Old Pop in an Oak

Old Pop in an Oak
Rednex
publication	17th November 1994
length	3:36
Genre (s)	Country , Eurodance
Author (s)	Pat Reiniz
Producer (s)	Pat Reiniz
Label	Jive Records , Zomba
album	Sex & Violins

Old Pop in at Oak is a song by Swedish Country - Dance band Rednex in 1994. The second single of their debut album Sex & Violins was written by Pat Reiniz and produced.

Music and lyrics

Old Pop in an Oak mixes elements of country music with the pounding beats of the then modern dance genre. A dominant, memorable Fidel motif, which is played again and again after the chorus, sets the tone. Mary Joe sings in the stanzas while Göran Danielsson sings the chorus. Before the second verse is followed by a Banjo - Solo , after the third chorus a bridge in which a Jew's harp is heard while a male voice repeats the name of the band. Immediately after it, a fidel solo begins, which differs from the main motif. The song is also characterized by cartoon-like sound effects and heckling that are associated with the Wild West , such as whips or cow noises , as well as the exclamation “Yeehaw!”.

In terms of content, Old Pop in an Oak is one of the band's most absurd and humorous songs. In the first verse, the singer describes how she chokes on snus at the grotesque sight of her father sitting in an oak tree . In the second stanza we learn the reason the patriarch took refuge in the tree: he is hiding from his wife after trying to grill her pet, a skunk named Garth .

Music video

The music video for Old Pop in at Oak is characterized by wild, to square dance reminiscent dance moves and a clichéd western-like scenery. The actors, who are suitably costumed for the setting, stand out for their unclean, grubby appearance. Rednex sometimes stand in what at first glance appears to be a large bird cage and dance or swing. Only in the course of the video does the relation to the background make it clear that the musicians are actually tiny. The band members are often in front of a desert landscape with eye-catching cacti and take turns dancing in front of the camera. Later, a car appears full of women dancing with the band. The father is sung whistle to see smoking in a tree, on the even of the cage of a several times a close-up that appears parrot depends. Towards the end the band members, now normal again, try to cut the tree with a saw .

success

Charts and chart placements

Old Pop in an Oak was a huge commercial success in several European countries. In Austria , Sweden and Norway the song reached the top of the charts, in Germany and Switzerland it landed in second place. The song was particularly successful in Austria, where it stayed at number one for ten weeks and was the second most successful title of 1995 after the follow-up single Wish You Were Here . The song received platinum in Austria and Germany, and gold in Switzerland.

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	2 (20 weeks)	20th
Austria (Ö3)	1 (18 weeks)	18th
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 (24 weeks)	24
Sweden (GLF)	1 (16 weeks)	16
United Kingdom (OCC)	12 (3 weeks)	3

Web links

• Official music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Credits of the single. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Lyrics. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rednex Music: music video. youtube.com, August 24, 2013, accessed March 14, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Charts. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Annual charts Austria. Retrieved March 14, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Rednex - Old Pop in an Oak Chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on September 7, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Rednex - Old Pop in an Oak Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed September 7, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Rednex - Old Pop in an Oak chart placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed September 7, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Rednex - Old Pop in an Oak chart placement Sweden. In: swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed September 7, 2019 . 
10. ^ Rednex - Old Pop in an Oak Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed September 7, 2019 .