For the record, Kid is from the midwest, like me & we are "country" among other things. He was the son of wealthy parents but he was the black sheep because he didn't fit in. Everything else can be attributed to him being a rolling stone, which is what makes him so unique! Why does everyone need to fit in a box or stereotype? I love his originality! If we were all confident enough to "be ourselves" we would all be so interesting.
YOU CAN FIND THIS SONG ON ... KID ROCK FIRE IT UP cassette...I have it...love kid rock...will always listen to RICHARD JAMES RICHIE A.K.A. KID FUCKIN ROCK..
I'm a big Hank Jr. fan but there's no doubt Kid Rock has real talent unlike a lot of modern "artists". He's got a killer voice and made the song his own instead of just trying to sound like the original. Much respect for being a cool, down to earth guy with a good taste in music
iam just glad that Kid Rock...... recognized the lifestyle he was living and respected it enough 2 honer Hank with a COVER song.... of course it wont be the same as the classic song but he made it his own with all due respect 2 HANK.. If you dont like this you dont like the South.. because if you are a true SOUTHERNER... then you like classic rock and country!! AND THIS IS BOTH!!!!
awsome cover....i love Kid Rock and everything he does....its pure gold...i love Hank Jr. its a tribute ppl....calm down.....screw off and go listen to your taylor swift or rodney atkins this is what country is about
Yo everyone this joint was recorded way back in 1993 when he was still livin in mt clemens. Obviously he won't sound like he does on the radio today...
They're best buds! Love Hank Jr. and love Kid Rock. Long live the South mfs!!! I live in Georgia and fly my red white nd blue flag right beside my Rebel flag.
If y'all know anything about music then you should know kid rock used to go to hank jr concerts when he was young. I know because my dad is the steel player for Jamey Johnson and was for hank jr 1980-1997 an the almeria club album which features kid rock on a song
Cowboy??? your dad is a legend...i love his story about the bee sting on the vinyl version of that lonesome song..saw jamey live in august your dad is a god among men...
Met your dad after a Hank Jr. concert, he probably saved us from getting busted and going to jail by having an open bottle at the Holiday Inn parking lot, he invited us on the bus while they... ( "Animal" and the bass player and driver) ...were waiting (on Hank I guess) to depature.He's a cool dude, love his style on the Steel, and he does add to Jamey Johnson a great bit
And that he he loves his place in Pike County and spends lots of time there!!! I work there on the ambo and havent got to meet him yet but several others have....Ive drove by their places many times....
You people? This is absolutely KID ROCK! and Hank Williams Jr. endorsed this & loves this version. They sang both of them together on the CMA's. This is an excellent rock/country interpretation of this song. Kid is brilliant - He is original - and he does what the world says "can't be done" & laughs all the way to the bank! Who else has made millions singing rap, rock, country, and a mix of them all? Exactly - no one - he is the original! I love him in every style!
I love this version. Its a good song with a rock type sound that takes the song to a different level. That said I still like the oringinal Hank Jr. version better. I think Kid Rock did a great job with the song though.
Nice this is off fire it up he did this back in the early-mid 90s when his music was mainly rap, guess he's had a rock/country streak in him this whole time.
of course this is Rock, and he wasnt tryna sound identical, its a tribute. with HIS spin on it. thats why he is THE MAN. and icp? those clowns, ha... no pun intended are a joke. they dont know their ass from a hole in the ground. tired of everyone buildin them up like theyre somethin.
I agree, Hank's version is untouchable but, got to give props for KR trying his buddies song, and it exposes the original message & song to a new audience. Just because a song is "untouchable" doesn't mean someone eventualy will make a great performance out of it... if they don't try it, we can't hear it... and this one has a message everyone needs to hear!!!
Yes a country boy can survive, I live in the country and I love it! We can survive in the country! I have a shot gun also! Love this song 🎵 I am from Eugene Oregon Coast! 🥰❤️🥰
ok he will never be hank but he is who he is and he will always be an "american badass" so if you dont like kidrock go listen to whatever you like and let us kidrock lovers keep on a rockin to his music! ROCK ON!!!!!!!!
