Johnny, you suck.
Today I heard "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (the Charlie Daniels Band version) for about the tenth time in the past week. I really like this song, but I have to disagree with the song in that the Devil was beaten by this young upstart named Johnny.
I mean, listen to their duel. The devil has this awesome disco-bass thing going, and then his whole solo is all done in dissonance, and it's wonderful and interesting and there's some car-booty shaking going on from my end.
Then what does "Johnny" do? He sings some insensible lyrics to some mediocre fiddle playing and some really basic elementary level harmonies. Boo! There's no booty shaking going on for this point. By this point I'm thinking "chicken in the bread pan? Man, that would suck!"
I mean, I know it's a morality play and it's very Faustian and all, but then why couldn't Johnny's part rock out?
I am also reminded of the Futurama episode where the Robot Devil challenges them for a golden fiddle and Bender's soul, and they ask "wouldn't a fiddle made of solid gold be incredibly heavy and sound awful?"
Those are words of wisdom, right there.
I mean, listen to their duel. The devil has this awesome disco-bass thing going, and then his whole solo is all done in dissonance, and it's wonderful and interesting and there's some car-booty shaking going on from my end.
Then what does "Johnny" do? He sings some insensible lyrics to some mediocre fiddle playing and some really basic elementary level harmonies. Boo! There's no booty shaking going on for this point. By this point I'm thinking "chicken in the bread pan? Man, that would suck!"
I mean, I know it's a morality play and it's very Faustian and all, but then why couldn't Johnny's part rock out?
I am also reminded of the Futurama episode where the Robot Devil challenges them for a golden fiddle and Bender's soul, and they ask "wouldn't a fiddle made of solid gold be incredibly heavy and sound awful?"
Those are words of wisdom, right there.
posted at 8:44 PM
6 Comments:
i always thought that johnny's part needed to rock out more. only i never put it quite so... perfect.
not sure that a golden fiddle would be able to support its own weight. think of how slender the necks are, and then the size of the body... thing would bend just trying to put it to your chin.
Noted, but we also never informed how thick the body of said golden fiddle was. The neck could be solid and the body could be pretty thin, lessening the weight, while still keeping an adequate chamber for resonance.
Well, technically the strings would be the part to oscillate the most physically which is what you need to transmit sound. It would amplify in the body. The body's weight WOULD be a small issue, but they've been known to make flutes out of gold so I suppose it would be done for a fiddle without being too heavy, although wouldn't that compromise the quality somewhat? Thin gold is extremely malleable which is why it's ideal for things such as magnetic resonators and junk. What I'm thinking of is in the song, where the devil states that it's a solid gold fiddle. In my mind, solid gold means everything, including the strings and bridge. Wouldn't they slip off the bridge and tear up your fingers? Aren't catgut strings ideal anyway? I looked it up and they have gold PLATED string, but I didn't see any solid gold strings.
I think the Devil is a tricker.
Well, it is his M.O....
What the fuck am I supposed to do with a solid gold fiddle anyway? Trade it for hooch?
-Jenny
Yes Jen. Hooch.
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