From the 1974 self-titled album that featured "They Ain't Makin' Jews like Jesus Anymore", Kinky Friedman's "Rapid City South Dakota" may be country music's first pro-choice song:
"There’s a doctor in Chicago/
I know she’ll be alright"/
He told himself as he stared into the night.
The more time you spend with Friedman's music, the more certain you'll be he's not a single punchline songwriter. Some of his tunes are incredibly moving as well.He's been called Country Music's answer to Randy Newman. "Rapid City South Dakota" was eventually covered by Dwight Yoakam.
This is great (as is Dwight Yoakam's cover) -- thanks for posting. Notwithstanding all of Kinky's bluster and bullsh*t, and all the novelty songs, he was (as you point out) capable of some remarkably subtle and poignant lyrics, and it's a shame he's not making records any more.
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