Brad Paisley Lets Out His Inner Rock...Again

I've always had a soft part in my heart for country singers who sing hard rock songs (although soft rock is okay too). Click on the link above or check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF0iC6DXMQ8&feature=youtu.be . This isn't the first time Brad Paisley has done some "serious" geology-related humor. Check out my comments on Prairie Home Companion's 2009 show: http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2009/05/brad-paisley-true-rock-artist.html.

Brad Paisley, A True "Rock" Artist?

Caught a hilarious spot on Prairie Home Companion last weekend. Did you know that Brad Paisley, famous country singer, would rather be a rock star? And I mean a rock star; he wants to sing songs of geology. Guy Noir, private eye, is brought in to bring him back from the brink...

The script and MP3/Real Audio can be seen here: http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2009/05/02/scripts/noir.shtml

Here's a bit....

BP: This is a volcanic hot spot in Hawaii. It’s for a TV special I’m writing a soundtrack for. I just can’t explain how the sight of red hot lava bubbling up from the ground — I just find it moving— the earth reforming itself.....continents shifting......earthquakes......I want to learn more and more about geology— have you ever read John McPhee’s book, Rising From The Plains?

GK: Yes, I’ve been reading it for ten years every night just before I fall asleep.

BP: I just find the science of geology so exciting....so fulfilling— I don’t want to sing about love anymore. I want to sing about the earth.

And a little ditty from "Al Gore":
Let other people hang out in bars.
I lie on the rocks and look up at the stars.

(I thought we geologists did both....)

Kudos to Prairie Home Companion!