Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Instrumental 1]
[Verse 1]
He came to town like a midwinter storm
He rode through the fields, so handsome and strong
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
But all he had come for was having some fun
[Chorus]
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Verse 2]
He brought disaster wherever he went
The hearts of the girls was to Hell, broken, sent
They all run away so nobody would know
And left only men ’cause of Cotton-Eye Joe
[Chorus]
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Instrumental 1]
[Instrumental 3]
[Instrumental 1]
[Chorus]
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
[Instrumental 1]
[Instrumental 3]
If it hadn’t been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I’d been married a long time ago
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
«Cotton Eye Joe» — традиционная американская народная песня, происхождение которой восходит к временам до Гражданской войны в США (1861–1865 годы). В 1994 году шведская группа Rednex представила свою версию этой композиции, объединив элементы евродэнса с американским кантри, что придало песне новое звучание и сделало её международным хитом.
Интересные факты о создании версии «Cotton Eye Joe» от Rednex:
Уникальное сочетание жанров: Rednex удалось объединить европейскую танцевальную музыку с американскими кантри-ритмами, что создало уникальный и запоминающийся стиль.
Мировой успех: Версия «Cotton Eye Joe» от Rednex заняла первые строчки чартов в нескольких странах, включая Германию, Швецию и Великобританию. Это свидетельствует о её широкой популярности.
Критическое восприятие: Несмотря на коммерческий успех, журнал «Blender» включил эту песню в список «50 худших песен всех времён», присудив ей 38-е место.
О группе Rednex:
Rednex — шведская группа, образованная в 1994 году, известная своим уникальным стилем, сочетающим элементы евродэнса и американского кантри. Их дебютный сингл «Cotton Eye Joe» принёс им мировую известность, заняв лидирующие позиции в международных чартах. Группа продолжила экспериментировать с музыкальными жанрами. Они выпустили такие хиты, как «Old Pop in an Oak» и «Wish You Were Here». Тем самым, закрепив за собой репутацию одного из самых самобытных танцевальных коллективов.