AcenOnyx

So... now you've looked up REDNEX' music,

What Do You Think of "Cotton Eye Joe"?!? O_o

Ooh, u/Cockwombles, you best see the final screen at the end of their Manly Man video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77DeTcQUwHg

You'll clearly see POLISH names (those ending with -wski are the most obvious) and a Polish location, along with NORDIC names (those ending with -sson are most obvious [typically meaning "son of" or "-'s son"]) . . . PAT REINIZ himself is SWEDISH!

Their "schtick" / gimmick is PRECISELY to use -- or, rather, culturally (mis!-)appropriate -- the distinctly American "hick" / "red-neck" stereotype in an "old western" setting (for videos). So, knee-slappin', foot-stompin', corn-cob-pipe-smokin', hay-chewin', grubby-farmer-lookin', fiddle-playin' old-west reject.

For you to believe they "were all from Texas" means that whomever did their Costumes, Stage Setup, etc all managed to FOOL you into thinking that, based on their (successful, as it turns out!) use of a CLASSIC STEREOTYPE, set to catchy upbeat dance music! ;D

What's worse, TX is not the only home of "rednecks" -- that's just another stereotype!! :O

Apologies, I think I got a bit mixed up -- instead of Cotton Eye Joe, it may well have been Old Pop in an Oak..!! :D

But Avex Trax was quite prolific around the time I was acquiring dance compilation CDs, then there were the earlier "Now" compilations (Now that's what I call..), and of course there's always been BMG . . . ;)

Ah, HK... I remember there was a time when concerts were held more often, but you're mostly right -- it's not so hot on the music scene. :(

I mean, there ARE smaller indie bands which manage to find (or create) venues to play, and HK is able to attract occasional musical "mega stars"; and there are many decent DJs across the nightclub scene there, and several highly reputable clubs (like drop, especially, which my friend owns; and Dragon-i) which have had some international DJ LEGENDS in, . . . . . but HK's still limited... :(

Gosh, if you were there 2 weeks ago, being in HK in summer -- the humidity makes the heat less bearable! >_< I grew up there, so I really know what I'm talkin about! :O

Thanks for your reply! :D

(I like "Shock Level 5" as a name, too! Kinda explains the spoken-lyric I think I remember hearing: "The REDnex . . . Shocking!")

u/TheRednex, hi. :) Knowing you toured EXTENSIVELY around the world, and have China in the upcoming plan, I'm just curious (cuz I'm not Googling) -- did you already go to HONG KONG??

...cuz that's where I FIRST heard "Cotton Eye Joe", on a dance compilation CD, no less, TWO DECADES AGO... :O (Phuq Me..)

OMG, to have found something like knee-slappin' hay-chewin' square-dancin' jig-kinda-music set up as a DANCE track . . . that was NUTS for the mid-90s. I took that shit right back to my midwestern-US University, and played it up in the Dorm Radio (WCCR) during my evening "Dance" hour set! :P It featured each weekend for 5-6 weeks!