Loving That Country Charm! LITTLE BIG TOWN ‘Boondocks’

[@robertg7396]

Boondocks refers to being out in the middle of nowhere, usually deep in the country away from city life. Another term is "out in the sticks". Generally its wooded, mountainous areas, away from the luxuries of modern life. Where things are still simple. 🤠

[@epfanforever]

Best description here. Thank you. Someone else said low income, no actually most are well off, they just don't have a desire to keep up with the Jones, and want to enjoy the simple life. It's getting harder and harder to find the Boondocks, because so many want to go back to that simplicity.

[@robertg7396]

@epfanforever I definitely wouldn't say "low income". I think compared to how they live, and the economy of their area, they're living quite comfortably.

[@newgrl]

Good description. Other terms, depending upon where you are: BFE = Bum F&cked Egypt Over in the Holler = A holler is an area where people live between two small mountains are large hills. This term means over a couple of hills. Backwoods = a wooded rural area Boonies = shortened boondocks See Matt Mitchell's "The 8 Sizes of Southern Places" for further learnin'.

[@karendavis2668]

My parents live a couple miles down a dirt road in southern Missouri. My city-born son gets excited when we reach the "bumpy road" 😂

[@Lane2268]

well there are no mountains in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama , or Oklahoma and Kansas, it simply means in the country away from the urban sprawls. it's down to earth pragmatic and simple. It is life where recreation is fishing and swimming, for me it was a spring-fed creek with a rope swing and chilly waters on a hot Oklahoma August.

[@jewellfamilyfarm9652]

It also called the boonies. Its out in the country away from town. We're a different type of people. Very low key.

[@katmit69]

When your out in the Boondocks, you live out in the country in the middle of nowhere. I grew up in the Boondocks in Texas. I still live in the country in North Carolina, but not so much in the Boondocks as I'm just 8 miles outside of Chapel Hill. Its a great place to be, especially as a kid where you spend your summer days running around in the woods, or down by the creek, just enjoying life and staying in the house or playing video games all day was not a thing. Enjoyed your reaction Craig! Love Little Big Town, they are a great group with a great catalogue!! ❤

[@marlainalindsey3279]

I grew up in the Boondocks ❤ I love it so much. I also raised my kids there❤❤ I can relate personally to this song ❤

[@debibailey2968]

Way out in the country. Also known as out in the sticks or out in the middle of nowhere. You'll also hear it called the boonies. I think many of us who grew up in the country love that simple life, and many of us still yearn for that life! ❤❤❤

[@DewayneGore]

The boondocks is "out in the country" where life is simpler and usually the place where city people won't tread. It's also known as "out in the sticks" or "out in the middle of nowhere".

[@Spring-hs2ud]

In America generally means out in the country. Comes from a Tagalog Filipino word bundok (mountain).

[@calamityjayne4164]

I live in the "Boondocks"! Out in the country, away from the hustle and bustle of the city! Born and raised in slower pace. Raising my boys out here too. Calm country life.

[@browniewin4121]

Catchy tune. This is the first time I've heard them, lots of talent in this group.

[@carolkinney1327]

My mom and dad were born in the boondocks. Or, out in the sticks if you prefer. When they married and mom was about to deliver my oldest brother, my dad delivered his first born son in a log cabin The doctor showed up about 3 days later to check the baby and issue a birth certificate.

[@JohnPaul-hm2ys]

In British, it would living down on the sticks. In any case, this was the song that first drew me to Little Big Town. And, it is a great sing along in the car - especially, you get line, I get a pole........

[@ginao8935]

Boondocks means a very rural area. Usually a low income area in the back woods that is very remote and rough country.

[@dollcf6722]

Not necessarily low-income. I live in a very rural area of Kentucky where there's a wide variety of people living in "the boondocks" including doctors that live in huge homes.

[@sherribrock2726]

The boondocks mean an out of the way, hard to get to and way off a different beaten pathway.

[@sharoncraig4231]

wild, desolate, or uninhabitable country, basically life in deep country - home!

[@calamityjayne4164]

"Tornado" by Little Big Town thumps! 💗 "Little White Church" is another good one by them!😁

[@Grace1957-]

I love this song,also Pontoon is a really fun song.

[@firequeen2194]

😍

[@firedoc5]

This is exactly how I grew up. So many city folks think that growing up in the country or "boonies" may have been boring, but I guarantee we had more of blast than they could imagine. We didn't need bright lights or fast paced action. A bonfire, good music, great friends, and a keg when appropriate, was all that was needed. Even when we moved to the edge of the big town, population 450 including dogs, cats, and horses, we still stayed in the boondocks.

[@lindamowday2492]

I live way out in the country. It's beautiful peaceful .

[@kimking6036]

I grew up in the Ozarks. The hills. 35 miles from the closest Walmart😂 The closest town had 1 gas station and 1 store. Where you could buy anything from basic groceries and your jeans, boots and other farm clothes. 😊

[@angelacollins-eb5nk]

Boondocks is a rural, isolated area and few neighbors. I spent my last few teenage years living in the Boondocks. I lived by a creek.

[@missouriluv]

Boondocks- rough, remote, or isolated country. From the Tagolog "bundock" meaning mountain, introduced to the US by members of the military during and after the Philippine-American War (1899-1902). This song is one of my favorites! While I personally didn't grow up in the boondocks I have a lot of family that live in the boondocks and I hang out in those areas a lot so this song still gives me nostalgic homey vibes.

[@Carlyn88413]

Boondocks or boonies as I used to say is a remote rural area. It doesn’t have to be on the water but where I grew up the boonies were always along the banks of the water.

[@GreenOlives4952]

Boondocks are way out of town, considered isolated from "cultured" life. Sometimes the people there were looked down upon as just poor, uneducated farmers, historically. There is a song from the mid 60s called Down in the Boondocks. Idk who the artist is but the point of the song is that people keep him down bc that's where he was born and he loves a girl from outside of the boondocks. Two songs I recommend from Little Big Town are Girl Crush and Daughters. Thanks for a great reaction! ❤

[@CindyNavarro]

Recorded by Billy Joe Royal and written by Joe South. I loved both of those musicians!

[@TheWynch]

Boondocks generally refers to the outback country, generally inhabited by a poorer class of people but at the same time many landowners/farmers. Referred to also as people from the wrong side of the tracks, they did reference a train in the first part of the song. People who work hard from sun up to sun down but also play hard. Great song.

[@user-jd9ve4ky8g]

It's way back in the country... boondocks

[@jerryhallman1742]

When I was a kid, we would joke about being so deep in the woods they had to pump oxygen and sunshine to us

[@stevecarew9803]

Boondocks! Deep in the country. Far from the city and civilization.

[@Tonidolls]

On the other side of the tracks..LOL..Where most of us live.And we love it !!!

[@sandyboudreaux-barber9586]

❤️❤️❤️it’s the Boonies where I came from. Boondocks is the poor side of town

[@selinahann5595]

Usually means out in the country, the middle of nowhere, where there isn't much of anything around

[@mimomof2]

I've always thought of Little Big Town as kind of a more country Fleetwood Mac!

[@TexasMagnolia]

LBT is a must rabbit hole!!! Keep going… “The Boonies” drive way out to the country and keep going.

[@lkms338]

Boondocks graduate.......nothing better! (Texas)

[@michellehughes4070]

I live in the Boondocks!!! Country, gravel road, no close neighbors.... the Appalachian mountains, up a holler, beside a creek, near a lake, 30 miles from the closest town in either direction in Southeastern Kentucky. No better place on Earth!!!

[@rachellivermore1918]

Surrounded by woods and water like where I live! Love my Boondocks!

[@shelbyLwagner]

Our family farm is out in the boondocks so we go wild and crazy I love being out there it's the best life for me

[@karentrupp3746]

First song I ever heard from them and immediately a fan

[@squirrley01]

Boondocks can mean many places. Basically small town and country living. We had a town of about 1000. Lots of farms. I lived on a small farm just 5 miles from town. Had a dozen cows, chickens garden and fruit trees, played in the creek. People from big towns sometimes look down on those who live simply and proudly. Love your energy....and your eyes, oh my... 😂

[@CaliMishell]

Loved growing up in the boondocks.

[@shannaroyal6882]

Wales, Maine my hometown. Very rural...the boondocks for sure. Population 1000.

[@IBLostToo]

A good movie (i think) for the "Boondocks" feel is Fried Green Tomatoes

[@Gashouse69]

Boondocks refers to the deep country moles from the nearest town. My family is from an area like that. My uncle use to say they lived so deep in the woods they had to pipe in sunlight!

