Sam Juan Els

Lots of things come from "the Country". Some of them are good and some are bad. The diagram below shows where things which come from the country lie on the spectrum of goodness. I've included some things of non-country origin to give you a sense of scale.

Now, you'll notice that country music occupies a significant position in the very deepest depths of ungoodness. I've always hated country music. I only recently realised that the reason for this is that I simply didn't understand it. So I decided to fix that - I went to the country, and I brought back this song. It's a traditional New Zealand shepherd's ballad.

Download it here [1.7Mb mp3] (thanks again to nischikata for hosting it!)
Read the lyrics

The percussive beatings are supplied by the beddable badger and his edible todger. And if you think I'm talking about drumming, you've gotten ahold of the end of the wrong stick.

This song and recording are covered by a Creative Commons license, which means you can copy, distribute and even broadcast it, provided you don't charge for it, and you give appropriate credit. Read more...

And if you thought this song was beyond the pale - just wait til you hear my ode to Kylie's cancerous tit or my song of praise to Tony Blair