Kid Rock is the most versitile musician out there. Raps good, Rocks hard, and twangs like hank, and sing clear enough to understand what he's saying. I don't know of many musicians who can do 2 of those, let alone all 4.
This man is incredible I will love him for the rest of my life and I know that at 1 point he loved me. Yes ladies he really did. He will always be my hero and he will always be my friend.
Kid Rock has balls. He went from rap then grew up more and is country. Hats off Brother. If you can not about what they say then me too. I can too. Our whiskey and smoke too
everyone says he shouldnt mess with a country classic---*but consider, myself I dont like much of kid rocks stuff, country is the only thing I dont like, but I dig this song... Honoring respect I checked out Hanks song; - and I dont care much for country like I said... food for some thought, and a drink along side! homeade wi-i-i-i-ne!!
I was doubting this was even kid rock until he said his own name, it really does not sound like him. Didn't they do this song together at some point? The updated version or something. This has always been my favorite Hank song, from when I was little.
@ddi338 Buddy Yes I have! Even used one a time or two. Once even used an old horse drawn plow. I was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky. You don't get much more country than that.
Whats with all the hate? Yeah, it isn't the best version, And Yeah, I like Hank Jrs better but this version isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be. While I'm at it, if you don't like it WHY ARE YOU LISTENING?! No one said you have to.
The Williams are indeed a legacy in country music. They certainly have the right to decide who does what with their music, and obviously, Hank didn't find Kids style or changes to be insulting or he wouldn't have allowed it. He probably got a good laugh over it. If you don't like the song, don't listen to it, but quit insulting the intelligence of the legacy you claim to respect so much. I doubt he wastes time worrying about what you narrow minded people think about his actions anyway.
love the kid glad that him and hank are the closest of friends.kid i dig youre music,dont do that agin,why every singer wants to sing hank i just cant understand,only hank can make hank sound good.jmop
To all the posers & haters, go away. You don't have to listen if you don't like it. Don't put negativity out in this already screwed up world if you don't have to. I'm am using great restraint in defense of this good man, Bob Ritchie. As Americans, we both have the right to express our opinions and this is mine. Shut the hell up. Go bother somebody with less devotion & love for every one of his fans.
@gpd6969 Lol Romeo,Michigan isn't a small town. I live right by it. It still is on the complete opposite spectrum of Detroit. Lol, Kid Rock For Life!!!!!!
@JusWrightDogs that IS Kid Rock! I know his voice like the backwoods! Just listen to his other Albums, he went from rock to country after he lost his best friend, Joe-C(ountry)
when Kid says he 'can plow a field all day long'...i started laughing so hard my earbuds popped out. when he's plowing that field he should bury this version in the very first furrow.
i hate the original... actually i hate country 100% but kid rock tottally made this song sound so much better then the original :) thanks for the upload!
So Kid Rock is country, right? Most people I know say country music sucks. I tell them,"I can't speak for all country, but Kid Rock is great." They tell me Kid Rock is not country, but rock. I say he is a mixture of both. BUT, he is country, right?
@GhostOfTomJones1 i got a .40 and I dont need to wear a bullet proof vest cause i shoot first and ask questions later. Thats how a country boy survives.
To all those saying this isn't kid rock, look for the Hank Williams Jr and Kid Rock "crossroads" video on youtube. He talks about how he sang this on Dec 31, 1999. STFU. ;)
For the record, Kid is from the midwest, like me & we are "country" among other things. He was the son of wealthy parents but he was the black sheep because he didn't fit in. Everything else can be attributed to him being a rolling stone, which is what makes him so unique! Why does everyone need to fit in a box or stereotype? I love his originality! If we were all confident enough to "be ourselves" we would all be so interesting.
YOU CAN FIND THIS SONG ON ... KID ROCK FIRE IT UP cassette...I have it...love kid rock...will always listen to RICHARD JAMES RICHIE A.K.A. KID FUCKIN ROCK..
YES MA'AM
He's from Romeo Michigan
I am a country boy. I got my guns 4x4's and a place in the woods.
Southeastern Oklahoma here.
Love this song
Thats just about as country as it can get.
