Day 115: April 25: Brother Trucker
"I'm back on my wheels again."
Two pretty bad ideas. First, Studs Terkel wrote a musical called "Working" about the plight of the blue color worker in America. Second, James wrote this silly song for it and appeared in it. This version of the song is a little more painful than the version on Flag but I couldn't resist showing off James and his acting chops featuring some convincing pill swallowing.. The song is a juvenile rhyme suggesting hard core attitude but by softening with the pun creating the opposite effect. It's like yelling at someone and capping it off with a harsh "darn it!" But the joke is likely intentional, just silly.
However, if you want a serious film exploration of the life of the American truck driver, look no further than Jerry Reed.
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