‘Rootin’ Tootin’ & Spittin’’ by Benjamin Simon is a bright, familiar country song that feels like a warm groove. The song’s lyrics seem to float past observations, conjuring the image of our narrator enjoying a calm, sunny day by a lake, plucking at their guitar.

The song’s narrative seems to wind through scathing observations, evoking the mood of a calm day interrupted. This, while the swinging pace of the song’s verses seem to dip and slow by its refrain. 

“…I’m rootin’, I’m tootin’ and I’m spittin’” 

‘Rootin’ Tootin’ & Spittin’’ sounds like a laid-back observation of life as it moves past. A sound that seems to be in dialogue with what surrounds it, almost one with it. The sound feels as though it’s one with the place it came from, making its observations in what feels like a stream of consciousness. 

“…The dogs got up this morning and started to whine…”. 

The percussion on the song is a definite highlight, keeping pace with the dynamic flow of the song. It stomps, then slows, fully present under those familiar guitar melodies. The melodies seem to descend in ways that feel like an unfurling spiral, at times even breaking to a stop before our chorus. 

‘Rootin’ Tootin’ & Spittin’’ sounds like a simple, fun story told through soundscape and images. The lyrics seem to just string the listener along, moving in tandem with that familiar and nostalgic feeling, much like the way  country or folk music can. 

A calm, laid-back, yet dynamic listen.

Listen to ‘Benjamin Simon – Rootin’ Tootin’ & Spittin’’ on Spotify: