Black Betty - ties that bond?

[Wario]

Ive always wondered why meat decided to put black betty in teh set for as lon gas he did. Its an odd song, and a black hymn. If im not mistaking, isnt this a 1800's slave song?

Ive always found meat doing this song odd, and im utterly thankful no racist remarks have ever come to fruitation.

What, exactly, do you think is the reason meat decided to do such an ethnic song?

[Sarge]

Don't rack your brains, just enjoy:

YouTube Video

[duke knooby]

video blocked in my country????

what is this??? Deutschland???

[CarylB]

Originally Posted by Wario

Ive always wondered why meat decided to put black betty in teh set for as lon gas he did. Its an odd song, and a black hymn. If im not mistaking, isnt this a 1800's slave song?

Ive always found meat doing this song odd, and im utterly thankful no racist remarks have ever come to fruitation.

What, exactly, do you think is the reason meat decided to do such an ethnic song?

Only Meat knows EXACTLY the reason .. but he was brought up with Gospel, has said rock and roll has its roots in the gospel the slaves sang, iit's been a hit several times, and I always thought Black Betty was believed to refer to a gun .. I'm not sure how you construe singing it as potentially racist??

and

.. it was a damn good song to have in the encore set!!

Caryl .. who if it HAD occasioned any racist remarks would have been utterly disappointed in the intelligence of those making them

[Dave]

Always a fun song to hear live in my opinion. Anyone who would think this a racist song is probably ignorant enough to believe that Little Black Sambo was out to destroy the very fiber of multiculturalism.

[Monstro]

Originally Posted by CarylB

I always thought Black Betty was believed to refer to a gun ..

Yup, and funnily enough it was a black gun (Black Betty), this was then followed by the brown gun (Brown Bess), rumors of a White supremist movements introduction of the White Wifle were just stupid.

[tribrats]

Originally Posted by Monstro

Yup, and funnily enough it was a black gun (Black Betty), this was then followed by the brown gun (Brown Bess), rumors of a White supremist movements introduction of the White Wifle were just stupid.

Yesssss!!!!

One of my favorite trivia songs. I won't bore everyone with the history of the Black Betty though

ETA: The Bam-a-lam represents the gun firing.

[Evil One]

as far as im awere meat as ever did at teh bottom of a pit in the lbazing sun but hes sunf asbout it for teh last 35 yeasr

[melon]

Originally Posted by Evil One

as far as im awere meat as ever did at teh bottom of a pit in the lbazing sun but hes sunf asbout it for teh last 35 yeasr