A couple of days ago, Wade and I rented our usual couple of flicks from our local Hollywood Video. One of the titles was Black Snake Moan, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christina Ricci (who I haven't seen recently in Hollywood, so this was a nice change). The movie itself was pretty good, set in the South, and featured a lot of Southern Blues music. While Wade and I definitely enjoyed the blatant addition of the music in the soundtrack and the music actually played by a character in the film, one song stuck out from the film and has been stuck in our heads since, and that would be "Stackolee". 

We're people who usually enjoy music for the instruments being played, less so the lyrics. But both grabbed us in this track, and made it worthy of an MP3 Spotlight. 

It's a simple blues song, really, but I've been singing it since and shaking the booty to it whenever possible. It's hard not to appreciate the song and its rawness, so enjoy.

And shit, who knew Sammy Jackson could sing?? 

Black Snake Moan Website // MySpace // Buy the Soundtrack 

Stackolee - Samuel L. Jackson (with various artists in the studio) MP3

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