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"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.

Chart performance

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

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."

References

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. https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/things-have-changed/

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