June 23, 20214 yr There ain't nothin' short of dyin'Half as lonesome as the soundOn the sleepin' city sidewalksSunday mornin' comin' down
June 23, 20214 yr Author IMHO, it's the greatest country song ever written. "He Stopped Lovin' Her Today" is the greatest performance, but "Sunday Morning" is the greatest song. Hard to believe that "Country Music" has devolved into songs about pontoon boats and mud tires, but here we are.
June 23, 20214 yr Author How many MEN, and that motherfucker is a MAN, have a Ranger tab and an Oxford degree? He's quite remarkable.
June 23, 20214 yr I'm no connoisseur of country music, but I would absolutely agree that "Sunday Morning Coming Down" is the pinnacle, at least as far as my knowledge extends. It's stunning.
June 23, 20214 yr Just now, Gil Bang said: IMHO, it's the greatest country song ever written. "He Stopped Lovin' Her Today" is the greatest performance, but "Sunday Morning" is the greatest song. Hard to believe that "Country Music" has devolved into songs about pontoon boats and mud tires, but here we are. If I hear another fucking affected southern accent in a country song my head is gonna explode. The crap they peddle today as country music is an abomination against man.
June 23, 20214 yr Author a few years ago, I tuned into one of those awards shows, CMA or something, and the opening was the two dipshit co-hosts joking about each other's tight jeans. I'm not bullshitting. That was some high-level discourse.
June 23, 20214 yr Author 8 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said: If I hear another fucking affected southern accent in a country song my head is gonna explode. The crap they peddle today as country music is an abomination against man. Anybody that writes or records a song that features mud tires, tailgates, moonshine (or "good stuff"), or just mentions F150s in any capacity...they need to me sent to GITMO.
June 23, 20214 yr If you guys want to really get pissed off go tour the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville sometime.
June 23, 20214 yr Author 1 minute ago, tbone_ said: And happy birthday you old fuck It's not my birthday, but thanks, I guess.
June 23, 20214 yr Author See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans,Wearin' yesterday's misfortunes like a smileOnce he had a future full of money, love, and dreams,Which he spent like they was goin' outta styleAnd he keeps right on a'changin' for the better or the worse,Searchin' for a shrine he's never foundNever knowin' if believin' is a blessin' or a curse,Or if the goin' up was worth the comin' down He's a poet, he's a pickerHe's a prophet, he's a pusherHe's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stonedHe's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home. He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars,And he's traded in tomorrow for todayRunnin' from his devils, lord, and reachin' for the stars,And losin' all he's loved along the wayBut if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse,And all he ever gets is older and around>from the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse,The goin' up was worth the comin' down He's a poet, he's a pickerHe's a prophet, he's a pusherHe's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stonedHe's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction,Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.There's a lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back home.
June 23, 20214 yr Author He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction How fucking great is that line?
June 23, 20214 yr Well, when you're a Phi Beta Kappa jock who earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford and subsequently flew helicopters for the Army Rangers . . . I guess it's an OK line.
June 23, 20214 yr Author 9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Well, when you're a Phi Beta Kappa jock who earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford and subsequently flew helicopters for the Army Rangers . . . I guess it's an OK line. point of order: Kris graduated from Ranger school before he went to Rucker for helos. He didn't fly to support Ranger ops. Mofo was Ranger qualified! So, it's even a better line.
June 23, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said: If I hear another fucking affected southern accent in a country song my head is gonna explode. The crap they peddle today as country music is an abomination against man. A couple of years ago, Amanda Shires summed it up perfectly. "I can hold my breath longer than I can listen to country radio."
June 23, 20214 yr And as far as spiritual lyrics...it's hard to beat this verse. Tell me Lord, if you think there's a wayI can try to repayAll I've taken from youMaybe Lord, I can show someone elseWhat I've been through myselfOn my way back to you. And I would stack this performance of this song up against "He Stopped Loving Her Today". Damn, Kris could write. Edited June 23, 20214 yr by hullabelew
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