A song about Popcorn Sutton the
notorious moonshiner.
Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton was an
American Appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger who lived nearby Cocke County, Tennessee. Several documentaries and his self-published
autobiographical guide depict his moonshining activities. In 2010, J&M Concepts LLC named a
whiskey after him, the bottle design was
however changed in 2016, following a lawsuit from Jack Daniels claiming the new
bottle design was too similar to their own.
The track opens with ‘Popcorn’
talking about the old days and payment of money, in comes the electric guitar,
strong and powerful, it suggests trouble ahead.
This is loud country music,
perhaps reminiscent of Tommy’s background playing in a rock band. The song has
a toe tapping beat throughout; Tommy’s gravelly voice sings about whiskey
production and country life and music. Punctuated by the music. Definitely 3
chords and the truth!
There’s a dramatic pause of
complete silence after 2 minutes 39 seconds, straight back into Tommy and
the music.
Guitar picking ends the
song, but the final word goes to Popcorn -
there ain’t nobody who can make likker like him.
Please note some might find some language in the song offensive.
The track was self-recorded by
Tommy in his bar whilst the country in is lockdown due to Covid -19 - it's hard to believe this is his
debut single.
All sales are going towards the
son of Tommy’s friends who has sadly been diagnosed with Leukaemia - so learn a bit of history, give
your ears a treat and do your bit for charity.
Popcorn is available for
pre-order from 18th April and on full release from 8th May 2020. You can find Tommy hanging out in his diner in Filey Tommys
I just love this quote from
Popcorn:
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