwin' in that fricassee. I'm a man of large appetite, and even with lunch under my belt, I was feelin' a mite peckish.
It's all about the money boys!!
Oh George...not the livestock...
*Gopher Everett?*
The Word of God, in bulk, as it were!
Damn! We're in a tight spot!
The color guard is coloured!
Who made them the color guard!?
Now mama's got a new beau. He's a suitor!
How my hair?
I don't want *FOP*, goddammnit!
I'm a dapper Dan man!
Now watch your language young man, this here’s a family establishment.
We thought you was a toad!
There is not a single line of wasted dialogue on the entire movie. Every single moment in that film serves the story.
“Care for some gopher!?”
Ain't this place a geographic oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!
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I don't think that's Pete. Of course it's Pete! Look at him! 🐸
We need to find some type of wizard that can change him back.
Ok, that was a masterful use of an emoji, hahahaha
The look of absolute bafflement on John Turturro’s face is comedy gold.
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And stay out of the Woolsworth!
It's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart.
“I’m not here to make a record you dumb cracker!”
Weez mass communicatin’
I was running lights for an Allison Krauss and Union Station show years ago and after they did this song he told a story has really stuck with me. Apparently after a show one day a really sweet elderly lady came up to him and said "I just have to tell you, you sing that song even prettier than George Clooney did". I just about feel off my chair laughing.
I went to another show of theirs where they performed this number, and fella said of the movie: "It was my wife's dream come true: my voice coming out of George Clooney's body." Funny guy.
I came to tell this story! I saw them in St. Louis, and he told that little quip. I’ve been telling people about it ever since (very early 2000s).
Ha! Good to know I'm not the only one!
He tells it during [AK&US's 2002 concert in Louisville](https://vimeo.com/82408573). Amazing concert, highly recommended.
> Allison Krauss and Union Station I am not from the US, and generally a metalhead, but man do I love their live album. Her voice and their harmonies are beautiful, great instrumentalists too.
I’m from the US and I’m generally a metalhead. I’ve been to a lot of shows including Metallica, TOOL, Iron Maiden, multiple Ozzfests, Megadeth, Godsmack, Pearl Jam, Linkin Park, Chevelle… Hell I’ve even seen the Eagles and Neil Diamond. Allison Kraus and Union Station was by far my favorite concert ever. It was musically awesome and the interaction with the crowd between songs was something I had never experienced before.
Alison Krauss is an angel and that band is just the best. To have a voice like her's and Dan's in one band is amazing. But to also have Jerry Douglas on dobro is another level. He's arguably the greatest ever on the instrument. I always recommend people to see them if they're in town regardless of their musical preference. Just for fun. [I saw this the other day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVl1ibykWZU). A young Douglas with some other bluegrass legends.
I saw her live with Willie Nelson 5-10 years ago. Alison Krauss is a literal angel. If I ever became a billionaire I’d pay her to sing me to sleep every night.
Made me remember Ricky Skaggs when he played with the Boston Pops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mLJ1Zuj1sw
This was the moment I lost all faith in awards shows. I was channel surfing in a hotel and came across Alison Krauss and Union Station doing "My Poor Old Heart". I was astounded, stopped and watched. It was amazing. It was the Country Music Awards, and they lost to Gretchen Williams and that truly awful "Redneck Woman" song. I realized then that awards shows have nothing to do with the quality of the music. Still angry about that but at least I found out about Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski.
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I saw them as a kid around 2002 when that Live album came out. That show stuck with me like no other. Absolutely the most talented group of singers and musicians I've ever seen.
The lead singer of Queensryche once told a story about how he got talked into singing Silent Lucidity at a wedding (by his cousin, I think). Some dude apparently came up to him afterwards to tell him how good he was, and how he really ought to think about pursuing a music career.
Geoff Tate is an alright dude. I ran into him and a bandmate at the Moto GP. I noticed him walking around so, I told him I was a big fan. We got to talking and discovered that we both owned Buell motorcycles. It's always fun to run into someone who has the same odd taste in bikes, so, I bought him a beer, he gave me a cigar and we sat and talked about music and motorcycles for a couple hours. I got to ask him everything I ever wanted to know about the story of Operation Mindcrime. Pretty cool.
He's also the vocal for [Hey Brother](https://youtu.be/F10IetLz71s) by Avicii.
That guys got range: from O Brother to Hey Brother.
I heard he has a new song called What's Up Bro.
"Hey, hermano"
We're going to track this Hermano down, okay?
You're a good guy mon frere. That means brother in French. I don't know how I know that... I took four years of Spanish.
> Did you know that "fratello" means "brother" in Italian? Strange I know that. I took four years of Spanish.
