Anonymous
02/01/2023 18:30
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Not sure what you're looking for exactly, but...here's a mini list of my road trip country tunes for long travels.
I find that mixing it up with country and some pop thrown in make it more palatable for the non-country folks.
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Life Is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
Run- George Strait
Speed- Montgomery Gentry
Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
On the Road Again- Willie Nelson
I've Been Everywhere- Johnny Cash
Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
Willow -Taylor Swift-
John Deere Green- Joe Diffy
Check Yes or No- George Strait
I find that mixing it up with country and some pop thrown in make it more palatable for the non-country folks.
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Life Is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
Run- George Strait
Speed- Montgomery Gentry
Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
On the Road Again- Willie Nelson
I've Been Everywhere- Johnny Cash
Good Vibrations- The Beach Boys
Willow -Taylor Swift-
John Deere Green- Joe Diffy
Check Yes or No- George Strait
Anonymous
02/01/2023 18:21
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Anonymous wrote:Rainbow- Kacey Musgraves
so many misses on the "upbeat/fun" request from OP
Anonymous
02/01/2023 18:18
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
fun lyrics "And I ain't gotta see my ex-future-mother-in-law anymore . . . "
Luke Combs is a talented songwriter but as a singer/performer, his stuff all sort of blends together too much. "When It Rains It Pours" and "Hurricane" are fun and catchy. I liked "Beautiful Crazy" too. But nothing else seemed to distinguish itself.
Luke Combs is a talented songwriter but as a singer/performer, his stuff all sort of blends together too much. "When It Rains It Pours" and "Hurricane" are fun and catchy. I liked "Beautiful Crazy" too. But nothing else seemed to distinguish itself.
Anonymous
02/01/2023 18:16
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Anonymous wrote:OP Here. Thanks everyone. The guy is my buddy and he's not an flag waving anti-country person, so I was probably wrong to say that he "refuses" to like country. Just a bit stubborn. We are doing on a road trip and I want to make a playlist of some songs that I think he might like. I am not going to go with Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, or stuff like that. I'm looking for upbeat/fun/party type songs that, if I like, I think he'll like. There are some fantastic suggestions on this thread and I added about 5 of them to my list so far, but I haven't got through them yet. There's a lot to listen to. I typically don't like Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, and this group of people but I did find one or two that were suggested with potential. Like I said in an earlier post...I am not a country fan but I listen a bit when others are playing it. Some songs are "catchy". So I'm not looking for amazing, heartfelt lyrics. I'm looking for upbeat, road trip music that is considered country so I can show my buddy that some country songs are pretty good. Appreciate all the suggestions.
Are you mixing them with genres/songs he likes? I am not a country fan, but about 10% of my playlists would be considered country. I can't stand one after another of country though, it's better when it's mixed in with my rock and top 40 pop songs. Sometimes I nicely ask my husband if he's heard enough country, can I change the playlist or siriusxm channel lol.
Anonymous
02/01/2023 18:13
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Harper Valley PTA
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9 to 5
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Why Don’t We Just Dance
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Would You Go With Me
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
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Chatahoochie
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Also:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Boot Scoot Boogie
One Piece at a Time
A Boy Named Sue
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9 to 5
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4[youtube]
Why Don’t We Just Dance
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IH1Z9DEDqpk[youtube]
Would You Go With Me
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uFz61X2PQTw[youtube]
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uFz61X2PQTw[youtube]
The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K16fG1sDagU[youtube]
Chatahoochie
[/youtube]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JW5UEW2kYvc[youtube]
Also:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Boot Scoot Boogie
One Piece at a Time
A Boy Named Sue
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:59
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Rainbow- Kacey Musgraves
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:54
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
I'm new to country myself. Was in Nashville a while ago and went to a few shows. I surprised myself by really liking it. Country doesn't mess around. It goes for the emotional jugular. My car radio is now tuned to country instead of NPR, which is weird and unusual for me.
For popular contemporary country music - I mean this is top forty kind of music - I like:
Whisky and Rain by Michael Ray. Old school melancholia. Got me listening to some 90s stuff like Dwight Yoakam.
Knowing You by Kenny Chesney. A little cheesy but whatever. You'll be thinking about the exes
A lot of Luke Combs. That dude has a voice. Saw him in concert in Vegas. Terrific
Jason Isbell. Just a really authentic person. Like all his music, but particularly like the older stuff when he was with the Drive-by Truckers. More of a southern country rock vibe. But genuinely think Decoration Day is one of the best albums ever - Heathens, My Sweet Annette, Hell no, I ain't happy - so many good songs
For older stuff, love Bonnie Raitt. Angel from Montgomery with John Prine. Rainy day mood
For popular contemporary country music - I mean this is top forty kind of music - I like:
Whisky and Rain by Michael Ray. Old school melancholia. Got me listening to some 90s stuff like Dwight Yoakam.
