Emmylou Harris – Thing about you
A wistful reminder that some people, even after they’re gone, never truly leave your heart. Some songs just hit you right in that tender spot, don’t they? They’re like a…
A wistful reminder that some people, even after they’re gone, never truly leave your heart. Some songs just hit you right in that tender spot, don’t they? They’re like a…
Nanci Griffith and Emmylou Harris’ “If I Needed You” is a tender ode to quiet, enduring love. A Gentle Melody of Unspoken Affection In the year 1993, two of folk…
Marty Robbins – Mr. Shorty: A Ballad of Justice and Redemption in the Old West “Mr. Shorty,” performed by the legendary Marty Robbins, is a masterful narrative ballad that transports…
An Intimate Appeal to Love: When The King Gets Vulnerable A desperate plea to a lover, revealing the anxiety and insecurity that even the King of Rock and Roll could…
Love Look At Us Now: A Haunting Reflection on Lost Love and Lingering Regret Ah, the 1980s. A time when country music was beginning its slow, but inevitable, pivot toward…
A fiery anthem about seizing the day and living life without regret. There are certain moments in music, in rock music especially, that feel like a homecoming. A familiar warmth,…
When a Familiar Melody Brings the Pain All Over Again The song “I Feel Another Heartbreak Coming On” is a poignant and timeless country ballad from the legendary singer-songwriter Marty…
A soaring guitar epic that finds its emotional core in a journey of personal renewal. For those of us who came of age with the wailing of a Les Paul…
In the fading glow of a long afternoon, a song can feel like a hand reaching back through time, pulling you into a memory you didn’t even know you’d forgotten.…
In the hallowed halls of country music storytelling, few songs possess the power of Marty Robbins’ “Faleena (from El Paso).” It is a mournful, sweeping narrative that serves as the…