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Back to SearchDissecting "Down at the Twist and Shout" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter's ode to her favorite Bethesda haunt is one of the most infectious country songs of the early 90s. But what exactly made "Down…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dissecting "Party Crowd" by David Lee Murphy
David Lee Murphy shows us what it was like in 1995 to hang out with the "Party Crowd"... or does he? What's going on below the surface of this honky…
2 years, 8 months ago
Dissecting "Honky Tonk Man" by Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam's influences are readily apparent in this early neotraditionalist cover of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man". Hank, Cash, Elvis, and of…
2 years, 8 months ago
Dissecting "Soon" by Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker reminds us that there is more than one point of view to a country cliche, beating Sugarland to the punch while doing so, in her early 90…
2 years, 9 months ago
Dissecting "Unanswered Prayers" by Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks finds the best kind of disillusionment at his high school homecoming in his 1990 hit "Unanswered Prayers". Nostalgia reigns in this earl…
2 years, 9 months ago
Dissecting "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain with Bryan White
Shania Twain takes us back to the diva days of the late 90s with pop-country powerhouse, 1997's "From This Moment On". Of course, we're still suckers…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dissecting "Billy the Kid" by Billy Dean
Billy Dean takes us into the wild west of his childhood backyard in his signature hit, "Billy the Kid". Rodeo-esque dark, western blues permeates th…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dissecting "Step by Step" by Eddie Rabbitt
We take our first walk with Eddie Arnold's brand of early 80s R&B-inspired country pop with his 1981 hit "Step by Step". But what is it that gives t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dissecting "You Had Me from Hello" by Kenny Chesney
The influence of Garth Brooks and some hallmarks of country piano take center stage in Kenny Chesney's 1999 #1 hit "You Had Me from Hello". Some of t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Dissecting "He Didn't Have to Be" by Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley applies his self-consciously retro schtick to the concept of grace in a modern family, in his late-1999 breakthrough hit, "He Didn't Hav…
2 years, 11 months ago