Big Rock Candy Mountain, by Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock.
O Brother Where Art Thou might not be in my top three Coen Brothers movies, but it’s probably a top three soundtrack for me, all time. This song is a hobo’s fantasy that dates back to at least the 19th century.
In other words, classic (big) rock.
A dad pun for a dad song, oh indeed.
I first started toying around with this song and its cute little riff in 2001 on the job in New Mexico where I met my wife. Somehow there was a lot of guitar-and-singalong time for a film shoot.
The rest of the soundtrack is lovely, and I might threaten to record another one. The rest of Haywire Mac’s catalog is great, too.
Simple guitar stuff tonight, no funny business.