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.
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
Dissecting "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" by Billy Dean
Melody, harmony, and lyrics all meticulously and perfectly set a specifically bittersweet tone on Billy Dean's 1991 classic: "Somewhere in My Broken Heart". One listen to this cut will tell you that it's a beautiful song. But why? What specific, nuanced details of this tune and these words strike such a distinct chord with us, both literally and figuratively?
Also, here's a link Dean's interview by The Tennessean that we reference several times in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEuHk54daVg.