Kid Rock is amazing can sing any style music. Awesome rendition
This is one if my favourite Hank Jr. song, Kid rock does an excellent version, way to go Kid Rock 👍🏼
I've Always Loved Me Some Great Kid Rock & The Way He ALWAYS Puts His OWN Mesh Into It. & So Can This Country Girl. SURVIVE.
LOVE IT! THANK YOU!
I'm a big Hank Jr. fan but there's no doubt Kid Rock has real talent unlike a lot of modern "artists". He's got a killer voice and made the song his own instead of just trying to sound like the original. Much respect for being a cool, down to earth guy with a good taste in music
He’s one of the most talented of the past 30 years.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the link!!!! I had "Fire It Up" way back in the day on cassette, but I've never heard this song sound so clean.
iam just glad that Kid Rock...... recognized the lifestyle he was living and respected it enough 2 honer Hank with a COVER song.... of course it wont be the same as the classic song but he made it his own with all due respect 2 HANK.. If you dont like this you dont like the South.. because if you are a true SOUTHERNER... then you like classic rock and country!! AND THIS IS BOTH!!!!
awsome cover....i love Kid Rock and everything he does....its pure gold...i love Hank Jr. its a tribute ppl....calm down.....screw off and go listen to your taylor swift or rodney atkins this is what country is about
I first heard this song on Napster back in the day!! Twisted Brown Trucker!!
Same!! Napster was a gold mine of bootlegs.
@@Joooooooooooosh Ain't that the truth!! Damn, those were the days!
Just say I'll know he recorded this in 1993 what a badass in the midst of Seattle grunge he released this love this dude
Yo everyone this joint was recorded way back in 1993 when he was still livin in mt clemens. Obviously he won't sound like he does on the radio today...
I still have this tape. My favorite work of Kid Rock.
good job Kid! And i bet Hank likes it TOOOOOOOOOO!
They're best buds! Love Hank Jr. and love Kid Rock. Long live the South mfs!!! I live in Georgia and fly my red white nd blue flag right beside my Rebel flag.
If y'all know anything about music then you should know kid rock used to go to hank jr concerts when he was young. I know because my dad is the steel player for Jamey Johnson and was for hank jr 1980-1997 an the almeria club album which features kid rock on a song
Cowboy??? your dad is a legend...i love his story about the bee sting on the vinyl version of that lonesome song..saw jamey live in august your dad is a god among men...
Met your dad after a Hank Jr. concert, he probably saved us from getting busted and going to jail by having an open bottle at the Holiday Inn parking lot, he invited us on the bus while they... ( "Animal" and the bass player and driver) ...were waiting (on Hank I guess) to depature.He's a cool dude, love his style on the Steel, and he does add to Jamey Johnson a great bit
And that he he loves his place in Pike County and spends lots of time there!!! I work there on the ambo and havent got to meet him yet but several others have....Ive drove by their places many times....
I've seen your dad many many times
Sarah's mcgloklin
Wow Wow Love it! Kid can do anything,he rocks my wild wild heart!
imitation is the highest compliment, i like this mix of country and rock, its saaaweeett!
You people? This is absolutely KID ROCK! and Hank Williams Jr. endorsed this & loves this version. They sang both of them together on the CMA's. This is an excellent rock/country interpretation of this song. Kid is brilliant - He is original - and he does what the world says "can't be done" & laughs all the way to the bank! Who else has made millions singing rap, rock, country, and a mix of them all? Exactly - no one - he is the original! I love him in every style!
The Kid always has his own twist...if ya dont know this by now..you dont know Kid fuckin Rock!
Why are so many people complaining? this song is great and the Kid Rock version is great
I love this version. Its a good song with a rock type sound that takes the song to a different level. That said I still like the oringinal Hank Jr. version better. I think Kid Rock did a great job with the song though.
He plows me every time he comes to Dallas,
Well good for you ☺️
😂😂😂😂😂
clap trap
Whoa
Hopefully it's not as wide as a field
amazing song good job kid :)
SWEET!
I love the description "no copyright infringement intended" lmfao.