Knowing You by Kenny Chesney. A little cheesy but whatever. You'll be thinking about the exes
A lot of Luke Combs. That dude has a voice. Saw him in concert in Vegas. Terrific
Jason Isbell. Just a really authentic person. Like all his music, but particularly like the older stuff when he was with the Drive-by Truckers. More of a southern country rock vibe. But genuinely think Decoration Day is one of the best albums ever - Heathens, My Sweet Annette, Hell no, I ain't happy - so many good songs
For older stuff, love Bonnie Raitt. Angel from Montgomery with John Prine. Rainy day mood
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:48
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
The best country actually has very clever wordplay and great storytelling.
There are also subgenres of country. "Classic country" is twangier, "pop country" or "new country" is faster and has more hooks. Most of the songs OP mentioned would be considered "new country." In my hometown, there are radio stations for the different types of country and people take sides like it's a religious crusade, lol
There are also subgenres of country. "Classic country" is twangier, "pop country" or "new country" is faster and has more hooks. Most of the songs OP mentioned would be considered "new country." In my hometown, there are radio stations for the different types of country and people take sides like it's a religious crusade, lol
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:41
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
The perfect country and western song
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:35
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
For the vibe you’re going for, check out Drunk on a Plane by Dierks Bentley
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:30
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
The Dance by Garth Brooks, of course. Really anything by him.
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:20
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Anonymous wrote:OP Here. Thanks everyone. The guy is my buddy and he's not an flag waving anti-country person, so I was probably wrong to say that he "refuses" to like country. Just a bit stubborn. We are doing on a road trip and I want to make a playlist of some songs that I think he might like. I am not going to go with Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, or stuff like that. I'm looking for upbeat/fun/party type songs that, if I like, I think he'll like. There are some fantastic suggestions on this thread and I added about 5 of them to my list so far, but I haven't got through them yet. There's a lot to listen to. I typically don't like Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, and this group of people but I did find one or two that were suggested with potential. Like I said in an earlier post...I am not a country fan but I listen a bit when others are playing it. Some songs are "catchy". So I'm not looking for amazing, heartfelt lyrics. I'm looking for upbeat, road trip music that is considered country so I can show my buddy that some country songs are pretty good. Appreciate all the suggestions.
Keith Urban is not for everyone (biggest complaint is that he's not country enough) but as a musician and a songwriter (and I'd add performer, but that's subjective), he's lightyears ahead of "bro-country" hit-maker acts like Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and the worst offender, Jason Aldean.
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:20
Subject: Re:Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Will the circle be unbroken. Johnny Cash
Anonymous
02/01/2023 17:16
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Fun road trip songs:
Beer Can in a Truck Bed by Old Dominion (although I'd also argue you can't go wrong with any Old Dominion)
Southbound by Carrie Underwood
Beer Can't Fix by Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi
Take it From Me by Jordan Davis
Shotgun Rider by Tim McGraw
Mama's Broken Heart by Miranda Lambert
Roll With Me by Montgomery Gentry
You Can't Stop Me by Brett Eldredge
Out of Sight by Midland
Beer Can in a Truck Bed by Old Dominion (although I'd also argue you can't go wrong with any Old Dominion)
Southbound by Carrie Underwood
Beer Can't Fix by Thomas Rhett and Jon Pardi
Take it From Me by Jordan Davis
Shotgun Rider by Tim McGraw
Mama's Broken Heart by Miranda Lambert
Roll With Me by Montgomery Gentry
You Can't Stop Me by Brett Eldredge
Out of Sight by Midland
Anonymous
02/01/2023 16:53
Subject: Country Music Songs to Get a Country Hater to Like Country
Anonymous wrote:People who say they hate country typically don't like anything with a twang or about the stereotypical country bro topics like trucks and beer.
I would try stuff with more of a singer songwriter, folk or bluegrass vibe:
Emmylou Harris (If I Needed You, Boulder to Birmingham, Red Dirt Girl) (or her duet "This is Us" with Mark Knopfler") (or the tribute song by First Aid Kit, "My Emmylou")
Alison Krauss (Forget About It, Ghost in this House, When You Say Nothing at All, Lucky One) (or her duet album Raising Sand with Robert Plant with songs like "Please Read the Letter")
Lyle Lovett (Step Inside this House, Rolling By, Bears, If I Had a Boat)
Marc Cohn (Walking in Memphis, Ghost Train, The Things We've Handed Down)
Linda Ronstadt (When WIll I Be Loved, That'll be the Day, Blue Bayou, Poor Pitiful Me), or her duet "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville
Also agree with others about softer country acts like Taylor Swift (her earlier country stuff), Lady A ("I Need You Now") or Band Perry (If I Die Young")
Also, for reasons that are as obvious as they are difficult to explain, Johnny Cash often appeals to people who don't like country, including old stuff like "I Walk the Line" and "Ring of Fire" as well as new covers like "Hurt" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down." Part of why he's in both the Rock and Roll and Country Hall of Fame.
Huh these are not country