Favorite Upbeats?

[sabre14]

I know we all love those ballads that stir up our emotions and ones we can relate to, but this is a thread of those fun songs that you can't help but crank up and sing along to whenever they come on the radio. Basically, what are your "jams?" :)

I want your true "all-time" faves, too. Try to be a little selective in your choices.

Jo Dee Messina - "I'm Alright"
Daryle Singletary - "Too Much Fun"
Shania Twain - "Honey, I'm Home"
David Lee Murphy - "Loco"
Billy Dean - "Swinging For The Fence"
Sara Evans - "Suds In The Bucket"
The Farm - "Home Sweet Home"
Jon Pardi - "Missin' You Crazy"
Trent Willmon - "Dixie Rose Deluxe's"
Joe Nichols - "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
Sugarland - "Settlin'"
Dierks Bentley - "What Was I Thinkin'"
Kenny Chesney - "Big Star"
Brad Paisley - "Celebrity"
Brad Paisley - "Online"
Little Big Town - "Pain Killer"
Carolyn Dawn Johnson - "Simple Life"
Craig Morgan - "Redneck Yacht Club"
Van Zant - "Goes Down Easy"
Josh Gracin - "Nothin' To Lose"
Lonestar - "No News"
Pat Green - "Country Star"
Clark Family Experience - "Meanwhile Back At The Ranch"
Toby Keith - "High Maintenance Woman" (guilty as charged, lol)
Rainey Qualley - "Me And Johnny Cash"
Dean Brody - "It's Friday"
Trick Pony - "Just What I Do"
SHeDaisy - "I'm Taking The Wheel"
SHeDaisy - "I Will...But"

Will list some more later.

[Uncle Lumpy]

If I ever die in a fiery crash , it will be because one of these songs popped up on my ipod at the wrong time.

Put Some Drive In Your Country / Travis Tritt
Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde / Travis Tritt
The Race Is On / George Jones
White Lightning / George Jones
Lonesome Onery & Mean / Waylon Jennings
Ramblin Fever / Merle Haggard
Workin Man Blues / Merle Haggard
Sit Here & Drink / Merle Haggard
Georgia On A Fast Train / Shaver
Texas Hotel / Kris Tyler
Guitars Cadillacs / Dwight Yoakam
Sweet Little 66 / Steve Earle
Cry, Cry, Cry / Highway 101
Whiskeys Gone / Zac Brown Band
Roll On Big Mama / Joe Stamply
Just Good Ole Boys / Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley
Country Is My Rock / Trent Tomlinson
Life Of Sin / Sturgil Simpson
Still Rollin / Gretchen Wilson
14 Carat Mind / Gene Watson
Sittin On A Gold Mind / Gene Watson
Get Off On The Pain / Gary Allan
Hard Livin / Keith Whitley
Two More Bottles Of Wine / Emmylou Harris
Crash Course In The Blues / Steve Wariner
Highway 40 Blues / Ricky Skaggs
Unwound / George Strait
The Real Thing / Stoney Edwards
High Lonesome Sound / Vince Gill
Walk In The Country / The Ranch
Somewhere Between Right & Wrong / Earl Thomas Conley

[zjames]

"Beers Ago" - Toby Keith (One of my faves from Toby)
"What Was I Thinkin'" - Dierks Bentley
"The Wind" - Zac Brown Band
"Write You A Song" - Jon Pardi
"Chattahoochee" - Alan Jackson
"Winning Streak" - Ashley Monroe
"Crushin' It" - Brad Paisley
"Start A Band" - Brad Paisley/Keith Urban
"American Saturday Night" - Brad Paisley
"We Were Us" - Keith Urban/Miranda Lambert
"Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
"Me And Charlie Talking" - Miranda Lambert
"Gunpowder And Lead" - Miranda Lambert
"Want Me Too" - Charlie Worsham
"Creepin'" - Eric Church
"You Can Have The Crown" - Sturgill Simpson
"Dust" - Eli Young Band
"Suds In The Bucket" - Sara Evans
"Keep On" - Eric Church
"I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" - Alabama
"Holding All The Roses" - Blackberry Smoke
"Blue Bandana" - Jerrod Niemann
"Little Bit Gypsy" - Kellie Pickler
"Firecracker" - Josh Turner
"Sierra" - Maddie & Tae
"Shut Up And Fish" - Maddie & Tae

[carriekins]

Jan 27, 2016 14:01:59 GMT -5 zjames said:

