Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering rock classics? Yo… Read Full Bio ↴Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering rock classics? You betcha. They are called Hayseed Dixie and they play Rockgrass.

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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Tolerance
Hayseed Dixie Lyrics

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Drinking beer aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get drunk anymore,
I think i'm gonna go for a month and not drink a think, so i can get good and drunk like i did before.

Coz tolerance people say we need tolerance,
I wish i could give them some of mine, coz i've worked so hard to build it up,
And now it's got me down tolerance keeps me from feeling fine oh oh, Just tolerating misery all the time.

Smoking pot aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get high anymore,

I think i'm gonna go for a year and not smoke a thing, So i can get really stoned like i did before.

Coz tolerance people say we need tolerance,
I wish i could give them some of mine, coz i've worked so hard to build it up,
And now it's got me down tolerance keeps me from feeling fine oh oh, Just tolerating misery all the time.

But loving you aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get excited anymore,
I think i'm gonna leave you babe and go wandering,
Find me a girl who can turn me on once more.

Coz tolerance people say we need tolerance,
I wish i could give them some of mine, coz i've worked so hard to build it up,

And now it's got me down tolerance keeps me from feeling fine oh oh, Just tolerating misery all the time,
Oh oh just tolerating misery all the time.

Overall Meaning

The song "Tolerance" by Hayseed Dixie is a witty and tongue-in-cheek critique on the idea of tolerance. The song starts with the singer complaining that drinking beer and smoking pot are not as fun as they used to be because of tolerance. The singer has built up a tolerance to both substances, which means that they no longer get the desired effect from them. The singer hilariously suggests that they will abstain from drinking for a month or not smoke for a year so they can "get good and drunk" or "get really stoned" like they did before.

However, the song takes a more serious turn when the singer talks about love. The singer claims that loving someone is not as fun as it used to be because of tolerance. They have built up a tolerance to their partner, and they cannot get excited about them anymore. The song ends with the singer saying they will leave their partner and go find someone who can "turn them on once more."

Overall, "Tolerance" is a clever song that highlights the downside of tolerance, as it can lead to feeling numb and unexcited. It is a unique take on the theme of tolerance and a humorous expression of the sentiment that sometimes a little less tolerance can be a good thing.

Line by Line Meaning

Drinking beer aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get drunk anymore,
I no longer feel the same buzz as before when drinking beer and it's just not enjoyable as it used to be.

I think i'm gonna go for a month and not drink a thing, so i can get good and drunk like i did before.
I plan not to drink for a month and then drink so I can experience the same feeling of getting tipsy like before.

Coz tolerance people say we need tolerance,
There's a general call for tolerance from the society.

I wish i could give them some of mine, coz i've worked so hard to build it up,
I've practiced tolerance so much, that I could have given them some from mine.

And now it's got me down tolerance keeps me from feeling fine oh oh, Just tolerating misery all the time.
The excessive practice of tolerance has made me lose interest in life, and now I'm simply tolerating the misery and unhappiness without having any fun.

Smoking pot aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get high anymore,
Smoking weed doesn't excite me as it used to, and I can't attain the same level of high.

I think i'm gonna go for a year and not smoke a thing, So i can get really stoned like i did before.
I'm planning to quit smoking weed for a year and then smoke, so I can experience the high that I once felt.

But loving you aint fun like it used to be, I just can't get excited anymore,
My love for you no longer makes me thrilled. I can't feel the same passion and emotions like before.

I think i'm gonna leave you babe and go wandering, Find me a girl who can turn me on once more.
I'm planning to leave you and find someone else who can ignite my passion and emotions, and make me feel excited all over again.

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