“Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” by Trace Adkins
by Amanda London· Published · Updated
“Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” is sort of like a country version of the 1992 Sir Mix-A-Lot classic Baby Got Back. But whereas that particular song may be more of an overt expression of appreciation for big female derrieres, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”, as its narrative suggests, was inspired by a single individual.
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And again, that is exactly how the lyrics of this piece read, though with some embellishments. For instance, in the first verse, some dude who is identified as “T.W.” gets slapped by his girlfriend for staring too hard at this lady also. And as for the chick with the “badonkadonk”, i.e. extra-large behind, the vocalist is in fact encouraging her to shake “what her mama gave her”.
Indeed he and his homeys decide to hang out extra late at the bar, purely in the name of watching her dance as long as they possibly can.
Songs such as these tend to be based on simple lyricism, and that’s more or less the case with “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”. And generally speaking, it does come off like one of those pieces whose ultimate goal is to encourage all the ladies in the house with huge and/or shapely behind, presumably clad in some tight “britches”, to freely get their groove on.
Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins is a singer from Louisiana who has been especially successful in his genre of specialization, that being country music. However, he has also experienced notable mainstream success, i.e. albums that have fared well on the Billboard 200.
Additionally, quite a few of his singles have appeared on the Hot 100. And in that regard none except for 2008’s “You’re Gonna Miss This” have performed as well as “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”, which peaked at number 30 on said listing.
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More Facts about “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
“Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” is derived from Trace Adkins’s seventh studio album, “Songs About Me”. Capitol Nashville issued the said project on 22 March 2005.
Said LP not only reached the pinnacle of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart but also stands as Trace’s best-performing album to date commercial wise. It even got certified double-platinum in his homeland.
This song has made appearances on a couple of television shows/films. Perhaps one of its most notable appearances was on a 2015 episode of The X-Files. Another notable one was on Jason Statham’s 2009 flick Crank: High Voltage.
This hit was actually written by three other country musicians besides Trace Adkins –
- Jamey Johnson
- Randy Houser
- Dallas Davidson
And its producer is the well-tenured Dan Huff.
Sometimes when a singer has a signature hit, he or she may get tired of being compelled to perform it year after year. But Adkins has actually expressed a contrary sentiment as far as “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” is concerned. According to him, he loves it more with each passing year.
