# 70’s novelty country song

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 12, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208 "2018-09-12T04:28:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kurtgk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@Kurtgk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kurtgk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208/1 "2018-09-12T04:28:19Z")

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Hi. Back in the early 70’s I listened to country music stations. There was a song in which the singer had to make his guitar sound like different instruments. I believe that included a banjo and maybe even an old trombone, among other instruments. I cannot recall the singer or the name of the song. Any ideas? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208/2 "2018-09-12T04:36:53Z")

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**Moderator Action**

Welcome to the SDMB, **Kurtgk**.

Questions about artistic works, including music, belong in our Cafe Society forum. It’s no biggie. I will move this for you.

Moving thread from GQ to Cafe Society.

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**Author:** ![Temporary\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Temporary\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Temporary_Name)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208/3 "2018-09-12T04:52:21Z")

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Here is an example of a possibly older song that has the artist using his instrument to imitate other instruments (mostly the guitars of other players) but also ships and vehicles:

"Johnny Cash pulled over and let us by"

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/70-s-novelty-country-song/821208/4 "2018-09-12T20:45:52Z")

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> [@Temporary\_Name](#):
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> Here is an example of a possibly older song that has the artist using his instrument to imitate other instruments (mostly the guitars of other players) but also ships and vehicles:
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> "Johnny Cash pulled over and let us by"

If that’s the right song,[here’s the 1972 version by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7l7nDuj1o)

The song itself goes back to the 1950s.