- Written by Randy Owen
- Originally performed by country supergroup Alabama
- The band consists of:
- Randy Owen (lead vocals & rhythm guitar)
- Teddy Gentry (vocals & bass guitar)
- Jeff Cook (vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, bass
guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin)
- Mark Herndon (drums and percussion)
- The song was the 6th of an astonishing 32 #1 country
hits
- The song Mountain Music reached it's peak in 1982
- It was awarded a Grammy award for "Best Country
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal"
- The band Alabama has won a number of Country Music
Association awards, including the "Entertainer of the Year"
award from 1982 through 1984.
- They also won the Academy of Country Music's
"Entertainer of the Year" award each year from 1981-1985.
- The ACM also honored the band as the "Artists of
the Decade" for the 1980s
- In 1999 Alabama was named Recording Industry
Association of America’s "Country Group of the 20th
Century."
- In 2005 Alabama was inducted into the Country Music
Hall of Fame
An excerpt from a live Oracle performance is available as
both a streaming RealAudio format, or as a higher quality downloadable
MP3. Select the version you'd prefer.
Song Lyrics - Mountain Music
Oh, play me some mountain music,
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I'll float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway
Drift away like Tom Sawyer,
Ride a raft with ol' Huck Finn.
Take a nap like Rip Van Winkle,
Daze dreamin' again.
Oh, play me some mountain music,
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I'll float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway
Swim across the river,
Just to prove that I'm a man
Spend the day bein' lazy,
Just bein' nature's friend
Climb a long tall hick'ry.
Bend it over, skinnin' cats
Playin' baseball with chert rocks,
Usin' sawmill slats for bats.
Play some back-home, come-on music
That comes from the heart.
Play something with lots of feelin',
'Cause that's where music has to start
Oh, play me some mountain music,
Like grandma and grandpa used to play
Then I'll float on down the river
To a Cajun hideaway, hey, hey
Oh play me mountain music
Oh play me mountain music
Oh play me mountain music
Oh play me mountain music
| Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted
and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we
have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate
for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people
in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may
not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use. |
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