Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
Have you always thought there was something special about 80s and 90s country music that you've never been able to put your finger on? Why does this music stand out? Well, let's don our cowboy hats, adjust our oversized belt buckles, tease that hair, and see if we can get the bottom of it, by picking apart one song at a time.
Podcasting since 2022 • 80 episodes
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
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Dissecting "For My Broken Heart" by Reba McEntire
We expand our way backwards through Reba McEntire's discography, with the title track of her relentlessly gut-wrenching 1991 album, "For My Broken Heart". Natural minor t...
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Dissecting "How Was I to Know" by Reba McEntire
We revisit mid-90s Girl Power as Reba cuts her hair and changes her tone, from victim to victor, in her 1996 hit "How Was I to Know". The first-chorus rug-pull is clever ...
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Dissecting "Hard Candy Christmas" by Dolly Parton
This year's Christmas episode takes us back to 1982, and Dolly Parton's nuanced version of "Hard Candy Christmas". Chords, lyrics, and melody all keep this song subtly sh...
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