Top 10 Tracks I'm Digging Right Now
I saw Night Ranger this weekend. Yes, the rock band from the '80s best known for hits like "Sister Christian" and "Don't Tell Me You Love Me." And after their 90-minute concert (actually concert is probably the wrong word because they were just playing a little festival in a little suburb), I found myself craving anything but rock. Anything with a lot of twang, steel, fiddle, banjo and a redneck theme. Again, anything but rock. So I've been quenching that thirst for country with songs like these:
"Give It to Me Strait," Tim McGraw
"Very Last Country Song," Sugarland
"Tackle Box," Luke Bryan
"Coalmine," Sara Evans
"Catch All the Fish," Brad Paisley
"Good People," Jeff Bates
"Every Light in the House Is On," Trace Adkins
"Prayin' for Daylight," Rascal Flatts
"Paint Me a Birmingham," Tracy Lawrence
"Dig Two Graves," Randy Travis
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lori jean says:
I love “Very last country song” by Sugarland. What a beautiful song!
SJSoule says:
I still can’t get all the way through “Very Last Country Song” without choking up. Something about someone sitting alone in their kitchen, going through old photographs, on their birthday just kills me. It’ll be a shame if this song doesn’t get released as a single.
Emily says:
I love “Every Last Country Song”. Jennifer’s vocals on this track just give me goose bumps. It makes me think about life too! I wish they would release this as a single. It would be amazing! Its so well written! Amazing one of their best songs yet! Its so pure and just amazing! Love it
T J says:
I think “Paint Me A Birmingham” will alway be the defining song for me from Tracy Lawrence. Great twangy pics on this list - good one!
Cameron says:
How anyone can have tim mcgraw on any kind of track is beyond me. It’s just like having a girl crush on Taylor Swift. It’s just wrong.
Melissa says:
I also love, “Very Last Country Song” by Sugarland. It is so beautiful. It is very honest and real.
countryiscool says:
Now I can’t wait to hear the Sugarland song! Love Tracy Lawrence, have loved Jeff Bates for years and one of his CD’s is skipping since I play it so often.
Debbie W. says:
I agree with TJ…”Paint Me A Birmingham” by Tracy Lawrence
definitely his song…..and I love “Texas Tornado” also…
merlefan49 says:
Actually I think Ken Melons recorded “Paint Me A Birmingham”
first.
merlefan49 says:
If you really want twang with fiddle and steel Check out
Tanya Tucker’s new cd My Turn,
Miss Leslie and her juke jointers Between the Whiskey and the Wine.
countryiscool says:
yes merlefan49, but Tracy’s is better IMHO.
Shadow59 says:
My favorive CD Tracks are Defing Grivify-Keith Urban and Martina Mcbride’s Waking up lauging. I have heard much of Tim McGraw and Faith I miss Faith music I don’t know what happen to her.
Redmaz says:
10 tracks I’m diggin’…
Sons of Bill - Broken Bottles
Bleu Edmondson - 50 Dollars and a Flask of Crown
Davin James - Washed in The Blood
Mo Robson Band - Women I Don’t Know
Ross Shifflett - Lyin’ in The Rain
Zack Walther and The Cronkites - Georgia Cane
Aaron Navarro - Country Life
Maren Morris - Goodbye
Mike Ethan Messick - American Steel
The Kehoe Nation - Beefalo
I dare you…no…I double dare you to check them out.
Blake in Nashville says:
Little Past Little Rock–LeAnn Womack
The Trouble with the Truth–Patty Loveless
Wrong Side of Memphis–Trisha Yearwood
I Wish It Would Break–Dierks Bentley
We Run–Sugarland
Don’t Tell me What to do–Pam Tillis
Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses–Kathy Mattea
Hello Mr. Heartache–Dixie Chicks
Drytown–Miranda Lambert
We Danced–Brad Paisley
Kevin says:
Very nice list, Blake
merlefan49 says:
Great list Red!
kayefun says:
You got 5 outta 10 on your list that I immediately know and like!
cool says:
I love VLCS by Sugarland. I am also listening to their Baby Girl and Reba’s new single Strange
Sis says:
I love Sara Evans song ”Coalmine”.
Nor Cal Dirt says:
HA! Sugarland, Rascal Flatts and Tim McGraw are all about as country as a shopping mall and they have about as much soul as a 1999 Dodge Caravan.
Try my list instead.
Stoney LaRue - Downtown
Jason Boland & the Stragglers - Shot Full of Holes
Reckless Kelly - Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah
Cross Canadian Ragweed - Anywhere but Here
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers - Switchblade
Stoney LaRue - Walk Away
Kevin Fowler - Long Line of Losers
Aaron Watson - Barbed Wire Halo
Todd Snider - Alright Guy
Shooter Jennings - Manifesto No.2
I dare ya to play these on the way to your kid’s kickball practice.
erika says:
i love tim mcgraw he’s very good looking and sugar land blah blah blah she is not a very good singer but i like some of her songs rascal flatts is awsome i love thier song “here comes good bye”
erika says:
i love rebas song strange i sing it to myself all the time
Janetgijoenurse says:
Love Tim’s song Give It To me Strait, I remember the three years Tim opened for George on his Festival tour, he would sing that as one of his last songs right before George can on stage.
Wanna hear some awesome country songs listen to tim’s Whiskey and You are Shotgun Rider.
Rumor says:
Okay I’m convinced. Let’s put it to aciton.