Most Annoying Country Song
Duane Cahill
kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying. Could it
be that "Boogie Woogie choo choo train"? Or the fact that you spent $15
on a CD from Vince Gill, then had to double check to see that it wasn't
the same one you bought last time because all the songs sound the same.
Then again, it could be that hearing any sounds coming from John
Anderson's nasal passages makes your skin crawl.
OK, so I'm having fun, and if I've offended anyone, I apologize in
advance. Some of you will probably find some of my favorites annoying
(although I'm not going to reveal who/what they might be). This could be
interesting, so ladies and gentlemen, click on that reply box and let me
know.
James McNeil
>Everyone puts up requests for your favorite song, CD, artist etc. I'm
>kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying...
(extra deleted)
>This could be interesting, so ladies and gentlemen, click on that reply box
>and let me know.
One of the mst annoying songs I've heard is Little Texas' "My Love." It
makes me wonder if they know any words besides "my" and "love."
Richard Evans
>Everyone puts up requests for your favorite song, CD, artist etc. I'm
>kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying. Could it
I was really amused by the "Country has gone downhill" thread a few weeks ago.
Someone made the comment that today's country sounded a lot like what passed
for pop 10 years ago. There's a lot of bad stuff today, but compared
to what passed for >country< a decade ago it's still an improvement.
<WARNING: The following paragraph mentions songs that may bring back
unpleasant memories and might cause nausea or vomiting>
John Anderson was "Swangin'", The Oakridge Boys were singing about "Elvira",
Alabama was the toast of country music and Sylvia was the newest babe. Kenny
and Dolly were doing "Islands in the Stream" and THAT is the most annoying
country song I can think of without giving the matter a while lot of thought.
Let's be thankful for the talanted new artists that are rebuilding the
reputation of country music.
Randy Turney
No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
Yaakov Kayman
>
>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>
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Wayne Burns
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Tim McGraw's "Don't Take the Girl"
Begijnhof Beanbag
>
>>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
This is not a defense of "Achy Breaky Heart", but did all of you who
hate the song and consider it the most annoying feel that way the
very first time you heard it? (very likely yes...)
I would probably rate it as one of the most annoying, but most of
that feeling I attribute to the excessive playing of it during and after
it should have been long gone.
Your thoughts,
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Pamela Hendrickson
Colin Raye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tractors
Linda Davis
Little Texas
The Mavericks
Pam Hendrickson
Randy Turney
->In article <941215124...@pasteur.medsup.com>, Wayne Burns <wbu...@medsup.com> says:
->>
->>>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
->>Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
->
->This is not a defense of "Achy Breaky Heart", but did all of you who
->hate the song and consider it the most annoying feel that way the
->very first time you heard it? (very likely yes...)
->
->I would probably rate it as one of the most annoying, but most of
->that feeling I attribute to the excessive playing of it during and after
->it should have been long gone.
->
->Your thoughts,
This song had the special privalege of pegging the 'Annoying Meter'
the very first time I heard it. Little did I realize that it would
become popular. It did not become more annoying as it was overplayed
because it started at the top.
R.T.
Expressed opinions are mine alone, not my employers.
PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
Robert E. Thornton
: Tim McGraw's "Don't Take the Girl"
I hate this song!!!
'Pure Texas' Ya'll
(1) Whatever the hell that song is by the Tractors....I think it
beats "Achey Breaky" by a mile.
(2) "Achey Breaky"....it just plain sucks.
(3) "Why Haven't I Heard From You" by Reba. It just gets on my
nerves.
(4) "Feed Jake." I dunno who sings it, but that's the dumbest song
I've ever heard.
And some others that don't come to mind right now. I'm sure a lot of
you disagree with me, but hey, this is just my opinion, so don't
bother yellin at me cause it's not bound to change anytime soon.
Personally, I like "Indian Outlaw" and "Don't Take the Girl."
Stacy
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Vincent Charles Gaudet
>kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying. Could it
>be that "Boogie Woogie choo choo train"? Or the fact that you spent $15
>on a CD from Vince Gill, then had to double check to see that it wasn't
>the same one you bought last time because all the songs sound the same.
>Then again, it could be that hearing any sounds coming from John
>Anderson's nasal passages makes your skin crawl.
1. You spend $15 on a country cd and find that it's 15 minutes shorter
than the average non-country cd.
2. Not so much the "Boogie Woogie Whatever", but the fact that Nashville
is calling the Tractors the best country group around whereas about a
month ago it was the Mavericks and the month before (insert some name you
haven't heard in a few weeks). Who will it be next month??? Should I
really go out and buy the Tractors' cd if we'll have forgotten about
them in a few weeks?
3. The fact that they're calling the Tractors the best country group
around and we've only heard one song from them.
4. "Don't Take The Girl" being played over and over and over and over
and over and over and over... (reminds you of "Achey Breaky Heart",
doesn't it?)
5. Hearing on TNN Country News that the Nashville establishment is
demanding "uptempo, positive" songs. Forget lyrical content...
6. TNN Country News. Enough said. (Actually, I shouldn't complain: I
DO watch it)
Well, that's enough complaining. Country music IS my favourite type of
music.
