Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music

Dissecting "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus - 1992

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We celebrate our freedom by revisiting a song, dance, and mullet that exploded onto the country music scene like none has before or since: Billy Ray Cyrus's unforgetable 1992 smash "Achy Breaky Heart". This one falls into the "Where were you when...?" category, but what exactly is there instrinsic in this song that made us all collectively stand up and start line dancing seemingly overnight? And is it okay to want to again?