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 "Little Rock" by Collin Raye
As we close in our 100th episode (this is #97), we tackle another listener request, and one of Melton's all-time favorites, Collin Raye's gut-wrenching 1994 hit "Little Rock". Raye delivers a wallop of emotion with Tom Douglas's poignant lyrics taking center stage, as we don't know whether to cheer or cringe at what this recovering alcoholic is proclaiming. But does he believe what he's saying? And if so, what's so diminuitive about this guy's new foundation?