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Butte Montana

2008-08-27 · song · Hank · 0:36 · watch on YouTube

Topic: History & curiosities · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: song or performance

A 36-second comic song that chants the name of Butte, Montana, and names the Berkeley Pit and its arsenic.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Chant of "Butte" repeated

00:00:22 — Verse: Butte, Montana, home of the Berkeley Pit, filled with arsenic

  • ★★ Hank sings that Butte, Montana, is home of the Berkeley Pit. (playful) — 00:00:22
  • ★ The song says the pit is filled with arsenic (one other word unclear). (playful) — 00:00:22

Humor (dominant)

  • The song opens by chanting the name of the town, Butte, over and over. — 00:00:00

    “Oh, Butte, Butte, Butte, Butte”

Mentioned

Berkeley Pit · Butte, Montana

Only in the description or credits: iTunes

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