Thomas Rhett - "What's Your Country Song"

[gardyfan]

Nov 22, 2020 0:46:00 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

Nov 21, 2020 18:33:55 GMT -5 gardyfan said:

Just stop being a f**king know it all. I've never seen someone so oblivious to how annoying they are, especially when proven wrong.

If you all just stop and listen to the songs and think more deeply on the lyrics? You can actually see what I am talking about. I could write I am trucking in a convoy, east bounding down to my desination. You would get me singing in tribute when I added a CW McCall and a Jerry Reed song into one line. I think you all need to go back and listen to the song, and pay attention to the words more. It does not mean all song titles can be in a song. It will make the song like 10 minutes long.

If you just stop posting babbling nonsense the world would be a better place. 

[davidcountry]

Nov 22, 2020 5:19:42 GMT -5 Khia said:

Nov 21, 2020 17:11:39 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

Yes, but if you look at the Epic Rap Battles of History in writing songs on them? You can get the verse can be 2 to 5 meanings combined. Like the The Joker vs Pennywise? The line took words or verse from two songs to combined into one. 99 Red Balloons and 99 Problems fit in to the song verse by Pennywise daring The Joker to take one of his red balloons and added the B word in the rest of the verse to make it effective. Since you cannot name drop every song title in all of the song? You can combined the meaning like Hell and Tractors are good examples that you can actually combined the different songs as reference. There were so many hit songs with tractors and hell in them, it could mean that instead of listed all of them songs? Just one word can point out to all those songs. Just like Backroads or road songs is another example. You just can't list them all. 

Cruise and Backroad are words in different songs. Cruise by Florida Georgia Line and then there are songs with Backroads in them like Backroad Song by Granger Smith, Take A Backroad by Rodney Atkins and Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver. Country Roads are mainly the same meaning as backroads.

Honestly, what are you rambling about? This makes very little sense.

For a song to have words to fit, they need the right words to make sense and to fit the beat. The line that goeswith Did you cruise down a backroad sounds better then Did you cruise down a Backroads Song. The Song or I Love Dirt Road makes it sound bad. You could also go with Did you Cruise down Country Roads which would also make sense, and it would paid homage to John Denver. The point I am makingis that you could still pay homage to other country songs without using full titles of songs as long the words fit to the beat of the song.

[davidcountry]

Nov 22, 2020 15:20:56 GMT -5 gardyfan said:

Nov 22, 2020 0:46:00 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

If you all just stop and listen to the songs and think more deeply on the lyrics? You can actually see what I am talking about. I could write I am trucking in a convoy, east bounding down to my desination. You would get me singing in tribute when I added a CW McCall and a Jerry Reed song into one line. I think you all need to go back and listen to the song, and pay attention to the words more. It does not mean all song titles can be in a song. It will make the song like 10 minutes long.

If you just stop posting babbling nonsense the world would be a better place. 

Have you ever put music together? I have done it to help put music together for a marching band in high school. We had to pick the right songs to have play parts of a song to go into another without pausing. Each songs are part of it. It was like a puzzle piece to put together. This is what Thomas and the writers did. Put titles of songs in this song as a puzzle piece. If you do it incorrectly? The song becomes garbage. You need to look deeper because the line with Cruise and Backroads are pieces of the puzzle of songs with those words in the title of songs.

[gardyfan]

Nov 22, 2020 16:36:17 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

Nov 22, 2020 15:20:56 GMT -5 gardyfan said:

If you just stop posting babbling nonsense the world would be a better place. 

Have you ever put music together? I have done it to help put music together for a marching band in high school. We had to pick the right songs to have play parts of a song to go into another without pausing. Each songs are part of it. It was like a puzzle piece to put together. This is what Thomas and the writers did. Put titles of songs in this song as a puzzle piece. If you do it incorrectly? The song becomes garbage. You need to look deeper because the line with Cruise and Backroads are pieces of the puzzle of songs with those words in the title of songs.

I am sick of you repeatedly adding in stuff that is not true. maybe in other songs it is, but in this one it is clear what lines are about songs and what lines are not. Stop making this complicated. 

Better yet stop posting, other than the threads you started in the non-singles thread that actually are good.

[taylor]

Oh goodness!