"Beers Ago" - Toby Keith (One of my faves from Toby)
"What Was I Thinkin'" - Dierks Bentley
"The Wind" - Zac Brown Band
"Write You A Song" - Jon Pardi
"Chattahoochee" - Alan Jackson
"Winning Streak" - Ashley Monroe
"Crushin' It" - Brad Paisley
"Start A Band" - Brad Paisley/Keith Urban
"American Saturday Night" - Brad Paisley
"We Were Us" - Keith Urban/Miranda Lambert
"Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
"Me And Charlie Talking" - Miranda Lambert
"Gunpowder And Lead" - Miranda Lambert
"Want Me Too" - Charlie Worsham
"Creepin'" - Eric Church
"You Can Have The Crown" - Sturgill Simpson
"Dust" - Eli Young Band
"Suds In The Bucket" - Sara Evans
"Keep On" - Eric Church
"I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" - Alabama
"Holding All The Roses" - Blackberry Smoke
"Blue Bandana" - Jerrod Niemann
"Little Bit Gypsy" - Kellie Pickler
"Firecracker" - Josh Turner
"Sierra" - Maddie & Tae
"Shut Up And Fish" - Maddie & Tae

If I ever get around to doing this, my list will look very similar.

[.indulgecountry]

"Coalmine" - Sara Evans
"Suds in the Bucket" - Sara Evans
"A Real Fine Place to Start" - Sara Evans
"Born to Fly" - Sara Evans
"As If" - Sara Evans
"Missing Missouri" - Sara Evans
.... goodness I could just keep going, but I'll stop, lol.

"Where Country Grows" - Ashton Shepherd
"Done." - The Band Perry
"Cowboy Casanova" - Carrie Underwood
"We Danced Anyway" - Deana Carter
"I Can Love You Better" - Dixie Chicks
"Lubbock or Leave It" - Dixie Chicks
"Better Get to Livin'" - Dolly Parton
"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" - Dolly Parton
"Here for the Party" - Gretchen Wilson
"Shotgun Girl" - The JaneDear Girls
"Follow That Train" - Jessica Harp
"Boy Like Me" - Jessica Harp
"My Give a Damn's Busted" - Jo Dee Messina
"Bye, Bye" - Jo Dee Messina
"Cheater, Cheater" - Joey + Rory
"Red High Heels" - Kellie Pickler
"Giddy on Up" - Laura Bell Bundy
"I'll Think of a Reason Later" - Lee Ann Womack
"Little White Church" - Little Big Town
"Good Lord Willing" - Little Big Town
"Kerosene" - Miranda Lambert
"Passenger Seat" - SHeDAISY
"Our Song" - Taylor Swift
"Girls Lie Too" - Terri Clark

[straitfan87]

Off the top of my head and I'll leave to one per artist now:

Easton Corbin - "Roll With It"
Clint Black - "A Good Run of Bad Luck"
George Strait - "Blue Clear Sky"
Chris Young - "Neon"
Gary Allan - "Right Where I Need to Be"
Joe Nichols - "Sunny and 75"
Toby Keith - "Should've Been a Cowboy"
Tim McGraw - "Something Like That"
Alan Jackson - "Pop a Top"
Kenny Chesney - "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
Brooks & Dunn - "Hard Workin' Man"
Diamond Rio - "How Your Love Makes Me Feel"
Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett - "Five O'clock Somewhere"

[Andy]

Nice thread idea. Gonna leave it to one artist per post, because there's some artists I'd go crazy with.

Alabama - I'm in a Hurry
Billy Joe Shaver - Ride Cowboy Ride
Chris Knight - Nothin' On Me
Dale Watson - Whiskey or God
David Allan Coe - Piece of Wood and Steel
The Del McCoury Band - All Aboard
Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl
Dwight Yoakam - Honky Tonk Man
Emmylou Harris - Deeper Well
Flatt & Scruggs - Gotta Travel On
Gary Stewart - Draggin' Shackles
George Jones - Revenooer Man
James McMurtry - Where'd You Hide the Body
Jason Isbell - Go It Alone
John Prine - Crooked Piece of Time
Kris Kristofferson - The Law is For Protection of the People
Lee Ann Womack - I'll Think of a Reason Later
Loretta Lynn - Rated X
Merle Haggard - Ramblin' Fever
Miranda Lambert - Kerosene
Radney Foster - Nobody Wins
Ray Price - Heartaches by the Number
Reba McEnitre - Consider Me Gone
Robert Earl Keen - Corpus Christi Bay
Rodney Crowell - Don't Get Me Started
Steve Earle - NYC
Sturgill Simpson - It Ain't All Flowers
Willie Nelson - Bloody Mary Morning

[sabre14]

Jan 27, 2016 18:51:08 GMT -5 Andy said:

Lee Ann Womack - I'll Think of a Reason Later

Love this selection. It wasn't often we heard the bitter, comical side of Lee Ann but this song fit her perfectly.