[@cottagewitch]

The house I grew up in was on a long dirt road in the country and we had a "Boondocks" sign at the end of our driveway. This song fills my heart.

[@firefighterchick]

This is my favorite song of theirs. They harmonize very well and it's quite catchy. Boondocks are basically areas that are potentially not on traditional maps or even Google Maps!😊 They are very remote regions or small towns mostly with all dirt roads and a small population. I live in a township with a few small towns but we're not the boondocks. I do enjoy visting that kind of area to spend quality time outdoors and having far less humans about.😊 We have small town called Kingston here in Pennsylvania. It's a few counties away from me. It's a pretty rural area. We actually have over 100 towns, cities, townships and counties named after England. 😊

[@scottyray8004]

Born and raised in the Boondocks….Sunbright, Tn. In East Tennessee population 550. Graduated with 42 classmates. School was K-12 in same place. Raised my kids in the boonies as well. I’m still in the country, wouldn’t want to live anywhere else!

[@kellie6048]

I think most of us dont actually know where the term boondocks came from. We just know that its a way of referring to a very rural, deep country area. Almost another phrase for saying "the middle of nowhere". Its also commonly called "the boonies" I honestly never thought about where the term came from and just googled it. Fascinating.

[@whyme7996]

Now you are ready for the mash up that Home Free does with Boondocks and Fishing in the Dark.

[@CindyNavarro]

Yes!! I love that one!!

[@dobazajr]

Exactly what I was thinking. Boondocks and Fishin' in the Dark has similarity in theme.

[@mizdink]

this song always gives my heart a "pang" as my family is from a wide spot in the road called Camp Creek (WV) even though I know that's not where they are singing about. Still, it's apt :)

[@rickyletner3167]

Same place I was raised. The middle of nowhere

[@danalynch8889]

It is the back woods with few homes inhabited by country folk. My dad was born in the boondocks of West Virginia with very few homes near. If you have watched the first episode of the Beverly Hillbillies and you see their home in the woods, that is the boondocks.

[@karendavis2668]

❤❤ this song! My city-born ex-husband even has this on his playlist! 😂

[@jeffcausy4730]

Backwoods and/or deep country That is the Boonedocks

[@kimberlygrimm7007]

I was borned and raised in the "boondocks" in Eastern, (Pike Co) KY I was raised way up in a "holler" (a narrow road between two mountains) Turkey Creek. It's on the Kentucky side of the "Tug River" which is the home and birth place of the McCoys of The Hatfield & McCoy Fued. I am related to the McCoy side through my Mom and the Hatfield side my Dad. My Pappaw (grandpa) had a sign on his bridge that said, "Shoot first then ask questions!" The first time I took my husband to meet my grandparents, he was scared to death! My Pappaw was a BIG man! As soon as we crossed the bridge, he stood up holding a shot gun in his bibbed overalls and a big chew of tobacco in his cheek! My husband started freaking out. He's a city boy. Please get out and tell him who we are before he starts shooting! Lol I got out and told him who we were. I hadn't been home in three years. He was si happy we had come to see him and my Mammaw! My Pappaw wasn't mean unless you made him mad!! He really liked my husband! Especially, after my husband gave him a very nice antique pocket knife! The next time we went to visit, my Pappaw took my husband trading! Thats still a big thing up in Appalachia. They trade guns, knives, cars, dogs , work, etc.etc. I hated living in the "boondocks" I remember being 4 yrs old and thinking when I grew up, I was leaving and never move back!! I got married 12 days after I got out of high school. Moved away and never moved back!

[@traciemack6168]

Yes sweetie, you was born in the boondocks too, lol. 🙃🙃

[@angelaolson2025]

I ❤ you sharing some of your story! And a great song 😊

[@Chris-yi3mo]

I'm here in the Boondocks of eastern Kentucky

[@tmossburg1]

Loved this reaction and love LBT ... so many good songs. One of my favorite which did not have alot of radio play is "i'm with the Band" Great harmonies.

[@shannonherb2048]

If I hit like before the video drops then I like it. The boondocks is just what is depicted. Old farms and the way of life as a hillbilly redneck. We can grow it, can it, kill it and grill it, and fix it if it's broke. My people.

