{"product_id":"5060143497988","title":"Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job And Shove It - Import 2 CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Paycheck\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnnyPaycheckwassteadilymovinghiswayupthecountrychartsuntil1978,when\"TakeThisJobandShoveIt\"catapultedhimtothetop.Itwasacombinationoftherightsonggiventotherightsingerattherighttime,butmuchofthatcombinationwasdowntoproducerBillySherrill,whohadsteadilybeensmoothingouttheroughedgesinPaycheck'ssoundwhileexaggeratinghisoutlawstanceforalmostcomicaleffect.Noothersongquitecapturedthisblendlike\"TakeThisJobandShoveIt,\"whichtookaDavidAllanCoeoriginalandtwisteditintoacartoonthatwasappealingbecauseofitsexaggeration,notinspiteofit.Thesongbecameananthem,propellingthealbumtonumbertwoonthecountrycharts,takingBobbyBraddock'sdrinkingsong\"GeorgiainaJug\"tonumber20alongtheway.\"GeorgiainaJug\"isoneoffourexplicitdrinkingsongshere--ofcoursethetitletrackhasadrinkingundercurrent,itjustdoesn'tmakeitexplicit--thebestofwhichisthebizarre,funny\"ColoradoKool-Aid,\"atongue-in-cheektalkingbluesaboutCoors,Mexicans,andlopped-offears,butthepunny\"TheSpiritsofSt.Louis\"isplentyfunnyinitsownright.WhenJohnny'snotdrinkinghere,he'ssingingtalesofheartbreakorbarroombluesshuffles,bothgiventhesignatureSherrilltreatment.Sherrilldoesn'tpumpPaycheckupintosomecinematicscope,thewayhedidwithGeorgeJones,buthedoesgivetheunderpinningmelancholyof\"FromCottontoSatin(FromBirminghamtoManhattan)\"and\"TheFoolStrikesAgain\"acomfortinglushnesswhileturningaboogielike\"The4-FBlues\"intosomethingsoslickthatitobscuresthenastinessofthosefourFs.Comparedtothetwoalbumsthatprecededit,TakeThisJob\u0026amp;ShoveItisjustabittooslickandsilly,evenglib,initssongsandpresentation,butthere'sacertainjoyinitsoverblownoutlawstance,asPaycheckandSherrillaren'tonlyinonthejoke,theyplayitstraightasiftherewasn'tajokeinthefirstplace.~StephenThomasErlewine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Not Now Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52495477047585,"sku":"5060143497988","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5060143497988.jpg?v=1774623056","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/5060143497988","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}