Heard a country song yesterday that was horrible.

[Orrex]

But I repeat myself...

The lyrics were something about the protagonist's father having fought (and maybe died?) in Viet Nam, while the protagonist himself would be proud to take up arms to defend the homeland.

I only caught about half of it, and it was as nauseatingly pandering and jingoistic as anything I've ever heard.


Yes, yes. Somewhere there's country music that doesn't suck. But this particular song--and most of what you're likely to hear anymore--is so awful that I want to travel back in time to prevent the invention of the radio.

[Major Nikon]

1. If it doesn't involve a truck, your woman leaving, and gettin' drunk, it isn't a country song

[NightWatcher]

3. I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison

And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in the pick-up truck
She got runned over by a damned old train

[Major Nikon]

4. That one doesn't involve your woman leaving

So not quite the perfect country n western song.

[Orrex]

5. Maybe his woman done left him when she heard about his momma.

[murielm99]

2. They are writing and recording these songs

strictly for the money.

Real country expresses feelings and emotions felt by ordinary people. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." "I Fall to Pieces."

This new stuff is crap. I won't listen to it.

Stick with the blues. So far, they haven't sold out.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. They made a huge mistake when they started to disfavor the original, classic

country musicians. Never understood why there wasn't room made for the old and the new. One is silver, one is gold.

[seveneyes]

6. Bill Bailey on Country music

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[seveneyes]

7. This should restore some faith in the country

[mackerel]

8. My sister always says play a country song backward,

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he quits drinking, the woman comes back and the dog lives.

[Tipperary]

16. Funny!

[jmowreader]

9. Here is the finest country song you will ever hear

[lame54]

23. you owe me a minute and 10 seconds

[IDemo]

10. Ryan Bingham

Southside of Heaven

[lame54]

24. Like it - very Dylanesque

[Baitball Blogger]

11. The blues versus country music.

Discuss.

[bigwillq]

13. I think most country music is horrible

I have just never gotten into that genre.

[DawgHouse]

14. Most of the new stuff isn't great, it's more like Country Pop anyway.

[FSogol]

15. Bob Newhart said it best....

" I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who
do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means "put
down."-- Bob Newhart

[B Calm]

17. Song writers suck now days!

[seveneyes]

18. not exactly

[erpowers]

19. "Kiss My Country Ass"

I did a google search and I think the song you are talking about is called Kiss My Country Ass. The lyrics of this song sound like those of the song you were talking about.

[HEyHEY]

20. Aside from Corb Lund and Lindi Orteg it all sucks and has for years.

[kentauros]

21. You'll just have to get it online.

I thought maybe WFMU might have a country show, but it doesn't look like it. Plenty of folk-music shows, even for "acid folk" whatever that is

And there's always Boot Liquor on soma fm:

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Americana Roots music for Cowhands, Cowpokes and Cowtippers

Music that showcases the ongoing hopelessness in your otherwise dreary life. Americana roots music (or what they used to call Country Western) at its core, stuff that's both musically and lyrically unique. Consider it a musical intervention for your bedraggled soul.

[cemaphonic]

22. KEXP has two shows with some great stuff

http://www.kexp.org/

Roadhouse is a grab bag of all sorts of American roots music - blues, folk, bluegrass, Cajun, country and so on.

Swingin' Doors is more focused - usually it's about half classic country from the 50s-60s and half contemporary Americana

Neither one plays the jingoistic arena rock that passes for commercial country these days.