Budakid’s tracks have been released on labels such as Einmusika, Jalapeño Records and Manual Music. He is is currently readying a remix for the heavy weight Get Physical imprint.
The media is very enthusiastic about the young Dutchman too, with well-known blogs including Indieshuffle, Purple Sneakers and VICE’s Thump supporting his music on a regular basis.
His dj sets at the Solar, Indian Summer and Kindergarten festivals, as well his club shows at the world-famous Melkweg in Amsterdam and Effenaar in Eindhoven made him an instant crowd favorite in Holland.
1991
Budakid Lyrics
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Get you a copper coil.
Fill it with new made corn mash
And never more you′ll toil.
You'll just lay there by the juniper,
While the moon is bright.
Watch them jugs a-filling
Build you a fire with hickory,
Hickory, ash, and oak.
Don′t use no green or rotten wood,
It'll get you by the smoke.
We'll just lay there by the juniper,
While the moon is bright.
Watch them jugs a-filling
In the pale moonlight.
My daddy, he made whiskey.
My granddaddy, he did too.
We ain′t paid no whiskey tax
Since 1792.
We′ll just lay there by the juniper,
While the moon is bright.
Watch them jugs a-filling
In the pale moonlight.
The lyrics to Budakid's song 1991 that mentions the words 'copper kettle', 'copper coil', 'new made corn mash', 'juniper', 'moonlight', 'hickory, ash and oak', 'whiskey tax' basically talk about the process and joys of making whiskey. The first two lines urge the listener to acquire a copper kettle and copper coil, used to construct a still for making whiskey. Whiskey is made by filling it with new made corn mash, and the result is that you will never toil anymore. The third and fourth lines describe the act of watching the whiskey while it is being produced, while lying by the juniper bush and basking in the moon's light, a peaceful image that is often associated with making whiskey.
The second stanza talks about the process of making whiskey even more, by describing how we should build our fires with hickory, ash, and oak wood while warning against using green or rotten wood. The results of improper wood selections will lead to faulty production. Again, the stanza ends with the mention of peace and joy of watching the whiskey jugs filling up by the moonlight. The last stanza quite explicitly reveals that the art of whiskey-making has been passed down from generation to generation with the mention of the singer's dad and granddad making whiskey also. The line "We ain′t paid no whiskey tax since 1792" suggests that the activity is deep-rooted not just in the singer's family but in the culture surrounding them.
Line by Line Meaning
Get you a copper kettle,
Acquire a copper container for distilling alcohol
Get you a copper coil.
Obtain a copper tube for condensing the alcohol vapor
Fill it with new made corn mash
Pour freshly made corn-based fermenting liquid into the kettle
And never more you'll toil.
By producing alcohol, you can avoid manual labor
You'll just lay there by the juniper,
Rest in the proximity of juniper trees
While the moon is bright.
During the nighttime when the moon is shining
Watch them jugs a-filling
Observe the containers filling up with alcohol
In the pale moonlight.
During the low light of moonlit conditions
Build you a fire with hickory,
Construct a fire using hickory wood
Hickory, ash, and oak.
Furthermore, ash and oak wood can be used for the fire
Don't use no green or rotten wood,
Avoid utilizing wood that is either unseasoned or decomposing
It'll get you by the smoke.
Using unsuitable wood types results in excess smoke during the distillation process
My daddy, he made whiskey.
My father previously distilled alcohol
My granddaddy, he did too.
In addition, my grandfather also produced alcohol
We ain't paid no whiskey tax
We haven't paid excise duty on alcohol
Since 1792.
Since the late eighteenth century
We'll just lay there by the juniper,
We will continue resting near the juniper trees
While the moon is bright.
As long as the moon persists during the night hours
Watch them jugs a-filling
Monitor the containers filling up with newly distilled alcohol
In the pale moonlight.
Taking advantage of low light levels provided by moonlight
Writer(s): A.f. Beddoe
Contributed by Mateo F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.