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Tom C's avatar

God, I hated that song. I remember hearing it on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Music Influence's avatar

Yeah, well you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.

Seriously though, I freakin' love it. Obviously, the fact that I first saw it in Big Lebowski is a big reason why.

Tom C's avatar

I think the Coen brothers chose that song with a sense of irony because the Dude was kind of fucked up.

They chose Dylan's The Man in Me because they liked it. I'm no Dylan fan, but the song is from Dylan's best album, IMHO, New Morning.

Lydwine's avatar

Tulsa Turnaround…

Music Influence's avatar

Great call! Spinning it now;-)

Lydwine's avatar

Kenny Rogers re-recorded the song for one of his solo albums, which has a certain charm, but it's not nearly as funky/gritty/woman-toned as the First Edition version. "If a man's gonna eat fried chicken he's gotta get greasy..."