[@cassbumk3565]

Hreat harmonies

[@gloriarosado2960]

Boondocks means living in the mountains,country away from city live….where everything is slow going

[@cricketpitts3744]

Awesome song

[@MikkiHjalmquist]

one of their newer ones is great: Hell Yeah! You would like Beer, Wine And Whiskey too

[@momD612]

Home Free did a mashup of this with "Fishin in the dark" & its incredible ❤❤

[@bartonbagnes4605]

Great song. Again I recommend "Only In America" by Brooks and Dunn for the 4th Of July, also "Land Of The Free" by Homefree.

[@arkikali5632]

Generally the boondocks means out in the middle of nowhere, usually in the country / a rural area. Although it's sometimes meant to mean somewhere on the outskirts of a city. But usually it's talking about being in the country.

[@kevinsharpjr]

Little Big Town song Little White Church, .

[@floraine26]

Glad you reacted to this. Always loved it.

[@cricketpitts3744]

I grew up in the boondocks, just means way out in the country away from everyone

[@johndavidson5228]

Very good song and reaction. I could actually hear your reaction clearly today. Thanks much.

[@DarcyIzziStewart]

I grew up in the boondocks.😂

[@normacraig7894]

# Boondocks!👏👏👏👏👏

[@countrykitty733]

Some parts call it the hollar.where I grew up we call it the boonies.

[@melissaeager3410]

2:29 Boondocks is just out in the country.. usually in the southern USA

[@cliffmorain7215]

Take the dirt road at the end of town clear to the end of the dirt road, (boondocks)

[@ceciliajones7816]

Boondocks came from the Tagalog word bundok meaning mountain. It wasn’t in the American vernacular until 1940s. Meaning changed to remote, sparsely populated places. Now it’s changed to just out of the way places.

[@michelleboussiala4470]

The easiest way to explain the boondocks is “in the middle of nowhere”

[@sizemorej]

Boondocks is from the time the the phillipines was occupied. Boondocks mean mountains. But in America it is in deep rural areas.

[@katiem9644]

Really love that song! Have you done any Montgomery Gentry? Wonderful duo with a lot of great songs. Hell Yeah, Speed, What do you Think About That. Would love seeing your reaction to them.

[@joyyearwood5250]

Pontoon is a good one by them also

[@jerryhallman1742]

I think you might also like pontoon

[@SSIronHeart]

I grew up in a place called forest lawn in Calgary Alberta. When I was a kid and played with little army guts I found a thing I thought would make a cool gun.... turns our it was a Crack pipe... hell my last name means edge of the village. I was raised in most of tge worst places in my city. And I'm proud of it.

[@amandanicoleeee]

You really need to do “Tell Me I Was Dreaming and If I Lost You both by Travis Tritt. The music videos go together in that order. Please do this!!

[@firequeen2194]

It’s a trilogy actually. The third one escapes me at the moment. But yes, you have to listen in order. The videos are amazing.

[@stevelambert6404]

Boondocks originated in ww11 in Australia, bondauk was an extremely remote area with nothing around and the American soldiers mispronounced it and it became boondocks

[@RogCBrand]

I believe it was earlier- from when America took the Philippines, and got it from their language, to describe the isolated, rough, mountainous areas.

[@KhenoronhkhwaJesusIs]

Have you watched the Music Video from Little Big Town “Tornado”.

[@markalumbaugh2756]

Rough remote rural area without luxuries

[@ghaeckel2684]

Boondocks comes from the Tagalog "bundok", meaning mountain, the idea being that on an island, the highlands away from the coast are more remote and less civilized. American troops from WWII brought the term home with them and it became a way to refer to rural areas that were thought of the same way. Boondocks really just means away from city life.

[@tannerrinker5499]

The boondocks or boonies, basically the middle of nowhere.

[@ianlovett8301]

Sticks is different than boondocks Boondocks are the swampy areas of the the American south

[@ianlovett8301]

It's kinda like if you're a yank and people call you clam diggers

[@larynanntapp6333]

Can't pass up a poker game!

[@suem6004]

You go to where pavement ends. Keep going down gravel road until it ends. Then the dirt road until it ends. That is the Boondocks. As far away from civilization as possible except not as far as the wilderness where you are hiking to get to and you better have a personal location device for rangers to find your bear eaten body.

[@martismastiffs]

Country people…

[@galerios1]

The city is an awful place to live. I lived in Fayetteville, NC and Cleveland, OH. And I was never more relieved than when I got back home to Vermont. Live in the backwoods. Get called a redneck. It's a lot better than city life. And the food is better too.

[@marlainalindsey3279]

Boondocks is way in the country not surrounded by any big towns