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CAN BEANS!!

Beans Hambone's 1931 recording of 'Beans' sure is a nifty little novelty CBG record.
I know, it's historically significant and all that - blah, blah, blah - but ENOUGH already!

After the 4 billionth time through the play cycle, I'm starting to think . . . just maybe it shouldn't be the front and center definition of 'the Nation' forever and ever, Amen.

is it just me?

I say let's storm the corporate offices of Cigar Box Nation and give that twangy little bastard what he's got comin' to him. WHO'S WITH ME?

YEEEHAWW!!!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on June 9, 2009 at 10:14am

say AMEN!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 10, 2009 at 4:12pm

Do I need to circulate some kind of petition?

Even ol' 'Beans' himself would be embarrassed at this point.

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Permalink Reply by Roosterman on June 10, 2009 at 10:39pm

I have only listened to it once.
And only half way through....
Where do I sign??

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Permalink Reply by Ben on June 11, 2009 at 1:59am

I'm a little bit torn. I didn't like beans at first...partially because of the intonation on the guitar. I heard it before building my own so I kinda thought "Frets must be really hard to get right if his sounds that bad." Obviously I was wrong and fretting an instrument (in terms of measuring scale length, etc.) is pretty easy. I like it for its nostalgic value but wouldn't mind if it were knocked out of the #1 spot. I'd actually prefer something in shuffled mode because replacing it with something difinitive would be nearly impossible.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sprague (Knotlenny) on June 11, 2009 at 2:45am

My point exactly, Ben.
I love it . . . but it's just a quirky little obscure novelty number, at best.
It shouldn't be the Nations eternal flame of a calling card.

Let's lay the discussion at the door of the monarchy . . . for what it's worth.

Ben said:

I'm a little bit torn. I didn't like beans at first...partially because of the intonation on the guitar. I heard it before building my own so I kinda thought "Frets must be really hard to get right if his sounds that bad." Obviously I was wrong and fretting an instrument (in terms of measuring scale length, etc.) is pretty easy. I like it for its nostalgic value but wouldn't mind if it were knocked out of the #1 spot. I'd actually prefer something in shuffled mode because replacing it with something difinitive would be nearly impossible.