# What's this song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100 "2006-03-20T06:28:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aunt\_Flow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Aunt\_Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aunt_Flow)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/1 "2006-03-20T06:28:32Z")
So I heard a song on the radio last night and I really want to find out the name of it. But the only things I remember were it had banjos, people were rapping to the banjos and it sounded kinda dance/techno-ish. It was on the local dance radio station. I figured I could post this here as opposed to General Questions since it seems more fitting here. Thanks alot! ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/2 "2006-03-20T07:43:33Z")
I might as well ask the obvious question: Did you try to find out whether the station has a web site? If so, there may be a playlist posted. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/3 "2006-03-20T08:20:23Z")
Just quickly off the top of my head … “Cotten Eyed Joe?” ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/4 "2006-03-20T12:10:36Z")
It could be Swamp Thing by The Grid - I think it came out around the same time as ‘Cotton Eye Joe’, but is nowhere near as annoying, despite still containing banjo. ---
**Author:** ![Aunt\_Flow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Aunt\_Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aunt_Flow)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/5 "2006-03-20T18:48:31Z")
It’s not cotton-eyed joe, I have that cd actually. I did check the radio station play list, and it only lists the most recently played songs and the top 20 songs. It’s not the grid song either. See…it’s like ALL banjos but they’re playing really fast, upbeat version and there’s men doing rap along with it. Not the hard rap, more like general hip hop sound. It’s driving me crazy! Thanks for the suggestions so far! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/6 "2006-03-20T19:00:12Z")
Depending on how old it it, “Buttermilk Biscuits” by Sir Mixalot had banjos in it… ---
**Author:** ![Aunt\_Flow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Aunt\_Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aunt_Flow)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/7 "2006-03-20T19:31:38Z")
No…that’s not it either. It sounded kinda new and I’d never heard it before. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/8 "2006-03-20T19:56:56Z")
Is it something by Big and Rich? I’d never heard of these guys until I saw them on some late night show, but they seem to be a musical act mixing country-twangy stuff with rock/dance music. I could be totally off base; I know nothing of modern country! ---
**Author:** ![Muskrat\_Monroe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@Muskrat\_Monroe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muskrat_Monroe)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/9 "2006-03-20T20:12:46Z")
> [@Aunt Flow](#): > > So I heard a song on the radio last night and I really want to find out the name of it. But the only things I remember were it had banjos, people were rapping to the banjos and it sounded kinda dance/techno-ish. It was on the local dance radio station. I figured I could post this here as opposed to General Questions since it seems more fitting here. Thanks alot! I think what you heard was “Banjo Boy” by Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband. ---
**Author:** ![arcticdonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@arcticdonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arcticdonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/10 "2006-03-20T20:19:47Z")
that would make sense:) ---
**Author:** ![Aunt\_Flow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Aunt\_Flow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aunt_Flow)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song/349100/11 "2006-03-20T20:40:24Z")
Muskrat, that’s not it but I really like it! Millit, I checked out some of the songs by Big and Rich but the style is completely different. The only thing ‘country’ about the song I heard was the fact there were banjos playing. No country twang, no southern accents. Maybe I was dreaming I heard the song or something ☹ Or maybe I’m just crazy.