I would like to update this video with all of your suggested comments. But in order to do that would be to reupload the video, which I can't because MCA has a copyright strike on it. So if you think something is wrong just look through the comments I'm sure it's been discussed before. Have a good day y'all.
David Slayer ..... I’m confused.....if Flagtown is Flagstaff, AZ are they heading there? I-44 is in the Midwest. If they are on I-44 and hit Chi-Town (Chicago) then are they heading to Flagstaff but want to go to Chicago first? Or obviously they scrapped the idea of going to Flagstaff and just headed to the Jersey shore? The convoy started on I-10 a mile from LA? But anyway a great song and thank you for deciphering the terms.
A little historical perspective as I was active on CB in the 1970s: The US backed Israel in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War against several Arab allies that had gotten their butts kicked in 1967 and wanted a rematch. In retaliation, OPEC stopped filling US-bound tankers. The price of gas doubled overnight. Literally. A lot of stations started rationing gas - 8 gallons was the typical limit for gasoline. At the time a typical US car got between 10 and 16 MPG highway, probably 6-12 in city driving. Cars waiting in gas line became common that winter. Detroit didn't react fast enough, and this led to the rise of Toyota, Datsun (Nissan), and Honda in the US car market. They were laughed at for cheap quality and problems, but Toyota quickly focused on quality and by 10 years later, Japanese cars had gained a reputation for quality, which they continue to hold to this day. American-named cars built on the same line (Dodge Stealth/Mitsu 3000GT; Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe e.g.) sold way fewer units despite being identical. I remember we stayed on Daylight Savings Time that winter and we were waiting for the bus in the dark. But it was nice having almost 2 hours of sunlight to play in when we got home from school. At the time (1974), the speed limit was lowered to 55 nationwide (where it would remain until 1995). A convoy allowed the truckers to exceed the speed limit (time is money!). While the police might be able to pick off a few trucks, there was no way they could get them all. This was a "safety in numbers" thing. Also during the Embargo, if one trucker ran out of diesel, the others could all siphon off a few gallons each and get him enough in the tanks to hopefully get down the road and find more fuel. Front door - he's the "blocker" who runs out ahead of the convoy to look for police taking radar. In the Oil Embargo days (fall 1973-spring 1974), he was also the guy looking for fuel stations that had diesel available. He could radio back and anyone who was low could drop out of line and refuel. The guys behind the "front door" were in "the rocking chair", while the convoy would be trailed by a "back door" who looked for drivers in distress or police looking to overtake the convoy. A friend observed that these days it's good to have more than one blocker/front door to watch for police in "wolf packs" - multiple cars in a location targeting multiple speeders. Cabovers were popular in the days when a rig's (tractor-trailer combo) length was limited to 65 feet, putting the cab over the engine shortened the tractor length, allowing them to haul longer trailers. Once the total length was raised or dropped altogether, 53' trailers became common, and cabovers disappeared. I can't remember the last time I saw one on the road, but it's probably been over 20 years. Jimmy - GMC. Bear - police, so-called because of their "Smokey Bear" hats. This also explains "Smokey and the Bandit". Hammer - accelerator pedal Eventually, the war was over (the Arabs got their heads handed to them again) and they realized they can't eat oil, so the taps got opened up again and gas stabilized around 45-50 cents a gallon...where it stayed until the Ayatollah took over Iran 5 years later. Then we hit a buck a gallon, but that's a different story.
30 years?? That's awesome.. I bet he seen a lot out in the road? I know I have, I drove from 1995 until 2009 , with large breaks ,. But, now? I think my driving days are over . No idea how big this country is. Until I got my
"it was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June". The sixth of June was also the D-Day invasion in WW2. Coincidence or hint that the convoy was also like an invasion.
Except that there was a Full Moon on D-Day; one of the reasons why Eisenhower chose that day to attack - give light to the troops and planes at night. Some years with a new Moon on June 6 +- a day or two include 1967, 1978 (probable imputed year of the convoy),1986, 1997, 2005, and 2016.
I remember when this came out it turned CBs into an overnight craze and shortly after the movie we got a TV show BJ and the bear!! if you owned a pickup 2 thing's were standard back then a CB and s gun rack!!
For sure. Everyone had a CB handle too. I was in grade school then. Some people are still called by their CB handle 40 years later. The seventies and eighties were the best.
Are you insinuating that there is something wrong with a gun rack and a CB?? Of course you don't need a gun rack anymore with the proliferation of handguns and concealed carry. You know, when you are driving through the midwes,t where there is a mesmerizing effect with endless rows of corn stalks, having a CB radio and truckers to keep you from falling asleep at 3am is a blessing and I was blessed indeed! -"Dancing bear"
Great song. Brings back memories of being a young kid back when life was simpler and this was free(r) country. I like the subtle humor at the end of the song-“So keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your………..tail.”
Let me explain. Rubber Duck is Trump. The Bears are the Dem's and Deeeep Staaaaate. The convoy is the MAGA. DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? "2020 reference for future viewers"
@@micheller8014 anytime brother, without you awesome trucker's and farmers the USA don't eat,get medical & other supplies,, THANK YOU so much,,god bless and Merry Christmas
i got lucky my dad hauled cattle for a odd 18-19 years 6 of them i was almost always with him his great grand pappy gave him all his cds a man from the late 70's man i miss the sound of that catterpillar purring and the good pete 369 flatop man i cant wait till im 21 CDL HERE I COME
That is one of my favorite songs by CW McCall it's a shame we've lost him on the first of the month very good songwriter singer artist when it comes to truck driving songs and other songs
Brings back memories to finally understand the lyrics, after all these years. I used to wake up to this song on my clock radio mid-70's on WAQY, Hartford CT. Thank you The American Rebel for posting this and thanks to all the truckers out these keeping America alive!
Well we would not go hungry or naked.. As Trucks have only been around the last hundred and twenty years or so.. Also Trains carried food, cloths, goods, and people before trucks.. But it is true that if you bought it then a truck likely brought it. I am a CDL Driver.
I remember being a small child in the 80s and my dad had weekend visitation but in the summer he’d take one of us 3 brothers on a long haul. I left NY and woke up in states I can’t even remember. I do remember waking up one day in Oklahoma and stopping at a truck stop where someone dumped their battery acid and ate up my darn shoes so my dad got me flip flops just to get into an amusement park somewhere along the way there. Great memories. He’d let me get on the CB some days even 😎
Use "Good Buddy" on the CB in the mid-late 70's & the truckers knew you were a 4-wheeler. The 2 didn't mesh too well. If you wanted good info, the more you used "Trucker Lingo" the better off you were. Your antenna(s) were key. The better the quality, the better your "Talk Power" & range.
I'm in the UK and until I saw the lyrics I'd always that that 'Pig Pen' was 'Big Ben' - knowing reality, now the lyrics make far more sense ! But I still love this song and have since it was first released !
I was never a trucker, but as a teen, I had an older Lafayette 23 channel… Being near an interstate highway, my weekend nights were awesome… 1982, even got to meet a few of my buddys…
"pigpen" was name for trucker hauling any form of livestock--chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle--to processing plants; there was an overwhelming stench which highway drivers fought to bypass at high speed.
@scottherrington9451 only smells like money when your the one getting some P.S. I just want to put a little thankyou note to all blue collar workers, first responders, soldiers, and anyone else who does the unseen work that keeps our country one of the best in the world god bless the U.S.A.
Thank you for using the original song, and thank you for sharing. Us oldies know all the lingo but it's important to pass along info that isn't normally written down. The day may come.... soon... when we might need to use the Citizen's Band again.
