Retire 'Rocky Top' ?

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Those fed'rals weren't killt, they went native! Had them a sip of moonshine, saw all the pretty girls in cutoff jeans, and absolutely went native. THAT is why they never came down from the hills.

Once two strangers climbed ol’ Rocky Top
Lookin’ for a moonshine still
Strangers ain’t come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will

That's them, the one in back wearing the boater, and the fella in front of him with a drink. This is just six months after they arrived. Yeah, they went native.
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In fact, according to legend, one of those two fellas helped WRITE Rocky Top. This verse comes direct from that fella's hand:

I've had years of cramped-up city life
Trapped like a duck in a pen
All I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again

Edit: Them fellas was revenuers--employees of the Treasury Department, tasked with shutting down illegal whiskey production. ATF didn't even exist when Rocky Top was written (1967), much less the period that paragraph described (the 1920s and early 1930s).

Friggin' Naval Academy grad. Has zero sense, and fewer cajones. He needs to man up.

That's my take.

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sonofUT62 said:
Went to school at Annapolis which makes him tougher than me. Absolutely terrible take though.
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Annapolis, the Boat School, is for those who want to serve our country but don't have the brains to make it into the Air Force Academy, or the toughness to endure at West Point.

But gotta like their willingness to serve, nonetheless.

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lol wow. The song refers to prohibition agents which is a department that no longer exists. A far cry from present day policing. Also, it never mentions that they were harmed. I always took the song to mean that they enjoyed their time in Tennessee so much that they assimilated and never came back. In any case, thousands of cops are Tennessee fans and love the song so stick it.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Annapolis, the Boat School, is for those who want to serve our country but don't have the brains to make it into the Air Force Academy, or the toughness to endure at West Point.

But gotta like their willingness to serve, nonetheless.

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Again it’s something that I couldn’t do so i respect him but he needs a new line of work.
 
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rocketskates said:
lol wow. The song refers to prohibition agents which is a department that no longer exists. A far cry from present day policing. Also, it never mentions that they were harmed. I always took the song to mean that they enjoyed their time in Tennessee so much that they assimilated and never came back. In any case, thousands of cops are Tennessee fans and love the song so stick it.
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That and the fact that there is significant historical documentation of mistreatment of citizens of Appalachia by federal prohibition agents. I bet this dude really lost it when we played Copperhead Road.
 
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jaydhugs said:
Back the blue, Tennessee – retire ‘Rocky Top’ | Opinion

I just read this one... thoughts VolNation?
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Banned. Perma-banned. Mega-banned. Super-banned with a side of not a chance in hell.

Also that's a ragebating troll article if ever I've seen one. Whoever wrote that intended to piss off as many people from every political and cultural angle possible. Too many buzzwords, too many insinuations, and completely unserious. They definitely submitted that one with a big **** eating grin on their face.

... still better than AtoZ sports though.
 
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YankeeVol said:
People should look up the definition of satire
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Satire only works if people understand it IS satire. This fella was either dead serious, or is terrible at writing satire in a way that comes anywhere CLOSE to being recognized or appreciated.

Ergo, he deserves every unkind response his article engenders.

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