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Hinds - Davey Crockett

Twanging across the street with a jaunty spring in its step, this is definitely Davey Crockett’s favourite tribute song.

Photo: Emma Swann

11th March 2015

Since way back in their early days as Deers, ‘Davey Crockett’ has long been a staple of Hinds’ live show. Originally by ramshackle garage rabble Thee Headcoats, the order of the day is all over the shop chanting and odd sprinkles of Spanish colouring the verses. It’s custom-built for Hinds, in other words.

The Madrilian band’s version is far more jaunty and loose-edged than the original, and it’s far more playful, too. The raucous beers-aloft backing chants of “gabba gabba hey” are delivered with smirking gusto, with little gleeful asides at every turn, and the guitar solo twangs and struts across the fretboards at a casual pace, in absolutely no rush to arrive at the final destination.

The American folk hero Davy Crockett - who fought in the Texas revolution and died in a fairly dramatic manner - has had his fair share of song dedications already, as it goes. Besides musical tributes, he’s also had extravagantly sized sculptures, postal stamps, and even a small nuclear weapons system in America (how very quaint) named after him. Hinds’ new song - a Record Store Day special - is his most entertaining namesake yet. As for which girl he has in his pocket - and why - for that matter, who knows.

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