Absolutely love the lyrics of this song, fantastic! Tabs for this video are available here:
@3cardmonty602
2 жыл бұрын
Tennessee Ernie Ford’s version is King. This was one of my late Father’s favorite song. He was a WWII Vet and would sing this song regularly, so I grew up hearing it all the time. The lyric “I owe my soul to the Company Store” refers to an on-site store that you HAD to use because the Company you worked for issued you pay in their exclusive currency, which in turn was only received by the company store - nowhere else. So yes, you did owe your soul to the company store - you were screwed over.
@timpierceguitar
2 жыл бұрын
Hey happy new year to you! Always look forward to seeing your videos, and hearing you play :)
@larrypower8659
2 жыл бұрын
Ernie’s is THE definitive version, also one of the first songs I heard on the radio that hooked me on what would become
@TheAzmountaineer
Жыл бұрын
Ernie definitely made this song his own. My mom's family were coal miners, deeply involved in the union, the mine wars in WV and the miners' march on Logan. I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was so little I didn't understand most of it.
@kutsbothways
2 жыл бұрын
Jeff Beck and ZZ Top do a live version that just smokes. I can remember seeing Ford do this on tv, my Dad loved Ernie Ford.
@riksplace
2 жыл бұрын
He grew up about 3 blocks from I grew up. This song came out about the time I was born...I'm 65. He went to my church and used a picture of it as the album cover.
@JohnA000
2 жыл бұрын
I used to occasionally sing this song at work until I retired from cubicle world 4 years ago. lol Rings true no matter what you do for a living... along with the fact that we're credit card maxed out and mortgaged up to our eyeballs. Happily I am not in debt anymore and my life is my own again. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, nice take on the tune.
@sapelesteve
2 жыл бұрын
Terrific video Thom! I must admit that I never heard Merle's version before. However, just gotta love that classic version by Tenn. Ernie Ford! Hope that you & your family are doing well & staying safe!
@kevinknight470
2 жыл бұрын
Thanx for the memories. TE Ford, best version. You probably know this, in the past when times were tough, coal companies would pay miners with scrip. Scrip could only be used at the mining company store. You get the picture.
@manuelbockman1244
2 жыл бұрын
Nice!!! Leuk, ik hoorde 'm ook voor 't eerst in m'n vroege tienerjaren en herken de fascinatie voor 't lekkere loopje en de (fijn lopende) deprimerende tekst!!!! Altijd motiverend en inspirerend je enthousiaste lessen‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ 😃👌🎼💚🎸trouwens nog happy NewYear!!
@adriantodor3458
2 жыл бұрын
Happy new year everyone! I absolutely love this song and TE Ford's version. For an acoustic guitar cover - just watch Josh Turner's version.
@ppvk2610
2 жыл бұрын
Ha Guitar Pilgrim..
@grog5564
2 жыл бұрын
When I saw the Who, it was in Calgary 1968 at the Coral, at the Stampede. They played after Tennessee Ernie Ford. They cleared out the Coral and the Who fans filed in for the afternoon show. Then they did it again with Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Who fans filed in for the evening show. Weird combination, each played two shows that day.
@FocalPoint-xh6bi
Жыл бұрын
A little West Virginia ( coal mining ) history.
@funguy4utube
Жыл бұрын
Here is another unusual songs request 🤔 if you would consider one or two please Pilgrim:
@Pwecko
2 жыл бұрын
I first heard the Tennessee Ernie Ford version of Sixteen Tons when my family visited my uncle on holiday. I was about six or seven years old. My cousin played it on the record player and I was transported to another place. TEF's voice was like nothing I had ever heard before. We didn't have a record player at home, so the only music I ever heard was on the radio. And none of it affected me like this did. I first hear it again years after and it still had a visceral effect on me. (His version of Shenandoah is equally good).
@noahtenshen
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up on the TEFord version (in steel/coal country) and it stuck with me that I never wanted to "owe my soul to the company store". Could be why I've had over 75 jobs, and none of them in either field. What a flashback tune. Stay Well Groovy One!
@jkrause365
Merle Travis!
@crowhaven200
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! Tennessee Earnie Ford of course. My favorite TV show, and song when I was a young kid. And I learned to play my version on guitar, about the time I learned House of the Rising Sun. My versions of course. I am old..lol Great video!
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