Copperhead Road - Steve Earl | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION! 

Steve Earle is not a one hit wonder....the man has serious talent.

I always wonder if people today understand about the sound of a big block Dodge. You don’t just hear that rumbling sound, you feel it in your chest and it is unforgettable.

When you said "Kinda Bon Jovi-ish", a little piece of me died 😄 Steve's one of the great songwriters of our time. There is much for you to explore.

One of the very greatest American songwriters. Still a force. Real storyteller and performer.

Steve Earle is a songwriting genius.

“The Devil’s Right Hand”. Another great Steve Earle song.

We all came home with a brand new plan. I'm a grower in Oregon now helping Veterans with their PTSD's.

Earle is a treasure. I am a 70 yr old Irish woman who watches you lads every time a new video comes across my screen. Check out Earl's tune Galway Girl...plenty more mandolin in that one. ☘️

You boys have stumbled into the wonderful world of Americana. It's where the good music is nowadays.

Love me some Steve Earle. One of the pioneers of Alt Country.

I ‘ve always loved this song. Outlaw country at its best. Moonshine still, foot stomping, back in the boonies kind of song.

FINALLY some steve earle. legendary american storyteller and political commentator. Some new rabbit holes: his son justin townes earle was also an amazing songwriter and had the coolest voice ever. from jte you should check out harlem river blues - alex especially might like the lyrics. from steve, there's a collaboration with the pogues called johnny come lately.

Absolute banger, Outlaw country. Good stuff.

Steve Earl is also an actor. I always enjoy seeing him pop up, he was featured in both The Wire and Treme. Just a wonderful character actor and musician.

Lyrics are brilliant. A whole lifestory in 5mins.

Steve Earle has a deep catalog. Next try “Guitar Town”. Also, Steve’’s son, Justin Townes Earle (RIP), had some great songs - “Harlem River Blues” to name just one

Glad you liked it. As someone whose grandfather and great grandfather were arrested as part of a moonshine operation, I love that part of Southern History. 😁

Saw Steve Earle and the Dukes at the Cotton Club in Atlanta many years ago and oh my God what a show! And The Jeff Healy Band opened for them! Rock and Roll Heaven!

when this song came out it was a HUGE hit in my area, not only on country radio stations but rock/hard rock stations.

"Learned a few things from Charlie, don'tcha know / Better stay away from Copperhead Road" some of the most interesting lyrics. When I was stationed in the UK in the 80's, I saw Steve Earle in concert. The stage was only as high as my thigh, and I was so close to him I could have reached out pulled his mic stand off the stage. Helluva great Artist is Steve Earle. To me this song is "S" tier.

Steve Earle is priceless!! His songwriting, his story telling, his guitar playing...amazing!! You can pick any Steve Earle song and be grateful for having heard it!

One of the best singer songwriters. From Texas.

"I learned a few things from Charlie, doncha know": "Charlie" is the slang term used by US soldiers who served in Viet Nam for the opposition forces they were fighting, who were typically not officially North Vietnamese soldiers, but local anti-government (and so Communist) guerrillas.

GREAT Outlaw song.

This song was a HUGE favorite in C&W clubs for line dancing....lol...still is

Awesome reaction! More like this? “Can’t Let Go” by Lucinda Williams from her album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” which happened to be produced by the one and only Steve Earle. 😎

In the late 80's Steve was HUGE. In country, rock, even with Bikers. I have played this tune with many bands....never gets old. Thanks Guys.

Steve Earle is an incredible musician, great songwriter and most importantly, played Waylon on The Wire 😊

This song never fails to give me chills.

A living legend, Earle is largely responsible for keeping Americana a relevant genre in the post grunge era.

Glad to see you getting into some country. What a rabbit hole that would be! Please keep it up. Some of the very best musicians ever are in the country genre.

Steve Earle is a rabbit hole that's hard to climb out of....

Steve has a lot of Irish influence in his music too (in the way that a lot of Appalachian music has Irish roots). His song The Galway Girl is kind of a celebration of that. It’s a great tune.

Gotta hit his son next - Justin Townes Earle was an incredible singer-songwriter. Steve was part of the cast on "The Wire" when I worked on that show - nice guy.

Steve brought in the Pogues to help create "Johnny Come Lately". Steve has been around for decades with multiple well known songs/hits (top 40) in various music categories plus 3 Grammy awards. His music is best defined as outlaw country and Americana. The guy's a true musical treasure.

Saw Steve Earle at a Lollapalooza in hmmm, 97 I think. Just outside of Dallas. Went on right before Soundgarden and Metallica. The reception was what you might expect from a bunch of people waiting to hear BadMotorFinger and Master of Puppets. People throwing plastic water bottles at the stage. Earle replies, "come on, that's all? We're used to getting glass thrown at us!" Right on cue, a glass bottle flies above the crowd, hitting a light fixture and shattering above the stage. "now that's more like it!" he says as they go straight into some kick ass rock n roll! Loved it!

