Sometimes, you just gotta love country music

[slyc_willie]

People Are Crazy

You couldn't pull off lyrics like this in any other genre. Okay, Jimmy Buffet could, but he's in a world all his own.

 

[_Lynn_]

People Are Crazy

You couldn't pull off lyrics like this in any other genre. Okay, Jimmy Buffet could, but he's in a world all his own.

*smiling*

Country music isn't my favorite, but this was good. Thanks.

 

[slyc_willie]

*smiling*

Country music isn't my favorite, but this was good. Thanks.

It has that same tongue-in-cheek feel of Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" and David Alan Coe's "Perfect Country Song."

 

[R. Richard]

I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy)

Jimmy and I are brothers.
We went down different paths.
Jimmy always listened to my mother,
And me, I never like to take a bath.

As we grew and tumbled through adulthood
The pressure caused emotional drain.
So now I'm slowly dying in the bottle
and Jimmy has to live with half a brain.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.

Jimmy let his troubles drive him crazy.
He never tried to drown it in a drink.
I know that drinking makes my thinking hazy,
But at least I still have brains enough to think.

Jimmy's got a brain that isn't stable.
He doesn't have the sense to say his name.
I'm sorry that his doctor was unable
To remove the proper portion of his brain.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.

Funny how the world works.
People can be real jerks.
Some prefer the tension over booze.

Either way it ends the same.
Hard to beat the living game.
Might as well enjoy it while you lose.

When I need a drink, I start to shiver
And Jimmy always viewed it with concern.
But I'd rather have cirrhosis of the liver
Than an intellect that's second to a fern.

I wonder if old Jimmy's gonna hear it
When I tell him that his logic wasn't sound.
They'll dose him up on lots of evil spirits
When they take him to the psychiatric grounds.

Yes, me, I've got a bottle in front of me,
And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.
Just different ways to kill the pain the same.

But I'd rather have a bottle in front of me,
Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane.
I might be drunk, but at least I'm not insane!

 

[DesertPirate]

Sometimes? Gotta love good Country all the time!

Currington did a great one with this. I know the chorus is a definative statement of life.

God is Great
Beer is good
and people are CRAZY.

 

[slyc_willie]

I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy)

I may have heard that one . . . .

Sometimes? Gotta love good Country all the time!

Currington did a great one with this. I know the chorus is a definative statement of life.

God is Great
Beer is good
and people are CRAZY.

The SO and I were at our favorite burger joint tonight when it came on. The lyrics instantly stuck with both of us. It's not often when that happens.

 

[_Lynn_]

It has that same tongue-in-cheek feel of Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" and David Alan Coe's "Perfect Country Song."

Garth is not one I like but this song is okay. I prefer the one by Coe.

 

[DesertPirate]

I may have heard that one . . . .



The SO and I were at our favorite burger joint tonight when it came on. The lyrics instantly stuck with both of us. It's not often when that happens.

Get on youtube and check out some of Billy Curringtons other songs, he does some good stuff!
If you like his humor try "Good Directions"

Do either of y'all have boots yet?

 

[slyc_willie]

Get on youtube and check out some of Billy Curringtons other songs, he does some good stuff!
If you like his humor try "Good Directions"

Do either of y'all have boots yet?

LOL. I've been in Texas for quite a while now, and don't have boots. San Antonio is a bit different from the rest of Texas.

(Although the SO looks damn sexy in her boots. )

 

[amicus]

Mentioned before that I had worked in radio and newspapers in various locations...strangely enough, in a little one horse Oregon Coast fishing village, I needed both incomes and only a Country Music station was available and I am a, ahem, 'cerebral Jazz' fan.

Had it not been for Allison Krause and a few others, that three hour stint in the afternoon would have been unbearable..but I did a 'freebee' Sunday afternoon Big Band show that was a joy.

Ah, well, the things we do to make beans, eh?

ami

 

[DesertPirate]

LOL. I've been in Texas for quite a while now, and don't have boots. San Antonio is a bit different from the rest of Texas.

(Although the SO looks damn sexy in her boots. )

If they are fitted correctly they are the most comfortable things you will ever wear.