Vincent Gaudet
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
WBFine
(Duane Cahill) writes:
Clearly, and without any hesitation, any song offered up by that poseur of
poseurs, Billy Ray Cyrus....
Oh, while I like Tim McGraw, I loathe "Indian Outlaw"
COUNTRY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miren Seeley
> >No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
> Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
Halleluja brothers and sisters - The MOST irritating song (and dance) in
the history of country.
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Michelle Chobotar
song almost turned me off country music all together...Luckily I have
heard good "real" artists to hook me on country music...
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Richard Evans
>> >No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>> Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
>Halleluja brothers and sisters - The MOST irritating song (and dance) in
>the history of country.
Even more irritating than Barbara Mandrel's "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed"?
I don't think so. Well, maybe.
Darwin Bruce Evans
>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
Make that two...
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Hiroshi Ogura
Just about anything by Kenny Rogers would make me retch. Now that I
think about it, he really wrote only ONE song; just that he would put
different lyrics to it each time, and then claim that he wrote a new
song!
As for "Achy Breaky", I wouldn't mind it as long as it is sung in its
original form by Eric Clapton. (I really do feel that the song is a
rip-off of "Tulsa Time".)
I'm sorry that this drifted so far away from the country music...
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GIBBS
The response here is more than likely get me flamed but here goes!
A. Almost anything Willie Nelson has ever done with the exception of "Mama's,
Don't Let ...)
B. The Mavericks (In their entirety)
C. That monotonous song by the Silly Ray Virus guy
D. Anything by Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Rush Limbaughs definition of a
Femi-nazi?)
E. Men (the song folks)
F. WINE-Nona song "No One Else On Earth"
Sorry if I have offended anyone, but some of the above music has almost led me
over the edge, if you know what I mean!
MarkO
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Rich Winter
: No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
I'll second that nomination, but I'd also add "Yippy-Ti-Yi-Yo" by Ronnie
McDowell and (this time of year) "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" by
Elmo & Patsy.
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> No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>
>
Guilty on all charges.
PJM
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Dark glasses-light heart,fresh cigar-old whiskey,good friends-bad jokes,
cool hand-warm gun,a fine woman-country music,can life get any better than this?
Cathlene Brady
Also the Faith Hill version of Piece of My Heart.
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"Calling Baton Rouge" - Girth
"Standing Outside The Fire" - Girth (again!)
"Baby Likes to Rock It" - Tractors
... and (generally) on a lesser scale:
anything by BRC and Tim McGraw these days.
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DOYLE, MACREENA A
Indian Outlaw
Does He Love You?
Shameless/One Night A Day/Red Strokes......oh, wait a minute. NONE
of those is a country song. 'Nuff said.
Macreena Doyle
md...@music.stlawu.edu
Bob Miller
>>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
would nominate Billy Ray as the most annoying country singer!
Bob Marshall
Well, nominating the sure-to-be hands-down winner, "Achy Breaky Heart",
doesn't show too much imagination. So, the next song that comes to mind
is that Reba McEntire/Linda Davis duet "Does He Love You". The most annoying
CD I own is Dolly Parton's "Heartsongs"; it's annoying because it alternates
between wonderful music and cloying, insincere, between-song stage patter.
As for annoying artist, again, it's too easy to take pot-shots at Billy
Ray, so I'll pick on Ricky Lynn Gregg instead. It annoys me that someone
with so little talent could have gotten even as far as he has. And, most
of the groups, like Little Rio and Diamond Texas and Oak Ridge Railroad
and Confederate Boys annoy me since I usually can't tell them apart.
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: >No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
: Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
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Gail D. McKeating
> Everyone puts up requests for your favorite song, CD, artist etc. I'm
> kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying. Could it
Hey - this is F-U-N fun, guys! Let's get it all out of our systems so we
can start fresh for the new year!!! I cringe whenever I hear:
1. That Reba "Why Haven't I heard From You" nonsense - and the video
is even MORE annoying than the song could ever attempt to be!
2. OK, yes, Achey Breaky Heart by what's his name? Silly Ray?
3. To paraphrase a line from the movie "Hook" - I hate, I hate, I hate
(not Peter Pan) "Billy the Kid", by Billy something - oh, that's clever....
4. Garth Brooks and that self-important and bloated orchestral movement
called "We shall be free" - nice sentiment, but phony....
5. It annoys me that Garth makes me cry every time I see the "Standing
Outside the fire" video.
6. The Tractors.
Oh, there's more _ I just don't want to appear cranky.....
ooh -now I feel better. Clint Black and Lee Roy RULE (well, me at least)
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>Tim McGraw's "Don't Take the Girl"
YES! But it is only the second most annoying song. The first is "Indian
Outlaw." Not only is it insipid, but it is an insult to Native Americans.
Nobody could get away with a song like this about African Americans, or Jewish
Americans, or Hispanic Americans. Why do we still feel it's O.K. to turn out
this sort of thing about Native Americans?
Kim
I would like to ditto the above and add:
Anything by Tim McGraw
Anything by The Mavericks
"Little Rock" - Collin Raye (lighten up!)
AND
Anything mixed, re-mixed and synthesized into a "dance" tune - gag me!!
Kim
All of this chaos makes perfect sense.
'Pure Texas' Ya'll
>YES! But it is only the second most annoying song. The first is "Indian
>Outlaw." Not only is it insipid, but it is an insult to Native Americans.
