Rodney Atkins' Latest Song Not Cheesy at All
Rodney Atkins has a new single out. It features his distinctive gravelly voice, some good banjo picking and lyrics about a little boy, a black Lab, mama in the kitchen, family traditions, Saturday shindigs, grandma's stories, grandpa's guitar and so on -- like so many of his songs about the good ol' American way of life. And then there's a chorus about how some things get better the more they get together. But let's just all breathe a huge sigh of relief that he doesn't try to rhyme anything with Velveeta shells & cheese or creamy cheese sauce & shell pasta. Because that's what this "Get Together" song is really for. I personally love the stuff about as much as I love Atkins. But sometimes these branding partnerships cross that line that separates good music from an all-out sellout. Glad that's not the case with Atkins.
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merlefan49 says:
The “banjo picking” is so buried under the layers of drums etc you can barely hear hear it. Since you like banjo picking you need to check out bluegrass.
hotelmotel says:
Definitely no cheese at all a song about “a little boy, a black Lab, mama in the kitchen, family traditions, Saturday shindigs, grandma’s stoies, … [and of course the required comments about how awesome America is].”
No, not cheesy, And definitely not lowest common denominator. Definitely not thoughtless. Definitely not.