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Back to SearchDissecting "Mirror, Mirror" by Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio restacks the harmony and dishes out the twang in their 1991 hit "Mirror, Mirror". Everyone's delivering blue notes on this one, but how d…
1 year, 6 months ago
Dissecting "Old Flame" by Alabama
Alabama takes us back to the past in more ways than one...or two...with their 1981 hit "Old Flame". Their typical vocal harmonic fun is there, but wh…
1 year, 6 months ago
Dissecting "Single White Female" by Chely Wright
We head back to the personal ads to peruse Chely Wright's "Single White Female". There are several unique rhythmic and harmonic things going on in th…
1 year, 7 months ago
Dissecting "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson
We dive into the waters of Alan Jackson's signature song, 1993's "Chattahoochee". It's Alan Jackson, so it's going to be earnest neotraditional honk…
1 year, 7 months ago
Dissecting "If You're Gonna Play in Texas" by Alabama
We dive deep into Alabama's Cajun-flavored 1984 anthem, "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)". This one has always ha…
1 year, 8 months ago
Dissecting "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" by Toby Keith
We take our first look at the late, great Toby Keith, and his 1993 hit (from the Long Names Department) "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action". W…
1 year, 8 months ago
Dissecting "Wanted" by Alan Jackson
We explore the supremely earnest delivery of Alan Jackson, as exemplified in 1990's "Wanted". Honky-tonk meets gospel in this quintessentially neotr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dissecting "We Tell Ourselves" by Clint Black
We take another look at the Haggard-esque neo-traditional grit of early Clint Black, with his 1992 hit, "We Tell Ourselves". We get all the earthy b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dissecting "Please Remember Me" by Tim McGraw (with Patty Loveless)
We explore the late-90s country pop of megastar Tim McGraw's megahit "Please Remember Me". Dramatics abound in this go-big-or-go-home production, bu…
1 year, 10 months ago
Dissecting "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" by Billy Dean
Melody, harmony, and lyrics all meticulously and perfectly set a specifically bittersweet tone on Billy Dean's 1991 classic: "Somewhere in My Broken …
1 year, 10 months ago