Just what the world needed: a Swedish techno-bluegrass crossover
Novelty European techno is not a genre noted for its multitude of artistic high points, but “Cotton Eye Joe” may very well be its nadir.
A Country & Western record made by people who obviously hate C&W music with every fiber of their being, it layers a thumping beat with every hillbilly cliché known to man — twanging Jew’s harp, people shouting “yee-haw!”, bluegrass banjo, horses neighing — and then tops it off with a vocalist singing in what may be the most risible American accent ever committed to tape.
Worst Moment: : Rednex have spent more weeks at number 1 in Germany than any other artist of the last 25 years.
Our Opinion: Surely it can’t be possible – a song worse than “Barbie Girl”? Oh my god, it is!
