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Back to SearchDissecting "Smoky Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap
We take a ride with a legend in his prime in this episode on Ronnie Milsap's 1980 classic "Smoky Mountain Rain". The connection to Elvis's "Kentucky …
2 years, 3 months ago
Dissecting "Love, Me" by Collin Raye
In this episode, we look at how Collin Raye's signature song, "Love, Me" kept it gentle sentimental. Everything contributes, from the memorable acous…
2 years, 3 months ago
Dissecting "Better Things to Do" by Terri Clark
Terri Clark tells her ex where he ranks in no uncertain terms, with her debut hit, "Better Things to Do". Or does she? There's plenty of 90s attitu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Dissecting "Carrying Your Love with Me" by George Strait
Melton finally gets to take on the King, by way of his 1997 hit "Carrying Your Love with Me". Everything works in this perfect little country song, b…
2 years, 4 months ago
Dissecting "I Feel Lucky" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
We continue to explore the quirky side of Mary Chapin Carpenter, and of early 90s country, with her Grammy-winning 1992 hit "I Feel Lucky". So what i…
2 years, 5 months ago
Dissecting "Christmas in Dixie" by Alabama
For Christmas day, we went with the perfect song about Christmas night: Alabama's 1982 classic "Christmas in Dixie". The joyful yuletide setting is …
2 years, 5 months ago
Dissecting "John Deere Green" by Joe Diffie
We plow through one of Melton's all-time favorite's, Joe Diffie's and Dennis Linde's 1993 classic: "John Deere Green". The tongue-in-cheek Mayberry t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Dissecting "On the Other Hand" by Randy Travis
They don't get much more classic than Randy Travis's major label debut single, 1985's "On the Other Hand". We could have spent the whole episode on …
2 years, 6 months ago
Dissecting "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" by Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt balances funny and disturbing with the of-its-time 1992 hit "Bubba Shot the Jukebox". It's a Dennis Linde composition, so we can expec…
2 years, 6 months ago
Dissecting "Killin' Time" by Clint Black
We finally get to a classic from Clint Black's era-defining (and we're not exaggerating here) 1989 debut album, its title track no less: "Killin' Tim…
2 years, 7 months ago