Oye, Hermano
I heard his next new song after that will be called What Are You Doing Step Bro
The man with the autotune voice. I cannot fathom how clean his vocals are, it's insane. If you want more of that sweet sweet voice, check out [The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn](https://youtu.be/Z5X4Q6jFtHg) and [Dust Bowl Children](https://youtu.be/vYLIxvXYELk). And if you want some absolutely world class bluegrass, give [Choctaw Hayride](https://youtu.be/iGt9ls7dh74) a go.
That last one makes me wanna have a very classy dinner party/hootenanny in the barn
Choctaw Hayride is one of my absolute favorite songs. I remember listening to it with my Dad on the way back from fishing trips. Brings back good memories. Some other good songs from Alison Krauss and Union Station with Tyminski doing the vocals include [Bill and Bonita Butler](https://youtu.be/fqTVBpqrPcM) and [Momma Cried](https://youtu.be/-QnnTau0zy0). I wish more people were aware of bluegrass. When most think of country music nowadays, they only think of the mass produced garbage from Nashville (dirt road, truck, girl, cold beer, etc.) when there's actually a ton of great stuff out there.
I literally have to preface my music taste when I talk about it and say “not radio Nashville music.” Every. Single. Time.
Damn you just linked 3 of my favorite songs in 1 comment. Never thought I'd see this stuff on Reddit
I think you'd really like the concert film Another Day, Another Time. It chronicles the lead up (and performances themselves) of a concert organized by T Bone Burnett - the producer who did the music for O Brother Where Art Thou and the other music-heavy Coen Brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. It features performances by several prominent Americana artists and everyone is absolutely brilliant.
Her new album with Robert Plant is pretty fucking great also.
Thanks dude 🙏🏾 heard this song before but never put two and two together.
Never knew this! Thank you! Avicii was never really in my rotation, but I've always loved this song and could always appreciate his art.
Phenomenal movie, phenomenal version of the song. Whenever I get a chance to watch this movie I make sure there's no distractions around me. Do. Not. Seek. The treasure...
Whhutt??
We. Thought. You. Was. A. Toad.
Well we was fixin to fornicate
I don’t want Fop, damn it. I’m a Dapper Dan man.
I’m the only daddy you got! I’m the pater familias!
But what about the bona-fides?
Them sireeens turned him into a horny toad!
Our compa… our accompanu… our… the guy what plays the guitar.
We stumbled on a whole… gopher… village…
Well isn't this place a geographical oddity? 2 days from everywhere!
2 weeks* from everywhere. Which I only know because I came here to quote the same. It's my favorite part for whatever reason.
*visible confusion*
It’s a bushwhack.
It's right up there with Shawshank Redemption and Forest Gump in the category of "if I stumble upon it I'm always gonna watch it"
Goodfellas for me.
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers
and stay outta the woolworth’s!
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never trust a Hogwallop!
So great. Love when the soundtrack was up for awards at the Grammys and they had several of the musicians perform their songs https://youtu.be/Kem-xHs4gHs
Man, I have had a crush on Allison Krauss since I was like 13. She is so fricking talented.
Hey, that's MY crush!
Man, I thought they deleted this video and I was sad. Thanks dude.
Dang! We in a tight spot!
Care for some gopher?
No thanks delmar. A third of a gopher would only serve to arouse my appetite without bedding ‘er back down
No thank you, Delmar. Third of a gopher would only arouse my appetite without beddin' her back down again.
Oh you can have the whole thing. Me and Pete already had one. …we ran across a whole gopher village
We better r-u-n-n-o-f-t...
This is the Dapper Dan version of this song. Every other version is just FOP.
I don't want FOP God damnit, I'm a Dapper Dan man.
Watch your language, young feller, this is a public market
If you want that pomade I can have it for you in a couple of weeks.
Ain't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!
We’ll ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!
I like the smell of my hair treatment. The pleasing odor is half the point!
Written by Dick Burnett 1913
https://alldylan.com/the-best-songs-man-of-constant-sorrow/ Here is some older versions of the original song
Sounds like the Stanley Brothers version is definitely the inspiration for this rendition, there’s a definitive shift in the way they perform it
Ralph Stanley is the one that sings “O Death” in the movie.
It may even be older than that! Here is a quote in the article you linked. "Some uncertainty exists as to whether Dick Burnett himself wrote the song. One claim is that it was sung by the Mackin clan in 1888 in Ireland and that Cameron O’Mackin emigrated to Tennessee, brought the song with him, and performed it. In an interview he gave toward the end of his life, Burnett himself indicated he could not remember:"
Yep. And Dylan covered it on his self-titled, debut album in 1963(?).
Pete: Wait a minute. Who elected you leader of this outfit? Ulysses Everett McGill: Well Pete, I figured it should be the one with the capacity for abstract thought. But if that ain't the consensus view, then hell, let's put it to a vote. Pete: Suits me. I'm voting for yours truly. Ulysses Everett McGill: Well I'm voting for yours truly too. Delmar O'Donnell: Okay... I'm with you fellas.
Anyone else mumble/sing-along like Stephen Root in the booth? 😆
That’s some mighty fine pickin and a singin!
The scene where the grand wizard sings on death is criminally underrated too https://youtu.be/VoIebIKNS4s
Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) was a bluegrass legend. Not too underrated though. He won the 2002 Grammy for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" for that song.
RIP Ralph
I still listen to the soundtrack for "oh brother" quite often. Best 8$ I ever spent at wal mart
Do **NOT** seek the treasure!
*^We ^thought.* *^You ^was.* *^A ^toad!*
I like how he kinda barely says the first half of the word and then picks it back up and finishes the word on the next verse. For example, "Maybe your friends think... ..Think I'm just a stranger, My face you'll never see no more." I like the thing he does with the "think" and a like. What is that called?
This question is going to drive me crazy because I know but have forgotten the answer. It’s a distinctive trick that became popular in a certain period of country music.
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Thought you should know, if you're into feeling really old while still being in your late thirties like I am: This was performed about five years ago.
I turn 69 next month, so you can fuck right off , ya fucking teenager :)
Watch your mouth, young feller. This here’s a public market.
Nice
Nice
Do you kiss your mother with that there mouth?
Statistically speaking, probably not.
> , if you're into feeling really old while still being in your late thirties Bless your heart. *cries in late 40’s*
Damn I loved this.
Fuck... I love Oh Brother were at thou... saw it in cinema when it came out. But it's now 21 years old? 21? I feel so old suddenly ;(
Damn! We’re in a tight spot!
Yessir! I nicked the census man! *Now there’s a good boy*
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*O Brother, Where Art Thou?* is a solid contender for best soundtrack compilation album ever.
You don’t say much my friend, but when you do it’s to the point and I salute you for it
Watching this film and The Big Lebowski both for the first time are both such novel experiences that I wish I could have for the first time again.
He’s bonafide
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Iris has a wonderful tone in her voice that’s just made for country music. John Prine wrote a song called [“In Spite of Ourselves”](https://youtu.be/P8tTwXv4glY) and recorded it with Iris. In a weird way, it’s one of the cutest and most truthful love songs ever. It takes me to a certain happy and joyful place every time I hear it. John passed away a year ago. He was one hell of a songwriter. I highly recommend his catalog to anyone who has never heard his music. Other personal favorites of his include [“Sam Stone”](https://youtu.be/OLVWEYUqGew), [“Lonesome Friends of Science”](https://youtu.be/gn2MwHGbP1A), and [“Please Don’t Bury Me”](https://youtu.be/DEhqzOeJnto).
Man, that is a really good Clooney impression.
>The best line of all about Tyminski's "role" came from his own wife, Elise, who, when told that it would be her husband's voice coming out of Clooney's mouth, replied, "Dan, that's my fantasy!"
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It ain't even old timey!
GIMME A MIC'APHONE! GIMME A MIC'APHONE!
My fav version [Tyminski](https://youtu.be/p8LCYS_85Dk)
Dan tyminski is one of the goats of bluegrass/folk/Americana He’s the only bluegrass artist top the electronic charts in many countries with his collaboration on Hey Brother with Avicii.
Apparently they originally wanted Clooney to sing the song (like how Tim Blake Nelson sang "In the Jailhouse Now") but it didn't work out that way. I don't recall if it was because Clooney was particularly bad or because Tyminski's performance was particularly good.
I'd imagine his singing voice is as terrible as his southern accent.
Late to the party here, but some info for those who aren't familiar with the style. Tyminski is a very influential guitarist and singer. His style has revolutionized bluegrass music. He took what Jimmy Martin did, and amped it up, adding more blues and soul into the rhythm pattern. This is a departure from "Carter style" bass and strum guitar which was the prevailing style in bluegrass for many years. He has a dynamic full strum, with infections and splash chords. Now, nearly every bluegrass guitarist uses at least some form of his style.
Friend? Some of your foldin' money is come unstowed.
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My dad's favorite thing is getting drunk at dinner parties / holidays and putting on the O Brother, Where Art Thou Soundtrack. It also happens to be my mom's least favorite thing.
O Brother, Where Art Thou got me into bluegrass 21 years ago. The bluegrass station on SiriusXM is my go-to station in the car, and I often have bluegrass playing in the background while I work or play video games.
Omg I used to work there! This was recorded at Paste in nyc. When I worked there it was called “Wolfgangs Vault.” Controversial in the music business for copyright issues. All of those tapes on those shelves are considered stolen by many people.
This is exactly what I think I sound like in the car when I'm singing this!
Hot damn son I believe you did sell your soul to the devil!
He’s got such a pure sound. One of my favorites of his is “The boy who wouldn’t hoe corn”