No, he didn't take out the helicopter. In Vietnam the VietMihn were famous for small hidden traps all over. So in order to destroy John Lee's pot they have to land and go destroy it.
He is essentially saying that you better stay away because he has the place rigged up with traps. Comebakatz on June 04, Link. There was an error. Comebakatz Yeah.. By the way..
So the next time your rooting for Jr. Comebakatz good take on the song, i never figured the second verse. But I am pretty sure the granddfather killed the revenue man, the pronouns match. General Comment A country classic and one the greatest songs of all time. The meaning is pretty straightforward and it has set many a hair on fire. Steve Earle is an outlaw in the outlaw tradition.
A great song from one of the greatest country songwriters of all time. OpinionHead on October 11, Link. No Replies Log in to reply. General Comment About a man who comes from a bootlegging family who goes to war and gets a little crazy. So when he comes back from the war he goes up in the hills where his grandpa escaped the law and continues the tradition of "bootlegging" by growing pot.
Easily one of the best songs ever. Bellyfull of Swans on January 16, Link. Bellyfull of Swans. General Comment I've always thought smelling the whiskey burning down the road meant that when they rebuilt the car they changed it so that it would run on the alkey.
Much like the early nascar drivers who would run their cars on alkey because it burns much cooler and faster then gas. It's a very "Southern" song. General Comment I try again. Love this song, only recently discovered it. Where was I when it came out? The line dance is like a super-energized Afro-Celtic Cherokee war dance. Guys especially seem to love dancing this.
The song is so rebellious, aggressive, heartfelt, it speaks to many of us. As to the Australian aspect and the bagpipes, Australia, like colonial U. I love that people contribute their thoughts on the meaning of this song, but please don't call other contributors names for voicing their opinions and questions.
So there really is a Copperhead Road! Copperhead is also the name of a poisonous snake in the region so there's another meaning and question in the mix. Was the road named for the snakes or the stills? There is absolutely no mention of Granddad getting killed.
The police dept's used to donate their old police cars to different organizations for charity auctions, hence he bought the car at a masons lodge auction. The smell of the whiskey burnin' down copperhead road can be interpreted 2 ways. He did wreck, but you can say he just wrecked or cops wrecked him, it doesn't matter. But the smell is the smell of the weekly load that was in the trunk when the car wrecked. His life was going nowhere so he enlisted cause he would get drafted anyway.
He came home with a brand new plan is teh viet cong got GI's addicted to drugs. He saw what people addicted to drugs would do for it.
That's it! Copperhead Rd. Steve once told me that Copperhead Rd is really a ficticious state of mind, it can be wherever you want it to be, but there is a copperhead rd in Johnson Co.
Johnson Co. Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City. Bristol is about 2 hrs from Knoxville. I have met Steve Earle on a few occasions. The tri cities is a very musically oriented place. I now reside in Johnson City, which is in Washington Co. But all of upper E. TN is basically considered the Tri-City area with little communities in between. My Interpretation I'm surprised someone hasn't already brought it up, but the song title may have a direct correlation with growing marijuana in that region of the country.
When talking about booby trapping the fields, "I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't yah know", I think it's worth noting copperheads were used by paranoid growers who thought they might be robbed as their plants were budding.
I can't say for certain, but tend to believe this person when they told me how they used to round up copperheads two weeks before harvesting, secure the tails of the snakes to the stalks of the plants with fishing line, so if anyone tried to rob them in the "middle of the night," they would be bitten by an ornery snake with a fishing hook in it's tail.
Shady Valley is one of the most well-known places in Johnson County, though great lengths must be taken to get there. The small community lies at the end of a long, viciously curving tract of Highway 91 that ascends up Shady Mountain. This stretch of road in and out of Shady Valley has been long famous in Johnson county for its dangerous twists and turns, and it has been the bane of truckers, bus drivers, and easily car sick individuals myself duly included for many years. The Valley itself, is flat and gently hilled, and is perhaps one of the most beautiful places in all of Northeast Tennessee.
Shady Valley is also noted for its Cranberry Bogs, which in prehistoric times, used to fill much of the valley. The Cranberry Bogs are the root of the Cranberry Festival, which has its main grounds in front of Shady Valley Elementary school and is typically held on a Saturday in Mid-October each year.
There is always a parade featuring the Johnson County High School band, several handcrafted floats, and a long line of well-maintained and restored vintage automobiles. On the festival grounds the smells of frying polish sausage, as well as apple butter and apple sauce cooking freshly over open fires on site, saturate the air.
Trade is a small community situated close to the border of Watauga County, North Carolina, near the city of Boone. Trade is notable in that it is the oldest settlement in Tennessee. The title is not to be confused with Jonesboro in Washington County, which holds prestige as the oldest town in Tennessee.
Trade was established in the mid- 18 th century as a trading post for pioneers, Indians, trappers to mutually buy and sell supplies like furs, ammunition, and food stuffs.
Trade claims its name from this trading post. Trade is notable for its operational grist mill, which has been standing since pre civil war times. It produces flour, corn meal, and other various goods that can be bought locally in Mountain City. Butler is also a very historic town, placing its beginnings as a settlement in the mid th century and is not much older than Trade. Homes and businesses were abandoned, and graves were dug up from centuries old cemeteries and also moved to higher ground.
The town was finally inundated in , and the ruins of Old Butler still lie at the bottom of the lake today. There is also the Butler Museum, which has just recently begun operation. It possesses many antiques and items from Old Butler, as well as many written accounts and pictures of those who dwelled there. Old Butler is still in the collective conscience of the inhabitants of Mountain City.
Nearly everyone knows the general history, and also, the spattering of legends that go along with it. My personal favorite is the myth of the man-sized catfish that supposedly dwell deep down in the ruins of the sunken town. I have fished some big catfish out of Watauga Lake, but never a man-sized one. I personally choose to believe it is possible, such is the way with myths and legends. Notable Contributions to Popular Culture. Besides various instances of historical significance, Mountain City does in fact, contribute something to recent popular culture.
The song deals with moonshine running in Johnson County, and the danger and heritage that come with it. The name of the road is Copperhead Hollow Road to discourage people from stealing the road sign due to the song. I know some people in town who still boast about having a Copperhead Road sign. Mountain City, In Conclusion. This is Mountain city, in a roughly packed nutshell. Through its white Winters and crisp summers, through the green Springs and Brazen red and gold Falls, Mountain City remains in a strangely still place while the seasons change around it.
Whether just passing through or staying awhile, you still may not find Mountain City to be any more than just on the surface of itself. It is however, a town that sits literally at the foot of the mountains, a place where you can actually see a clear sky at night.
There is an entire sunken community at the bottom of a lake a few miles down the road, with people living nearby who can still tell stories about when it was just a small town by a river. It is the town at the northeastern tip of the state of Tennessee than nobody knows exists. It is Mountain City, a small town, a home town, and perhaps a bit more than a glorified rest stop along Highway Mountain City, In and Of Itself There is, of course, more to Mountain City than just a few brick buildings, restaurants, and gas stations.
Communities around Mountain City Mountain City may be the center of Johnson County, but several smaller communities in the surrounding area contribute their own histories and assets to the town, and county, as a whole. Shady Valley Shady Valley is one of the most well-known places in Johnson County, though great lengths must be taken to get there. Trade Trade is a small community situated close to the border of Watauga County, North Carolina, near the city of Boone.
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