Barley Scotch is on lead vocals, fiddle and guitar. The Reverend Don-Wayne Reno is on banjo, Deacon Dale Reno is on mandolin and guitar and Jake 'Bakesnake' Byers is on acoustic bass. Hayseed Dixie are an awesome live band, who have, to date, released 9 albums. The latest, 'Killer Grass' was released in 2010. A live DVD entitled 'No Sleep 'til Liverpool' is also available.
Songs by artists such as Kiss, Outkast, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith get the Rockgrass treatment, but the band play original songs too. - numbers such as 'Moonshiner's Daughter', 'Kirby Hill' and 'Blind Beggar Breakdown' raise the roof at live shows. Hayseed Dixie songs cover the four key elements of any song worth playing; - Drinkin', Cheatin', Killin' and Hell! - The band also recorded an album of rocked-up bluegrass classics, called '*Choose Your Own Title' using the name The Kerosene Brothers.
Brothers Dale Reno and Don--Wayne Reno are the sons of bluegrass maestro Don Reno, who wrote many hits, including 'Dueling Banjos', and the band even once played at a house-warming party for AC/DC bass player Cliff Williams.
Beware of instrumental cover tracks mis-tagged as 'Hayseed Dixie'! (often from the 'Pickin' On...' series of albums.)... as Barley Scotch has said, "If a song's got word's we'll sing 'em!" - A full list of albums and tracks can be found at the band's website.
Hayseed Dixie also perform under the name Kerosene Brothers
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Christine Sixteen
Hayseed Dixie Lyrics
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She's got me in her hands and there's no use in pretending
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
She drives me crazy, I want to give her all I've got
And she's hot every day and night, there is no doubt about it
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
"I don't usually say things like this to girls your age, but when I saw you
coming out of the school that day, that day I knew, I knew, I've got to have
you, I've got to have you."
She's' been around, but she's young and clean
I've got to have her, can't live without her, whoo no
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah
So clean, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
The lyrics to Hayseed Dixie's "Christine Sixteen" describe a young girl who has the singer completely infatuated with her. He's unable to resist her charms and is completely at her mercy. He describes her as being young, clean, and incredibly hot. He makes reference to the fact that she's been around, but he doesn't care because he's got to have her. Throughout the song, he repeats her name, almost as if he's in a trance, completely under her spell.
The lyrics are controversial and have been criticized for promoting pedophilia, as the singer is clearly an older man lusting after a sixteen-year-old girl. However, it's worth noting that the song was originally written by KISS, and they've claimed that the lyrics were intended to be tongue-in-cheek and not to be taken seriously. Regardless of the intention, it's clear that the song has caused controversy and discomfort among many listeners.
In terms of the music, "Christine Sixteen" is a classic rock song with heavy guitar riffs and a catchy melody. It's an energetic and upbeat track that's typical of Hayseed Dixie's style, which combines rock and bluegrass.
Line by Line Meaning
She's got me dizzy, she sees me through to the end
She has complete control over me, and I know that I cannot resist her till the end.
She's got me in her hands and there's no use in pretending
I am completely under her spell, and there's no point in pretending otherwise.
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
This song is about Christine, who is only sixteen years old.
She drives me crazy, I want to give her all I've got
I am completely obsessed with her and want to give her everything I have.
And she's hot every day and night, there is no doubt about it
She is incredibly attractive all the time, and there's no doubt about it.
"I don't usually say things like this to girls your age, but when I saw you coming out of the school that day, that day I knew, I knew, I've got to have you, I've got to have you."
I know it's not appropriate for me to say this, but I saw her coming out of the school, and I knew right then and there that I had to have her.
She's' been around, but she's young and clean
She's had some experience, but she's still young and innocent.
I've got to have her, can't live without her, whoo no
Christine sixteen, Christine sixteen
I am willing to do anything to be with her, I cannot imagine living without her in my life.
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah
So clean, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen, Christine, yeah, yeah
Christine, Christine, sixteen, sixteen
Christine, yeah, yeah, yeah
The chorus repeats that this song is about Christine, who is only sixteen years old and is the object of the singer's desire.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GENE SIMMONS
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