About "Sixteen Tons"
Brave Combo is a polka fusion band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles like norteño, salsa, rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, ska, etc, all performed with a rock/worldbeat energy.
As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and The Doors' "People are Strange", The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as a cha-cha, and "Sixteen Tons" as a cumbia. While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.
Top songs by Brave Combo
- Besame Mucho
- Cielito Lindo
- Canto A La Salsa
- Double Vision
- Fourteen
- Do Something Different (original Version)
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Charanaga Y Mambo
- Don't Get Married
- Bored Housewife
- Under Paris Skies
- Sixteen Tons
- Escape From Radioland
- Corrido Navideño
- Come Back To Sorrento
- Feliz Navidad
- For Me
- Conchita, The Waitress
- Hava Nagila Twist
- Ave Maria
- Do Something Different (polka)
- Candles
- Jeepers Creepers Cha Cha Cha
- Volver, Volver
- Civilized
- Pensando En Ti
- Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
- Baby, Baby, Baby Don't
- Polka Dancer
- Hey Jude
- Mickey Mouse Polka
- No, No, No Cha Cha Cha
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