E’s 4th of July Weekend Country Countdown – pt. 14
July 5, 2009
I tried oh-so-desperately hard to get this all done by midnight, but, alas, I am now confronted with reality: it just ain’t gonna happen. Still, I hope to get this post, taking us to the top 40, by day’s end. This list is really beginning to shape up into a group of real country classics and my personal favorites. I think the top 60 would be one hell of a country playlist. Enjoy….
60. Dolly Parton – I will always love you. Obvi. Still not my absolute favorite Dolly (yes, one more to come, higher up) but a classic. Say “thank you” Whitney…
59. Dixie Chicks – Without you. More classic Dixie Chicks. this is one of the more melancholy of their jams, but they approach it with a soothing softness to the tune. Very well done, indeed.
58. Alan Jackson – Chattahoochee. Fun, fast, down-home country music. Classic Alan Jackson, and a great uptempo jam to balance the two heavy love jams on either side.
57. Faith Hill – Breathe. My favorite Faith. Simple, soft, and sweet.
56. Clint Black – Desperado. Clint has a couple of dynamo jams in the top 60. First, this tale of a cowboy. A great, great song. I’m not a huge Eagles fan, so this version might be my favorite.
55. Tim McGraw – Don’t take the girl. I’ve got a soft-spot for this classic McGraw tale of a boy turned man and his evolving feelings for the woman he loves. A real sweet tale and a very touching song.
54. George Strait – Oceanfront Property. Last Strait on the list, but quite a collection of hits it’s been. This is my personal favorite from this GIANT of the country charts.
53. Ty Herndon – It must be love. This is a jam who’s album I own. It got a special boost up the list because it’s a personal favorite. Nothing like a nice positive tale of early love.
52. Tracy Byrd – Put your hand in mine. Again, a sentimental favorite of mine. I own the album and this was one of my favortie county songs right when I first started learning the genre.
51. Rascal Flatts – Bless the broken road. More great Rascal Flatts, and no real surprise hear. This is a big fan favorite and one that I thoroughly enjoy as well.
50. Garth Brooks – Friends in low places. Alright country fans, calm down. This song is traditionaly right at the top of every fan-generated countdown. However, this isn’t a collection of fans, it’s just me. It’s a great song, and thus deserving of this top 50 placement, but it isn’t my favorite Brooks (hell, not even top 3) so this is where it falls.
49. Pam Tillis – Maybe it was Memphis. The better of two songs on this countdown with “Memphis” in te title. What a great love song from one hell of a songstress. I love this jam.
48. Loretta Lynn – Coal miner’s daughter. Ok folks, now we’re really getting to some titanic country classics. I don’t think I need to say much more about this one.
47. Alabama – Song of the South. The last song on the countdown from Bama, and oh what a country jam. I’m sure you’ve all heard it before, so…
46. Garth Brooks – Unanswered prayers. This, for example, is a song I like more than Friends in Low Places. This is a great jam to help people get over a tough break-up and move on with their lives. The next hot action is right around the corner people…
45. Kenny Chesney – How forever feels. Last Chesney on the countdown, but he sprinkled ove r a half-dozen jams throughout the top 200. A pretty respectable showing for Mr. Clean. This one is my personal favorite of his.
44. Brooks and Dunn – Neon Moon. One of the last two B&D jams on the countdown. This one is awesome. I can’t help but sing along loud and obnoxiously (not that the song is obnoxious) everytime I hear it. That’s as good enough a justification for its placement here as any.
43. Martina McBride – Independence Day. I tried very hard to get this one in still on the fourth. We’ll see if I make it. Fantastic song. Perfect for the holiday.
42. Sammy Kershaw – She don’t know she’s beautiful. A one-hit wonder on this list but a song I just can’t shake out of my head everytime I hear it on the radio. Classic, for me.
41. Dixie Chicks – There’s your trouble. Not quite the last for these chicks, but close. Another monster hit on the charts and radio waves, and one of my favorite jams.