Michael Ashcraft, I've been working in this industry for a short 15 years. I' do P.M. service, near seattle. When I started, our clientele, was about 45-50% long-haul. Most of them, running seattle to Fairbanks, and Anchorage. Today, there are 2 left. Both are mid-70's. One had to trade his Electa-Glide for a trike. His knees were getting to the point, they didn't want to hold, anymore. The other, has a great love for music, and still records with some big names, in Nashville. You're truly, not missing anything, new. In 35+ years of business, our lobby has seen about 9+ feet of bullshit, cross it. LOL!
When this song came out there were two bridges over the Delaware river between PA and NJ that cost "4 wheelers" 10 cents to cross. The Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington Bristol. They were known in CB slang as the "double nickel" bridges. Thus the reference to not having a dime to pay the toll.
Coming back to Dallas from Red River New Mexico in the 70's I ran point for truckers behind me. My handle was "Canary" because I drove a yellow Pontiac. I'd warn them of speed traps. Sometimes I pushed the limits and exceeded the 65 MPH speed limit by about 25 to stay far ahead of the truckers. It was a game for me. I never got pulled over. We were east bound and down.
BTW, a Rubber Duck, the guy's handle, means a rubber or vinyl coated short antenna. Used on handheld units, the rubber duck could be detached so a roof mounted antenna could be put in. The magnets on THOSE babies are hella strong!
I've been moving the same old Realistic TRC 52 CB radio to and from every car I've owned for nearly 50 years. Imagine a 1978 Chevette with a 108 inch whip mounted by chains around the rear bumper. High School electric shop teacher taught how to make a four watt transmitter fifty. With parts from the Radio Shack catalogue, and solder. Some math. Once a member of a REACT group. 18 years old. 1980. Member of REACT. 0130hrs. Phone rings, whoever was the boss of the group phoning, police want us to help find a missing person. Spent until dawn looking in dumpsters and driving every path in our grid. Communications were key. A bunch of guys with CBs covered a lot more ground than all of the police. Sheer numbers. It was a guy that got out of his car with his childhood walkie talkie, following footprints in the snow who did the rescue.
As long as you can get the antena to " match"you're good to go .... It takes 18 ft of bare ground to get a match on a wooden boat...stapled under the bow.. Trust me ...i know..
I still have the license I was issued by the FCC. Don't know if they even do that anymore. Still remember the number off the top of my head and I haven't use a CB in about 30 years.
I've loved this song as a kid and traveling up and down I95 from NYC to G.A. would fly by with the Truckers and CB going. Makes me reflect on how disruptive and enslaving the internet has really been. And yes, I'm aware I'm using the internet as I say this. People complaining about traffic don't stop driving. Thanks for sharing this awesome video and the trucker-speak breakdown 👍🏾
This was going warm in the cab of my truck. Still like the song and truck driving. Keep the hammer down and the bears off your tail. 10-4 thanks to every trucker all over this planet
I had 3 generations of truckers in my family, Grandpa retired from ABF, my dad drove for several companies and then was an owner operator, then there was my brother who died of a heart attack. I've known that lingo most all of my life back when you had to have a license to operate a CB. Dad: "This is KDV9401 Green Hornet, we're out and at the house."
As the baby of my family, remember my older brother in law had a cb, when you were "supposed to" have a license to operate and I was all ears (no pun intended), as a little boy and was hooked on cb's from then on. Started truckin' 20 years ago and participated in the radio traffic out there. Stay safe. "Eagle Claw" on the side.
I'm KMD (Geri's friend) and I used to haul fuel out of Houston Texas back in the 80's. I drove a long nosed international with a 300 Cummins and a 13 speed road ranger pulling a ten thousand gallon tank trailer. Mostly I hauled to the oil fields in southeast Texas and occasionally into Louisiana. My handle was 'The Magic Camel'. I would head out of Houston, loaded and rollin' with the radio tuned to AM 610 'Long Neck' radio and the Gary Ryder road show. When I cleared the city I would drop the hammer and me, the truck and 10,000 gallons of fuel would would be hammer down and runnin'...
@@TheBrooklynbodine Yes, it was, Gary used to have us drivers call in and talk a few minutes about where we were and what what he were hauling. I drove for Westport Fuel and Oil up on the northwest side of Houston on Gessner road back in the 80's. I was the one who had the beautiful dispatcher girls who would sometimes ride with me.
@@KMDPTR OK, thanks. I think 610 is all-sports now, and 100.3 (KILT-FM) is country, if I'm not mistaken. BTW, you had a good job, what with those beautiful girls riding with you :)-
Oh the memories you brought back. I10 was just up the state highway . This song was a big deal to us kids with our walkie-talkies listening to the truckers on the interstate. Thanks for posting.
Never had an issue understanding the lyrics to this song. Possibly due to thee being a cb radio mounted under the dash in the family vehicle during my youth. Always on. Some folks like to keep abreast of where the highway hogs were rooting around for tickets when traveling the interstate. Truckers were always happy to oblige and appreciative of info on the return side as well.
"Suicide Jocky", that one had me LOL. I had a little walkie talkie as a kid in the 70's 80's and it would pick up some CB talk, just thought it was the coolest thing back then.
It’s a deep American Midwestern voice, a truckers voice from way back in the day. A day when men were men, suffered failure, heartbreak, financial ruin, lost dreams, yet kept on rollin’…doesn’t get anymore real than that in a world full of fakes and pretenders.
I remember that song and movie like it was yesterday. I became a truck driver because not of the movie. Just of necessity but I enjoy every single day from the last 22 years I been driving. A truck
@catmodelt At last, an honest man. They don't call truckers "Knights of the Road" for nothing, they're an odd but wonderful lot - the few, the chosen...
My dad is actually a trucker and i always loved riding in his truck either heading to east or west canada and I only know like what some of the words meant in the song
I JUST SAW THIS VIDEO POP UP as "Recommended" in my feed!! AND I LAUGHED MY BUTT OFF LITERALLY!! You see I grew up in the 1970s! I was around 12 years old when this song came out (roughly)!! In my house we had a CB (Citizen Band) Base unit and we'd (my brother and I) would talk to our parents across town if we needed or wanted something!! Bot mostly we'd just sit and listen to the chatter on it for hours!! YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND back in the 1970s we DID NOT have cellphones, there was NO computers to speak of, as far as a home PC. And text messages and emails were NOT A THING either!! We had land lines, Walkie talkies, and CB radios! We also had "trucker speak", you have to know codes and what they meant like saying "Breaker 1-9" meant you "wanted to speak on channel 19". You would never say "Breaker 1-9" if you were on say channel 24 or channel 6 for example! And you'd ask "What is your 20?" asking in other words "what is your location?" also we had "code names" usually something clever yet simple! Like "Fire Daddy" or "Maverick Momma" because my father was the fire chief of the town we lived in and my mother drove a Ford Maverick! But it was a different time and I still think it is funny how much people seem to have forgot about those days!!
Oh gosh, I was about 12 years old when this came out, too. CBs were all the rage, we found it incredible that you could actually talk to truckers who were miles away driving in their trucks! This was a time when we didn't even have cordless phones, so it was a big deal.
Breaker 19...this here is the " Right Reverend ". Anyone out there got their ears on? Be careful coming into H-Town on I-45 S you have a Bear under a bridge in a plain white wrapper. Can I get a Radio Check?........I got mine.....I got mine......I hear you wall to wall tree top tall. Seventy Eights good buddies......keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down.
Thank you. While I love tge song and hae listened to it my whole life and grew up with a dad as an OTR for 43 years, he wouldn't tell me the cities I couldn't recognize.
