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 "Aces" by Suzy Bogguss - 1992
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Our first selection from a standout year takes us to another standout voice from the early 90s: this time it's 1992 CMA Horizon Award winner Suzy Bogguss, with her 1992 hit "Aces". Melton makes no bones about his deep appreciation for this piece of music, but how do Bogguss's singing and her and Jimmy Bowen's production give appropriate life to Cheryl Wheeler's composition about the precise tipping point of a failing relationship?