Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
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Dissecting "We Both Walk" by Lorrie Morgan - 1991
It's vintage Lorrie Morgan in her 1991 hit: "We Both Walk". This is a song that sounds "off" for all the best reasons. But how does the unsettling tone combine with Loretta Lyn...
Dissecting "Maybe It Was Memphis" by Pam Tillis - 1991
One of the best voices of her generation delivers one of the best vocals you'll ever hear, in Pam Tillis's signature song: 1991's "Maybe It Was Memphis". We can't say enough ab...
Dissecting "I'd Be Better Off (in a Pine Box)" by Doug Stone - 1990
Doug Stone takes us down the pit with him in this monument to country self-pity: 1990's "I'd Be Better Off (in a Pine Box)". Stone showcases his vocals in this all-time classic...
Dissecting "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks - 1990
What better way to usher in the 90s than with the signature song by the 90s' signature artist? With his 1990 hit Friends in Low Places, Garth Brooks did nothing less than usher country music into the wider cultural conscience. But why? What is ...