Great video, some went by quick and could read em but I knew most of them. I loved this song since I was a kid but now at 40 yo I'm just learning chicken coop means weigh station. I never drove a rig but I've worked around trucks most my life and I'll bet most of these drivers, especially the ones younger than me, have never used a CB.
I didn’t even know this was on Rebel Radio. I just discovered it in 2021 it makes sense it being in rebel radio though it’s definitely a hit.I listen to it every morning pulling out the yard.
"Keep the shiny side up & the rubber side down" Was a CB-er too in the 70s, have mild Autism, ADD, OCD, so I remember it all. Started out with a 23 channel then 40 Ch Cobra. Had Nu-tronics "Double-Talks" dual antennas then a K-40. "How 'bout it, Southbound - howzit lookin' over your shoulder?" - "Last one we seen in the grass at the 2-7-6" - "Thanx for the come-back, yer clean to the 3-6".
Alright y'all. I've been well informed of my spelling abilities, and my inability to properly proof read. I can't fix it without deleting the video and re-uploading, which I can't do because it's got a copyright strike on it.
Don't really care David as being from Australia I learned a few things. Sure I knew about 10-codes, but Chi-town - not a clue. Love the song and appreciate your efforts!
Spent my childhood Summers going with my Dad. It was the Best time he drove a Conventional Jimmy with single pulling flat bed trailers for a local fence company. Loved going with him. He still drives now it's a Conventional International with a double and the company has box trailers now. Still remember going from Maine all the way the Carolinas (the company had branches up and down the Eastern Seaboard)
When I was 10, I talked to truckers on the I-5 with a $10 Cobra in my bedroom at night (Medford, OR). Lots of fun, and they enjoyed hearing from a future trucker.
When I was a baby/toddler my parents ran re-ack (before the sun spots got so bad they couldn’t do it anymore) because my dad was a mechanic. Knew all of this before reading the notes. And man for some reason it’s making me cry missing my mom.
@@ericcutrer1467 most likely misspelled it. It’s the guy at home who relayed messages from CB to landlines. Also, would run out and help those in the area with like some gas, car problems, we’d even run out food if they really needed it. I think it was short for reaction.
@@ericcutrer1467 CBs pretty much stopped working because of sunspots (solar flares I think). We could talk California to Australia but not my dad’s family just down the road.
"Tore up our swindle sheets and left 'em sittin' on the scales"!! These young'uns today don't have a clue what they missed out on. Always have fun on the CB (used to talk for hours at night in the truckstops for fun)(there goes another lizard)!!
I temember trying to explain the lyrics to my friends' kids back in 2000. Well, they weren't too interested and kept referring to it as the "rubber ducky" song!
@@theamericanrebel Totally awesome. My daddy was a trucker his whole life, great hardworking man. He even had a cb in his car. He was actually in a convey in the 70s he even gave me a cb dictionary explaining what the terms were.
Also check these out! "Movin' On"-'70s TV series opening theme, "Cannonball"- late '50s TV opening theme, "Lord Mister Ford"- Jerry Reed mid '70s hit single - -
Brialliant! Didn't understand most of the lyrics when buying the single (yep - vinyl: note to anyone under 30 - there WAS life in the 1970s, as my trusty record player/radio [4 wall-mounted speakers] will still attest), so this is great. Thank you - it remains a fantastic song!
And now for “the rest of the story”... Arizona, noon, on the seventh of June When they highballed over the pass Bulldog Mack with a can on back And a Jaguar haulin’ ass He’s ten on the floor, stroke an’ bore Seatcover’s startin’ ta gain Now beaver, you a-truckin’ with the Rubber Duck An’ I’m about ta pull the plug on your drain New Mexico, on I-four-oh Like a Texas lizard on glass One thousand pedals was mashin’ the metal Them bears was a-walkin’ the grass We trucked all day and we trucked all night Big Benny improvin’ our style We could tell by the smell We was headin’ for Hell And the Devil was Dirty Lyle Texas dawn and the charge was on to the pits of Alvarez town We had nine of our best comin’ outta the west And the ultimate hammer was down Yeah, speed-trap city and we showed no pity ’Cause the whole damn place was a pile We could tell by the smell it was trucker’s hell And the devil was Dirty Lyle Now Lyle was a creep He was tacky and cheap But he had him a badge an’ a gun He hated the Duck and he hated his truck And he loved to bust truckers for fun So he followed the line And he bided his time And he watched for his chance to strike Then he picked on a trucker Yeah, a wiry ol’ sucker Yeah, the trucker they call Spider Mike But the great Rubber Duck Sorta run outta luck When he crossed that final bridge There’s choppers and rigs full’a guns an’ pigs They’s wall-to-wall on the ridge He showed no fear as he grabbed his gear An’ he stuck it in grandaddy low Them guns went boom An’ his ass went zoom An’ the Mack took a terminal blow Well, that big black Mack stopped dead in her tracks When the trailer blew high in the air There was pieces of truck and some pieces of Duck And junk and debris everywhere Then the rig took a drink an’ commenced to sink And there was no Duck no more But that evil smile from Dirty ol’ Lyle Shone south from the north Texas shore
Loved this song since 1978!!!! When I learned to drive I’ve been putting the petal to the metal ever since!!! Tore up more pickups pullling heavy loads than I can count!!!
Funny because I knew what a "reefer" was but never understood "cabover Pete". I take it from the photo it's a Peterbilt with the cab over the engine rather than behind it. Well... :)
Nice job David, don’t worry about re-uploading it it’s fine the way it is you don’t need to mess with all that stuff I grew up with truckers so I already knew the meaning but it was fun to watch oh and by the way I like the logo you’re carrying for your page😎🤠
Does everyone know this is basically the genesis of the legendary Mannheim Steamroller? Yeah the Christmas people. Chip Davis basically created this tune using a country music artist of the time to give it that gruff trucker sound. You can easily hear their unmistakable style in the instrumentation and especially ethereal-sounding female chorus... the "Omaha" reference is where their HQ is located.
RIP CW Mc Call loved this song i was 17 when this came out. I have a 1978 Lincoln Mark 5 Gold Diamond Jubilee with a CB built in. I was just yesterday talking to a girl at Winn Dixie customer service center, I said Breaker Breaker 19 its a Convoy, is that weird or what? Where that came from I dont know. I have not heard this song in at least 30 years!!!
@@theamericanrebel Your welcome but the pleasures all mine...Had to find this movie and watch it on CZcams tonight...It brought up a lot of good memories of years gone past, so thank you Sir :)
@@cowboykody6775 and as time passed Detroits were called "driptroits" because they leaked oil. This was mostly do to driver error. I had a 60 and it never dripped a spot of oil.
Enjoyed ur idea for the vid, but the pictures were flashing so quick it was very difficult to read the meaning of the words. Always loved this song. My dad and grandpa were truckers. Great idea to explain the trucker talk to others. Just wanted to mention that for future vids. 😊
I was pretty sure it was because of it being a fast pace song so the pictures are to give you an idea of what is being said for those that can't read that fast (like me), but I will definitely take what you said into consideration for future videos.
10-4 TO ALL THOSE STILL USING COOL BREEZE RADIO TODAY, AND WERE AROUND IN '76, AND HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN WHAT THIS SONG MEANT . STILL RUN CB'S IN ALL MY 4-WHEELERS - THESE NEW FANGLED CELLULAR PHONES MAY NOT CATCH ON - I LIKE THAT TRIED & TRUE TECHNOLOGY!
