Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country

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Kane brown is sexy

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Knockin' Boots, Luke Bryan
Anything But Mine, Kenny Chesney (slower, but gorgeous)
You Never Even Called Me By My Name, David Allan Coe (because, as it says right there in the lyrics, the last verse IS "the perfect country and western song")

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Somebody Like You

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Jolene
Some Girls Do
Carrying Your Love With Me
My Maria
These are the country songs I like.

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Chris Stapleton- a rock vibe

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One Step Up - Kenny Chesney (written by Springsteen!)
Tennessee Whiskey- Chris Stapleton
Highway 20 Ride - Zac Brown

These are examples of country music songs that have the county sound but meaningful, emotional lyrics.

These are honest songs and don't have the typical imagery in country music which often makes the songs sound like they are pandering, or parodies of their genre

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Come Walk This World with Me (by George Jones)

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Anonymous wrote:Chris Stapleton- a rock vibe

He's amazingly talented. Upbeat, he is not.

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Anonymous wrote:So what are some good country songs that I can play for someone who refuses to like country. Needs to be upbeat/fun. Some songs that I plan to play are below so maybe use these as a baseline...
5 O'Clock Somewhere
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Wagon Wheel
Cruise
When the Sun Goes Down
Boondocks
Pontoon
Chicken Fried

PP above, but I'll add: I like country, but honestly, this list isn't the best way to get somebody that doesn't like county to enjoy it. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy is the perfect example of a stupid country song that has no depth and almost feels like satire of the genre.

People criticize the song as always being about "trucks, guns and dogs" or something like that. You need to find the ones that actually have meaning

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what are some good country songs that I can play for someone who refuses to like country. Needs to be upbeat/fun. Some songs that I plan to play are below so maybe use these as a baseline...
5 O'Clock Somewhere
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Wagon Wheel
Cruise
When the Sun Goes Down
Boondocks
Pontoon
Chicken Fried

PP above, but I'll add: I like country, but honestly, this list isn't the best way to get somebody that doesn't like county to enjoy it. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy is the perfect example of a stupid country song that has no depth and almost feels like satire of the genre.

People criticize the song as always being about "trucks, guns and dogs" or something like that. You need to find the ones that actually have meaning

Also, avoid the "twang" singers

Garth is always a good place to start since his voice is beautiful, but start with something like 'if tomorrow never comes' or 'shameless'

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Taylor Swift’s country stuff. Mean in particular.

Loving Ashley McBryde lately. Livin Next to Leroy is one of the best country songs in I don’t know how long. Uptempo but not fun. El Dorado is upbeat and fun.

Any Dixie Chicks - now just The Chicks. Gaslighter is a banger and the whole album is great. Truth No. 2, Goodbye Earl, Ready to Run, If I Fall, Everybody Knows, Long Time Gone are great older upbeat fun tracks.

Diane by Cam. It’s a response to Jolene. Fantastic.

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Smokey Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap

Love this song and I don't do country music.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what are some good country songs that I can play for someone who refuses to like country. Needs to be upbeat/fun. Some songs that I plan to play are below so maybe use these as a baseline...
5 O'Clock Somewhere
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Wagon Wheel
Cruise
When the Sun Goes Down
Boondocks
Pontoon
Chicken Fried

PP above, but I'll add: I like country, but honestly, this list isn't the best way to get somebody that doesn't like county to enjoy it. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy is the perfect example of a stupid country song that has no depth and almost feels like satire of the genre.

People criticize the song as always being about "trucks, guns and dogs" or something like that. You need to find the ones that actually have meaning

Also, avoid the "twang" singers

Garth is always a good place to start since his voice is beautiful, but start with something like 'if tomorrow never comes' or 'shameless'

PP again, and I realize now that 2 of 5 songs I recommended were written by rock/pop artists (Bruce Springsteen & Billy Joel), so maybe I'm not actually the biggest country fan

But that may be the way to go. Songs that blend with a genre they already are familiar with

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The Turnpike Troubadours top anything on this list currently. Try the Goodbye Normal Street album.

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Anonymous wrote:The Turnpike Troubadours top anything on this list currently. Try the Goodbye Normal Street album.

Good Lord Lorrie is one of my all time favorite songs. So good.