 

[slyc_willie]

Mentioned before that I had worked in radio and newspapers in various locations...strangely enough, in a little one horse Oregon Coast fishing village, I needed both incomes and only a Country Music station was available and I am a, ahem, 'cerebral Jazz' fan.

Had it not been for Allison Krause and a few others, that three hour stint in the afternoon would have been unbearable..but I did a 'freebee' Sunday afternoon Big Band show that was a joy.

Ah, well, the things we do to make beans, eh?

ami

Oh, I can just imagine you behind the mike while Wayland Jennings was playing . . .

If they are fitted correctly they are the most comfortable things you will ever wear.

I'll take your word for it. The last boots I wore were lace-up and Army-supplied.

 

[DesertPirate]

Oh, I can just imagine you behind the mike while Wayland Jennings was playing . . .



I'll take your word for it. The last boots I wore were lace-up and Army-supplied.

I got a pair of Corcorans while I was in the Navy

 

[DesertPirate]

Garth is not one I like but this song is okay. I prefer the one by Coe.

I always thought Garth was a scam.
Look at his eyes in any of his videos, he knows he's looting the bank

Saw a clip, someone asked Willie Nelson about Garth's songs.
Willie said "He sure knows how to make money".
Not a word about his songs or music.

 

[TE999]

People Are Crazy

You couldn't pull off lyrics like this in any other genre. Okay, Jimmy Buffet could, but he's in a world all his own.

I'm not much on Country music, but this one I definitely enjoyed. The last stanza gave me a definite *snerk*. Thanks for postin' it, slyc.

 

[_Lynn_]

I always thought Garth was a scam.
Look at his eyes in any of his videos, he knows he's looting the bank

Saw a clip, someone asked Willie Nelson about Garth's songs.
Willie said "He sure knows how to make money".
Not a word about his songs or music.

Seems I've heard of Willie Nelson before.

 

[DesertPirate]

Seems I've heard of Willie Nelson before.

I think he co-wrote a song with a guy named Noah during a boat ride

 

[slyc_willie]

I always thought Garth was a scam.
Look at his eyes in any of his videos, he knows he's looting the bank

Saw a clip, someone asked Willie Nelson about Garth's songs.
Willie said "He sure knows how to make money".
Not a word about his songs or music.

Eh. I couldn't care about his popularity. I just know what I like.

 

[slyc_willie]

I think he co-wrote a song with a guy named Noah during a boat ride

Yeah, I understand he's a close friend of that Jehovah fellow.

 

[slyc_willie]

I'm not much on Country music, but this one I definitely enjoyed. The last stanza gave me a definite *snerk*. Thanks for postin' it, slyc.

Yeah. Nice little twist with the inheritance thing.

 

[R. Richard]

If they are fitted correctly they are the most comfortable things you will ever wear.

A real, made to measure, cowboy boot is comfortable and long wearing. A good, made to measure, cowboy boot can only be obtained by visiting the bootmaker, where they 'make a map of your feet.' [Most of the bootmakers do visit rodeos and will measure your feet there.] Once they have your feet measured, you normally have a wait of three to four months, minimum. Prices normally start around $700 for a plain pair and the sky is the limit!

 

[SeaCat]

A real, made to measure, cowboy boot is comfortable and long wearing. A good, made to measure, cowboy boot can only be obtained by visiting the bootmaker, where they 'make a map of your feet.' [Most of the bootmakers do visit rodeos and will measure your feet there.] Once they have your feet measured, you normally have a wait of three to four months, minimum. Prices normally start around $700 for a plain pair and the sky is the limit!

Could be, but I never went into those fancy things.

Fitting these boots is a little like fitting C.B.'s.

Find a good pair of leather boots that is just a little tight in the sides but long enough. Wait for a day when you're going to be active all day. The night before put the boots in a bucket and fill with water. Fill the boots as well. Let them soak overnight.

In the morning slather your feet with a good layer of Cold Cream or Vaseline and stuff them in the boots. It'll feel strange. Slimy and squishy at the same time. Now make sure to wear the boots all day, don't take them off. They will stretch and form fit to your feet as they dry.

