# What's the melody that says 'scary redneck country'? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256 "2016-07-06T20:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/41 "2016-07-07T18:46:53Z")
For the record, if you google “scary redneck music” _Dueling Banjos_ is the first hit. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/42 "2016-07-08T00:07:12Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Maybe it was “Greensleeves”? No, “What Child Is This?” ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/43 "2016-07-08T00:11:50Z")
_God Bless the USA_? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/44 "2016-07-08T00:20:53Z")
_It’s A Small World._ May not be redneck but it’s scary as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/45 "2016-07-08T00:44:12Z")
[Dixie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9bHnc0hPUw)? [Sweet Home Alabama](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGQ-y2d6ztg) ? [The devil went down to Georgia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RUg-NkjY4)? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/46 "2016-07-08T03:03:37Z")
[Man, I’m _really_ scared, now!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcWRNvkGmd8) ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/47 "2016-07-08T03:30:59Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Other people have named a lot of great and well-known banjo songs, but I don’t know of any of those songs having become associated with “scary rednecks.” When you want to quickly call to mind the idea of being in a dangerous backcountry locale with no means of getting away, you use “Dueling Banjos.” It has very little to do with the music itself… Indeed. Steve Martin, who is a completely self-taught banjo virtuoso, pointed this out in one of his classic bits. He says how ‘happy’ a banjo sounds, when you hear it you know every thing’s gonna be ok. How, _“You can’t play a banjo and sing, ‘Oh death, and grief, and sorrow, and murder…’”_😃 ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/48 "2016-07-08T03:32:32Z")
It’s called _Honky Tonk Badonkadonk_ ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/49 "2016-07-08T03:54:48Z")
Pretty sure it was that dueling something number. I’ll see if I can google it… Here we go- Ten Duel Commandments from Hamilton [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS79uxNFoHw) ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/50 "2016-07-08T04:44:44Z")
Fighting Flutes? Arguing acoustic guitars? Scrapping saxophones? Battling bongos? Ornery ocarinas? Angry accordions? Damn what the f is it? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/51 "2016-07-08T05:32:10Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > He says how ‘happy’ a banjo sounds, when you hear it you know every thing’s gonna be ok. How, _“You can’t play a banjo and sing, ‘Oh death, and grief, and sorrow, and murder…’”_😃 [Says you!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7cY5hwmvX0) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/52 "2016-07-08T08:57:36Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > My money’s on [Foggy Mountain Breakdown.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Y3mnj-8lA) Even the names “Lester Flatt” and “Earl Scruggs” just sound like the kind of people who play banjo music. ---
**Author:** ![Shearer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Shearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shearer)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/53 "2016-07-08T09:48:05Z")
Free Bird ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/54 "2016-07-09T16:50:37Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > [Says you!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7cY5hwmvX0) Banjo? Hell, that guy made the fucking _slide whistle_ sound dark! Seriously, though, that’s an awesome video. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-melody-that-says-scary-redneck-country/759256/55 "2016-07-10T15:02:20Z")
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