Country superstar Miranda Lambert sings the play-out song over the closing credits of summer blockbuster Twisters.

Yesterday I went to see the summer blockbuster Twisters in the gigantic multiplex at Westfield Stratford (which I still think should be called Eastfield).

The film’s a lot of fun, even for someone like me who doesn’t much go for action movies or special effects – and there’s plenty of both – mainly because of the charm and chemistry of Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

But this song, and the vocals of its Dolly-ish singer, struck me as the closing credits began to roll and the audience began to file out – missing some post-credit scenes, by the way, so stick around if you go.

It’s firmly rooted in old-time country, making it a great antidote to anodyne Nashville country, and reminds me in no small way of Steve Earle’s breakout hit Copperhead Row.

As well as the stomping rhythm and old-time fiddle, the opening lines stop you dead in your tracks: “A rattlesnake kiss, a buzz you get / When the whiskey burns and the nicotine hits.”

The daughter of two Texas private eyes turned church ministers, Miranda Lambert might not be a household name here but she’s a superstar back home, with a string of hits in her own right and with a trio called Pistol Annies (with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley).

She writes her own songs, with a thematic thread of female empowerment, and manages to straddle mainstream country and the roots elements from which it grew without managing to alienate either audience.

And that’s all right by me.