The next single from Kenny Chesney's "(I forgot the full name of the album but it has something to do with)... Pirates..." collection is sort of fun. It wouldn't be Chesney without a reference to tropical places, but the chorus is catchy and fun: "seven to three / three to eleven / [pause] / eleven to seven." It's sort of tacky to use "shiftwork" in place of the word "shit" -- "A big ol' pile of shiftwork"? -- but that can be forgiven. The video, on the other hand, gratuitously features scantily clad car washing honeys and a driver who looks more overwhelmed than aroused. Also, supposedly, the song features George Strait, but it's sort of hard to catch. Also, much like I feel about "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", when was this multimillionaire last involved in shift work? It sort of rings insincere.
At any rate, I am going on the record saying that I am no fan of Chesney's, but this song is easily one of his best, in my opinion. It's really a lot of fun.
Me
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About Me
- shakemegadisco
- Tucson, AZ, United States
- I'm a backwoods hick (from NJ -- there are still backwoods!) who moved to the big city and am now settled in the wild, wild west of Tucson, AZ. I've fallen head over heels for country music, two-stepping, line dancing, and such and such. I'm sort of blue state yet aspiring trailer trash. Hang out here and discuss stuff with me, and feel free to disagree.
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If someone describes a shirt as a "blue collar shirt", he is probably not a blue collar worker. But the song is gentle and catchy. I hope Harry Belafonte remakes it. The phallic image of the gas pump slowly entering the gas tank in the video simultaneously disturbs and titillates me.
The lyric "he's hot" rings the truest, as many of the shiftworkers in the video are quite attractive.
I imagine I'll be commenting on every post on this here country blog. Let me know if it gets annoying.
Also, there's that beefy bald guy with the goatee.
Comment away, "martin", or whatever your name is.
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