You guys should really hear Uncle Tupelo. They combined rock, folk, punk and country and basically started the alt-country scene. “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is a good place to start

I was a little kid in New York, walking around with rock and rap everywhere, when I first heard this, loved it immediately then, and still do.

(8:24) Alex "shot gunning" a beer and flipping a MASSIVE truck tire! Holy smokes, Alex!

I’ve seen Steve live twice and both gigs are in my top 5 concerts of all time!

About an hour from where I live, a real song a real place, thanks guys.

I have heard this song hundreds of times. It never fails to give me goosebumps.

He's a terrific songwriter. This song is so economical: three verses, three generations, three parallel stories.

This song is a jam! IT’s best played loud as you can crank it from the beginning!

Steve Earle - talking about a rabbit hole. My wife and I spent a whole summer vacation in 2000 hearing nearly nothing but seven SE albums.

Was smoking when watching this and the joint fell outta my mouth watching that beer chug-tire flip. Fucking awesome!!!! LMFAO. Love it

So glad you guys have now experienced Steve Earl. He's a legend.

The version of "Johnny Come Lately" he did with The Pogues is such an excellent illustration of the lineage between American folk-country and Celtic music.

A continuation of this sound would be some Alt Country. Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco…

Steve is great, but I also loved his son's music as well. Justin Townes Earle passed away a couple years ago. They both have great music. ❤

This is one of those songs that never gets old.

You are in my neck of the woods now!! East Tennessee, Gods country!!

I suggest "Drive-By truckers - "Outfit" Same brilliant dirty southern lyrics. Touching, moving song. Great video guys

What I love most about your reactions is that you don’t go for the “official” videos. You guys are one of the few who get the real experience of a piece.

I was just dancing to this song the other day while cleaning my apartment. Alex is dressed for this song. Happy to see it finally made the A&A show! Try Tyler Childers "Whitehouse Road", another one that can make you dance.

"Someday" is another good one from Steve Earl.

No one hitter here, boys, one of the greatest writers to ever live.

Fine Americana song by Earl. Must try James McMurtry "Choctaw Bingo"

I never expected to see that song on here, but you guys keep impressing with your willingness to listen to new stuff. Love this song! Keep up the great work, guys.

I voted for this song on the poll. I think you all would like the Amy N' Me version she adds another verse and it really works well. Love this song and Steve Earle was definitely not a one hit wonder. He uses several different genres as his influence. Americana, Bluegrass, classic rock and country. His best songs include "Guitar Town," "The Devil's Right Hand," "Back to The Wall," "Snake Oil," "You Belong To Me," "Nothing but a Child," "Johnny Come Lately" and "Once You Love." Little known fact. Copperhead Road was an actual road near Mountain City, Tennessee, in an area known to locals as "Big Dry Run". They actually changed the name of the road because people kept stealing the sign. As always excellent reaction. I knew you would like it. Peeeeace ouuuuutt

Thank you... Thank you... Thank you. I've watched all kinds of videos where people play and discuss music videos and you two play the video all the way before discussing it and not keep stopping it every few moments. Makes it more enjoyable to watch you guys. B.T.W. Steve Earle is one in a million with his music. Thanks for this.

Thanks for bringing me a song that I never heard before that I like! 👍

He wrote the song after getting his first mandolin; those were the first chords he learned and it was written on mandolin! By the way, one pop hit, lots of country hits and even more plain great songs. He is a songwriting giant.

Maaaann when this came on in the country nightclub I worked at, the atmosphere was electric. Line dancing, stomping, screaming BIG BLACK DODGE. I miss it XD

Steve Earle also played a character in one of the most acclaimed TV shows of all time - The Wire. The Wire uses 5 different versions of the same song for their intro theme, and Earle did the cover for season 5. He's a great actor as well as a great musician.

Great artist,amazing songwriter and performer.

So glad you hit this tune! I’ve introduced so many friends to Steve. He’s a very underrated artist! Thanks boys.

Ooh what a treat! Steve's a great story teller.

1987, maybe ‘88, this was a staple for us at a fire, out in the woods, down by the river, POSSIBLY with some adult beverages, this whole tape blaring until the truck shook. Great times, great memories. To paraphrase kenny chesney, every time I hear that song, I go back to that time.

Copperhead Road is a real place in Johnson County Tennessee. They had to change the name of the road because everyone kept stealing the signs.

Whole new genre for you guys - Americana. So sweet - old 97s, whiskeytown, Wilco, Calexico, Avett Brothers, etc etc

Copperhead Road is one of the few songs I still remember where I was, and what I was doing, the first time I heard it. Damn what a song. A++

Hank Williams Jr. A country boy can survive, Blues man, Family tradition & many more!

