This is an opinion cartoon and rocking caption contest thing.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is an amazing, prolific guitarist. And lead singer. In multiple genres of music. Hard rock, of course. Metal, obviously. Folk. Country. Pop. Disco. Blues. Who knew?
Thanks to you, she let it all hang out on the ‘What song is she playing?’ caption contest.
Kay Ivey on lead guitar: ‘What song is she playing?’ caption contest - al.com
I started this Kay Ivey caption contest this past Wednesday on my Crowe Jam newsletter, so my Jammers got a head start. They were having so much fun with it, I decided to spread the love to you all.
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And boy, did y’all deliver. I spent the weekend wandering through and laughing at over 200 captions. Y’all had fun with this thing and so did I.
As promised, caption contests are exclusive to Crowe Jam newsletter subscribers. Jammers will get the first crack at the jokes, and the winnings. The judging process is classified information. I’ll explain it all in the newsletter.
Lordy, a Jammer could score a signed print worth $13 million on the Back in Black market, for cryin’ out loud!
The over-all winner of this caption contest will be revealed in Wednesday’s Crowe Jam newsletter. Maybe. Hey, we’re all winners for playing and having a little fun with this thing, right?
Here are a few of the “What song is she playing?” best offerings, divided into categories and in mostly chronological order of the way I received them. These captions are just a glimpse of the crazy ... no way I could post this without leaving out some worthy captions. Y’all ain’t right. And I love it.
Please, go through these and choose your favorites. Send YOUR winners to me via email. Let’s get this wrong stuff right!
Gambling
OBVIOUSLY she’s playing the intro for Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler - Brian McAlister
The Gambler- Brian Mcalister and at least 6 others suggested Kay Ivey was channeling Kenny Rogers about gambling.
AC/DC
With the Gibson SG and the Angus Young “duck-walk”... gonna go with HIGHWAY TO HELL – DWE
Highway to Hell - DWE, Earl Hansen, Gene Short, J Patterson and 10 others were feeling hellish vibes from Ivey.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - Ellen Dyas and 4 others
Mama Ivey is clearly doing her best impression of the great Angus Young of AC/DC live at Donington, August of 91 in her classic Devil Red school boy uniform. Mama Ivey is shredding her Gibson SG to “Shoot to Thrill” given your article’s initial reference to her pro-second amendment campaign ad. J Patterson
“Back in Black” - Lee Hopkins
“Back in black” AC/DC. Thanks gamblers! - Betsy Curren Leavitt
Hell’s Belles – Donna Bassett
It has to be an AC/DC song with her holding that Gibson SG Standard. So I would have to say “Big Balls” - Greg Crabtree
Bumblestruck - Trey Lane
She’s giving “You Shook Me All Night Long” vibes- Michelle Irvin
AC/DCs version of “I’m A Little Tea Pot” - George Fuller III
Whole Lotta Ivey - Jeff Drummond
It’s a long way to the top if you’re white and old - Grayson Capps
Death Penalty
“Mamaaaa, just killed a man
Put a mask around his head, gave the thumbs up, now he’s dead
Mamaaaa, my Yellow throne is gone
But now I’ve thrown all hope of morality away” - Bronwen Crowe
The Nitrogen Hypoxia Execution Blues - Bill Ives
Killing Me Softly With Nitrogen- Bill Ives
High Steppin’ stuff
“….. kicking in your stall…. at the highsteppers ball…” Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers - Mary East
Kay is playing her self-penned classic rock standard “Ain’t No Step Too High Fuh a High Steppah” - Bill Ivey
“No hill’s too high for a high steppin’, gun-totin’, guitar pickin’ govnah from Wilcox County!” - William Bruce
High Stepper Blues - Brian M. White
Prisons
Money for Nothing… except prisons. - Toni Ann Cohn
With the state of our prisons, The Torture Never Stops by Zappa seems appropriate. - Glenn Welden
Pardon Our Lack of Paroles Blues - Bill Ives
My Own Prison - Creed - Jalderson
Holman Prison Blues - Pat McArthur Booker
“Jailhouse Rock” or “Another Brick in the Wall” - Samantha Simmons
(Lots more ‘Jailhouse Rock’ references)
Schools
“We Don’t Need No Education” - Don Parker
“We don’t need no education” - Kellie Sims Myer
“Schoolhouse Rock “- but it’s private! - Linda Verin
Kay Ivey, Alabama, music, etc.
“Try that in a small town,” by Jason Aldean. Performed in front of a Confederate memorial on a courthouse square.- Phillip Otts
“If I could turn back time” bringing us back to the 1940s and 50s would be her dream. Douglas Seymour
“Tonight we’re going to party like it’s “1899′” - Martin Cunningham
“Jive Talking”- David W. Ligon
“Kill the Poor” by the Dead Kennedys - Leanne Potts
She’s definitely playing Dixie - Jamie Peffer
POISON IVY - Guy Hornbuckle
HAIR OF THE DOG! – William Carter
“Bad to the Bone”: Gov.Ivey and the “legislatuh” are trying to strangle libraries. – Donna Riley-Lein
Counting Jim Crows - Jeremy Stephens
“You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd” by Roger Miller - David Morris
A Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On - Bess Rich
“Granny Won’t You Smoke Some Marijuana” - David Stephens
Pistol Packin’ Mama - Wade Wellborn
“IVEY B. GOODE TONIGHT!” - Hugh Kilpatrick
” I’M A WILD THANG… I DO THIS GUV THANG… I MAKE ALABAM’ GROOVY… I’M A…I’M A…WILD THANG…” -Hugh Kilpatrick
Thanks to all for playing!
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JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @jdcrowe@al.com.
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