| 词条 | A Country Boy Can Survive | ||||||||||||||
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| name = A Country Boy Can Survive | cover = Hank - Country Boy Can Survive single.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Hank Williams Jr. | album = The Pressure Is On | B-side = Weatherman | released = January 18, 1982 | format = Single | recorded = 1981 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country, Outlaw Country | length = 4:16 | label = Elektra/Curb | writer = Hank Williams Jr. | producer = Jimmy Bowen Hank Williams Jr. | prev_title = All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = Honky Tonkin' | next_year = 1982 }} "A Country Boy Can Survive" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. The song was released as a single in January 1982 and reached a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts in March 1982.[1] It is considered one of Williams' signature songs even though it never reached number one. Shortly after 9/11, Williams re-wrote and re-recorded the song with a patriotic theme under the name "America Will Survive"; the rewrite peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts. In early 2007, Williams re-released the original version to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its original release, in addition to creating a music video for it. This re-release peaked at number 45 on the Billboard country charts. ContentThis song was released in January 1982. It reflects changes to American lifestyle and society that corresponded with rural concerns of the negative impact from increasing urbanization, and exalts the self-reliance of 'country boys'. The second verse mentions the narrator's relationship with a New York City businessman; despite their differing backgrounds (urban vs. rural) the two had become good friends and exchangd gifts ("he'd send me pictures of the Broadway nights/And I'd send him some homemade wine"). The businessman is "killed by a man with a switchblade knife/for $43 my friend lost his life"; Williams replies that he would like to personally shoot the mugger himself, but not before "(spitting) Beech-Nut in that dude's eyes". (The "America Will Survive" remix has the businessman being a victim of the 9/11 attacks.) Chart positionsOriginal version
2001 re-release as "America Will Survive"
2007 re-release for 25th Anniversary
Certifications{{certification Table Top}}{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Hank Williams, Jr.|title=A Country Boy Can Survive|award=Gold|certyear=2012|certmonth=9|relyear=1982|salesamount=500,000|autocat=yes|accessdate=September 27, 2012}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}Chad Brock version (Y2K version){{Infobox song| name = A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K version) | cover = Chad A Country Boy.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Chad Brock, Hank Williams, Jr., and George Jones | album = Yes! | B-side = Going the Distance | released = November 22, 1999 | format = CD single | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = 3:59 | label = Warner Bros. Nashville | writer = Hank Williams, Jr. | producer = Buddy Cannon Norro Wilson | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Chad Brock | type = singles | prev_title = Lightning Does the Work | prev_year = 1999 | title = A Country Boy Can Survive | year = 1999 | next_title = Yes! | next_year = 2000 }}{{Extra chronology | artist = Hank Williams, Jr. | type = singles | prev_title = I Ain't Goin' Peacefully | prev_year = 1995 | title = A Country Boy Can Survive | year = 1999 | next_title = America Will Survive | next_year = 2001 }}{{Extra chronology | artist = George Jones | type = singles | prev_title = Choices | prev_year = 1999 | title = A Country Boy Can Survive | year = 1999 | next_title = Sinners and Saints | next_year = 2000 }} }} In late 1999, Chad Brock and George Jones collaborated with Williams to record a re-written version of the song with a Y2K theme, with lines such as "If the bank machines crash, we'll be just fine." This version peaked at number 30 on the Billboard country charts, and number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. Chart positions
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|isbn=0-89820-177-2}} External links
16 : 1982 singles|1999 singles|2001 singles|2007 singles|Hank Williams Jr. songs|Chad Brock songs|George Jones songs|Songs written by Hank Williams Jr.|Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen|Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon|Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson|Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions|Elektra Records singles|Curb Records singles|Warner Bros. Records singles|1981 songs |
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