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More Music for Farm Girls and Guys, Comic Edition

Sharon February 28th, 2010

Over at the ye newe blogge (www.scienceblogs.com/casaubonsbook), I’ve got a couple of posts up about the best songs to put on an agrarian mix CD.  Here’s a few more to add to the mix, including some of the funny ones.  Unfortunately, the embed video function is not working for me, so I’ve had to link:

First of all, I knew the Arrogant Worms from “I am Cow” and “Carrot Juice is Murder” but this is absolutely my new favorite song - and I suggest that this is exactly how displaced farmers should respond as they lose their land.  I will happily lead the agrarian pirates movement!  KB, thank you so much for this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmA8Lhnlx4

Gotta include one of the classic feminist country songs, about the joys of farm life with a good man…and why going back to the subsistence life is a better process if you do it equitably:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW7XenMAjiA

Eli went through a period where “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” was his favorite song and we listened to it, ummm…a lot more times than any person should have to, so I can’t possibly include anything by John Denver here, even if muppets were involved, but I’m liking Jody Miller’s Voice when she sings “Thank God I’m a Country Girl”  - what amazing pipes - and a nice fiddle too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtjd8Qa-4E

I’m having fun with this - more suggestions, serious and silly are all welcome!

Sharon