4 a.m. Jump

March 12, 2008 8:33 AM

It's 3 a.m., on some date in 1975, the white line is wavering in front of your amphetamine bleached eyes, your rig is barreling through the high plains north of nowhere and you won't see your woman for three more days, what 8-track do you need to get you through the night? Why, Country Porn, of course.
Linked page is mostly safe for work, but NSFW audio files, and some text

Why is this notable? Chinga Chavin only released this one record, and it was released on Penthouse Records (NSFW), no less. Raunchy trucker country from when country wasn't necessarily pretty.

posted by 1f2frfbf (27 comments total)

I would think it would be notable for being a) country b) porn c) on 8 track.

Who is Chinga Chavin?
posted by DU at 8:39 AM on March 12

"asshole from el paso" is a Kinky Friedman song, this guy is not doing it justice.
/not a country fan, just a Kinky fan
posted by Grod at 8:54 AM on March 12

If you like this, you might want to try some of David Allen Coe's early stuff.
posted by TedW at 8:56 AM on March 12

Chinga wrote it for Kinky, Grod. *
Now that's an odd sentence...
posted by 1f2frfbf at 9:09 AM on March 12

Ugh, who can listen to porn when they know President Ford is answering the red phone?!
posted by patr1ck at 9:24 AM on March 12 [3 favorites]

This is a pretty entertaining movie about a guy from Indiana named Larry Pierce who has been doing humorous, filthy country music for decades. It premiered in the Twin Cities last year and Larry and his wife showed up and aw-shucksed their way through the crowd adulation.
posted by Mental Wimp at 10:00 AM on March 12

1f2frfbf my mistake. I still don't think he sings it as well, though.
posted by Grod at 11:01 AM on March 12

I was country when country wasn't cool. But it was dirty as hell.
posted by Ynoxas at 11:17 AM on March 12

Country has never been cool. Popular, yes. Cool, no.
posted by DU at 11:25 AM on March 12

hehe .... he said keep things in hand ..
posted by mannequito at 12:21 PM on March 12

DU: Are you saying Johnny Cash was not cool? That's a thumpin'.
posted by absalom at 12:35 PM on March 12

Oh man, this is fantastic, thank you for this post 1f2frfbf!

When I was in junior high, my friend discovered this album in his dad's "back of the closet" stash. Being the only one at the time with a stereo system at home that had tape-dubbing capabilities, it became my job to make copy after copy of this tape (without being caught by my parents) so all of the guys in our group could have their own copy of this filthy, funny album. I hadn't thought of this in years, thanks for making my afternoon a zillion percent cooler.
posted by ekstasis23 at 12:35 PM on March 12

Country has never been cool. Popular, yes. Cool, no.

Bosh, stuff and nonsense, eyewash, horsefeathers.
posted by Divine_Wino at 12:57 PM on March 12

They might want to add last nights TRAINWRECK COUNTRY VERSION of The Beatles "8 Days a Week" on American Idol to that porn-y playlist. I'm sure it turned somebody..somewhere...on.
posted by shelliebb at 1:14 PM on March 12

Country has never been cool. Popular, yes. Cool, no.

Tell that to the legion of greasy hipsters who started claiming Johnny Cash was the greatest musician to ever live around 2003 (and have never heard any of his records outside of Live at Folsom and the American series, and would probably deny he recorded gospel albums).

Anyway, I always thought that "Cumstains" song WAS by David Allen Coe. And if you go looking for his early stuff, watch out, some of it is disgustingly racist. Old DAC albums on CD are sold by Nazi hate-rock sites.
posted by DecemberBoy at 1:50 PM on March 12

See also the Pajama Slave Dancers' Homo Truck-drivin' Man
posted by zippy at 2:01 PM on March 12

Tell that to the legion of greasy hipsters who started claiming Johnny Cash was the greatest musician to ever live around 2003 (and have never heard any of his records outside of Live at Folsom and the American series, and would probably deny he recorded gospel albums).

Johnny Cash: old and tired. Hank Williams I: new hotness.
posted by nasreddin at 2:04 PM on March 12

Johnny Cash: old and tired. Hank Williams I: new hotness.

Oh, Jesus. Are you serious? Tell me they haven't latched on to Patsy Cline too.
posted by DecemberBoy at 3:19 PM on March 12

Lord knows I love Johnny Cash, and have since childhood...but he did, indeed, have his uncool moments.
posted by The Card Cheat at 3:20 PM on March 12

Oh, Jesus. Are you serious? Tell me they haven't latched on to Patsy Cline too.

Somewhere, I think. But it gets worse: some kids I know have a Leadbelly cover band.
posted by nasreddin at 3:38 PM on March 12

Tell that to the legion of greasy hipsters who started claiming Johnny Cash was the greatest musician to ever live around 2003 (and have never heard any of his records outside of Live at Folsom and the American series, and would probably deny he recorded gospel albums).

Don't worry, I'm guessing Wilma Lee and Stoney are still safe. Or you could just stop hanging out with hipsters.
posted by sleepy pete at 3:58 PM on March 12

Oh, and thanks for the post, 1f2frfbf.
posted by sleepy pete at 3:59 PM on March 12

Somewhere, I think. But it gets worse: some kids I know have a Leadbelly cover band.

Cover Leadbelly? How, why, what? Please tell me they are a ska/acid jazz/ reggae/punk/alt-country act. Which would make them a skacidazzggaeunktry band I'm guessing.
posted by nola at 5:09 PM on March 12

Lord knows I love Johnny Cash, and have since childhood...but he did, indeed, have his uncool moments .

That is so incredibly uncool it goes right back around to totally awesome. This really existed? It's like something out of Futurama or something. "Johnnycash" ATM machines. Now I've seen everything.
posted by DecemberBoy at 6:20 PM on March 12

I met Chinga at a Kinky Friedman signing. he signed my jacket. Nice guy.
posted by jonmc at 7:25 PM on March 12

what, no rodeo song? - SO nsfw - this was insanely popular - they even played it on the radio with all the bad words bleeped out
posted by pyramid termite at 8:57 PM on March 12

DecemberBoy, I think Patsy Cline is safe for now, but Loretta Lynn should keep an eye out for ironic trucker hats.
posted by Navelgazer at 9:26 PM on March 12