Ordinarily the twanging of a Banjo
makes one think of either hydrocephalic slack jawed yokels or woody harrelson thwacking zombies, but this has always been one of my favorite arrangements of an otherwise annoying song that has gotten a lot of airplay because of this commercial.
I give you Iron Horse’s “Bluegrass train”
Update: My Dear old friend and Confidant Mlle Jenny links me to this:
Only in austin could you link redneck covers of drug anthems with partisan politics. Great banjo, though.

I’ve always liked the banjo; it can be more versatile than most people realize.
Thanks for this post – I’ve been sick of this song for (too many) years. Nice rendition!
OMG to both vastly improved songs, and at least it is not a trombone.
I have an old LP mono disc I bought for three dollars about forty years ago. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. I’ve played it until the grooves met in the middle of the vinyl. One of these first days I’m gonna hunt it down on tape or a CD. I do like banjo music. If you want a goodly dose of Bluegrass music, you need to come to W. Wash. in the Summer and attend the Darrington Bluegrass Festival. Several days of good fun cheap.
Re: Brain Damage
Let’s see now…
Are you sicker for posting it … or am I sicker for downloading it?
Q
Steve Martin does a bravo job with a banjo.