>Nobody could get away with a song like this about African Americans, or Jewish
>Americans, or Hispanic Americans. Why do we still feel it's O.K. to turn out
>this sort of thing about Native Americans?
Well, I'd say about 40% of country music, mostly the older stuff, degrades
white trash. There's *always* gonna be some kind of pickin on somebody...
it's the real world, and I personally don't think that "Indian Outlaw"
shows any negative effect on anybody. I think this PC stuff is just getting
varried way too far...it shoulda been stopped long before.
Stacy
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>In article <3cpmvs$7a...@usenetp1.news.prodigy.com>, RWF...@prodigy.com
>(Duane Cahill) writes:
>Oh, while I like Tim McGraw, I loathe "Indian Outlaw"
I was just getting ready to contribute, and say "Indain Outlaw". Thanks!
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16b...@waikato.ac.nz
While we're openin' this can o' worms again does anyone recall
_Boppin' Wigwam Willie_ by Ray Scott?
Wigwam Willie could bring down rain
By doin' a dance out on the plains
He had a medicine dance that would help a lot
But he had to get a squaw to show him how to bop
Wigwam Willie had one desire
Willie wanted to set the woods on fire
But the more he tried the worse he got
'Cause Wigwam Willie just could not bop
That was a song.
- pleb retort
Bruce Rodean
et. al., which are groups I like plenty. They are fun, lively, and
most important of all, good musicians/singers. If you want someone
who's bad, look no further than Randy Travis, mister nasal twang
himself. PU! I'd also put Brooks & Dunn up there too--can't stand the
way they present themselves on stage. I agree with the poster who
nominated Faith Hill and her cover of "Piece Of My Heart". Blecch!
Take that!
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GarthLovr
writes:
exuse me, it's GARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get it right or pay the price!!!!!!!!
Everything will just be peacy-kean!!!!
Garth Lover
Kelly Shuldberg
>> YES! But it is only the second most annoying song. The first is "Indian
>> Outlaw." Not only is it insipid, but it is an insult to Native Americans.
>> Nobody could get away with a song like this about African Americans, or Jewish
>> Americans, or Hispanic Americans. Why do we still feel it's O.K. to turn out
>> this sort of thing about Native Americans?
>>
>
>While we're openin' this can o' worms again does anyone recall
>_Boppin' Wigwam Willie_ by Ray Scott?
>
>
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Don't forget "Squaws Along the Yukon (Are Good Enough for Me)"
h. kelly shuldberg
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Albuquerque, NM
DKOONCE
I'll probably get flamed, but you asked so here's my short list:
*Indian Outlaw
*Please Don't Take the Girl
*Achy Breaky Heart
*If you came back from Heaven, by Lorrie Morgan, is perhaps the sappiest,
sorriest and most annoying song I've heard recently. It's like she's
trying to capitalize on Keith's death!
*Anything by Whisperin' Bill Anderson - I cringe when I hear him! Always
have! He should have stuck to songwriting!
*Pam Tillis - Queen of Denial (especially the video)
*All of the Little Rock songs - by Jan Howard, Reba, and Colin Raye!
*And, anyone singing the "12 days of Christmas" or "The Little Drummer
Boy"
* Most annoying non-country - Kenny G just makes me gag!
--Danny, Little Rock
Sharon L VanFossen
pretty darn annoying to me. I'd also add just about any song by Faith Hill,
Little Texas, or Brooks & Dunn.
Plus, the song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" as performed by Vince Vance
and the Valiants (if somebody could tell me *who* these people are, I'd
appreciate it). There are other versions of this song that are much better,
IMNSHO.
If anyone's taking nominations for the most annoying video, mine goes to
"Teardrops" by George I-don't-have-my-own-identity Ducas.
Sharon
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Steven John Gill
> In article <3cpmvs$7a...@usenetp1.news.prodigy.com>, RWF...@prodigy.com
> (Duane Cahill) writes:
>
>
> I'll probably get flamed, but you asked so here's my short list:
>
> *Indian Outlaw
> *Please Don't Take the Girl
> *Achy Breaky Heart
> have! He should have stuck to songwriting!
> *Pam Tillis - Queen of Denial (especially the video)
> *All of the Little Rock songs - by Jan Howard, Reba, and Colin Raye!
> *And, anyone singing the "12 days of Christmas" or "The Little Drummer
> Boy"
>
>
Flamed, no way, I am in total agreeance, although you frogot to mention
That's my story by Collin Raye, Baby likes to rock it by the tractors
and anything from the queen of country music Vince gILL. Don't take the
girl is such a horrible song...I liked it at first, but after the tenth
time of Tim's whinny voice I was like, okay I won't take her, just shut the
*?!@!? up!
(Blare or Blair) Garner on after midnight's pretty bad, but here in
Milwaukee we have the worst DJ in the world....Debbie Young on WMIL.
Some other city please steal her, please!
steve(tginV!) Gill
sj...@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu
Chuck
of converts, and people had a blast doing the line dance. Wasn't
meant to be anything serious, just simple fun. What's wrong with
that?
Linda Eskin
Elvira. Elvira. My heart is on fire...for Elvira.
That one gets the car-radio preset button punched every time.
