Pygmy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 The other day on my favorite Sirius Radio country station, I heard Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter's rendition of the Elvis hit " Suspicious Minds"... It was truly PAINFUL to listen to... Definitely NOT their song, although I like most of their stuff.. It made me think of other tunes done by good artists that basically SUCK... A couple that come to mind....Dolly Parton " Mule Skinner Blues "...... Linda Ronstadt's version of " Crazy" , although Linda is one of my favorite female vocalists.. There a lots of others,.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Oh yeah, and include ANYTHING sung by Kris Kristofferson....Kris is a great songwriter, but he can't sing for beans...Hehehe.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I like Dwight Yoakums version of suspicious minds a lot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Willie Nelson is also a good songwriter and can only sing afew songs.However I do enjoy some good ole country music Merle Haggard is my favorite along with many more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 I have asked to have Willie's version of " Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain " played at my funeral... He sometimes takes some liberties with the tunes, but his guitar work is amazing.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Misheard song lyrics ---- John Fogerty - Have You Ever Seen Lorraine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 38 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said: I like Dwight Yoakums version of suspicious minds a lot I must admit to being a little prejudiced toward Dwight because I CAN'T STAND to watch him perform.. I will say, though, that he gave an excellent performance as Doyle Hargrave, the bullying boyfriend in the film Sling Blade.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Pygmy said: I must admit to being a little prejudiced toward Dwight because I CAN'T STAND to watch him perform.. He has good swingin hips Edited March 7, 2018 by Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdwaz Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Dwight’s music video to “Suspicion Minds” is worthy of a trip to YouTube. Crank it....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Paula said: He has good swingin hips So do I, Sweet Thing....<<wink>>.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Travis Tritt does some great covers. Pretty much anything he sings I like though. Edited March 7, 2018 by Robhuntandfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Haven't heard of a single song mentioned above, except for John Fogerty. Just don't like country music. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Pygmy said: It made me think of other tunes done by good artists that basically SUCK... I’ve been known to sing Rappers Delight , by The Sugar Hill Gang, around the campfire after a few beers. That’s generally pretty awful ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Basically ..country artists can't sing..that's why they do country... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, G-Man said: Basically ..country artists can't sing..that's why they do country... Carrie Underwoods pipes over anyone in any genre anywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, mowin said: Haven't heard of a single song mentioned above, except for John Fogerty. Just don't like country music. I like John Fogerty but a lot of his songs have repetitious Lyrics which is annoying . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, fasteddie said: I like John Fogerty but a lot of his songs have repetitious Lyrics which is annoying . You have to remember fogerty was writing for hippies thay were high. He had to repeat himself many times... Edited March 7, 2018 by G-Man 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robhuntandfish said: Carrie Underwoods pipes over anyone in any genre anywhere... She ain’t country , same as most on today’s, “country” radio . That stuff is largely just bad rock and roll . CCR was a nice blend of swamp rock with a touch of zydeco . Edited March 7, 2018 by Stay at home Nomad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVal Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Sure allot of new country isn't great and some isn't country but I've noticed the majority of people who says it's all bad and all not country are of the older generations 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said: She ain’t country , same as most on today’s, “country” radio . That stuff is largely just bad rock and roll . have you listened to "todays" rock and roll? , pop , yuck! Some new country is really good. Some isnt . But still take it over any other new or "todays" music. and i like older music but i just cant listen to the same songs over and over and over ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Underwood made the music scene thru a voice contest and was pigeon hole as a country singer.. she was under contract when that was done she move to what she wanted to do and is good at Pop! Kelly Clarkson was the opposite started with pop contract and went counrry..she can't sing.. . Garth Brooks the famed coi try guy started rock couldn't make it went country.... over 21 artists have left rock and gone to country at some point in their careers.. usually because they don't make it in rock/pop. I can find 2 that came from country and play rock/pop now.. Katie Perry and Carrie Underwood.. and that success is questonalable considering today's pop.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robhuntandfish Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, G-Man said: Underwood made the music scene thru a voice contest and was pigeon hole as a country singer.. she was under contract when that was done she move to what she wanted to do and is good at Pop! Kelly Clarkson was the opposite started with pop contract and went counrry..she can't sing.. . Garth Brooks the famed coi try guy started rock couldn't make it went country.... over 21 artists have left rock and gone to country at some point in their careers.. usually because they don't make it in rock/pop. I can find 2 that came from country and play rock/pop now.. Katie Perry and Carrie Underwood.. and that success is questonalable considering today's pop.... They dont make it because there really isnt a new rock genre anymore it seems. Its more hard like Metallica or more Pop like JT or rap. Dont see much old style rock, thats why country leans more that way these days. Most of the new country singers have influences from Skynyrd and CCR and ZZ top etc. New country is far closer to old rock than any other genre right now. Some of it is def on the poppy side and dont care for those but gimme Chris Stapleton and Eric Church for sure. Great voices . I just cant even listen to some of the old rock songs anymore that i used to like. Only cause ive heard it thousands of times , need something new. Travis Tritt is my all time favorite and he can kill rock or country all day - he was one of the guys that was pegged for new lead for Skynyrd at one point. Kenny Chesney is also the new Jimmy Buffett. Edited March 7, 2018 by Robhuntandfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, G-Man said: Basically ..country artists can't sing..that's why they do country... need to stop listening to that pop country *&^% from male country "singers" they play on the radio now. could be your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steuben Jerry Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Pygmy said: The other day on my favorite Sirius Radio country station Got to get you to "sample the dial" more. Hop on over to the Turbo, Octane, Hair Nation, Boneyard, Liquid Metal, or Lithium channels. You know, the sweet spot on the Sirius/XM dial... Edited March 7, 2018 by Steuben Jerry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVal Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hmm I can't sing, maybe I'll become a county star. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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