In the movie Coal Miner's Daughter, the Ernest Tubb country song "Walkin' The Floor Over You" is heard twice - in an early scene, Loretta and one of her brothers listen to the song on the radio, in the mountain cabin which is the family home.
Later on, when Loretta and her husband Doolittle Lynn arrive in Nashville and go to the Grand Old Opry, Ernest Tubb is there singing the song.
(His style is so relaxed, the music seems to flow from him effortlessly.)
The song provides "bookends" to an arc within the story - as a thirteen-year-old girl, Loretta listens to the song on the radio; years later, as she works toward a singing career for herself, she is right there with Ernest Tubb in person, as he performs the song.
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Contemplating Ernest Tubb made me curious about his music - You Tube showed me a song of his titled "Drivin' Nails in my Coffin."
(??!!?)
(LOL - I swear, country music has more clever, double-edged lyrics and outrageous song titles than any other genre.)
"driving nails in my coffin" - your own coffin?
Who is hammering - no, driving - these nails?
What are the circumstances?
I mean, when they're hammering these nails, are you in the coffin, at the time??
lol, cannot get past that song title...
What a concept....
On You Tube, video titled:
Ernest Tubb - Drivin' Nails in my Coffin
uploader / channel: Tom Margetis
It's a live performance, from the early-ish days of television. Listeners rampage gleefully through the Comments, cheering what a terrific band Ernest has.
Enjoy.
the "Grand Ole Opry"
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