50 Songs I Love: #40: "Nighttime Ramblin' Man"

#40 HANK WILLIAMS III "Nighttime Ramblin' Man" Album: Lovesick, Broke & Driftin' 2002

I'm an "old country" kind of guy: Hank Sr., Cash, Willie, Ernest Tubb, etc. The stuff that passes for country these days is ridiculous. Most of it is little more than "pop with twang." Anyway, Hank III has the pedigree for sure and he gets the job done on the mic as well. Oddly enough, he probably parties harder than his grandpa and dad put together (scary thought), or at least that's the image he's managed to project. There are other, more "old school" songs I would've liked to post instead, but "Nighttime Ramblin' Man" was one of the few high quality clips of his country stuff available on YouTube. Hank III also does a lot of metal, but I prefer his country side.

The List:

50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"
46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder"
45: STARFLYER 59 - "I Win"
44: SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE - "Shelter From the Ash"
43: THE DIRTBOMBS - "Chains of Love"
42: THE WHITE STRIPES - "Seven Nation Army"
41: BECK - "Girl"