This might come as a shock to some of you who follow me on my personal blog, but at one time I was big into country music. Yes, I know! I saw Alan Jackson, John Anderson, Garth Brooks (3 times), and dreamed of seeing George Strait.
No, I didn’t dress up all Western, but I dreamed about cowboys and sang along with every song that came on the local country music station. Then one day, on my way to class when I was in college, this song came on the radio. It was the first time I’d ever heard Tim McGraw and the song was “Don’t Take the Girl”.
I sobbed all the way to campus. It was awful! I mentioned on another group blog this week that I’m not into sappy love stories or movies. I’m just not. Crying is not a favorite pastime of mine, so after I had a nervous breakdown because Johnny’s girl died…well, I switched from country music to alternative rock. I don’t cry for heavy metal songs (okay, there’s one song that gets me every single time, but it isn’t necessarily a love song), but if I start listening to “The Dance”, or “Don’t Take the Girl”, or “He Stopped Loving Her Today” I get weepy. Bad Danica!
So I’m going to play the sappiest love song I can’t listen to. Let me know if it’s a good version, okay?
Angela Schroeder
Patricia Kiyono
Elaine Cantrell
Jeff Salter
Joselyn
Tonette Joyce
Four Foxes, One Hound 
Good thing you stopped listening I cried on my way to work this morning listening to Martina McBride sing about breast cancer. I always think of those songs as emotional cutting you listen to them just to feel the pain. Good post.
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Sorry- can’t do it. Have no idea what the song is. I’ll listen to polkas on a continous loop before I’ll listen to country- you have destroyed all my illusions of you, my metal head hero!!
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LOL, I’ve had to listen to Rockin’ Polka too (my friend’s German mom). I know, I know. I listened to country back when I was wild about moving to Wyoming and finding myself a cowboy. You know, when I was a goofy kid 🙂
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well, now, finding a cowboy is a goal I can get on board with.
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In fact, just yesterday, I asked the first commenter on this blog post what was that s**t she was listening to in her office. It was some dude named Alan Jackson.
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Gave up country music right about the time these guys were becoming famous, I’m mostly an 80’s rocker now and love Ozzy and ACDC, but have a special love for Rob Thomas and Matchbox 20
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Yeah, this song was the death knell of my country music appreciation. I stick to rock, metal, and alternative now and I’m a lot less depressed! LOL
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Danica,
This is a great song/ballad.
I didn’t cry, but I’ll admit it’s a heart-wrencher.
I like some of the crossover country music. I think — overall — C&W has better lyrics than any other music these days.
Okay, now I know I’m on Jillian’s @#$% list. LOL
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LOL, I don’t listen to country at all anymore unless it’s really old stuff. I still sometimes shake my head because I was so into it when I was younger.
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relief!!! HEHEHE
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nope, Jeff. Never that! I won’t fault you for your taste. It’s like if you didn’t like cupcakes, – there’s just more for me. So, I won’t steal your country music if you leave my polkas alone.
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Ha. Your polkas are completely safe from me!
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Sure, Jeff, Sure they are!
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Growing up I HATED country music, but I loved Dolly Parton. Go figure. I was also in elementary school, secretly idolizing my older sister’s taste in music, which meant I listened to a lot of 70’s rock, especially southern rock like Lynyrd Skynyrd. Having lived in Texas for three years, I have a renewed appreciation for country music, but I can’t call myself a fan as I wouldn’t know an Alan Jackson song from a George Strait one even if it two-stepped all over me.
I have a ton of stuff today, so I’m going to hold off on listening to “Don’t Take the Girl” until I can allow myself a good cry because I’m sentimental like that.
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