I've already heard this on the radio a number of times (obviously; it debuted huge and it's Thomas Rhett), and it continues to grow on me heavily. Definitely one of his best songs that I have no doubt will hit #1 on both charts

[davidcountry]

Nov 22, 2020 17:46:03 GMT -5 gardyfan said:

Nov 22, 2020 16:36:17 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

Have you ever put music together? I have done it to help put music together for a marching band in high school. We had to pick the right songs to have play parts of a song to go into another without pausing. Each songs are part of it. It was like a puzzle piece to put together. This is what Thomas and the writers did. Put titles of songs in this song as a puzzle piece. If you do it incorrectly? The song becomes garbage. You need to look deeper because the line with Cruise and Backroads are pieces of the puzzle of songs with those words in the title of songs.

I am sick of you repeatedly adding in stuff that is not true. maybe in other songs it is, but in this one it is clear what lines are about songs and what lines are not. Stop making this complicated. 

Better yet stop posting, other than the threads you started in the non-singles thread that actually are good.

So? It is okay that for you and others have your take on the song, but it is not okay for me having a different view point? It seems we should be living in a Borg Hive thinking as one without being different.

[Kanenrá:ke]

Ok move on guys, you have different interpretations of the lyrics. Stop dragging this out now.

[Naos]

Hot 100: #85 (debut)

[singingrulebritannia]

[trustypepper]

I had higher expectations given the theme and some of the praise I’ve seen but this is a solid single. Thomas rarely misses in my book.

[davidcountry]

Everybody got a hallelujah? What does that song reference to? Could it be the best country song of all time? Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis? That is the only song and an iconic song that seemed missing.

When you're rolling down a little two lane highway-Two Lane Highway by Pure Prairie League which was before Vince Gill joined the group, but the album have backing vocals from Emilylou Harris and Chet Atkins playing guitar.

And you turn your radio on-Nothing on but the radio-Gary Allan

makes you raise your cup everytime you listen-Red Solo Cup-Toby Keith? That is the only song that Toby have lines raising the Red Solo Cup that I know of.

[rowdawg21]

Dec 1, 2020 19:49:58 GMT -5 davidcountry said:

Everybody got a hallelujah? What does that song reference to? Could it be the best country song of all time? Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis? That is the only song and an iconic song that seemed missing.

When you're rolling down a little two lane highway-Two Lane Highway by Pure Prairie League which was before Vince Gill joined the group, but the album have backing vocals from Emilylou Harris and Chet Atkins playing guitar.

And you turn your radio on-Nothing on but the radio-Gary Allan

makes you raise your cup everytime you listen-Red Solo Cup-Toby Keith? That is the only song that Toby have lines raising the Red Solo Cup that I know of.

Great catches! You missed a bunch though:


Travis Tritt - Where Corn Don't Grow ("Did you grow up on a tractor?")
Toby Keith - Who's Your Daddy ("Did your daddy let your drive?")
Brad Paisley - Whiskey Lullaby ("Are you whiskey bent and hell bound?")
Brooks & Dunn - Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing ("Even though your mama tried")
Chris Young - You ("Did you cruise down a backroad")
Andy Griggs - Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man ("With your Dixieland Delight?")
Easton Corbin - Are You With Me ("Are you on the Chattahoochee")
Garth Brooks - Somewhere Other Than The Night ("On a barefoot blue jean night?")

And that's just from the first verse!

[CoJoFan]

Just read this is actually the second single from his upcoming album so that means “Be A Light” must’ve been the first. In the same article it said he would be releasing another song soon called “Where We Grew Up”.

[CoJoFan]

Going for his first Christian hit as “God Who Listens” from the Chris Tomlin & Friends album has been announced as the next single to Christian radio.

[HeyHeyHey]

“What’s Your Country Song” is up to #5 on Billboard Country Airplay this week. I’m hoping we get some news soon on when a new album will be released.

[CoJoFan]

Thomas is teasing something for this Friday!

http://instagram.com/p/CL74-ZZBqgx

[🌺CountryLineDancer]

#1 in Canada!
The more I listen to this, the more I like it.

[CoJoFan]

Looks like it’s gonna be 2 new songs and he says some other news he’s been waiting to share.

http://instagram.com/p/CMA1YRpBV1P

[austin]

Hoping for an album announcement!!

[Troublemaker]

Suddenly I became a fan...

