Oddity Archive: Episode 244 – Record Ripoffs Vol. 12 (Gon’ Country) (+ Annex Posts) (Patreon)

Yes, this year's Record Ripoffs episode has finally arrived...and, depending on your musical tastes may very well be the deep-hurtingest installment yet.  For what it's worth, around 60% of the songs spotlighted here also cracked the regular Billboard Top 40, so hopefully it mostly stays familiar enough.

And, yes, there is an Olivia Newton-John track among these--obviously, I finished this episode before she passed earlier this week.  Having said that, the jabs are all at the knockoff-recording musicians and the song itself, not the artist.

As always, I've cherry-picked a few tracks to post separately to Annex.  As for the "Harper Valley P.T.A." LP, the tracks all seem to be already on YT in some way, shape or form, so I haven't posted anything from that one.

Country Road – Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely) – http://youtu.be/7JB705z6cUw

Country Road – Mr. Walker, It’s All Over – http://youtu.be/4tz4a-HV4vE

Country Road – Phantom 309 – http://youtu.be/AAe5fQ-2txg

Country Road – Teddy Bear’s Last Ride – http://youtu.be/Y0IgGsVP8Ws

Tommy Hill Music Festival – Thank God I’m A Country Boy – http://youtu.be/ml9uhYmSBsY

Nashville Country Singers – When You’re Hot, You’re Hot – http://youtu.be/MbGDEADlhSM