Cledus T. Judd waits on Obama
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 – Cledus T. Judd re-signed with Koch Records and will release a new single this month,
Waitin' On Obama after a three-year hiatus. The song is a parody of Brad Paisley's hit single,
Waitin' On A Woman, and a video was shot Monday at the Factory in Franklin, Tenn. The single is available on iTunes and the video will be released on inauguration day, Jan. 20.
"I've had a great time during my radio detour and will continue to make strides in the broadcasting world, but returning to originally what brought me to town is key," said Judd. "It's time for America to start laughing again, and I hope they can begin laughing with me."
"When Cledus called me a told me the idea about Waitin' On Obama, I knew we had to get in and cut it," said Chuck Rhodes, Director of Koch's Country Division. "We went from words on a page to finished product out the door in about two weeks. It's great to be back in business with one of the funniest guys in country music today."
Judd is looking to release is next CD, "Polyrically Incorrect" in April.
Judd began his career by parodying popular country songs and he has released more than 20 music videos, 9 studio albums and 2 EPs. Judd's television work includes a stint as the co-host of CMT Most Wanted Live from 2002 to 2004 and as a special correspondent on the 2005 season of Nashville Star. He was one of the featured contestants on Season Five of VH1's reality show Celebrity Fit Club. Judd has signed a new publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music and Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney's publishing company as a songwriter. Judd was co-writer on a bonus track The Way from the Rascal Flatts CD "Still Feels Good."
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Any artist that aspires to the Yankovic-ian brand of success known as the song parodist wants to be graded on a special curve. They might even deserve it. Cledus T. Judd (born Barry Poole) has taken his lumps in the fame machine, working across multiple labels and moonlighting as a DJ. But we can't overlook the funny, and Judd has done that very thing himself this time.
Focusing half the record, mystifyingly, on the downturn of the economy, Judd makes a bid for credibility or desperation.
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Parodist Cledus T. Judd has recently eschewed the more manic aspects of his comedic character and gravitated toward relative subtlety, while only hinting at something zanier. Such is the case with this uneven 10-song collection boasting flashes of humor and one surprisingly affecting straight performance.
When Judd tackles the current poker craze with some double entendre word play ("One Jack Off") or serves up his superior remake of Brent Burns' barroom trolling ditty ("I'm Going Ugly Early
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Cledus T. Judd eschews his normal Junior Samples-on-helium vocals for this subtler, still amusing collection of country parodies. The shock here isn't that Judd is funny without squawking through his nose, it's that he possesses an appealing singing voice that embraces the tone of the songs he satirizes.
Judd's six-song budget-priced set boasts country icon George Jones' guest appearance on "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Pop," a wonderfully snarky and resonant remake of Barbara Mandrell's
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