Let's Burn One
Cledus T. Judd Lyrics
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He's been known to stay up for days
Pulls the shades and locks himself in the house
Sits in his room with his hand on his mouse
His phone's been busy now for over a week
So I dropped by to see what in Sam Hell is going on
And here's what he said to me:
No need to go to the record store
I've got every song that you're looking for
On my PC
And they're all free
Just click and download you some MP3s Presto you can make your own CDs
I'll show you how it's done
Fire up the computer and let's burn one
Before my eyes could not believe my ears
Every song ever sung in the last fifty years
He made me Conway Twitty's greatest hits
And threw in the Flock Of Seagulls for the flock of it
Time sure flies when you're burning one
It was three A. M. when I got home
My wife was mad at me
Till I gave her that CD
With a mix of her favorite songs
And I said
Lemme show ya how to burn one baby
No need to go to the record store
I found every song you're looking for on the PC
Even got me
No you won't ever find me downloading porn
Just Haggard and Jones, Limp Bizkit and Korn
And I could use some Brooks and Dunn
So Fire up the computer and let's burn one
Country jazz rap and pop
A lotta Bocephus and a little Kid Rock
And like Toby says "Get'chya some
Fire up the computer and let's burn one
I don't know if it's wrong I ain't saying it's right
But I'd sure love to hear some Metallica tonight
And I'm a little low on funds
So fire up the computer and let's burn one
Fire It up
The lyrics to Cledus T. Judd's song Let's Burn One tell a story about the singer, who has a friend named Stacy Fay. Stacy is a music lover who spends all of his time downloading music onto his computer. The singer visits Stacy's house and is amazed to find that his friend has every song ever created in the last fifty years on his PC, and they're all available for free. Stacy shows the singer how to burn the tracks onto CDs, and the singer goes home with a mix of his favorite songs to share with his wife. The song is essentially about the ease of music piracy and how technology has made it effortless to acquire any song one desires.
There are several interpretations of the lyrics, but one common theme is that the lyrics speak to the ease and accessibility of music in the digital age. The song glorifies the act of downloading songs illegally, but at the same time, it also addresses how technology has made music consumption remarkably more straightforward than it was just a few decades ago. The lyrics suggest that the singer understands that downloading music for free is probably not ethical, but he cannot resist the convenience or his desire to have all the songs he loves.
Line by Line Meaning
I got a buddy named Stacy Fay
Introducing a friend named Stacy Fay
He's been known to stay up for days
Stacy Fay stays awake for long periods
Pulls the shades and locks himself in the house
Stacy Fay does not want to be disturbed when he is at home
Sits in his room with his hand on his mouse
Stacy Fay spends his time on his computer
His phone's been busy now for over a week
Stacy Fay has been occupied for a long time
So I dropped by to see what in Sam Hell is going on
Cledus visited Stacy Fay to find out what he's been up to
Come on in and let's burn one Cledus
Stacy Fay asked Cledus to smoke some marijuana together
No need to go to the record store
Stacy Fay has a large collection of music available
I've got every song that you're looking for
Stacy Fay claims to have all the songs Cledus wants
On my PC
Stacy Fay stores his music on his computer
And they're all free
Stacy Fay downloads music for free
Just click and download you some MP3s
Stacy Fay advised Cledus on the process of downloading MP3s
Presto you can make your own CDs
Cledus can make his own CDs easily with the downloaded music
I'll show you how it's done
Stacy Fay offered to teach Cledus how to download and make CDs
Fire up the computer and let's burn one
Stacy Fay asked Cledus to start the computer and smoke some marijuana while they download and make CDs
Before my eyes could not believe my ears
Cledus was amazed by what he saw and heard
Every song ever sung in the last fifty years
Stacy Fay allegedly has every song recorded in the last 50 years available to download
He made me Conway Twitty's greatest hits
Stacy Fay prepared a CD of Conway Twitty's greatest hits for Cledus
And threw in the Flock Of Seagulls for the flock of it
Stacy Fay added some Flock Of Seagulls songs for fun
Time sure flies when you're burning one
Cledus lost track of time while smoking marijuana and downloading music
It was three A. M. when I got home
Cledus went home at 3 AM
My wife was mad at me
Cledus's wife was upset with him
Till I gave her that CD
Cledus gave his wife a CD of her favorite songs
With a mix of her favorite songs
The CD contained a mix of Cledus's wife's favorite songs
Lemme show ya how to burn one baby
Cledus offered to teach his wife how to smoke marijuana and download music
No you won't ever find me downloading porn
Cledus does not download pornography
Just Haggard and Jones, Limp Bizkit and Korn
Cledus prefers to download music by Haggard, Jones, Limp Bizkit, and Korn
And I could use some Brooks and Dunn
Cledus wants to download some Brooks and Dunn music
Country jazz rap and pop
Stacy Fay has a large variety of music genres available
A lotta Bocephus and a little Kid Rock
There's a lot of Hank Williams Jr. and a little Kid Rock music available
And like Toby says "Get'chya some
Cledus quoted Toby Keith's song "Get'cha Some"
I don't know if it's wrong I ain't saying it's right
Cledus admitted uncertainty in his actions
But I'd sure love to hear some Metallica tonight
Cledus wants to listen to Metallica music
And I'm a little low on funds
Cledus is low on money
So fire up the computer and let's burn one
Cledus asks Stacy Fay to help him download some free Metallica music
Fire It up
Encouraging to smoke marijuana together and start the computer to download music
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES BARRY POOLE, CHRIS CLARK
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