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The Ballad of Buckskin Bob

1986 Music video
  • Pop

From the Single The Ballad of Buckskin Bob (2021)

In 1986 ex-Dudes guitarist Ian Morris decided to use a stage name  his birth name "wasn't poppy enough", so Tex Pistol was born. It was a perfect fit for his single 'The Ballad of Buckskin Bob', a "loving parody of cowboy pop culture" written by Morris's former bandmate Lez White. Morris used his sound engineering skills and a computer sampler to transform White's version into a hook-filled, whip crackin' pop gem. The video indulges in childhood fantasy: two boys play shootout in the mall while Mum does the shopping. Tex, clad in his fringed jacket and stetson, rides a coin operated pony all the way to glory.