This is a lot of crap, and the stupid list reflects it.
George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning" is one of the best country songs of all time, and it hardly touches on any of these subjects.
I downloaded my first country song the other day. It’s Roger Alan Wade’s, “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough.”
Amen!
And not just Amarillo...most of Strait’s songs give the lie to that statement.
Outside of George Strait, Aaron Watson, few in their vein there are no true country acts active at this time and haven’t been for over 10-15 years. George is the all time king, period. He defines country music. In the past the likes of Mark Chesnut, Tracy Lawrence, early Reba, Brooks and Dunn, Rick Trevino, Tracy Byrd, Diamond Rio, Chris Ledoux, George Jones, and Alan Jackson were country (notice the one common thread here is they stayed away from the Nashville power brokers for the most part). Garth was until his second album then he went of the farm. Seems to be the SOP, cut a good first album then after that turn out pop songs and kill your country credentials.
Today’s line up are nothing more than pop stars that could not make it in top 40 and they bring their trash to country. And yes I am talking about Miranda Lambert, Trace Atkins, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Randy Rogers, Blake Shelton...et al...
Thanks for saying what needed to be said. LOL!
Hard to take seriously anything that mentions "Justin Beeber" and "Great Songs" in the same breath.
Yeah, a lot of modern country is just a caricature of what country music is supposed to be, both topically and musically.
Agreed, plus it's a great Texas song, and there are too many of those to count.
"This Old Porch/The Front Porch Song" by Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, Jr. is one of the best Texas songs of all time.