C and W, Slim Dusty and Trucks

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Elwood:     What kind of music do you usually have here?

Claire:        Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western.

- The Blues Brothers

I have a soft spot for country and western music. Where else do you get a story and a life lesson, all bundled into a 3 minute song? Sure, it is the choice of music for good ol boys and rednecks, and it’s sophisticated to ask what happens when you play country and western music backwards? Answer: Your dog comes back to life, your wife comes back to you and your crops start growing again.

But can we not all learn from C & W songs such as:

Music: C & W / Coward of the County

Don't you just love country and western music? It's never complex, it tells a complete story in 3 minutes and it has a life lesson in that 3 minutes as well. Where else do you get that sort of value? Old joke... What happens when you play a C & W song backwards? Answer: Your dog comes back to life, your crops start growing and your wife comes back to you. But take the time to listen to some C & W lyrics, or read them, and you will find a condensed Shakespeare. So here is the first...

Kenny Rogers with Coward of the County

Moral and life lesson:  Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man...