When living in northern Georgia, I met some interesting people. One night driving the dirt/clay roads, a couple of these interesting people told me a story. They let me know they could drive from Dahlonega to Tennessee without driving on pavement. This route was used to transport moonshine. That was back in the 80s. I don't know if those same dirt roads are available today.

Steve Earle was a protege of sorts of Townes Van Zandt who may be the greatest American songwriter, at least Steve thought so. He named his son Justin Townes Earle and he had a good career himself until he died young. In the same ballpark would be Guy Clarke, who is a goldmine of “hard country” type songs. And I’ll just throw in Robert Earl Keene to round out some more 3 name hard country artists.

Steve Earle knew his roots. Notice the bagpipe sounds, references to his background.

Steve Earle has so many great songs. Another great outlaw country artist that you had on a poll at one point is Waylon Jennings. For a punk/rock influenced variation, how about some Uncle Tupelo?

I love the way as the story tells 3 generations of history through 3 verses, the instrumentation changes to mirror the era of the story/verse

Line dancing to this all the time at country spots

No Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, finally. Steve Earle is the best. Great writer and troubadour! His hero was Townes Van Zandt.

I worked weekends as a bouncer in a biker bar. This song must have played on the jukebox 25 times a night. I do love this song. Brings back a lot of good memories.

Steve Earle has pure talent! Definitely not a one hit wonder! I almost fell over when I saw it on the list!!! You guys need to check out his albums Copper Head Road and Guitar Town! So many great hits on those!!! Thanks for reacting to this song! Brings back many great childhood memories ♥️

Steve Earl is a super underrated songwriter. This song is also just such a cool and unique blend of the instruments and storytelling of real country with the wild rebelliousness of real rock; brilliant song!

This song was an absolute staple of the playlist in the 90’s for us high school kids partying around a bon fire.

Steve also had a part in the series The Wire. He played Waylon, Bubbles rehab sponser. And he recorded the theme Way Down In The Hole for the Season 5 intro.

I recommend the entire "I Feel Alright" album (1996). Roots country, folk and rock and roll. Great songwriting and playing. Steve Earle was an integral part of the alternative country scene that found prominence in the mid-1980s and he's still doing it today.

Best concert I have ever seen, hands down. Lifetime fan.

His volume and scope of work is nothing short of spectacular. Randy Travis, Dwight Yokum and Steve Earle all started up "careers" at the same time. Steve wins!!! L💞ve from Canada.

Absolutely love your guys reaction to this song. It's one of my all-time favorites and my two and a half year old granddaughter really boogies to it -😅

Cool tune. Good reaction. Nice tire flippin'. Steve's led a helluva life. Wrote some great tunes too. Cheers! 🤘✌️

Just love this song as you say great storytelling and vibe.

More SE please. Ellis Unit One, Rich Man's War, Jerusalem, Taneytown, The Truth, F The CC, Fort Worth Blues, John Walkers Blues, Over Yonder, Johnny Come Lately (with the Pogues), Saint Of Lost Causes, Mr Mudd & Mr Gold, Guitar Town, I Feel Alright, Revolution Starts Now, Mercenary Song, Elijah's Church, Tom Ames' Prayer, Ben McCulloch, also see the film Heartworn Highways

The lyrics (and everything else) are sooooo good in this song.

I bet you both would like The Georgia Satellites - "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" - another southern band from the 80's. It was a hit in '86 or '87.

Man Steve has a bunch of rockin tunes Guitar Town, Devils Right Hand, Fearless Heart, Johnny Come Lately and many more great songs

Great to hear this track again after many years. I’d forgotten how good it was. Good choice Guyz 👍

Holy shit! I’ve been watching you guys for a few years now and knew you were around my area, but never heard you mention Plant City before! I grew up there but now I live in Lakeland. This was a fantastic reaction, love Steve Earle!

This whole album is phenomenal and I've listened to it regularly for almost 40 years. I think the best song on the album is "Johnny Come Lately" about the differences between the his grandad's experience going off to war and his own, and hes joined on the track by the Pogues, an Irish Punk Folk band. Steve is an amazing storyteller, able to paint a very detailed and vivid picture in a few short lines, and really gets inside the mind of the characters hes writing about. Much of it is from a southern Appalachian background, like the hills of Tennessee where things take place in this song. Thats where a lot of those sounds come from, the bagpipes and mandolin harkening back to the Scott-Irish roots of many of the original settlers.

Triggers line-dancing PTSD instantly 😂. Banger of a song though, that's not Steve's fault.

The bagpipe sounds are tribute to the Ulster Scots heritage of the biggest part of the Appalachian people. Such a great song.