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Musically Declined: NASCAR Goes Country, 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall



Stock Car Racing and Country Music—two pillars of culture in the Southern United States.  And the two have mingled throughout the years.  So put on your racing shoes, make sure they match your cowboy hat, and settle in for a look back at some of Nascar’s biggest stars turned Nashville wannabes!   


The Song: Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer (On The Wall), traditional 


The Stars: Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, Darrell Waltrip


The Clip: 


The Review: Our introduction is a classic “back of the school bus” song.  All six sing the chorus, pretty obviously overshadowed by the backing vocals of The Jordanaires.  Next we have each driver speaking a line or two about, well, drinking.  Beer and driving—its a winning combination.  And, as required by Crappy Comedy Law, we get a “lol my wife’s a nag” joke.  Considering that most drivers had their wives as their business managers back then, I’m guessing whatever royalties there were to be had went towards “management fees”.


The Verdict: A pretty good way to cover up six guys who cannot sing, albeit for a song nobody over the age of twelve cares about.