Forty Miles of Bad Road

"Forty Miles of Bad Road"
"Forty Miles of Bad Road"
Single by Duane Eddy, His 'Twangy' Guitar and the Rebels
from the album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang
B-side	"The Quiet Three"
Released	May 1959
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	2:10
Label	Jamie
Songwriter(s)	Duane Eddy; Al Casey;

"Forty Miles of Bad Road" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Duane Eddy. Released as a single in 1959, it also appeared on Eddy's 1960 album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang.

Background

Duane told Oldies Radio DJ "Wild" Wayne that the title came about when he and his producer Lee Hazlewood were waiting in line to buy tickets at a movie theatre. They overheard two guys in front of them discussing a blind date that one of them just had. One asked the other as to how the blind date went. His friend replied that it was ok but the girl had a face that looked like "forty miles of bad road". Duane and Lee looked at each other and said we have the title of our next record.

Chart performance

The song charted at #9 on the Pop chart.^[2] "Forty Miles of Bad Road" also went to #17 on the Hot R&B Sides chart.^[3]

Chart (1959)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM Chart)^[4](2wks@4)	4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[5]	11
US Billboard Hot 100	9
US Billboard Hot R&B Sides	17

Song influence

The idiom is referenced in the lyrics of the R.E.M. song "Crush with Eyeliner": "She's a sad tomato/She's three miles of bad road".
It is also referenced in Bob Dylan's 2000 Academy Award winning song "Things Have Changed": "I've been walking forty miles of bad road/If the Bible is right, the world will explode."^[6]

References

^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ Koda, Cub (1994).Rock Instrumental Classics Volume 1: The Fifties (p. 14) . Los Angeles: Rhino Records.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 182.
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 13, 1959".
^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
^ https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/

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[1] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[2] Koda, Cub (1994).Rock Instrumental Classics Volume 1: The Fifties (p. 14) . Los Angeles: Rhino Records.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 182.

[4] "CHUM Hit Parade - July 13, 1959".

[5] "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

[6] ttps://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/

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v t e Duane Eddy
Studio albums	Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel Especially for You The "Twangs" the "Thang" $1,000,000 Worth of Twang Road Trip
Singles	"Rebel-'Rouser" "Ramrod" "Cannonball" "Peter Gunn" "Yep!" "Forty Miles of Bad Road" "Some Kind-a Earthquake" "Bonnie Came Back" "Shazam!" "Because They're Young" "Kommotion" "Pepe" "Theme from Dixie" "Ring of Fire" "The Ballad of Paladin" "(Dance with the) Guitar Man" "Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar"
Cover Songs	"Along the Navajo Trail" "Anytime" "Dear Lady Twist" "Detour" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Just Because" "The Lonesome Road" "Lover" "Loving You" "Popeye the Hitchhiker" "Trouble in Mind" "Tuxedo Junction"

"Forty Miles of Bad Road"
Single by Duane Eddy, His 'Twangy' Guitar and the Rebels
from the album $1,000,000 Worth of Twang^[1]
B-side	"The Quiet Three"
Released	May 1959 (1959-05)
Genre	Instrumental rock
Length	2:10
Label	Jamie
Songwriter(s)	Duane Eddy Al Casey