BLECH!
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Gary W Martin
Right on, It advanced Billy Ray Cyrus career, so it had to be the
right move for him.
He also stuck by his band. The producers were only after
him and not his band. He told them (I believe) you sign
my band also or forget about the deal. I think he should
be admired for that. If you don't like him, then fine. But
you don't have to attack him. IMHO I believe there are
a lot of jealous out there. That's MHO.
Gary
Melinda Shore
>Right on, It advanced Billy Ray Cyrus career, so it had to be the
>right move for him.
That doesn't mean it's not a piece of crap. I change radio
stations when it comes on, and when I called to tell that
to the station I usually listen to, they said that other
people had told them the same thing. Let's face it - the
song *and* BRC were marketed to death, like when industry
people started claiming that it was so popular that a line
dance had grown up around it and we found out later that
it was marketeers who had created the dance.
It's kind of like when Joe Diffie first showed up. I was
travelling a lot at the time, and pretty much everywhere
I went people were saying "he has the best vocal instrument
since George Jones." I'm not saying he's not good, but
*George* *Jones*? I think his label was planting that one.
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If we can go back a few years in annoyance, few songs were as
nauseating as the two "hits" by Donna Fargo:
"Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" was bad enough, but "Funny Face"
caused folks to steal barf bags from the airlines on the off
chance they'd hear the song on the cab radio on the way into
town.
Don Bowden
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U60...@uicvm.uic.edu
In fact!!!! I'm going to listen to it right now just
to spite everyone!
"You can tell your ma...I've moved to Arkansas...you can tell your dog to
bite my leg. Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist would tell my lip
he never really liked me anyway...etc...etc..." :)
Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty
> While we're openin' this can o' worms again does anyone recall
> _Boppin' Wigwam Willie_ by Ray Scott?
Seein' as how the lid's off the can and the little critters are already
clutterin' up the bench space. How's about "Wigwam Wiggle" by Red Knuckles and
the Trailblazers.
Alan
Yvonne Edwards
>In article <941215124...@pasteur.medsup.com>, Wayne Burns
>the history of country.
>
What do you mean by '(and dance)' ?
As far as I can see, the only thing going for the song is that it has a
good beat for cha-cha-cha. Is it that you don't like the cha-cha or is there
some particular Aichy Breaky Dance ?
Mike Hill
I would like to nominate Tim McGraw's Indian Outlaw as one of the most
annoying and assinine songs in recent years.
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nda Shore) writes:
>In article <3d2b38$g...@nuclear.microserve.net> g...@martin.microserve.com (Gary W
Martin) writes:
>>Right on, It advanced Billy Ray Cyrus career, so it had to be the
>>right move for him.
>
>That doesn't mean it's not a piece of crap. I change radio
>stations when it comes on, and when I called to tell that
>to the station I usually listen to, they said that other
>people had told them the same thing. Let's face it - the
>song *and* BRC were marketed to death, like when industry
>people started claiming that it was so popular that a line
>dance had grown up around it and we found out later that
>it was marketeers who had created the dance.
>
Of course the radio station would get other calls about songs people don't
like. People never bother to compliment when they're happy but will usually
complain when they're not. So, for all we know, for every one person that
called in hating Achy Breaky, they're are probably 10 people who love it (or
at least don't hate it).
Who cares WHO created the line dance! If people enjoyed doing it, and many
obviously did, what difference does it make? If those people went out and
bought BRC's CD because of the line dance, again -- WHO CARES? No one has
forced you to buy his music.
Melinda Shore
>Who cares WHO created the line dance! If people enjoyed doing it, and many
>obviously did, what difference does it make? If those people went out and
>bought BRC's CD because of the line dance, again -- WHO CARES?
Yeah, and yuppies spontaneously all decided to start
driving 4wd utility vehicles. We're being manipulated, and
every once in a while it's a good thing to say "Hey! We're
being manipulated." BRC is a no-talent whose popularity
doesn't really have a grass-roots foundation. His people
were running around the country planting line dances and
stories about Chippendales and manipulating the hell out of
the media. It disappoints me, because I love music and I
know that there are a lot of genuinely talented people out
there waiting for the big break that BRC got.
Robert Child
>Of course the radio station would get other calls about songs people don't
>like. People never bother to compliment when they're happy but will usually
>complain when they're not. So, for all we know, for every one person that
>called in hating Achy Breaky, they're are probably 10 people who love it (or
>at least don't hate it).
In the world of radio, requests = compliments. Of course, my guess is
that most of the requests for ABH came from kids :).
--
Danvers Child
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Farrier / Barrel Clown / English Teacher / Rodeo Announcer
GasperG
Brady) writes:
The most annoying song of all time is (drumroll please)
1) Don't Take the girl (Tim McGraw)
Followed by:
2) Piece of my heart (Faith Hill, poor Janis Joplin rolled over in her
grave)
3) Shameless (Garth)
Vivian L. O'Laughlin
Anything by Little Texas with a special prize going to "My Love"
Anything by Tracy Bird with a special prize going to "Someone to Give
My Love To" ("I believe, my love, you're one of a kind,
for there's no one else like you")
"That's My Baby"---Lari White
"Wild One"---Faith Hill
"Something in Red"---Lorrie Morgan
"Two Sparrows in a Hurricane"----Tanya Tucker
"National Working Woman's Holiday"---Sammy Kershaw
"He Ain't Worth Missinng"----Toby Keith
"Honky Tonk Bar Association"---Garth Brooks
"What's It to You"---Clay Walker
A lot more that have all reeady been mentioned too
--megan
sls...@ibm.net
>No contest whatsoever (IMHO)...