Nice this is off fire it up he did this back in the early-mid 90s when his music was mainly rap, guess he's had a rock/country streak in him this whole time.
of course this is Rock, and he wasnt tryna sound identical, its a tribute. with HIS spin on it. thats why he is THE MAN. and icp? those clowns, ha... no pun intended are a joke. they dont know their ass from a hole in the ground. tired of everyone buildin them up like theyre somethin.
LOVE THIS SONG FOREVER THANKS HANK
might not be his best, but seriously? its kid rock! seen him in concert twice and he is amazing. love him!
this is Kid Rock. its off his extremely rare demo tape from before he got signed called fire it up.
Kid Rock is kicking. Some. Country ASS
I agree, Hank's version is untouchable but, got to give props for KR trying his buddies song, and it exposes the original message & song to a new audience. Just because a song is "untouchable" doesn't mean someone eventualy will make a great performance out of it... if they don't try it, we can't hear it... and this one has a message everyone needs to hear!!!
Never underestimate a country boy. Kid is always welcome anywhere in the South. Respect to my Northern kin!! Hahaha
Kid rock is suburban rich kid. His dad has the largest ford dealership in Michigan.
you know when the kid first came on the scene i thought just a another rapper BOY WAS I WRONG thank you for putting DETROIT OUT THERE
Love it, I grew up on the Mississippi River!
💜🕉💜
Love the remake
Rock on kid Rock
if link dies message me and i'll re-up it
hey. dont get me wrong i am a big fan of kid rock but if it ain't wrong don't fix it! don't fuck with the classics man!
This is kid rock. 100% him.
Yes a country boy can survive, I live in the country and I love it! We can survive in the country! I have a shot gun also! Love this song 🎵 I am from Eugene Oregon Coast! 🥰❤️🥰
No doubt about it...
ok he will never be hank but he is who he is and he will always be an "american badass" so if you dont like kidrock go listen to whatever you like and let us kidrock lovers keep on a rockin to his music! ROCK ON!!!!!!!!
He made it his own I love the original but kid rocks it in his own way
hell man i like it GOOD JOB
DAMN this is a DIRTY version...love it feel the Kid Rock grit....GODDAMNNED he knows
Kid Rock is the most versitile musician out there. Raps good, Rocks hard, and twangs like hank, and sing clear enough to understand what he's saying. I don't know of many musicians who can do 2 of those, let alone all 4.
Kidrock can kick anything
You got that right the kid has got it goin on God bless
he lives out side of Detroit in Clarkston!!!
and this proves he always had a knack for country, he did it in i think 1994
this was on his Fire It Up ep, very rare....hank said he liked this version just minus the 4 letter words lol
RIGHT ON BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This man is incredible I will love him for the rest of my life and I know that at 1 point he loved me. Yes ladies he really did. He will always be my hero and he will always be my friend.
And maybe he still does love me.
Yeah righy
Ain't nuttin wrong with this version. ....pack yer gun dig in and stay ready.....oooraa★★→★★
Thank God we all think different
not just a song its how we live
It’s a Lifestyle
This the first time I herd this song sang by you,ilove it
YES WE CAN & WILL
Kid Rock has balls. He went from rap then grew up more and is country. Hats off Brother. If you can not about what they say then me too. I can too. Our whiskey and smoke too
everyone says he shouldnt mess with a country classic---*but consider, myself I dont like much of kid rocks stuff, country is the only thing I dont like, but I dig this song... Honoring respect I checked out Hanks song; - and I dont care much for country like I said... food for some thought, and a drink along side! homeade wi-i-i-i-ne!!
I was doubting this was even kid rock until he said his own name, it really does not sound like him. Didn't they do this song together at some point? The updated version or something. This has always been my favorite Hank song, from when I was little.
Damn! Kid the KING. Love him
exactly. few people realize that. i grew up in michigan but i grew up hunting fishing and living on the land.
@ddi338 Buddy Yes I have! Even used one a time or two. Once even used an old horse drawn plow. I was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky. You don't get much more country than that.
MY mom called me "hillbilly' the whole time I was growing up - said I took after my dad's side of the family (from Alabama, she was from New York)
+Pam Thomas Be proud of your "Hillbilly" heritage Pretty Pam!!!