[.indulgecountry]

Jan 27, 2016 19:34:06 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Jan 27, 2016 18:51:08 GMT -5 Andy said:

Lee Ann Womack - I'll Think of a Reason Later

Love this selection. It wasn't often we heard the bitter, comical side of Lee Ann but this song fit her perfectly.

Wow, I picked it first. What kind of shade....

[Deleted]

For me sone of my favorites are 

Lady Antebellum Long Stretch Of Love 
Thompson Square Let's Fight 
Gloriana Wild At Heart 
Taylor Swift I'm Only Me When I'm With You  
Jerrod Niemann Lover, Lover 
Dierks Bentley Free and Easy Down The Road To Go 
George Strait Clear Blue Sky 
Greg Bates Did It For The Girl 
Lauren Alaina Georgia Peaches 

[sabre14]

Jan 27, 2016 20:57:55 GMT -5 .indulgecountry said:

Jan 27, 2016 19:34:06 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Love this selection. It wasn't often we heard the bitter, comical side of Lee Ann but this song fit her perfectly.

Wow, I picked it first. What kind of shade....

I guess I was just stopped reading after the first few Sara songs you listed.

Sorry, though. :)

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Billy Ray Cyrus, "Achy Breaky Heart" (so sue me)

Shania Twain, "Any Man of Mine"

The Tractors, "Baby Likes to Rock It"

Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (maybe a bit of an odd choice, but the song has a very urgent, driving feel to it)

Robert Ellis Orrall, "Boom! It Was Over"

Bomshel, "Bomshel Stomp" (another "so sue me" pick)

Mark Chesnutt, "Bubba Shot the Jukebox"

Pat Green, "Carry On"

Zac Brown Band, "Castaway"

BR549, "Cherokee Boogie"

Lady Antebellum, "Compass"

Steve Earle, "Copperhead Road"

Carrie Underwood, "Cowboy Casanova"

Miranda Lambert, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

Ricochet, "Daddy's Money"

Jake Owen, "Days of Gold"

The Charlie Daniels Band, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

Trent Willmon, "Dixie Rose Deluxe's Honky-Tonk, Feed Store, Gun Shop, Used Car, Beer, Bait, BBQ, Barbershop, Laundromat"

The Band Perry, "Done."

Jerrod Niemann, "Drink to That All Night" (prepare the torches and pitchforks...)

Trent Tomlinson, "Drunker Than Me"

The Kentucky Headhunters, "Dumas Walker"

Jake Owen, "Eight Second Ride"

Emerson Drive, "Fall into Me"

Josh Gracin, "Favorite State of Mind"

Eric Heatherly, "Flowers on the Wall"

Laura Bell Bundy, "Giddy On Up"

Keni Thomas/Blackhawk, "Gloryland"

Montgomery Gentry, "Gone"

Dixie Chicks, "Goodbye Earl"

Los Lonely Boys, "Heaven"

Trisha Yearwood, "Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love"

Zac Brown Band/Chris Cornell, "Heavy Is the Head"

Roger Marshall and the Law, "Hiding in the Wide Open" (an obscure 2006 WATZ pick)

The Farm, "Home Sweet Home"

Sam Hunt, "House Party"

Toby Keith, "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

Jason Michael Carroll, "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"

Mary Chapin Carpenter, "I Feel Lucky"

Cowboy Troy/Big & Rich, "I Play Chicken with the Train"

Keith Urban, "I Told You So"

Toby Keith, "I Wanna Talk About Me"

Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait"

David Frizzell, "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home"

Alabama, "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"

Sunny Sweeney, "If I Could"

Tim Wilson, "If You Try to Save This Marriage Again"

Shania Twain, "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!"