>
>Elvira. Elvira. My heart is on fire...for Elvira.
>
to place my vote for Achy Breaky Heart. Talk about
annoying....This song has got to be the worst!!!
There is Always time to Smell the Roses,
While your Running with them in your Hand. Garth Brooks
sls...@ibm.net
If these songs are annoying I would hate to
listen to what is *quality* songs and artists..
Shawn
Bob Marshall
> Hey, give Achy Breaky Heart some credit--it got C&W music a lot
> of converts, and people had a blast doing the line dance.
Instead of "credit", don't you mean "blame"?
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> Of course the radio station would get other calls about songs people don't
> like. People never bother to compliment when they're happy but will usually
> complain when they're not.
Must be me today - of course people don't complain when they're happy. They've
nothing to complain about when they're happy - sheeesh!!!
Now if you're trying to say people don't phone in when they like what is being
played then I guess it depends on your audience and what you are playing for
them. I regularily get calls to ask who was singing/playing such and such a
number followed by a statement of how much the listener enjoyed the music. I
also get calls from people saying - "thanks for playing such and such" etc -
but then again I don't play top 40 country.
Alan
Alan Murray, CSC Operations, Uni of Canty
> If these songs are annoying I would hate to
> listen to what is *quality* songs and artists..
Don't understand the logic behind this statement.
Surely *quality* songs and artists would be better than those quoted.I mean if
you're perception is that VW beetles are rubbish and BMWs quality vehicles it
does not follow that someone who thinks BMWs are rubbish considers the VW
beetle to be a quality motor vehicle - one would guess they're Mercedes
drivers.
Alan
DKOONCE
Clisby Williams
are necessarily the same thing. For instance, I'd rate "Down on
the Farm" and "Chattahoochee" as extremely annoying; but I wouldn't
call them nauseating. "Don't Take The Girl" and "I Swear" - now
THOSE are nauseating.
Clisby
Mark Zell
: most important of all, good musicians/singers. If you want someone
: who's bad, look no further than Randy Travis, mister nasal twang
: himself. PU!
Is someone really bashing Randy Travis on the country newsgroup????
Michelle Bolivar
without getting flamed...this is really legal?
Anyway my choices are:
1. Just about anything from Clint Black except
songs from his first CD.
2. Indian Outlaw
3. Achey Brakey
4. Joe (all my songs sound the same) Diffie
Michelle
Michelle Bolivar
about anything from Collin Ray.
If you were going to choose someone
that gets on my nerves...(don't flame
me, this is where we can state our
personal opinions) it would be the
lead singer of Sawyer Brown, love his
voice but he could use dance lessons
or just tone it down a bit. On the
CMA or ACM Awards last year (can't
remember which) he looked like a
bumble bee about to take flight in
that yellow and black outfit.
My opinion remember... :-)
Michelle
sls...@ibm.net
(don't flame
>me, this is where we can state our
>personal opinions)
>
>My opinion remember... :-)
>
>Michelle
Michelle:
You are so RIGHT!! Everyone has a right to state their option.
However, Remember with your option come many others and I'm sure
I am not going to be the last person to disagree with 99.8% of or
"NERVE" list. Clint Black is GREAT, Reba is WONDERFUL, Collin Raye
has several soongs I don't like, but Majority are good. Tim McGraw...
I can do without Indian Outlaw, But his other songs are pretty good.
Mike P. Wagner
:
: Also the Faith Hill version of Piece of My Heart.
: --
: Cathy "child of the sixties" Brady
: cbr...@umd5.umd.edu
I'm also a child of the sixties, and remember listening to the J. Joplin
version of this "Piece of My Heart" under the influence of all kinds of
this that sort of make sense when brain cells seemed cheap and in limitless
supply :-). I *really* like Ms. Hill's version of this song, in fact I
bought the CD, and it's one of my favorite CDs.
Takes all kinds of taste, I guess.
Mike
Cathlene Brady
: Cathlene Brady (cbr...@hamlet.umd.edu) wrote:
: :
: : Also the Faith Hill version of Piece of My Heart.
: I'm also a child of the sixties, and remember listening to the J. Joplin
: version of this "Piece of My Heart" under the influence of all kinds of
: this that sort of make sense when brain cells seemed cheap and in limitless
: supply :-). I *really* like Ms. Hill's version of this song, in fact I
: bought the CD, and it's one of my favorite CDs.
Let me quote you again
:under the influence of all kinds of
: this that sort of make sense when brain cells seemed cheap and in limitless
: supply :-).
It's a wonder they let us vote don't you think?
--
Cathy Brady
cbr...@umd5.umd.edu
theTone
>From: mz...@FileShop.COM (Mark Zell)
>Subject: Re: Most Annoying Country Song
>Date: 20 Dec 1994 04:46:57 -0600
Great!!! Can I help???
