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Music Monday — What are you listening to? (Country Edition) 🤠

Michael Tharrington on January 29, 2024

cover image source: Giphy This week, we're putting the spotlight on country music. 🤠 And y'all, I must admit, I'm not really a fan of this one. In...
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George Johnson

I'm from the UK but my Dad is a huge Waylon Jennings fan, when i was kid he'd play Waylon, Cash and the White Mansions every opportunity he had on his 250w hi-fi system and rattle the windows with "Union Mare and Confederate Grey"! Man I hated that album growing up!

Fast forward and I'm 46 years old, I'm browsing in a second hand CD store and I come across a copy of The White Mansions album, take it home and blast that old song and start crying. My Dad is still alive, he's 83 now but something about that song and an innocent time when i had no worries, no bills, no projects, no kids, no pressures.

White Mansions is such a great album all about how the south felt after they were defeated during the war. Songs all about asking themselves how they were supposed to get on with their lives now the world was going to change, they were forced to change their ways whether they liked it or not.

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Jorge Eψ=Ĥψ

hahaha Dolly Parton birthday was a couple of weeks ago ;) so I spent all the week listening country music ... but to honest except the so famous "Jolene" ....

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Michael Tharrington

Oh heck yeah! Dolly Parton is pretty incredible... she's got an awesome voice and has written some wonderful tunes.

Got any favorites from your listening session, Jorge?

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Jorge Eψ=Ĥψ

probably not typical/best to work, but I like to listen (Spanish) punk music at work. I think it transmits energy, sometimes better than coffee !!!

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Michael Tharrington

Oooo nice! I'd like to hear that. I previously had a punk edition here if you wanna check it out. No pressure, but if you suggest a song, I'll definitely listen to it.

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Michael Tharrington

So, I'm gonna shout out John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" cause just the other day I was chatting with my cousin about this song and he pointed out that it's atually mentioning a bunch of places in western Virginia, not really West Virginia.

Looking this up online, I'm getting mixed results, but found this source here pretty interesting. Reading that, it sounds like the song actually was crafted with Maryland in mind to begin with before it morphed. Will we ever know the truth? 🤷

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Keith Solomon

Cross Canadian Ragweed - 17 (Closed Captioned) - YouTube

Music video by Cross Canadian Ragweed performing 17. (C) 2002 Universal South Records, LLC

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Michael Tharrington

This is chill, Keith!

I'm liking the big open guitar chords ringing out during the verses.

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Renan Ferro

Niiice topic hahaha I often listen to Morgan Wallen

youtube.com/watch?v=iBduQb1S-4s

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Michael Tharrington

Oh awesome! Thanks for showing me this. Good tune.

I'm really liking the instrument side of things here — loving that subtle use of organ in it! I play music with a dude who regularly plays organ on his keys, so it kinda sticks out to me as a cool organ part.