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Post by sabre14 on Jan 18, 2017 19:31:33 GMT -5
What are some of the best and worst lyrical puns in Country music? Both song titles and within the lyrics. I think it might be up to the individual, whether or not the pun is good or not, lol. :)
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Post by someguy on Jan 18, 2017 19:35:09 GMT -5
The Bellamy Brothers "If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me" is the first thing that comes to mind.
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 18, 2017 19:47:59 GMT -5
"Cleopatra, Queen of Denial", hands down best.
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 18, 2017 19:54:09 GMT -5
WORST PUN OF ALL TIME (which I am probably going to get lambasted for saying):
"Mind your own biscuits, and life will be gravy."
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 18, 2017 19:57:04 GMT -5
"Brown Chicken, Brown Cow" by Trace Adkins is a tally in the "worst" column. lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2017 19:58:21 GMT -5
"Brown Chicken, Brown Cow" by Trace Adkins is a tally in the "worst" column. lol That song is in the tally for "worst" in a lot of categories! |
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Post by tim on Jan 18, 2017 20:10:01 GMT -5
"She's Acting Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" - Gary Stewart
"Only On Days That End In Y" - Clay Walker
"Looking Out My Window Through the Pain" - George Strait
"Does My Ring Burn Your Finger" - Lee Ann Womack
I'll come back around for more...
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Post by zaclord π on Jan 18, 2017 20:24:17 GMT -5
WORST BEST PUN OF ALL TIME (which I am probably going to get lambasted for saying): "Mind your own biscuits, and life will be gravy." Fixed that for you  |
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Jan 18, 2017 20:43:31 GMT -5
It's not the best or worst, but I like "...Don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last", mostly because I love how Kelly Clarkson sings it
Another one I love is in Miranda's song "Use My Heart" when she sings "I donβt have the nerve to use my heartβ just because of how "meta" it is (LOL) being the song that links Part 1 (The Nerve) of the album to Part 2 (The Heart)
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Post by tim on Jan 18, 2017 20:48:00 GMT -5
Cole Swindell - "Flatliner" (I ain't never seen no one poppin' it like a cold one)
Actually this song is full of bad puns...
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Post by zaclord π on Jan 18, 2017 20:48:41 GMT -5
Brad Paisley - "River Bank" (we're laughing all the way to the river bank) Lol @ me never realizing that pun before right now...  |
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 18, 2017 20:56:08 GMT -5
I'm amazed at the amount of people who never recognized the pun in "River Bank." lol
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Jan 18, 2017 21:04:52 GMT -5
Probably one of my favorites is in the Dixie Chicks' "Long Time Gone", when they throw 3 great ones in a row! LOL
"Now they sound tired but they don't sound Haggard
They've got money but they don't have Cash
They got Junior but they don't have Hank"
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Post by onebuffalo on Jan 18, 2017 21:21:38 GMT -5
WORST PUN OF ALL TIME (which I am probably going to get lambasted for saying): "Mind your own biscuits, and life will be gravy." A takeoff: Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns Into Bed. |
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Post by zjames on Jan 18, 2017 21:49:02 GMT -5
Some good puns in titles in my opinion:
"Record Year" - Eric Church
"Cold One" - Eric Church
"LAX" - Jake Owen
"Power Of Positive Drinkin'" - Chris Janson (super guilty pleasure)
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Post by sabre14 on Jan 19, 2017 0:43:57 GMT -5
Good:
Billy Dean - "Swinging For The Fence"
Tim McGraw - "Refried Dreams" (debatable, yes, but I think it works)
Blake Shelton - "Some Beach"
Randy Travis - "On The Other Hand"
Jace Everett - "Nowhere In The Neighborhood"
Billy Dean - "Billy The Kid"
LoCash - "Best Seat In The House"
Toby Keith - "Beers Ago"
Ashley Monroe - "Weed Instead Of Roses"
Luke Bryan - "You Don't Know Jack"
Eric Church - "Pledge Allegiance To The Hag"
Joe Nichols - "Size Matters" (debatable?...)
Bad:
Craig Morgan - "Corn Star"
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Post by bboat11 on Jan 19, 2017 1:11:57 GMT -5
George Strait has some clever ones!
"Every Time You Throw Dirt On Her (You Lose A Little Ground)"
"Hollywood Squares"
"Angel, Angelina"
"Round About Way"
"Stop And Drink"
"The Fireman"
"Looking Out My Window Through The Pain"
"Home Improvement"
"The Big One"
"Ocean Front Property"
"I'm All Behind You Now"
"That's The Breaks"
"Baby Your Baby"
"Overnight Male"
"A Little Heaven's Rubbing Off On Me"
"You're The Cloud I'm On (When I'm High)"
"She Let Herself Go"
"She's Playing Hell Trying To Get Me To Heaven"
"Stranger Things Have Happened"
"My Old Flame Is Burnin' Another Honky Tonk Down"
"I Hate Everything"
Those songs may or may not all apply to the category of "puns", and there might even be more in his catalog that I didn't count! But there is no doubt that the songs all have really clever wordplay. George is pretty much the king of clever wordplay :)
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Jan 19, 2017 14:56:26 GMT -5
Shawn Camp's "Turn Loose of My Pride" strikes me as a really bad one. What is that even punning on?
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 5, 2017 13:12:15 GMT -5
David Ball - "Thinkin' Problem"
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Post by Kentucky25 on Feb 7, 2017 13:21:24 GMT -5
Heard it today, "Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It" - Tim McGraw.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 8, 2017 0:37:59 GMT -5
Jack Ingram - "Love You"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 8, 2017 0:44:34 GMT -5
Jo Dee Messina's "Peace Sign" is a good one. <3
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Post by Andy on Feb 8, 2017 18:03:43 GMT -5
The Statler Brothers - You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith Too
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Feb 17, 2017 20:41:01 GMT -5
Four words:
"Brown Chicken Brown Cow"
Shut up, I liked it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 21:14:01 GMT -5
Heard it today, "Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It" - Tim McGraw. Love this song, haven't heard it in a while. |
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Post by recordyear on Apr 7, 2019 12:08:19 GMT -5
"baby look into my eyes
And tell me, can't you see you're everything to me"
Brad Paisley's The World. Could be a dad joke though.
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