[Deleted]

These two new songs are an improvement over Be a Light and What's Your Country Song. However, they're about the same level of quality as half of Center Point Road. Not very engaging and kinda there. I used to be a fierce fan, but I'm liking his stuff less and less :'(

[austin]

"Want It Again" had a super engaging melody that had me extremely excited, but I agree the result was just kinda "there".

I did like "Growing Up" though. He does the coming of age/where he is at in life songs really well, IMO. This was no different!

I don't see either of these as singles, though.

ETA: I was bummed when I saw the album had "side A" in the title, but I am relieved he is calling it a double album coming out in two parts, so I imagine they are both full tracklists versus the "6 song EP first strategy".

[Troublemaker]

Mar 5, 2021 21:26:24 GMT -5 austin said:

ETA: I was bummed when I saw the album had "side A" in the title, but I am relieved he is calling it a double album coming out in two parts, so I imagine they are both full tracklists versus the "6 song EP first strategy".

See this is the problem I have with him (or should blame his record label?) when both sides A & B are merged and the album is called country again and then fans have to buy them again even though they already purchased them as individual albums.
I would have assumed that someone as big as him would have enough confidence to release the double album out of the gate. Unless of course he is taking the Chris Stapleton route and leaving them as is...

[thewp]

It’s probably more of a streaming strategy. People listen to new things then move on. Most people don’t buy albums anymore either so I’m not sure if that’s a huge concern. Anyway, it’s interesting the different strategies going on. Release a double album, release 1 or more EP then roll it into an album, release a “normal” album, then do a deluxe, release an album 3-4 singles in, and more I probably can’t think of ....

[dm2081]

It’s pretty sad that people’s intention spans have gotten so short that we can’t have long album eras anymore.

[matty005]

Mar 6, 2021 13:45:49 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

It’s pretty sad that people’s intention spans have gotten so short that we can’t have long album eras anymore.

It’s also the nature of streaming though. Twenty years ago the 3rd or 4th single released to radio was still, “new” music to everyone except the people who bought them album. Now, on the album release day anyone can listen to all the songs on day 1. To have a long era doesn’t make sense anymore. I will admit I liked the old way better too, but it’s just a different time right now.

[gardyfan]

Mar 6, 2021 23:34:40 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Mar 6, 2021 13:45:49 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

It’s pretty sad that people’s intention spans have gotten so short that we can’t have long album eras anymore.

It’s also the nature of streaming though. Twenty years ago the 3rd or 4th single released to radio was still, “new” music to everyone except the people who bought them album. Now, on the album release day anyone can listen to all the songs on day 1. To have a long era doesn’t make sense anymore. I will admit I liked the old way better too, but it’s just a different time right now.

20 years ago singles barely went 20 weeks on the charts too.

[dm2081]

Mar 6, 2021 23:34:40 GMT -5 matty005 said:

Mar 6, 2021 13:45:49 GMT -5 dm2081 said:

It’s pretty sad that people’s intention spans have gotten so short that we can’t have long album eras anymore.

It’s also the nature of streaming though. Twenty years ago the 3rd or 4th single released to radio was still, “new” music to everyone except the people who bought them album. Now, on the album release day anyone can listen to all the songs on day 1. To have a long era doesn’t make sense anymore. I will admit I liked the old way better too, but it’s just a different time right now.

Oh I agree that from a marketing view it makes a ton of sense. But I guess just for myself and anybody else who’s more than a casual music listener, I like to savior an album era. I’m not ready to move on to new music after 6 months. A lot of times I’ll start out listening to 4-5 songs off a new album and skip the rest, but then a I’ll go back a year later and savor the rest. If an artist makes a strong album, it should last a while, without getting tired or burnt out. That’s at least how I feel.

[austin]

I laughed so hard at the Billboard article where the radio lady said “it stung to hear 70% of listeners hear a new song on streaming before the radio.”

Well, then maybe don’t keep a new song in the 50s for 30 weeks?! LMFAOOOO. Shorten the chart runs, stop the revolving door at the top, and you can still fix that for casual listeners.

[thewp]

Mar 7, 2021 22:13:15 GMT -5 austin said:

I laughed so hard at the Billboard article where the radio lady said “it stung to hear 70% of listeners hear a new song on streaming before the radio.”

Well, then maybe don’t keep a new song in the 50s for 30 weeks?! LMFAOOOO. Shorten the chart runs, stop the revolving door at the top, and you can still fix that for casual listeners.

Yeah it seems they’re creating this problem.