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Polybius

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31. And Rico Suave

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Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:30 AM

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Cotton Eye Joe, what's your opinion about that song? [View all] Dave Bowman Monday OP

It's about a drunk guy. Gore1FL Monday #1

That's one interpretation, the guy wasn't only drunk but was blinded by bad moonshine. Dave Bowman Monday #3

I always assume Cotton-eyed Joe was the singer of the song when the singer was drunk. Gore1FL Monday #15

It definitely has something to do with booze. 🙂 Dave Bowman Monday #17

Not much. It's from slave days and proves the love-filled ignorant can still be betrayed and sing their pain. ancianita Monday #2

Its about cataracts maxsolomon Monday #4

I believe that it's one of the most likely explanation. Joe had cataracts. Dave Bowman Monday #6

Actually, markodochartaigh Monday #13

I wasn't familiar with it till I started watching plank dance workouts Marthe48 Monday #5

Plank dance workouts? maxsolomon Monday #8

Reels comes up randomly Marthe48 Monday #10

It grates on me. GladysKravitz Monday #7

Lol, yeah it's not my favorite song either. But I have to admit that it can be an earworm that's hard to get rid of. Dave Bowman Monday #16

You got that right. GladysKravitz Monday #20

I grew up in South Texas and this was the first "line dance" hamsterjill Monday #9

Awful Cirsium Monday #11

I see the remake/cover as some type of cultural appropriation. Dave Bowman Monday #18

I always thought that it was an markodochartaigh Monday #12

Yeah, I can see it could have been an Irish song. Dave Bowman Monday #14

Fun little 90's cheese song Polybius Monday #19

It's up there JustAnotherGen Monday #27

And Rico Suave Polybius Tuesday #31

I LOVED JustAnotherGen Tuesday #35

"I'm Too Sexist for my Job..." Dave Bowman Tuesday #32

Played Old Time music with the fiddler in our Irish band. Fun, but some song titles...... Noodleboy13 Monday #21

Always thought it was about a moon-shiner. haele Monday #22

My grandfather died at the age of 101 going on 102. He was the cement that held ou family together. He worked incredibly Dave Bowman Monday #25

There was a town called Hogeye in Texas murpheeslaw Monday #28

All I know is that it's hell to dance to. I gave up. My wife (80) isn't bad at it. Wonder Why Monday #23

I don't think there's a negative strong enough to describe my feelings for this musical atrocity. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #24

Yeah, catchy song but I find it disturbing. Dave Bowman Monday #26

I hate it. LudwigPastorius Monday #29

The "Rednex" version is electronically jazzed up over the original. lees1975 Monday #30

The "original" go back to the 19th century and is far better, I agree Dave Bowman Tuesday #33

It FUCKING SUCKS. GaYellowDawg Tuesday #34