Carrying forth some of my original knowledge from when this song was new... A trucker hauling dynamite is called a "suicide jockey" because apparently dynamite can be accidentally detonated by strong radio signals... which explains why they were wanting to use the chartreuse microbus to give the suicide jockey a little more space and distance from the other CB'ers. "He needs all the help he can get."
@@rocketscience4259 I believe it's the same principle employed when terrorists use cell phones to detonate roadside IEDs. mailtribune.com/news/since-you-asked/blasting-caps-are-sensitive-to-radio-frequencies "Technicians assume that where there is dynamite, there also is a high degree of probability that there will be blasting caps. The caps are electronically wired, and can be sensitive to radio-frequency energy, Fagan said."
@@rocketscience4259 More from the same article: "Bomb technicians warn that all cell phones, radios or anything that operates on such frequencies should be kept at least 300 feet from explosive devices, he said." "Blasting caps or not, the aged dynamite itself was dangerous. Dynamite degrades as it ages, which makes it increasingly unstable. Decaying dynamite tends to crystallize. And those crystals are what make it unstable. Anything that jars, jolts or expands the semi-liquid gel encased in a cardboard tube can cause detonation, Fagan said."
Song brilliantly expounds the contempt for law which has always been a big part of the American psyche. We are seeing plenty of examples of it nowadays.
You know, you're right. I remember when this song first came out back in the 1970s, somebody (I think it was either a state Governor, or a police official) complained that "Convoy" glorified disrespect for the law, claiming that the narrator and the other characters in the tune were little more than criminals. After all, it's about truck drivers who are deliberately trying to avoid being stopped by the Highway Patrol (or "them bears," as they're called in the song) for speeding, and who obviously feel like they can exceed the speed limit as much as they want. At the end of the tune, the narrator (whose C.B. radio "handle," or nickname, is "Rubber Duck") finds out that he doesn't have "a doggone dime" to cross the bridge from New Jersey to New York (probably the George Washington Bridge), so he calls "Pig Pen" (one of the other truckers) on his C.B. and says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck/we just ain't gonna pay no toll"/so we crashed the gate, doing 98 (miles per hour)/I says "Let them truckers roll (10-4)." In other words, they not only crossed the bridge illegally (because none of them paid the toll), but the "Rubber Duck" wrecked the tollhouse gate, which would constitute destroying public property.
I would like to update this video with all of your suggested comments. But in order to do that would be to reupload the video, which I can't because MCA has a copyright strike on it. So if you think something is wrong just look through the comments I'm sure it's been discussed before. Have a good day y'all.
A picture of the downtown Omaha skyline?
@@samsticka what do you mean by this. Is this something I should add or is that something you thought you saw
@@theamericanrebel Something you could add.
@@samsticka ok. I will see what I can do.
David Slayer .....
I’m confused.....if Flagtown is Flagstaff, AZ are they heading there? I-44 is in the Midwest. If they are on I-44 and hit Chi-Town (Chicago) then are they heading to Flagstaff but want to go to Chicago first? Or obviously they scrapped the idea of going to Flagstaff and just headed to the Jersey shore? The convoy started on I-10 a mile from LA? But anyway a great song and thank you for deciphering the terms.
A little historical perspective as I was active on CB in the 1970s:
The US backed Israel in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War against several Arab allies that had gotten their butts kicked in 1967 and wanted a rematch. In retaliation, OPEC stopped filling US-bound tankers. The price of gas doubled overnight. Literally. A lot of stations started rationing gas - 8 gallons was the typical limit for gasoline. At the time a typical US car got between 10 and 16 MPG highway, probably 6-12 in city driving. Cars waiting in gas line became common that winter. Detroit didn't react fast enough, and this led to the rise of Toyota, Datsun (Nissan), and Honda in the US car market. They were laughed at for cheap quality and problems, but Toyota quickly focused on quality and by 10 years later, Japanese cars had gained a reputation for quality, which they continue to hold to this day. American-named cars built on the same line (Dodge Stealth/Mitsu 3000GT; Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe e.g.) sold way fewer units despite being identical. I remember we stayed on Daylight Savings Time that winter and we were waiting for the bus in the dark. But it was nice having almost 2 hours of sunlight to play in when we got home from school.
At the time (1974), the speed limit was lowered to 55 nationwide (where it would remain until 1995). A convoy allowed the truckers to exceed the speed limit (time is money!). While the police might be able to pick off a few trucks, there was no way they could get them all. This was a "safety in numbers" thing. Also during the Embargo, if one trucker ran out of diesel, the others could all siphon off a few gallons each and get him enough in the tanks to hopefully get down the road and find more fuel.
Front door - he's the "blocker" who runs out ahead of the convoy to look for police taking radar. In the Oil Embargo days (fall 1973-spring 1974), he was also the guy looking for fuel stations that had diesel available. He could radio back and anyone who was low could drop out of line and refuel.
The guys behind the "front door" were in "the rocking chair", while the convoy would be trailed by a "back door" who looked for drivers in distress or police looking to overtake the convoy. A friend observed that these days it's good to have more than one blocker/front door to watch for police in "wolf packs" - multiple cars in a location targeting multiple speeders.
Cabovers were popular in the days when a rig's (tractor-trailer combo) length was limited to 65 feet, putting the cab over the engine shortened the tractor length, allowing them to haul longer trailers. Once the total length was raised or dropped altogether, 53' trailers became common, and cabovers disappeared. I can't remember the last time I saw one on the road, but it's probably been over 20 years.
Jimmy - GMC.
Bear - police, so-called because of their "Smokey Bear" hats. This also explains "Smokey and the Bandit".
Hammer - accelerator pedal
Eventually, the war was over (the Arabs got their heads handed to them again) and they realized they can't eat oil, so the taps got opened up again and gas stabilized around 45-50 cents a gallon...where it stayed until the Ayatollah took over Iran 5 years later. Then we hit a buck a gallon, but that's a different story.
That's a lot of good info. Thanks for sharing
All the cabovers went to Mexico and central america. And vw vans went to Hawaii well alot of them anyway
Great info
Great American history lesson. Thank you.
Yes, I remember waiting for the school bus in the dark, too. It was really a drag, for sure.
My dad was a trucker for 30 years. Thank you to all truck driver out there
My dad was for 45 years. He passed away June 2, 2012. Just 27 days short of Mom & his 60th anniversary!
@@kamillecheese2501 my daddy was a trucker for 32 years
@@jeffreymonroe4776 Some of the trucks made these days are downright luxurious! Dad didn't get to drive one of those, but he liked Peterbilt.
@@kamillecheese2501 yep me dad and I love the Macks
30 years?? That's awesome.. I bet he seen a lot out in the road? I know I have, I drove from 1995 until 2009 , with large breaks ,. But, now? I think my driving days are over . No idea how big this country is. Until I got my
"it was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June". The sixth of June was also the D-Day invasion in WW2. Coincidence or hint that the convoy was also like an invasion.
It was a counter assault.
@@thelast344 I played that game
And one of the places that it happened at was Omaha. The destination of pigpen
Except that there was a Full Moon on D-Day; one of the reasons why Eisenhower chose that day to attack - give light to the troops and planes at night. Some years with a new Moon on June 6 +- a day or two include 1967, 1978 (probable imputed year of the convoy),1986, 1997, 2005, and 2016.
Actually the tides were mainly behind Eisenhower's decision to attack at full Moon.
I remember when this came out it turned CBs into an overnight craze and shortly after the movie we got a TV show BJ and the bear!! if you owned a pickup 2 thing's were standard back then a CB and s gun rack!!
For sure. Everyone had a CB handle too. I was in grade school then. Some people are still called by their CB handle 40 years later. The seventies and eighties were the best.