Ty Herndon, "In Your Face"

The Notorious Cherry Bombs, "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long"

Steve Wariner/Garth Brooks, "Katie Wants a Fast One"

Exile, "Keep It in the Middle of the Road"

Pinmonkey, "Let's Kill Saturday Night"

Chad Brock, "Lightning Does the Work"

David Lee Murphy, "Loco"

Lady Antebellum, "Long Stretch of Love"

Billy Currington, "Love Done Gone"

Jerrod Niemann, "Lover, Lover"

Miranda Lambert, "Mama's Broken Heart"

Pam Tillis, "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"

Sawyer Brown, "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand"

Joe Diffie, "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"

Lonestar, "No News"

Wynonna, "No One Else on Earth"

Shania Twain, "No One Needs to Know"

Josh Gracin, "Nothin' to Lose"

The Kentucky Headhunters, "Oh Lonesome Me"

Keith Urban, "Once in a Lifetime"

Eric Church, "The Outsiders"

Blake Shelton, "Playboys of the Southwestern World"

Joe Diffie, "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)"

Dixie Chicks, "Ready to Run"

Toby Keith, "Red Solo Cup"

Gretchen Wilson, "Redneck Woman"

Big & Rich, "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)"

Big & Rich, "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"

Sara Evans, "Shame About That"

Rodney Atkins, "Sing Along"

Shane Minor, "Slave to the Habit"

Ronnie Milsap, "Snap Your Fingers"

Jeffrey Steele, "Somethin' in the Water"

Sugarland, "Stuck Like Glue"

James Bonamy, "The Swing"

Travis Tritt, "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"

Jo-El Sonnier, "Tear Stained Letter"

Aaron Tippin, "Ten Pound Hammer" (duh)

Clay Walker, "Then What?"

Zac Brown Band, "Toes"

Michael Peterson, "Too Good to Be True"

Diamond Rio, "Unbelievable"

Darius Rucker, "Wagon Wheel"

Doug Supernaw, "What'll You Do About Me"

Kenny Chesney/Uncle Kracker, "When the Sun Goes Down"

Keith Urban, "Where the Blacktop Ends"

Bon Jovi/Jennifer Nettles, "Who Says You Can't Go Home"

Gloriana, "Wild at Heart"

Zac Brown Band, "The Wind"

Paul Brandt, "Yeah!"

Lila McCann, "Yippy Ky Yay"

Kelleigh Bannen, "You Are What You Love"

Dierks Bentley, "5-1-5-0"

[tim]

Jan 27, 2016 21:08:13 GMT -5 raylatch98 said:

George Strait Clear Blue Sky 

I always sorta kinda chuckle to myself when I see this as I'm reminded of the story behind the song as well when Tim McGraw was presenting the 1996 CMA Album of the Year and flubbed the name of the album himself.

I do actually like up-beat songs lol so I'll come back around here when I have more time and post some old and newer songs.

[Andy]

Props to Ten Pound Hammer for reminding me of "Boom! It Was Over." Best song ever.

[sabre14]

Jan 27, 2016 22:35:54 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

Chad Brock, "Lightning Does the Work"

I always liked this song but it always sounded like the production needed to have more emotion in it. I believe you pointed it out at some point as well but that's always been my feeling on "Lightning Does The Work" as well.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

Jan 28, 2016 9:11:42 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Jan 27, 2016 22:35:54 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

Chad Brock, "Lightning Does the Work"

I always liked this song but it always sounded like the production needed to have more emotion in it. I believe you pointed it out at some point as well but that's always been my feeling on "Lightning Does The Work" as well.

I agree, it could've used more punch. But it at least seemed like it was trying to be heavier. It reminds me of some of Garth Brooks' uptempos where the drumming is so limp and muted that it undermines the beat (e.g. "Ain't Goin' Down Til the Sun Comes Up", where at least the other instruments pull their weight),

[Andy]

What the heck, a second batch.

Billy Dean - We Just Disagree
Billy Joe Shaver - Thunderbird
Brad Paisley - Celebrity
Dwight Yoakam - The Late Great Golden State
Emmylou Harris - Two More Bottles of Wine
Hank Williams Jr. - All in Alabama
Jamey Johnson - Heartache
Jerry Jeff Walker - Sangria Wine
John Anderson - Seminole Wind
Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down
Kasey Chambers - You Got the Car
Marty Stuart - Tempted
Steve Earle or The Highwaymen - The Devil's Right Hand
Keith Whitley - Some Old Side Road
Randy Travis - Only Worse
Sara Evans - Suds In The Bucket

[someguy]

I'll keep this to two songs per artist:

Trisha Yearwood - Perfect Love
Shania Twain - Rock This Country
Garth Brooks - Callin' Baton Rouge
Martina McBride - Happy Girl
Kenny Chesney - Never Wanted Nothing More
Reba McEntire - I'd Rather Ride Around With You
Dixie Chicks - There's Your Trouble
Tim McGraw - Something Like That
Gary Allan - A Feelin' Like That
Sara Evans - Missin' Missouri
Dolly Parton - Home
Shania Twain - No One Needs To Know
Reba McEntire - Until They Don't Love You
Faith Hill - This Kiss
Wynonna - I Saw The Light
Wyonnna - No One Else On Earth
Jo Dee Messina - I'm Alright
Kenny Chesney - Beer In Mexico
Trisha Yearwood - Gimme The Good Stuff
The Judds - Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain
Sugarland - County Line
Deana Carter - We Danced Anyway
Garth Brooks - Do What You Gotta Do
Lee Ann Womack - I'll Think Of A Reason Later
Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Take My Chances
Eric Church - Drink In My Hand
Brooks & Dunn - My Maria

[sabre14]

Jan 30, 2016 4:23:38 GMT -5 someguy said:

Trisha Yearwood - Gimme The Good Stuff

Perhaps if it was "Gimmie The Good Stuff", you wouldn't care for it?

*Joe Nichols - "Gimmie That Girl"*

[bboat11]

Jan 30, 2016 14:30:58 GMT -5 FoolMoonz said:

I play those whenever I'm having a good day          

I hope you play those songs every day then!

[tim]

Finally had a chance to come up with a list; if a song was listed before I tried to include the other member(s) who had it on theirs. I included some old ones that I liked growing up and some newer ones.

Alabama - "I"m In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" (Ten Pound Hammer and Andy and zjames)
Alabama - "Reckless"
Gary Allan - "Forever and A Day"
John Anderson - "Money In the Bank"
BR5-49 - "Cherokee Boogie" (Ten Pound Hammer - I wasn't expecting anyone to put this one in lol)
Ryan Bingham - "Bread & Water"
Suzy Bogguss - "Outbound Plane"
Junior Brown - "Highway Patrol"
Tracy Byrd - "Holdin' Heaven"
The Cadillac Three - "Party Like You"
Cam - "Want It All"
Shawn Camp - "Fallin' Never Felt So Good"
Carlene Carter - "Every Little Thing"
Deana Carter - "How Do I Get There"
Mark Chesnutt - "Bubba Shot the Jukebox" (Ten Pound Hammer)
Confederate Railroad - "When and Where"
Eric Church - "Chatanooga Lucy"
Kenny Chesney - "Beer In Mexico" (someguy)
Easton Corbin - "Roll With It" (straitfan87)
Billy Dean - "We Just Disagree" (Andy)
John Denver - "Rocky Mountain High"
Dixie Chicks - "Goodbye Earl" (Ten Pound Hammer and Andy; I prefer the live version)
Sara Evans - "Born To Fly" (.indulgecountry)
Vince Gill - "High Lonesome Sound" (Uncle Lumpy)
Eric Heatherly - "Flowers on the Wall"
Alan Jackson - "Gone Country"
Waylon Jennings - "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"
Toby Keith - "High Maintenance Woman" (I plead guilty with sabre14)
Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Daylight"
Lyle Lovette - "That's Right (You're Not From Texas)"
Kathy Mattea - "Walking Away A Winner"
Jo Dee Messina - "You're Not In Kansas Anymore"
Kip Moore - "Girl of the Summer"
Joe Nichols - "Sunny and 75" (straitfan87)
Lonestar - "You Walked In"
Brad Paisley - "American Saturday Night"
Pirates of the Mississippi - "Honky Tonk Blues"
Elvis Presley - "Little Sister"
Eddie Rabbitt - "American Boy"
Ricky Van Shelton - "Wherever She Is"
Daryle Singletary - "Too Much Fun" (sabre14)
Chris Stapleton - "Parachute"
George Strait - "Blue Clear Sky" (raylatch98 and straitfan87)
George Strait - "I Got A Car"
Taylor Swift - "Love Story" (guilty pleasure)
Aaron Tippin - "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Radio"
Randy Travis - "Before You Kill Us All"
Travis Tritt - "I'm Gonna Be Somebody"
Shania Twain - "No One Needs To Know" (Ten Pound Hammer)
Holly Williams - "Railroads"
Lee Ann Womack - "Buckaroo"
Dwight Yoakam - "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke"