Reply #54: good list

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For Dwight I would pick "Guitars, Cadillacs..." That is the ultimate country song.

Also "It won't hurt" both of those are Hank Williams worthy. He really kind of changed his sound to be more 'contemporary' by the time of "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" which is a shame. I think Sharon Stone is responsible for a lot of the songs on that album, lol, I kind of wonder about that song "Wild Ride" which is my favorite song from that one.

I really don't like contemporary country music, I think Reba McEntire was the beginning of the end of good country music, it seems like it changed right around the time she came around, so I don't know many current artists, plus as soon as they say anything conservative/right wing I cross them off the list; that said if you include a contemporary artist then "Redneck Woman" by Gretchen Wilson has to be on there since she really did touch an honest chord with that song.

other old ones:
"Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry/"Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley, which are essentially the same song with different lyrics, but I prefer the first one a whole lot more.