Are you insinuating that there is something wrong with a gun rack and a CB?? Of course you don't need a gun rack anymore with the proliferation of handguns and concealed carry. You know, when you are driving through the midwes,t where there is a mesmerizing effect with endless rows of corn stalks, having a CB radio and truckers to keep you from falling asleep at 3am is a blessing and I was blessed indeed! -"Dancing bear"
@catmodelt Better question - why not?
@catmodelt Stereotype Alert: you don't chew snuff. And it was my brother's family reunion.
@catmodelt Once removed...
Great song. Brings back memories of being a young kid back when life was simpler and this was free(r) country.
I like the subtle humor at the end of the song-“So keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your………..tail.”
I am getting too old. We knew all of this without an interpreter.
it's the " sly " in the sky !
I knew all of them except chi-town
Oh my gosh I was thinking the same thing, why does this need to be explained?
Let me explain.
Rubber Duck is Trump.
The Bears are the Dem's and Deeeep Staaaaate.
The convoy is the MAGA.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?
"2020 reference for future viewers"
Honestly so did I
I am now old. I used a CB back in the day when my husband was in the Navy!!😁
Truckers and farmers Rock, without them we don't get what we need 🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛🚛 and we don't eat, God bless them all 🇺🇸🇺🇸✝️🍺
Absolutely 😌
Me dad's trucking he was hauling chicken and now feed for farmers.
@@garrettmeador7884 my uncle in Ohio was a trucker for 55 yrs
Glen Harrison You're welcome. I'm a commodities relocator ( Trucker ). Ty for the blessing. 😇
@@micheller8014 anytime brother, without you awesome trucker's and farmers the USA don't eat,get medical & other supplies,, THANK YOU so much,,god bless and Merry Christmas
Rebel Radio is my favorite radio station
i got lucky my dad hauled cattle for a odd 18-19 years 6 of them i was almost always with him his great grand pappy gave him all his cds a man from the late 70's man i miss the sound of that catterpillar purring and the good pete 369 flatop man i cant wait till im 21 CDL HERE I COME
ok?
same
This is not a rebel radio version.
When I learned that it was on GTA, it became my favorite game, because six year old me loved this song.
That is one of my favorite songs by CW McCall it's a shame we've lost him on the first of the month very good songwriter singer artist when it comes to truck driving songs and other songs
Brings back memories to finally understand the lyrics, after all these years. I used to wake up to this song on my clock radio mid-70's on WAQY, Hartford CT.
Thank you The American Rebel for posting this and thanks to all the truckers out these keeping America alive!
You're welcome. I hope I can do more like these
I don't care what most people think i appreciate Truckers because wasn't for them we would go hungry and naked
hungry*
@@DragonsREpic they carry clothes
Well we would not go hungry or naked.. As Trucks have only been around the last hundred and twenty years or so.. Also Trains carried food, cloths, goods, and people before trucks.. But it is true that if you bought it then a truck likely brought it. I am a CDL Driver.
And hungry
Walking around naked hungry and a stinking ass.
I remember being a small child in the 80s and my dad had weekend visitation but in the summer he’d take one of us 3 brothers on a long haul. I left NY and woke up in states I can’t even remember. I do remember waking up one day in Oklahoma and stopping at a truck stop where someone dumped their battery acid and ate up my darn shoes so my dad got me flip flops just to get into an amusement park somewhere along the way there. Great memories. He’d let me get on the CB some days even 😎
trucker talks are probably the most romantic and manly thing ever
ten-four, Buddy
Never heard anybody use romantic and manly in the same sentence but OK
It also led me to check out that ROCKLAND USA page.
Use "Good Buddy" on the CB in the mid-late 70's & the truckers knew you were a 4-wheeler. The 2 didn't mesh too well. If you wanted good info, the more you used "Trucker Lingo" the better off you were. Your antenna(s) were key. The better the quality, the better your "Talk Power" & range.
@catmodelt Potty time. Most frequently used call of new CB-ers - "Break one-nine for a radio check", followed by "Time Check" - Ha Ha-
I'm in the UK and until I saw the lyrics I'd always that that 'Pig Pen' was 'Big Ben' - knowing reality, now the lyrics make far more sense ! But I still love this song and have since it was first released !
I watched the movie for the first time during the pandemic and it was surprisingly enjoyable.
I was never a trucker, but as a teen, I had an older Lafayette 23 channel… Being near an interstate highway, my weekend nights were awesome… 1982, even got to meet a few of my buddys…
Nice
"pigpen" was name for trucker hauling any form of livestock--chickens, turkeys, pigs, cattle--to processing plants; there was an overwhelming stench which highway drivers fought to bypass at high speed.
still do!!!! lmfao!!!
Stench!??! That's the smell of money to me my friends😆
@scottherrington9451 only smells like money when your the one getting some
P.S. I just want to put a little thankyou note to all blue collar workers, first responders, soldiers, and anyone else who does the unseen work that keeps our country one of the best in the world god bless the U.S.A.
Thank you for using the original song, and thank you for sharing. Us oldies know all the lingo but it's important to pass along info that isn't normally written down. The day may come.... soon... when we might need to use the Citizen's Band again.
You're welcome. I was raised on the "oldies" music, and like it a lot more than the garbage they play today.
@@theamericanrebel yea I can agree, most modern music( with some exceptions) is trash
@@caradog1081 Midland is the only new band I believe to be good
That time has come
@@theamericanrebel I especially like FFDP, everyone else (newer than 2005) I only listen to a select few of their songs.
I'll never forget the roads I ran coast to coast, people I met, nor the food I ette, been retired now 10 yrs, I miss that life....
Those of us still out there miss that life. It ain't what it was back then.
Michael Ashcraft, I've been working in this industry for a short 15 years. I' do P.M. service, near seattle. When I started, our clientele, was about 45-50% long-haul. Most of them, running seattle to Fairbanks, and Anchorage. Today, there are 2 left. Both are mid-70's. One had to trade his Electa-Glide for a trike. His knees were getting to the point, they didn't want to hold, anymore. The other, has a great love for music, and still records with some big names, in Nashville. You're truly, not missing anything, new. In 35+ years of business, our lobby has seen about 9+ feet of bullshit, cross it. LOL!
My dad used to play this song on road trips... good times
When this song came out there were two bridges over the Delaware river between PA and NJ that cost "4 wheelers" 10 cents to cross. The Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington Bristol. They were known in CB slang as the "double nickel" bridges. Thus the reference to not having a dime to pay the toll.
That's some good info. Thanks
Coming back to Dallas from Red River New Mexico in the 70's I ran point for truckers behind me. My handle was "Canary" because I drove a yellow Pontiac. I'd warn them of speed traps. Sometimes I pushed the limits and exceeded the 65 MPH speed limit by about 25 to stay far ahead of the truckers. It was a game for me. I never got pulled over. We were east bound and down.
That's awesome
That was called being a rabbit where I came from...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠
My granddad was a trucker. Was the toughest man alive. Miss him like mad
BTW, a Rubber Duck, the guy's handle, means a rubber or vinyl coated short antenna. Used on handheld units, the rubber duck could be detached so a roof mounted antenna could be put in. The magnets on THOSE babies are hella strong!
Lol I didn't even think about that!
Think you put way to much thought in to it . Rubber duck handle is just that , not a stupid antenna
@@jasonl8069 That's a stupidly pro-ignorance comment for a video that's about what everything in the song means!
@@Megatron995 Litterly!
I've been moving the same old Realistic TRC 52 CB radio to and from every car I've owned for nearly 50 years. Imagine a 1978 Chevette with a 108 inch whip mounted by chains around the rear bumper. High School electric shop teacher taught how to make a four watt transmitter fifty. With parts from the Radio Shack catalogue, and solder. Some math. Once a member of a REACT group.
18 years old. 1980. Member of REACT. 0130hrs. Phone rings, whoever was the boss of the group phoning, police want us to help find a missing person. Spent until dawn looking in dumpsters and driving every path in our grid. Communications were key. A bunch of guys with CBs covered a lot more ground than all of the police. Sheer numbers. It was a guy that got out of his car with his childhood walkie talkie, following footprints in the snow who did the rescue.
As long as you can get the antena to " match"you're good to go ....
It takes 18 ft of bare ground to get a match on a wooden boat...stapled under the bow..
Trust me ...i know..
I still have the license I was issued by the FCC. Don't know if they even do that anymore. Still remember the number off the top of my head and I haven't use a CB in about 30 years.
Respect for the that. Need a harrier cbx?
My childhood walkie talkie would pick up the truckers talking on the CB while driving through the one horse farm town where I grew up.
I've loved this song as a kid and traveling up and down I95 from NYC to G.A. would fly by with the Truckers and CB going. Makes me reflect on how disruptive and enslaving the internet has really been. And yes, I'm aware I'm using the internet as I say this. People complaining about traffic don't stop driving.
Thanks for sharing this awesome video and the trucker-speak breakdown 👍🏾
You're welcome
This was going warm in the cab of my truck. Still like the song and truck driving. Keep the hammer down and the bears off your tail. 10-4 thanks to every trucker all over this planet
Remember Kids. If you bought it, a truck brought it. Thanks for this David. Good memories from the 70's "Philadelphia Freedom" out.
I just shared this to Facebook and dedicated it to all our truckers, Canadian and USA.
SO DID I! GOOD MAN, TOMMIE!
Why?
@@elnoraligon Because I support our truckers and what they stand for.
I had 3 generations of truckers in my family, Grandpa retired from ABF, my dad drove for several companies and then was an owner operator, then there was my brother who died of a heart attack. I've known that lingo most all of my life back when you had to have a license to operate a CB. Dad: "This is KDV9401 Green Hornet, we're out and at the house."
i WAS "CAVALIER IN THE '80'S & '90'S - GONE BY "THE WAR WAGON" SINCE '06
As the baby of my family, remember my older brother in law had a cb, when you were "supposed to" have a license to operate and I was all ears (no pun intended), as a little boy and was hooked on cb's from then on. Started truckin' 20 years ago and participated in the radio traffic out there. Stay safe. "Eagle Claw" on the side.
This song is so cool. Love the voices. Love these trucks! These guys have a hard job man! Hats off gentlemen.💕💕💵💵🥃🥃🥃💰💰🍾🍾🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🍸🍸🍸🍸
I do not know what I was expecting, but that was seriously well done.
Thank you
I'm KMD (Geri's friend) and I used to haul fuel out of Houston Texas back in the 80's. I drove a long nosed international with a 300 Cummins and a 13 speed road ranger pulling a ten thousand gallon tank trailer. Mostly I hauled to the oil fields in southeast Texas and occasionally into Louisiana. My handle was 'The Magic Camel'. I would head out of Houston, loaded and rollin' with the radio tuned to AM 610 'Long Neck' radio and the Gary Ryder road show. When I cleared the city I would drop the hammer and me, the truck and 10,000 gallons of fuel would would be hammer down and runnin'...
AM 610. Was that KILT out of Houston?
@@TheBrooklynbodine Yes, it was, Gary used to have us drivers call in and talk a few minutes about where we were and what what he were hauling. I drove for Westport Fuel and Oil up on the northwest side of Houston on Gessner road back in the 80's. I was the one who had the beautiful dispatcher girls who would sometimes ride with me.
@@KMDPTR OK, thanks. I think 610 is all-sports now, and 100.3 (KILT-FM) is country, if I'm not mistaken. BTW, you had a good job, what with those beautiful girls riding with you :)-
Oh the memories you brought back. I10 was just up the state highway . This song was a big deal to us kids with our walkie-talkies listening to the truckers on the interstate. Thanks for posting.
Never had an issue understanding the lyrics to this song. Possibly due to thee being a cb radio mounted under the dash in the family vehicle during my youth. Always on. Some folks like to keep abreast of where the highway hogs were rooting around for tickets when traveling the interstate. Truckers were always happy to oblige and appreciative of info on the return side as well.
"Suicide Jocky", that one had me LOL. I had a little walkie talkie as a kid in the 70's 80's and it would pick up some CB talk, just thought it was the coolest thing back then.
If you eat it, sleep on it, or sit on it, chances are a truck brought it.
It’s a deep American Midwestern voice, a truckers voice from way back in the day. A day when men were men, suffered failure, heartbreak, financial ruin, lost dreams, yet kept on rollin’…doesn’t get anymore real than that in a world full of fakes and pretenders.
That's a straight fact
DAMN right my frend and it get worster !
They are now planning to roll from LA to DC ... hopefully soon.
Respect for the effort that was put for this timeless song
I appreciate that
That was and is an amazing movie to all those truckers out there . I salute you 🤠
I was that pumping my arm to hear the truck horn! My family use to say you loves trucks so much you should drive one! And well here we are!!!
I remember that song and movie like it was yesterday. I became a truck driver because not of the movie. Just of necessity but I enjoy every single day from the last 22 years I been driving. A truck
@catmodelt At last, an honest man. They don't call truckers "Knights of the Road" for nothing, they're an odd but wonderful lot - the few, the chosen...
God bless all the truck drivers
My dad is actually a trucker and i always loved riding in his truck either heading to east or west canada and I only know like what some of the words meant in the song
I JUST SAW THIS VIDEO POP UP as "Recommended" in my feed!! AND I LAUGHED MY BUTT OFF LITERALLY!!
You see I grew up in the 1970s! I was around 12 years old when this song came out (roughly)!! In my house we had a CB (Citizen Band) Base unit and we'd (my brother and I) would talk to our parents across town if we needed or wanted something!! Bot mostly we'd just sit and listen to the chatter on it for hours!!
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND back in the 1970s we DID NOT have cellphones, there was NO computers to speak of, as far as a home PC. And text messages and emails were NOT A THING either!! We had land lines, Walkie talkies, and CB radios! We also had "trucker speak", you have to know codes and what they meant like saying "Breaker 1-9" meant you "wanted to speak on channel 19". You would never say "Breaker 1-9" if you were on say channel 24 or channel 6 for example! And you'd ask "What is your 20?" asking in other words "what is your location?" also we had "code names" usually something clever yet simple! Like "Fire Daddy" or "Maverick Momma" because my father was the fire chief of the town we lived in and my mother drove a Ford Maverick!
But it was a different time and I still think it is funny how much people seem to have forgot about those days!!
My dad’s handle was chicken legs because of the way he walked. Boy I miss the 80’s!
I miss the 1970s I mean this day & age sucks ! 😫 there's some evil crap coming our way Lord have mecy 🙏 pray for the usa 🇺🇸 and our world 🤧
Literally?
Oh gosh, I was about 12 years old when this came out, too. CBs were all the rage, we found it incredible that you could actually talk to truckers who were miles away driving in their trucks! This was a time when we didn't even have cordless phones, so it was a big deal.
It was a different time for those of us growing up in the 70s
Watched this when it came out, CB radios were big in the 80s We all had them in our cars.
Breaker 19...this here is the " Right Reverend ". Anyone out there got their ears on?
Be careful coming into H-Town on I-45 S you have a Bear under a bridge in a plain white wrapper.
Can I get a Radio Check?........I got mine.....I got mine......I hear you wall to wall tree top tall.
Seventy Eights good buddies......keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down.
Thank you. While I love tge song and hae listened to it my whole life and grew up with a dad as an OTR for 43 years, he wouldn't tell me the cities I couldn't recognize.
Awesome ! I just love this, Oh the memories 🇺🇸👊💪🤧😢 where has the Time gone & where have all the Truckers gone, the old school ones 😁😀🤣
Truckers still around, just shifted down a gear or two.
I can't believe I'm old enough to remember this being played as a top 10 song on the radio! DAMN! 😜
I'm old enough to see the movie in the theaters, youngin' haha
Me too. I think I was in the 7th or 8th grade when this song was popular. CB radios were all the rage.
Great video, some went by quick and could read em but I knew most of them. I loved this song since I was a kid but now at 40 yo I'm just learning chicken coop means weigh station. I never drove a rig but I've worked around trucks most my life and I'll bet most of these drivers, especially the ones younger than me, have never used a CB.
My partner is a Trucker ... Thank You All Who Drives
I didn’t even know this was on Rebel Radio.
I just discovered it in 2021 it makes sense it being in rebel radio though it’s definitely a hit.I listen to it every morning pulling out the yard.
Lol! This takes me back 40 + years ago...used to know all the CB lingo when I was a kid...Forgot most of it now.
"Keep the shiny side up & the rubber side down" Was a CB-er too in the 70s, have mild Autism, ADD, OCD, so I remember it all. Started out with a 23 channel then 40 Ch Cobra. Had Nu-tronics "Double-Talks" dual antennas then a K-40. "How 'bout it, Southbound - howzit lookin' over your shoulder?" - "Last one we seen in the grass at the 2-7-6" - "Thanx for the come-back, yer clean to the 3-6".
Alright y'all. I've been well informed of my spelling abilities, and my inability to properly proof read. I can't fix it without deleting the video and re-uploading, which I can't do because it's got a copyright strike on it.
Don't really care David as being from Australia I learned a few things. Sure I knew about 10-codes, but Chi-town - not a clue. Love the song and appreciate your efforts!
@@muzzaball thanks
I’m just glad I found out what it all means. Thanks a bunch!
@@venomlord6384 you're welcome
David you did a helluva job brother thanks so very much
Spent my childhood Summers going with my Dad. It was the Best time he drove a Conventional Jimmy with single pulling flat bed trailers for a local fence company. Loved going with him. He still drives now it's a Conventional International with a double and the company has box trailers now. Still remember going from Maine all the way the Carolinas (the company had branches up and down the Eastern Seaboard)
When I was 10, I talked to truckers on the I-5 with a $10 Cobra in my bedroom at night (Medford, OR). Lots of fun, and they enjoyed hearing from a future trucker.
My late husband drove OTR for over 30 years, and both my boys are truckers.
I hope both your sons are staying safe during the pandemic. Also thank them for me since they're delivering things
Thanksfor their service - the backbone of America.
Keep on truckin’ mam.
When I was a baby/toddler my parents ran re-ack (before the sun spots got so bad they couldn’t do it anymore) because my dad was a mechanic. Knew all of this before reading the notes. And man for some reason it’s making me cry missing my mom.
What is re-ack?
@@ericcutrer1467 most likely misspelled it. It’s the guy at home who relayed messages from CB to landlines. Also, would run out and help those in the area with like some gas, car problems, we’d even run out food if they really needed it. I think it was short for reaction.
@@tanyawinters3979 Well what would sun spots have to do with it?
@@ericcutrer1467 CBs pretty much stopped working because of sunspots (solar flares I think). We could talk California to Australia but not my dad’s family just down the road.
@@tanyawinters3979 Ok I see. They seem to have effects on things.
"Tore up our swindle sheets and left 'em sittin' on the scales"!! These young'uns today don't have a clue what they missed out on. Always have fun on the CB (used to talk for hours at night in the truckstops for fun)(there goes another lizard)!!
Someone needs to update this for this year! I heard one for Canada’s convoy.
Back when the Truckers went on strike in the 1970's the government couldn't shut them down then, They haven't learned they won't shut them down now
I temember trying to explain the lyrics to my friends' kids back in 2000. Well, they weren't too interested and kept referring to it as the "rubber ducky" song!
Thank you for doing that video this was my favorite movie ever since I was young kid I watched it hundreds of times
You're welcome. I'm glad you like it
thanks for the lesson I would not think LA was shaky town I lived here all my life HA HA
10-9 means repeat your last transmission, not Status report! Really cool video though, it answered many questions I had, good job!
Thanks man. I do my best
I didn’t know what 10-9 means!
@@theamericanrebel Totally awesome. My daddy was a trucker his whole life, great hardworking man. He even had a cb in his car. He was actually in a convey in the 70s he even gave me a cb dictionary explaining what the terms were.
@@lynnlofty3897 that's pretty cool. I had to find my dictionary on Amazon. I think it was printed in 2005 so it's a bit newer.
Also check these out! "Movin' On"-'70s TV series opening theme, "Cannonball"- late '50s TV opening theme, "Lord Mister Ford"- Jerry Reed mid '70s hit single - -
Brialliant! Didn't understand most of the lyrics when buying the single (yep - vinyl: note to anyone under 30 - there WAS life in the 1970s, as my trusty record player/radio [4 wall-mounted speakers] will still attest), so this is great. Thank you - it remains a fantastic song!
Glad you liked it
I'm from Russia and damn this the best way to learn English! Thanks to all mates who created this masterpiece!
Thank you
0:36 Jimmy = GMC TRUCK
1:54 10-9 = Repeat... because you were getting stepped on (someone talking at the same time)
And now for “the rest of the story”...
Arizona, noon, on the seventh of June
When they highballed over the pass
Bulldog Mack with a can on back
And a Jaguar haulin’ ass
He’s ten on the floor, stroke an’ bore
Seatcover’s startin’ ta gain
Now beaver, you a-truckin’ with the Rubber Duck
An’ I’m about ta pull the plug on your drain
New Mexico, on I-four-oh
Like a Texas lizard on glass
One thousand pedals was mashin’ the metal
Them bears was a-walkin’ the grass
We trucked all day and we trucked all night
Big Benny improvin’ our style
We could tell by the smell
We was headin’ for Hell
And the Devil was Dirty Lyle
Texas dawn and the charge was on to the pits of Alvarez town
We had nine of our best comin’ outta the west
And the ultimate hammer was down
Yeah, speed-trap city and we showed no pity
’Cause the whole damn place was a pile
We could tell by the smell it was trucker’s hell
And the devil was Dirty Lyle
Now Lyle was a creep
He was tacky and cheap
But he had him a badge an’ a gun
He hated the Duck and he hated his truck
And he loved to bust truckers for fun
So he followed the line
And he bided his time
And he watched for his chance to strike
Then he picked on a trucker
Yeah, a wiry ol’ sucker
Yeah, the trucker they call Spider Mike
But the great Rubber Duck
Sorta run outta luck
When he crossed that final bridge
There’s choppers and rigs full’a guns an’ pigs
They’s wall-to-wall on the ridge
He showed no fear as he grabbed his gear
An’ he stuck it in grandaddy low
Them guns went boom
An’ his ass went zoom
An’ the Mack took a terminal blow
Well, that big black Mack stopped dead in her tracks
When the trailer blew high in the air
There was pieces of truck and some pieces of Duck
And junk and debris everywhere
Then the rig took a drink an’ commenced to sink
And there was no Duck no more
But that evil smile from Dirty ol’ Lyle
Shone south from the north Texas shore
Loved this song since 1978!!!! When I learned to drive I’ve been putting the petal to the metal ever since!!! Tore up more pickups pullling heavy loads than I can count!!!
⛽*pedal not🥀 petal
👍
I like how you just went straight into the video. No, introduction, no explanation. I hate that. Just right to it. Enjoyed it! 👍
Thanks. I hate that too.
as a kid i never did need to understand this song i just liked the "cause we got a little ol convoy" lyrics
Great Video, I knew the cabover Pete, but I didn't know what the reefer was. DUH
Still use my CB every time I drive across country.
I'm glad this video has helped someone
Reefer= fridge trailer.
@Iron Monster I like the part in the movie when the guy pulling the parking lot takes the door off Justice's cop car LOL
Funny because I knew what a "reefer" was but never understood "cabover Pete". I take it from the photo it's a Peterbilt with the cab over the engine rather than behind it. Well... :)
@catmodelt 10-4 good buddy.
Aaaaah, the '70's...how I miss thee...
I love the music i listen to from iheart radio under Jerry Reed on the country going to and from r/c racing in Penitas,Teaxs
Ali MacGraw was born in 1939! I had no idea she was that old, she looks closer to twenty something in Convoy, when she was actually 39!
The original cougar...
Nice job David, don’t worry about re-uploading it it’s fine the way it is you don’t need to mess with all that stuff I grew up with truckers so I already knew the meaning but it was fun to watch oh and by the way I like the logo you’re carrying for your page😎🤠
thanks
I love the littoral nature of the photos edited with the song. 👍
Suicide jockey here… first I’ve heard that term love it‼️ Gonna use it daily
I already knew this, thats how ya know you're country 😅🤣😂
😂😂😂
Rest in peace Cw McCall, you will be remembered
RIP CW.Thanks for the memories.
For whatever reason when I think of this movie the movies “The Warriors” and “Used cars” always pop into my mind as well.
This is the very song that my dad got his cb handle rubberduck 😂
Does everyone know this is basically the genesis of the legendary Mannheim Steamroller? Yeah the Christmas people. Chip Davis basically created this tune using a country music artist of the time to give it that gruff trucker sound. You can easily hear their unmistakable style in the instrumentation and especially ethereal-sounding female chorus... the "Omaha" reference is where their HQ is located.
Yes I did know that.
Way before, but I can see where you're going. Grow up with this song!
RIP CW Mc Call loved this song i was 17 when this came out. I have a 1978 Lincoln Mark 5 Gold Diamond Jubilee with a CB built in. I was just yesterday talking to a girl at Winn Dixie customer service center, I said Breaker Breaker 19 its a Convoy, is that weird or what? Where that came from I dont know. I have not heard this song in at least 30 years!!!
Always loved this song and the movie!!!!!! This just made it into my favorites and your getting me to subscribe!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well thank you
@@theamericanrebel Your welcome but the pleasures all mine...Had to find this movie and watch it on CZcams tonight...It brought up a lot of good memories of years gone past, so thank you Sir :)
@@TraciMoore1 you're welcome
0:37 "And a jimmy haulin' hogs" - is a "jimmy" a GMC cab / tractor?
Yes. Back in the day just about every car manufacturer also made rigs.
GMC yes, most had 2stroke Detroit motors, higher RPM.s Thus the phrase "Screamin Jimmies"
@@theamericanrebel Even Chevrolet n Dodge
@@cowboykody6775 and as time passed Detroits were called "driptroits" because they leaked oil. This was mostly do to driver error. I had a 60 and it never dripped a spot of oil.
@@cowboykody6775 Buzzin Dozen was my first thought
Enjoyed ur idea for the vid, but the pictures were flashing so quick it was very difficult to read the meaning of the words. Always loved this song. My dad and grandpa were truckers. Great idea to explain the trucker talk to others. Just wanted to mention that for future vids. 😊
I was pretty sure it was because of it being a fast pace song so the pictures are to give you an idea of what is being said for those that can't read that fast (like me), but I will definitely take what you said into consideration for future videos.
@@theamericanrebel sounds like maybe I shld watch it, and only focus on the pics while I listen. I look forward to ur future vids 😊
Young. Man. You. Are. Never. To. Old. What. Is. Old. You. Are. A. Warrior
@@Dixie-to2ix thanks
10-4 TO ALL THOSE STILL USING COOL BREEZE RADIO TODAY, AND WERE AROUND IN '76, AND HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN WHAT THIS SONG MEANT . STILL RUN CB'S IN ALL MY 4-WHEELERS - THESE NEW FANGLED CELLULAR PHONES MAY NOT CATCH ON - I LIKE THAT TRIED & TRUE TECHNOLOGY!
I like the theme song also, especially the part....
He’s 10 on the floor stroked and bored.
it's 10 on the floor stroking bore.
that is the movie version of the song
Carrying forth some of my original knowledge from when this song was new... A trucker hauling dynamite is called a "suicide jockey" because apparently dynamite can be accidentally detonated by strong radio signals... which explains why they were wanting to use the chartreuse microbus to give the suicide jockey a little more space and distance from the other CB'ers. "He needs all the help he can get."
Explain how dynamite can explode using cb radio?
@@rocketscience4259 I personally have never known *how* it happens but it has something to do with how dynamite and radio waves don't mix.
@@rocketscience4259 I believe it's the same principle employed when terrorists use cell phones to detonate roadside IEDs.
mailtribune.com/news/since-you-asked/blasting-caps-are-sensitive-to-radio-frequencies
"Technicians assume that where there is dynamite, there also is a high degree of probability that there will be blasting caps. The caps are electronically wired, and can be sensitive to radio-frequency energy, Fagan said."
@@rocketscience4259 More from the same article:
"Bomb technicians warn that all cell phones, radios or anything that operates on such frequencies should be kept at least 300 feet from explosive devices, he said."
"Blasting caps or not, the aged dynamite itself was dangerous. Dynamite degrades as it ages, which makes it increasingly unstable. Decaying dynamite tends to crystallize. And those crystals are what make it unstable. Anything that jars, jolts or expands the semi-liquid gel encased in a cardboard tube can cause detonation, Fagan said."
Maybe but the “all the help he can get” is a reference to them being friends of Jesus, and thereby supposedly safe and protected.
Very good. Thanks David. 👍👍👍
I had the 45, it was my favorite record when I was a little kid
Song brilliantly expounds the contempt for law which has always been a big part of the American psyche. We are seeing plenty of examples of it nowadays.
You know, you're right. I remember when this song first came out back in the 1970s, somebody (I think it was either a state Governor, or a police official) complained that "Convoy" glorified disrespect for the law, claiming that the narrator and the other characters in the tune were little more than criminals. After all, it's about truck drivers who are deliberately trying to avoid being stopped by the Highway Patrol (or "them bears," as they're called in the song) for speeding, and who obviously feel like they can exceed the speed limit as much as they want. At the end of the tune, the narrator (whose C.B. radio "handle," or nickname, is "Rubber Duck") finds out that he doesn't have "a doggone dime" to cross the bridge from New Jersey to New York (probably the George Washington Bridge), so he calls "Pig Pen" (one of the other truckers) on his C.B. and says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck/we just ain't gonna pay no toll"/so we crashed the gate, doing 98 (miles per hour)/I says "Let them truckers roll (10-4)." In other words, they not only crossed the bridge illegally (because none of them paid the toll), but the "Rubber Duck" wrecked the tollhouse gate, which would constitute destroying public property.
@@michaelpalmieri7335 Yeah, and Wiley Coyote was an anarchist...
@catmodelt Paper tach? Company tracker? Or governor?