I don't know bout Randy... His songs just don't move me inside...
theTone
theTone
>From: rtu...@fd.dsccc.com (Randy Turney)
>Subject: Re: Most Annoying Country Song
>In article l...@lard.ftp.com, tkru...@ftp.com (Begijnhof Beanbag) writes:
>->In article <941215124...@pasteur.medsup.com>, Wayne Burns <wbu...@medsup.com> says:
>->>
>->>>No contest - 'Aichy Breaky'
>->>Ditto! That's 2 votes for Achey Breaky. Anyone else?
>->
>->This is not a defense of "Achy Breaky Heart", but did all of you who
>->hate the song and consider it the most annoying feel that way the
>->very first time you heard it? (very likely yes...)
>->
>->I would probably rate it as one of the most annoying, but most of
>->that feeling I attribute to the excessive playing of it during and after
>->it should have been long gone.
>->
>->Your thoughts,
>
>This song had the special privalege of pegging the 'Annoying Meter'
>the very first time I heard it. Little did I realize that it would
>become popular. It did not become more annoying as it was overplayed
>because it started at the top.
>
>R.T.
>
>
>Expressed opinions are mine alone, not my employers.
>
>
>PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
> with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
>
Sorry, but I just did...
theTone
theTone
>"Honky Tonk Bar Association"---Garth Brooks
Hey!!! Cut it out!!! That's one of my favorite Garths...
theTone
-Do not delay-Contact today-with your AHBA-
Love the way how stupid that sounds...
Mike P. Wagner
: D. Anything by Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Rush Limbaughs definition of a
: Femi-nazi?)
Which of her songs whould bring about such a response? I only have one
of her albums, "hometown girl", and I really like it. I'm not particlularly
political, but I don't remember any feminist anthems on it. Would Rush
call her that just because she's a successful woman? :-)
Mike
kni...@ksu.edu
>GIBBS (Gi...@voyager.cris.com) wrote:
You really should get some of her more recent stuff. Most of her songs are
about lost love, childhood, etc., but there are a few (most notably "He Thinks
He'll Keep Her") that have a definite feminist edge to them. However, she
doens't repeatedly hit you over the head with her politics. She is no more
feminist than most other contemporary female country singers, and her talent
as a songwriter and performer speak for themselves.
The bottom line for me is, if Rush doesn't like her, she's doing something
right!
Mary Brick
> PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
> with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
I've always liked Billy Ray and currently like Billy Ray. I won't be
afraid to admit it even if my tastes change. I'll even admit I liked
disco. I don't now; but I did then.
And as far as "Achy Breaky Heart" goes, I thought it was a silly little
song the first time I heard it. Then I heard it a few more times and I
decided I really liked it. I thought it was a cute, catchy little song.
Kind of like "Baby Likes to Rock It" is now. I still crank up the radio
and sing along when I hear either even though they've be rather
overplayed.
Just my two cents worth.
Mary Brick
ma...@pacific.mitre.org
Mary Brick
Views expressed are mine, not those of The MITRE Corporation
James McNeil
>In article <3cqg25$k...@tpd.dsccc.com>, rtu...@fd.dsccc.com wrote:
>> PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
>> with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
>I've always liked Billy Ray and currently like Billy Ray. I won't be
>afraid to admit it even if my tastes change. I'll even admit I liked
>disco. I don't now; but I did then.
>And as far as "Achy Breaky Heart" goes, I thought it was a silly little
>song the first time I heard it. Then I heard it a few more times and I
>decided I really liked it. I thought it was a cute, catchy little song.
>Kind of like "Baby Likes to Rock It" is now. I still crank up the radio
>and sing along when I hear either even though they've be rather
>overplayed.
>Just my two cents worth.
Ok, I'll bite, and add my two-bits. The very first time I heard "Achy
Breaky Heart" it blew me away. I love the humor in it, the way the guy
is having a really painful experience, but can still poke fun at himself.
It HAS been over-played, but that doesn't neccessarily make it a bad song.
Of course, the other person under this signature CAN'T STAND the song,
and won't allow it to be played in his presence. :-) And after
listening to the rest of Billy Ray's albums, he now admits that Billy Ray
has musical talent.
Lianne
--
Jim and/or Lianne McNeil
DENISE GOUGH
>From: kni...@ksu.edu
>Subject: Re: Most Annoying Country Song
>In article <1994Dec21.1...@dg-rtp.dg.com> wagn...@dg-rtp.dg.com (Mike P. Wagner) writes:
>>GIBBS (Gi...@voyager.cris.com) wrote:
>>: D. Anything by Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Rush Limbaughs definition of a
>>: Femi-nazi?)
>>Which of her songs whould bring about such a response? I only have one
>>of her albums, "hometown girl", and I really like it. I'm not particlularly
>>political, but I don't remember any feminist anthems on it. Would Rush
>>call her that just because she's a successful woman? :-)
>You really should get some of her more recent stuff. Most of her songs are
>about lost love, childhood, etc., but there are a few (most notably "He Thinks
>He'll Keep Her") that have a definite feminist edge to them. However, she
Feminist edge? I don't see that...just because it is about a woman leaving
a man? That's not exactly feminist. It's just looking from a feminine
point of view at today's relationships, and I don't think that's the same
thing as being a "feminist."
