I like this song (minus the weird transition at 0:56, because nothanx).
The Second: Take Me Home by Jess Moskaluke
I didn't like this song. But then it just kept coming on and dang, I'm into it now. It's rare for Jess' voice to not eventually lure me and my loud car-singing ways into her anthems.
She does get a little intense in this vid. You have been forewarned.
The Third and Final: Poor Boy by Tyler Farr
Gosh. Tyler Farr, eh? What a gravelly-voiced gem! I feel geologists would likely find the previous sentence particularly amusing... maybe? All rock-solid jokes aside, this song is so great! It's surprisingly catchy and I betcha you'll catch yourself singing it under your breath at odd times over the next few days. So have fun with that.
Have a great extra-long Easter weekend! I hope it's a good one for all of you.
So, I spent way too much time in my car last weekend, which I usually hate. The one redeeming thing about it was that the radio DJ's song selection was on point and I actually heard a few new ones I didn't know about. So this week I'm sharing the product of my driving time with all of you.
My pain is your gain.
The First: Livin' The Dream by Drake White
Umm, who is Drake White and where has he been hiding? Great question. You may remember him from It Feels Good last year, a song that never fails to leave me wanting to jump on a Mississippi-bound plane and enjoy a crawfish boil.
The Second: Huntin', Fishin', Lovin' Everyday by Luke Bryan
Soooo I'm pretty sure that (beyond his cameo appearance in my Christmas music top ten last year) this is Luke's first CMF feature. Congratulations, Luke! Since he's one of the fathers of "Bro Country" I rarely hear a new Luke Bryan song and think "Yesss. I love this." It's just not really my jam. But right from the beginning of this song, I knew it was going to be different and that I loved it. In fact, I exclaimed "WHAT?! What is this?! Is this LUKE?!" when it first came on. I was alone in my car.
Totally unrelated thing to know about me: I am very animated and loud when I'm alone in my car. Sometimes other drivers give me weird looks. But the judgement of people I will likely never again cross paths with is a really small price to pay.
The Third and Final: Found by Dan Davidson
I love this. Love. It. You know why? You can clap along to it which, if you've been around for any amount of time, you know is a marker of a great song in my books.
I'm feeling generous this week and I also somehow went from no new music a few weeks ago to too many songs to share this week, so here is some country a capella for your sunny Friday: Ring of Fire covered by Home Free.
I anticipate you'll all have a great weekend since you now have this glorious infusion of new country music to enjoy. You're so welcome.
Sorry if you thought there was going to be a Bob Dylan song in here. There isn't. I realize that title might have been a little bit misleading. Whoops.
The real topic of conversation here is that this weekend is Daylight Savings Time. I am sorry if this is the first you're hearing of it, but I'm just the messenger.
This is awful news. Yes, I do like leaving work without a veil of darkness clinging to everything. But I think I like sleep more. "But Karla, it's just an hour!" Yes, you are correct. But time changes do weird things to me. One time I went to Ontario for a week and when I returned back to Vancouver with that pathetic three hour time change, it took me two full weeks to recover. Two. Full. Weeks until I no longer felt like a walking zombie. Ridiculous? Absolutely. True? You better believe.
On top of that, did you know there is a marked increase in the incidents of car crashes and workplace injuries the week following spring DST?
All I'm saying is: stay safe, get some sleep, and if I'm acting weird next week, please be kind.
The First: Dirt Road In 'Em by Aaron Pritchett
Love it. Love it. Love it. Also so great that we're getting some new stuff from Mr. Pritchett - I think it's been almost two years! Favourite lyric? Pass the fried chicken. I don't even eat meat, but I still think this is hilarious. And I think he does too because he kind of laugh/sings it at the end there.
The Second: Whatcha Wanna Do About It by Madeline Merlo
Always a fan of this local lady and this song is no exception. She's got an ear for picking fun sing-along-y songs and the voice to sing them. The music video for this song is generally weird, but can we talk about that house with all the windows and the view?! Because I would not say no if someone offered it to me. In fact, I think if we were to blend this house with the cozy living room from Sundy Best's Until I Met You video (still one of my favourite songs, bee tee dubs), I think we would have my perfect living situation.
The Third and Final: Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw
Just some great life advice from Timmy on this fine Friday morning. Bitterness keeps you from flying is such a good line. It also always reminds me of dear old Coco O'Brien.
Have a good weekend, y'all! I think you can guess what I'll be doing.
(Just like a hibernating bear, I'll be sleeping in preparation for springtime).
I think there are three things I can really count on each week when I sit down to write CMF.
First off, coming up with a title is legitimately half the battle. It also happens to take half the time. And the sad, pathetic reality is that they're never any good (as you all well know).
The second is that a minimum of one of the music videos will inevitably make me roll my eyes into the back of my head so hard that I sometimes get nervous they'll get stuck like that.
The third is that, despite these two minor annoyances, writing CMF and searching for new music is always something I look forward to doing. So mostly I just wanted to say thanks for reading. Because otherwise I'd just be rounding up country music and sending it to myself... which would likely be considered weird.
And we all know I don't need any additional help in the weird department.
The First: I Know Somebody by LoCash
Spoiler alert: that "somebody" he's singing about mayyy be himself. What a sneak, hey?
The Second: Somewhere On A Beach by Dierks Bentley
I'm not entirely sure what it is with Dierks always getting on planes and flying off to beaches as a form of breakup revenge, but apparently it's his M.O. All that said, I like this song. Unrelated: anyone else have the overwhelming urge to go on vacation now?
The Third and Final: Bow Chicka Wow Wow by Meghan Patrick
Mostly including this one because I think it's a little ridiculous in a humourous kind of way. I am also entirely aware that I think the two reasons I love this song are:
1) That twang (and from Ontario of all places).
2) Those glorious older women who are really just living it up in the video.
I wish you all an excellent weekend! I have the pleasure of celebrating two dear friends at their engagement dinner tomorrow night and am very excited.
