2025 Rocky Top - Smash or Trash??

[clevelandbluesman]

#vol4life

 

[Hulavol]

The AI video is so insulting I can’t even get around to the idea of the song not sounding like real music played on real instruments…

 

[clevelandbluesman]

The AI video is so insulting I can’t even get around to the idea of the song not sounding like real music played on real instruments…

I take it that is one in the trash column? lol

 

[Orange defense]

Where is the football stadium, players coming through the T with the band, and vol walk at??

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Well...my baseline is singing it on a schoolbus riding to a Rebels game led by the trombone player, so, I'm understandably particular.

 

[IndianaVol]

Trash vote for me - they took the single, greatest anthem about the great state and culture of Tennessee and mashed it through AI to sound like a new gen country-pop song...no thank you.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

My favorite version is by the little Korean schoolchildren belting it out, taught by their good American girl teacher. Maybe someone can post that?

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

#vol4life

To me. It is, what it is.

Welcome to VolNation!

 

[Delmar]

Nope. If it ain’t The Osborne Brothers, trash it.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

Got the Hindu Hillbillies getting their corn from a jar. lol

 

[MemphisVolFan1978]

I guess nothing is sacred anymore.

 

[clevelandbluesman]

Where is the football stadium, players coming through the T with the band, and vol walk at??

man if you got 4 minutes of royalty free and copyright free clips of any game day activities id love to use those instead. im sure UT licensing fees are higher than a georgia pine now-a-days. tbh the video is really an after thought. you cant upload just audio to most of these social media platforms. and clarify the other gentleman's reply earlier. The video IS NOT AI. those are just video clips piece milled together. fyi. Nonetheless, Thanks for giving it a spin! #vol4life

Got the Hindu Hillbillies getting their corn from a jar. lol

I forgot to put a white T on swami's UT orange turbin.!! Damn it!

I forgot to put a white T on swami's UT orange turbin.!! Damn it!

But thanks for the spin! #vol4life

I guess nothing is sacred anymore.

Sacred? lmao. bro, i realize this would never come close to those sacred OG versions! Nobody could ever compete with the Pride of the Southland band. jus sayin! thanks for the spin! #vol4life

Nope. If it ain’t The Osborne Brothers, trash it.

You got a point, sir, simply cuz they wrote the damn thing for no other reason! 2 for Trash it column! lol #vol4life

To me. It is, what it is.

Welcome to VolNation!

Thank you Sir! Glad to be here! #vol4life

My favorite version is by the little Korean schoolchildren belting it out, taught by their good American girl teacher. Maybe someone can post that?

Yeah man, that would be worth checkin out! nice #vol4life

 

[preacherrandy]

I listened with an open mind for about 5 secs. I do not advocate for tossing it in the trash. I would hate to ruin a good trash heap. Incinerating it would be a more fitting end. That way it can never be dug up again.

 

[mercuryvol]

 

[Delmar]

man if you got 4 minutes of royalty free and copyright free clips of any game day activities id love to use those instead. im sure UT licensing fees are higher than a georgia pine now-a-days. tbh the video is really an after thought. you cant upload just audio to most of these social media platforms. and clarify the other gentleman's reply earlier. The video IS NOT AI. those are just video clips piece milled together. fyi. Nonetheless, Thanks for giving it a spin! #vol4life


I forgot to put a white T on swami's UT orange turbin.!! Damn it!


But thanks for the spin! #vol4life


Sacred? lmao. bro, i realize this would never come close to those sacred OG versions! Nobody could ever compete with the Pride of the Southland band. jus sayin! thanks for the spin! #vol4life


You got a point, sir, simply cuz they wrote the damn thing for no other reason! 2 for Trash it column! lol #vol4life


Thank you Sir! Glad to be here! #vol4life


Yeah man, that would be worth checkin out! nice #vol4life

Welcome aboard. Actually it was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant but that’s OK.

 

[feathersax]

Nope. If it ain’t The Osborne Brothers, trash it.

Agreed. Watered-down stuff won't do here.

 

[Godfatha]

Just the response to the AI generated video

 

[Tin Man]

Rocky Top is Rocky Top. If I can suffer through a Death Metal band’s version, I can listen to what’s in the OP. Yeah, I’ve a fondness for the Orbourne Brothers’ version, and the arrangement played by POTS stirs my heart, but I’ll refrain from naysaying someone (or something?) else’s take.