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There has now been given an extraordinary reason by Trace Adkins for his fans to blast this weekend-the-a-like. In celebration of twenty years of this 2005 hit, the singer released a new remix of “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” with Moonlight and Country Night. Watching the reaction on the internet, a 20-year-old party-track has still got the punch.
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In the short video, Trace had a smile announcing the remix, saying that it took it up a notch from the original. The post began receiving fervent reactions from those who either grew up on the track or found their way to the foot-stomping spell just a few years ago. A spirit of the crowd witnessed by one touchdown, “dude this is fucking awesome,” while another shares, “great then, and it’s great now!”
The comment section almost turned into a mini-celebration of the superstar’s evolving career, with fans from way back complimenting his deep, signature voice and commanding presence. “That voice eowy, eay to go trace,” one admirer chimed in while attempting to contain their excitement without typing keyboard smashes. Others took up their chances to give kudos to the remix DJs, with one supporter shouting: “Hell yesss🔥🔥 keep crushing it!”
Some were not competing to set the original off; another nostalgic fan admitted, “Sorry….I love love love the original!”, as if some classics were untouched by needs of improvement. But most went for the new-fangled jam, with many cracking comments about the recharge the track provides prior to hitting jam sessions.
The lyrics give away quite some lewd compliments about appreciating a lady’s curves but also manage to say something to the heart, a failing crazy fan who gave the opinion that was sorely backed by many in the forum: “Yall gotta remember he don’t do it for the fans, he don’t do it for the music, he don’t do it for the beer; he does it for that Badonkadonk ladies😏😏😏.”
The remix is an intergenerational marker. Anyone underage at the song’s first airing could now appreciate a fine party-starting tune, and the oldies go down memory lane with thoughts of boot cuts and mechanical bulls. The guy himself loomed around that longevity of badonkadonks must have amused him; Adkins looked on with a smile during the announcement as a man who couldn’t quite believe that they’re still talking about badonkadonks in 2024.
Moreover, this anniversary is a reminder that Adkins helped lay the foundation with a humorous vibe for modern-country cultures. Before bro-country ever hit bonafide, tradition stood to testify that country audiences loved humor and swagger sharing that steel guitar. And yet, two decades on, artists still want to learn some lucrative tricks and gains from that fun vibe.
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Whereas most anniversary re-releases tend to become blatant cash grabs, judging from the reception of this release, the release was indeed a celebration of that song and the fans who yielded that song through the ages into countless bar jukeboxes and karaoke nights. Judging by the response, that badonkadonk is still in the trunk with the right junk.