That night slather them in well with Mink Oil. Let it soak in overnight.

After that if you want to shine them you can.

Cat

 

[R. Richard]

Could be, but I never went into those fancy things.

Fitting these boots is a little like fitting C.B.'s.

Find a good pair of leather boots that is just a little tight in the sides but long enough. Wait for a day when you're going to be active all day. The night before put the boots in a bucket and fill with water. Fill the boots as well. Let them soak overnight.

In the morning slather your feet with a good layer of Cold Cream or Vaseline and stuff them in the boots. It'll feel strange. Slimy and squishy at the same time. Now make sure to wear the boots all day, don't take them off. They will stretch and form fit to your feet as they dry.

That night slather them in well with Mink Oil. Let it soak in overnight.

After that if you want to shine them you can.

Cat

Yes, that'll work, to an extent. However, you will wind up using part of the boot for something it's not designed for. You may be using part of the upper for a sole and/or stretching the upper past its normal limit. Misusing leather is not a good way to make boots last.

I have also talked with people who used egg white, instead of skin creme or vaseline.

 

[DeeZire]

The song was written by Troy Jones and Bobby Braddock. Here's a partial list of Bobby Braddock's songwriter credits, which date clear back to the late 60s. It's heartening to see that, even in the youth-oriented environment of Nashville, old guys still get a place at the table. (In Nashville, new artists are over the hill at age 25 - at last according to the major labels.)

Come On In ~ Jerry Lee Lewis

Country Music Lover ~ "Little" Jimmy Dickens ~ (1967)

Did You Ever ~ Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery (1971)

D-I-V-O-R-C-E ~ Tammy Wynette ~ Co-writer:Curly Putman (1967)
Bobby's first #1 hit, Nominated for CMA song of the year in 1968.

Fadin' In, Fadin' Out ~ Tommy Overstreet ~ Co-writer: Sonny Throckmorton (1978)

Faking Love ~ T.G. Sheppard, Karen Brooks ~ Co-writer: Matraca Berg ~ #1 (1982)

Golden Ring ~ Tammy Wynette, George Jones ~ Co-writer: Rafe VanHoy (1976)

Hard Times ~ Lacy J. Dalton ~ (1980)

Her Name Is ~ George Jones ~ #1 (1976)

He Stopped Loving Her Today ~ George Jones ~ Co-writer: Curly Putman #1 (1980)
Won CMA song of the year for 1980 & 1981.

I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again ~ Tanya Tucker (1975)

I Don't Remember Loving You ~ John Conlee ~ Co-writer: Harlan Howard #10

I Feel Like Loving You Again ~ T.G. Sheppard ~ Co-writer: Sonny Throckmorton (1980)

I Wanna Talk About Me ~ Toby Keith ~ #1 for 5 weeks! (2001)

Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad as Losing You) ~ George Jones (1973)

Old Flames have New Names ~ Mark Chesnutt ~ Co-writer: Rafe VanHoy (1992)

Peanuts and Diamonds ~ Bill Anderson (1976)

Ruthless ~ Statler Brothers (1967)

Silent Partners ~ Waylon Jennings

Something to Brag About ~ Mary Kay Place with Willie Nelson (1978)

Texas Tornado ~ Tracy Lawrence (1995)

They Call It Making Love ~ Tammy Wynette (1979)

Thinking Of A Rendezvous ~ Johnny Duncan ~ Co-writer: Sonny Throckmorton ~ #1 (1976)

Time Marches On ~ Tracy Lawrence ~ #1 (1995)
Nominated for CMA song of the year in 1996 & 1997.

Wild Irish Rose ~ George Jones

Womanhood ~ Tammy Wynette ~ #1 (1978)

Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport ~ Oak Ridge Boys ~ Top Ten (1967)

Would You Catch A Falling Star ~ John Anderson (1982) Top 10 Single.

You Can't Have Your Kate & Edith Too ~ The Statler Brothers ~ Co-writer: Curly Putman
Top Ten Single

 

[Handley_Page]

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