DRINKING SONGS COVER FRIDAY: One Burbon, One Scotch, One Beer performed by George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Why go for one when you can go for all three! I am going to call this post the “do not get your car towed in NYC” edition. Suffice it to say, I could pretty much use a strong combo right about now.
While the inspiration for George’s version is a mash up of bluesman John Lee Hooker’s songs House Rent Boogie and One Burbon, One Scotch, One Beer, the actual original was a 50’s R&B hit sung by Amos Milburn and written Rudy Toombs. The song goes on for a bit with the backstory, but then about halfway through it kicks in with a rocking, raucous blues tune. And I have to say, as bad as my day is stuck in NYC parking violations purgatory, I will be looking forward to my burbon, scotch, and beer mind eraser later today.
UPDATE: The band is also known as the Delaware Destroyers, hailing from the great state of…Delaware. Oh, and for some added trivia, can you guess where George’s father worked? It was DuPont, the company that pretty much owns the state.
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