I live in Alabama roll tide ,
PURTY "HILLBILLY" THANG...💓💐💓
I love you
I 💓 U 2...!
and btw for all of you who wanna talk shit about kid covering this song it's his dad's song i don't think his dad had a problem with him singing it
Awesome lyrics!
Thanks ; )
Don't matter where ya from brother, country is country
Whats with all the hate? Yeah, it isn't the best version, And Yeah, I like Hank Jrs better but this version isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be. While I'm at it, if you don't like it WHY ARE YOU LISTENING?! No one said you have to.
The Williams are indeed a legacy in country music. They certainly have the right to decide who does what with their music, and obviously, Hank didn't find Kids style or changes to be insulting or he wouldn't have allowed it. He probably got a good laugh over it. If you don't like the song, don't listen to it, but quit insulting the intelligence of the legacy you claim to respect so much. I doubt he wastes time worrying about what you narrow minded people think about his actions anyway.
love the kid glad that him and hank are the closest of friends.kid i dig youre music,dont do that agin,why every singer wants to sing hank i just cant understand,only hank can make hank sound good.jmop
Steven Norton I will agree because I tried to sing a few hank songs karaoke without practice... He's very talented man. I was out of wind quick!!!
@Eddeka Rock IS NOT Hank's son! He jokingly calls him his 'Rebel Father', They however are not related, That got started several years back.
Kid Rock is a great artist, but this song belongs to Hank Jr. Nobody else can even come close to how great he did it.
No doubt. Covers are hard to pull off.
We all put our own spin on them.
To all the posers & haters, go away. You don't have to listen if you don't like it. Don't put negativity out in this already screwed up world if you don't have to. I'm am using great restraint in defense of this good man, Bob Ritchie. As Americans, we both have the right to express our opinions and this is mine. Shut the hell up. Go bother somebody with less devotion & love for every one of his fans.
@gpd6969 Lol Romeo,Michigan isn't a small town. I live right by it. It still is on the complete opposite spectrum of Detroit. Lol, Kid Rock For Life!!!!!!
Kid rock for president
Well done Kid. Zeppellin like sound.......'
Terrapin Flyer hell yeah
I was there a few years ago and it was cold and snowy
Hank Jr. And Kid Rock are Friends so I like Both versions...
A real American hero
If you hate this song you probably voted for joe..
@JusWrightDogs that IS Kid Rock! I know his voice like the backwoods! Just listen to his other Albums, he went from rock to country after he lost his best friend, Joe-C(ountry)
i like how he takes all the songs he likes and puts them together and then the people buy a million copies and call him a genius!!!!!!!
Met Kid rock, he's a class act. Offered me a beer and treated me like a normal person. How many a listers can do that?
when Kid says he 'can plow a field all day long'...i started laughing so hard my earbuds popped out. when he's plowing that field he should bury this version in the very first furrow.
Can see why this is rare.
Nice song!
Kid Rock my favorite rock singer
This is the best country song ever made the original of course.
Is this even actually Kid Rock? 🤦🏻
Yes it is because I've worked kid rock from 07 to know I could tell if it's him or not and that is him
Trust me that's him he has a very unique voice...😘💝"Raspy"
Yes it is
i hate the original... actually i hate country 100% but kid rock tottally made this song sound so much better then the original :)
thanks for the upload!
Yes, it is.
So Kid Rock is country, right? Most people I know say country music sucks. I tell them,"I can't speak for all country, but Kid Rock is great." They tell me Kid Rock is not country, but rock. I say he is a mixture of both. BUT, he is country, right?
@GhostOfTomJones1 i got a .40 and I dont need to wear a bullet proof vest cause i shoot first and ask questions later. Thats how a country boy survives.
Love kid rock's music 🎵🎶 rock on i
I don't think its THAT bad. Kid Rock loves HANK and was trying to give a tribute to Hank by singing one of Hank's many cool songs.
I love My Country Boy!
Damn right we can.
To all those saying this isn't kid rock, look for the Hank Williams Jr and Kid Rock "crossroads" video on youtube. He talks about how he sang this on Dec 31, 1999. STFU. ;)