garth brooks "i've got friends in low places"

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splendid tune, this.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Brooks (or whoever the fuck wrote this) could buy and sell all of our asses with the karaoke royalties alone.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:51 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not the tune's fault, I suppose, but this fucker has been the soundtrack to a whole lot of frat-tastic brodeos.
This seems to be the country song that everyone knows, including people who know nothing about country music.

― Softly Weeping at the Oki Dog (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Best mass-market country turn of phrase for that decade that I know of. And it does sound good -- the Kiss at the heart of Brooks' work (aim for it to be loud and catchy and sung along with at arenas) shines brightly here.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

why does brooks insist on playing such wimpy sentimental ballads when he can write something as fun as this? that's the real question.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Because he's non-wimpy enough to like and not be threatened by sentimental ballads. (real answer - he likes Billy Joel too much)

Ned likes lyrics!

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 12 August 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I love good titles. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Where I come from, this song is very real. I hated that about it when I was younger, but now it makes me very happy.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"Two of a kind, working on a full house" was another great Garth title (though he didn't write that one).

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't get what you mean about "real" Sonny.

― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 12 August 2004 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

This is good, but not as good as "The Thunder Rolls"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

His cover of "Calling Baton Rogue" by Pure Prairie League (I think it was them at least) is his finest moment.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Mark - when I was growing up, for example, my parents actually used to drink at a place called The Oasis. I understand that the larger 'theme' of the song -- feeling inherently out-classed and choosing to revel in it -- is something someone from anywhere could relate to. But only people from very specific no-wheres across the US, I think, could really have the kind of feelings I described as "real" above. My reaction to the song is very visceral -- it's actually put a tear in my eye on at least one occasion. Growing up, my father played in a regionally popular country band and I think they played a few Garth Brooks songs. He really hated Garth Brooks and would make sarcastic remarks about playing "bullshit sellout country" of that type. I could picture him showing up at a black tie affair and saying something tactlessly smartass, like in the song.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Thursday, 12 August 2004 22:28 (twenty-one years ago)

six years pass...

what a tune

― j lol (surm), Thursday, 21 July 2011 15:11 (fourteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/CILPCover.jpg

― grit of ad hominem (kkvgz), Thursday, 21 July 2011 15:19 (fourteen years ago)

I forgot how good "Calling Baton Rouge" is. Also love "Much Too Young" and the sappy "The Dance" off his first album.

― thinveneer, Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:08 (fourteen years ago)

That is one Caucasian chipmunk.

―  (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:34 (fourteen years ago)

I used to own this one:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZVYCiyMAL._SS500_.jpg

―  (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:36 (fourteen years ago)

garth come home all is forgiven, i would take you a million times over all that shit i hear when i tune into country radio.

― van ingalls wilder (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:45 (fourteen years ago)

http://productshopnyc.com/htdocs/chris_gaines_greatesthits.jpg

―  (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:55 (fourteen years ago)

Sorry for the derail, but I hadn't ever checked out any of the other Chris Gaines albums.

http://candaceskinner.tripod.com/images/chris5.jpg

―  (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 21 July 2011 16:57 (fourteen years ago)

Fornucopia was pretty decent, iirc.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 21 July 2011 18:11 (fourteen years ago)

xpost -- okay there has to be a poll.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 July 2011 18:13 (fourteen years ago)

Weird to remember how vastly over-corrected that porn-pop album by going all Christian rock for Apostle though.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 21 July 2011 18:14 (fourteen years ago)

surmounter + m@tt h otm

― absolutely better display name (crüt), Thursday, 21 July 2011 21:09 (fourteen years ago)

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