MacGydro
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Ever heard any songs about him?
He was a "Mack", or pimp, back in the 1890s. (I've been listening to Too Sorry since the early 90s, and had no idea the term "Mack" was already 100 years old!)
((That's supposed to read "Too Short", but this sites editing sucks dirty bum balls in an alley. Fuck you, schizophrenic, random ass cursor!!! Fuck you up against the wall, with super glue, and handcuffs on!!!!))
(((If you get that last reference, you might have been in the same theatre, watching the same movie, in the early 90s...RIP Bernie Mac)))
Anyway, back to the thread... Stack-O-Lee, Stacker Lee, Stagger Lee, etc, depending on spelling, seems to be somewhat of a folk tale from the late 1890s.
Supposedly, he got into it with another possible pimp called Billy Lyons, and ended up killing him, in an old school style cowboy pimp shoot out. (Not really a shootout. Billy didn't shoot, that I'm aware of. More of a drunken murder by Stagger Lee)
Anyway, the point of the thread isn't really about either character, but more about the songs that have been made about the situation/legend.
I really find the songs interesting, for sure, and damn catchy, too.
If you've ever seen Black Snake Moan, you've seen and heard Samuel L Jackson sing a version of this song. There was also a version on the Death Proof soundtrack, from Quentin Tarantino, from around the same time period. (2007-2010ish)
Anyway, enough with the bollocks... Here's a couple versions for you to jam to
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He was a "Mack", or pimp, back in the 1890s. (I've been listening to Too Sorry since the early 90s, and had no idea the term "Mack" was already 100 years old!)
((That's supposed to read "Too Short", but this sites editing sucks dirty bum balls in an alley. Fuck you, schizophrenic, random ass cursor!!! Fuck you up against the wall, with super glue, and handcuffs on!!!!))
(((If you get that last reference, you might have been in the same theatre, watching the same movie, in the early 90s...RIP Bernie Mac)))
Anyway, back to the thread... Stack-O-Lee, Stacker Lee, Stagger Lee, etc, depending on spelling, seems to be somewhat of a folk tale from the late 1890s.
Supposedly, he got into it with another possible pimp called Billy Lyons, and ended up killing him, in an old school style cowboy pimp shoot out. (Not really a shootout. Billy didn't shoot, that I'm aware of. More of a drunken murder by Stagger Lee)
Anyway, the point of the thread isn't really about either character, but more about the songs that have been made about the situation/legend.
I really find the songs interesting, for sure, and damn catchy, too.
If you've ever seen Black Snake Moan, you've seen and heard Samuel L Jackson sing a version of this song. There was also a version on the Death Proof soundtrack, from Quentin Tarantino, from around the same time period. (2007-2010ish)
Anyway, enough with the bollocks... Here's a couple versions for you to jam to
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