I really love that Bo Burnham song about country songs, ever since I heard that it's all I can hear when listening to country now. So many of the popular country songs follow that format almost exactly, it's insane...
My pleasure. My favourite story about sharing this is a guy that I worked with who listened to country and liked to play jokes on his S/O. His eyes lit up and he had a look of pure joy on his face when he heard the song. And I quote "She's not going to know what is going on when she hears this!".
The gym was playing some country last time I went, and the song was some guy saying: I did her wrong, and now she's leaving me. The guy sounded genuinely regretful and acknowledged he was to blame. I don't hear that in a lot of other genres.
And Charlie Crockett and Sturgil Simpson if it has to be new old-school sounding stuff.
Or if old is fine too:
Ernest Tubb, Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Hank Snow, Hank Sr., Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins, George Jones, Red Foley, Kitty Wells, Porter Wagoner, Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Charlie Pride, Gene Watson, The Dillards (bluegrass), Jack Guthrie, Wanda Jackson (rockabilly-y), Buck Owens, Tex Williams, Dick Curless, Peter Rowan, Vince Gill, Stanford Clark, Slim Whitman, and many, many more! (This list is subject to grow with edits as I remember more of the best troubadors of yore.)
Also find WFMU radio's Honky Tonk Radio Girl hosted by Becky wherever podcasts are sold, here's the RSS link (so says antennapod.) Becky knows her shit, constant bangers.
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Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 88 pts · 238d
country music, kill husband love truck
coyootje@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 238d
I really love that Bo Burnham song about country songs, ever since I heard that it's all I can hear when listening to country now. So many of the popular country songs follow that format almost exactly, it's insane...
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 237d
My favorite Country song is "God Gives Head in Heaven " by the Swedish death metal band Aeon.
darvocet@infosec.pub · 11 pts · 237d
thank you for that
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 237d
My pleasure. My favourite story about sharing this is a guy that I worked with who listened to country and liked to play jokes on his S/O. His eyes lit up and he had a look of pure joy on his face when he heard the song. And I quote "She's not going to know what is going on when she hears this!".
fartographer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 237d
But what about mouthwash?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 237d
There's like 3-4 songs getting beat to death on the radio right now where the dude is getting cucked. It's weird.
TheRealKuni@piefed.social · 21 pts · 237d
How else are they gonna make the rural folk be okay with their nation getting fucked?
Sunforged@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 237d
Legit curious for an example, that is hilarious.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 237d
Here's the two that I was able to remember enough to find.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCvZ-18LOg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdhbRpOxpPw
thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 237d
If more women would kill their husbands they'd stop trying to outlaw divorce.
MotoAsh@piefed.social · 10 pts · 237d
You might have it backwards. Spousal homicide was far more common when divorce wasn't an option.
Although I'm all for shitty people meeting an end.
thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 237d
That's the point I'm trying to make.
MotoAsh@piefed.social · 5 pts · 237d
I don't think conservatives are smart enough to understand consequences. Especially consequences that take more than one step to find.
Sergio@piefed.social · 14 pts · 237d
The gym was playing some country last time I went, and the song was some guy saying: I did her wrong, and now she's leaving me. The guy sounded genuinely regretful and acknowledged he was to blame. I don't hear that in a lot of other genres.
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 237d
So you can take his truck? I'll never understand this genre.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 237d
Usually it's to stop him being an abusive POS.
eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 237d
meanwhile gothic/outlaw country is out here like "I'm going to kill a cop and then go fishing but then catch Satan himself and then everyone dies"
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 174d
So... squidbillies?
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 237d
Indiana Woman Mississippi Man :(
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 237d
Barefoot and pregnant AGIIIN? You must be on... K-Rose
nokama@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 237d
For some good country check out Colter Wall
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 237d
And Charlie Crockett and Sturgil Simpson if it has to be new old-school sounding stuff.
Or if old is fine too:
Ernest Tubb, Ferlin Husky, Faron Young, Hank Snow, Hank Sr., Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins, George Jones, Red Foley, Kitty Wells, Porter Wagoner, Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Charlie Pride, Gene Watson, The Dillards (bluegrass), Jack Guthrie, Wanda Jackson (rockabilly-y), Buck Owens, Tex Williams, Dick Curless, Peter Rowan, Vince Gill, Stanford Clark, Slim Whitman, and many, many more! (This list is subject to grow with edits as I remember more of the best troubadors of yore.)
Also find WFMU radio's Honky Tonk Radio Girl hosted by Becky wherever podcasts are sold, here's the RSS link (so says antennapod.) Becky knows her shit, constant bangers.
aeiou@piefed.social · 7 pts · 237d
Obligatory: https://youtu.be/CORANvT8l9A
derry@midwest.social · 3 pts · 237d
Steve Goodman had entered the chat.
FluorideMind@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 237d
Country pop*
Schmuppes@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 237d
I've had this in my head for days now, and I alternate between hating it and loving it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Qg99MhZQM