>The bottom line for me is, if Rush doesn't like her, she's doing something
>right!
Well, okay...I thought maybe you were giving her a hard time. If you are
defending her, then that's okay.
- d.g.
***********************************************************************
Denise Gough * "Innocent hearts, trust
Duke Law * in the moon and stars..."
Durham, NC * "Moment of Truth" - Suzy Bogguss
dg2...@student.law.duke.edu *
***********************************************************************
@ Suzy song lyrics of the month:
@ "You rode away in a [blue] mustang
@ To your castle in the sand"
@ - Hey Cinderella (Something Up My Sleeve)
@
@ "Oh I never got over those blue eyes
@ I see them everywhere...
@ - I Still Miss Someone (Simpatico)
@
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Sharon L VanFossen
>>right!
Amen!
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* ----------------- ------------- ------------------------- *
* "And if I can find my mind now, I guess I'll just leave." (D.Yoakam) *
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Theodore A. Kaldis
> I'm a bit tired of all the bashing of Little Texas, Tractors,
> Mavericks, et. al., which are groups I like plenty. They are fun,
> lively, and most important of all, good musicians/singers. [...]
Yeah, and I'll bet that you just LOVE listening to BIG DOG Country.
(For those of you not familiar with the northern Colorado scene, "BIG
DOG Country" is a most annoying HNC station out of Denver.)
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my own only. Do you seriously | kal...@remus.rutgers.edu
believe that a major university | {...}!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!kaldis
would hold such views as these? |
theTone
>ANYthing by Billy Ray Cyrus.
>
Hey!!! Will you all cut it cut teasing poor Billy Ray...
I happen to like Achy Breaky Heart...
Have to admit it is a bit monotonous, but definately not annoying me
Hmmm.... Should I sign this...??
ahHell:
theTone
Wayne Burns
kram...@stpc.wi.LeidenUniv.nl (theTone) writes:
>In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.941218...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> "Vivian L. O'Laughlin " <vola...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> writes:
>>"Honky Tonk Bar Association"---Garth Brooks
"Seminole Wind"
and "She thinks his name was John".
I love most of Reba's stuff but UGGHH.
Wayne
kni...@ksu.edu
>Rush is not a country music fan, and I doubt that he knows who Mary-
>Chapin Carpenter is. The bottom line for me is that if you make a
>statement such as this -- a variation of "guilt by association -- then
>you expose yourself as a bigot, and I do not like you.
I'm sorry if this is straying a bit from the topic of r.m.c.w, but I can't sit
here an be called a bigot! A bigot, according to Random House, is "a person
who is utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or race that is not his own."
I am in no way utterly intolerant of Rush's beliefs, and you could not have
reasonably gathered that from what I said. I have many close friends who
share Rush's opinions lock, stock, and barrel (I live in Kansas, for God's
sake!), so it can't be his beliefs that I am bigoted against. I am of the
same race and gender as Rush, so I doubt that there is much bigotry there.
Not liking an individual person, as I don't like Rush, does not constitute
bigotry, any more than your not liking me for not liking Rush constitutes
bigotry.
I gathered from the original post (I can't remember if it was yours) that Rush
had defined MCC as a typical FemiNazi. Apparently this is not the case, but
that was the way the message read. If I had known that this statement was
mere supposition, I never would have replied to the post.
I believe that much of what Rush says has some basis in rational thought.
However, he is nasty, mean spirited, and based on the intolerance that I
have seen him display for beliefs that are not his own, likely to be a bigot.
I didn't like the way the liberal members of the entertainment media treated
Regan, and I don't like Rush's methods either.
Anyway, getting back to the topic of country music, I agree that he probably
hasn't got a clue who MCC, or anyone else in the industry, is.
This is all I have to say about Mr. Limbaugh. I will not respond to any
further posts about him. I am sorry for taking up bandwidth with this, but I
felt the need to defend myself.
Theodore A. Kaldis
> D. Anything by Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Rush Limbaughs definition of
> a Femi-nazi?)
Nah. Not even close. While Mary-Chapin is definitely a lefty (what
do you expect? She's originally from Princeton, after all), she
certainly does not meet the qualifications of a "femi-nazi". No self-
respecting femi-nazi (pardon the apparent oxymoron) would ever let
herself caught dead looking dolled up the way MCC does. These battle-
axes go out of their way to look ugly. Even a dyke looks feminine
when stacked up against a femi-nazi.
Randy Turney
->In article <3cqg25$k...@tpd.dsccc.com>, rtu...@fd.dsccc.com wrote:
->
->> PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
->> with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
->
->I've always liked Billy Ray and currently like Billy Ray. I won't be
->afraid to admit it even if my tastes change. I'll even admit I liked
->disco. I don't now; but I did then.
->
So that's where Billy Ray fans come from! :) :) :)
sls...@ibm.net
>In article <3cqg25$k...@tpd.dsccc.com>, rtu...@fd.dsccc.com wrote:
>
>> PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
>> with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
>
>song the first time I heard it. Then I heard it a few more times and I
>decided I really liked it. I thought it was a cute, catchy little song.
>Kind of like "Baby Likes to Rock It" is now.
I don't know. Maybe it's me....(no comments from the peanut gallery)
But I hate Baby Likes to Rock it also. Not nearly as much as Billy Raye
but that song follows close behind. Hopefully, they're next song will
be a little better.
Theodore A. Kaldis
> Mike P. Wagner:
>>> Anything by Mary-Chapin Carpenter (Rush Limbaughs definition of a
>>> Femi-nazi?)
As I said before, no.
>> Which of her songs whould bring about such a response? [...] Would
>> Rush call her that just because she's a successful woman? :-)
Absolutely not. Rush would never disparage anyone on this basis.
Being successful is a quality that properly engenders respect.
> You really should get some of her more recent stuff. Most of her
> songs are about lost love, childhood, etc., but there are a few
> (most notably "He Thinks He'll Keep Her") that have a definite
> feminist edge to them.
True.
> However, she doens't repeatedly hit you over the head with her
> politics.
Essentially true. I don't think she tries to make any overtly
political statement, but her songs reflect (to an extent) her outlook,
which is decidedly liberal. Some of us may not agree with her, but
this in itself is certainly not anything that we should hold against
her -- to the extent that it is not overtly offensive. In her case,
it isn't.
> She is no more feminist than most other contemporary female country
> singers,
Country singers are in the business of singing country songs, not of
making political statements. To what extent others are feminist or
anti-feminist is really not of much concern to us.
> and her talent as a songwriter and performer speak for themselves.
Indeed.
> The bottom line for me is, if Rush doesn't like her, she's doing
> something right!
Rush is not a country music fan, and I doubt that he knows who Mary-
Chapin Carpenter is. The bottom line for me is that if you make a
statement such as this -- a variation of "guilt by association -- then
you expose yourself as a bigot, and I do not like you.
Karl....@syntex.com
:)!! All this venom about "Achy Breaky Heart" is very amusing! I see
it as the *Michael Bolton Syndrome*: everyone hates the guy and his music,
but he makes megga bucks. Someone is buying his music.
As for Billy Ray Cyrus: Personally, I like his music. Granted "Achy
Breaky" is a piece of drivel, it does not detract from the rest of his
music. Someone gave me his first CD as a gift and I thought "Oh, great.
Something I'll never play". Well, I did play it and liked just about every
song on there except "Achy Breaky". I like most of the music on his second
CD. Even though I find that most of what I like all sounds very similar, I
like the *music* nonetheless. He's not much of an entertainer, his voice
isn't the greatest, and he has been packaged and marketed to the point of
overkill. And while I'm at it, I don't like his haircut, either. (smile)
In any event, he's not the only artist catapulted to the top on one song
(as bad as it is).
Now, the one guy I REALLY dislike: Tim McGraw. His voice is excruciatingly
painful to my ears! I can't change the radio station fast enough when he
comes on. God, what a whiner!!!!!!!
OK. Now I feel better. :)
Karl G. Trass
The very best for the holidays. ;)
__________________________________________________________________________
> > PS I think 'Aichy Breaky' and Billy Ray will wind up like Disco,
> > with everyone afraid to admit that they ever liked it.
>
> I've always liked Billy Ray and currently like Billy Ray. I won't be
> afraid to admit it even if my tastes change.
Joel Berger
Kaldis) said:
>Essentially true. I don't think she tries to make any overtly political
>statement, but her songs reflect (to an extent) her outlook, which is
decidedly
>liberal. Some of us may not agree with her, but this in itself is
certainly
>not anything that we should hold against her -- to the extent that it is
not
>overtly offensive. In her case, it isn't.
>
want to mention that one can appreciate the art created by one who
disagrees with one's political outlook (how's that for a boring lead in?)
For example, I find Merle Haggard's politics repugnant, but that doesn't
mean that I don't consider him a C&W god.
jhb
Mark Entwistle
'Blue Pages'. The guy should get himself to a doctor, he's unable to open
his mouth and sings down his nose.
And I know this won't be popular, and I liked his last single, but David
Ball and his 'Thinking Problem' really got on my nerves. 'Yes I
admiiiiiit....'. And Travis Tritt's 'Anymore' was OK until I saw him trying
to act in the video. Dolly Parton's song 'Romeo' was bad enough, but the
video was even more embarrassing. It even had Billy Ray Cyrus in it. I hope
Mary-Chapin Carpenter feels suitably ashamed.
I'd also second 'Indian Outlaw' and 'Achy Breaky Heart'. I feel a whole
lot better now, and I haven't even mentioned Merle Haggard yet...
_____________________________________
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Michelle Bolivar
with my "NERVE" list...I just responded to
a post that requested people to list the
country songs that got on their nerves the
most. I just listed my personal favorites
and I even agree with some of yours...
Michelle
DEBORAH M. PERKINS
anything by Willie Nelson
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Trevor R Loy - MD6
Exactly. All of these posters who argue otherwise really puzzle me.
They decide whether they like a singer, for God's sake, based on his/her
political views. Huh? I don't see how that's different than deciding
whether or not to vote for Bill Clinton based on how much you like his
saxophone playing.
-Trevor
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Daniel J. Kuchar
Been This Far Before." It is the most sexist redneck condescending smarmy
stuff Conway ever did (and that says a lot). It basically details the
course of events that unfold as the swaggering 'sexually experienced'
redneck deflowers the naive young virgin. And by the way, I can tell by
the examples these newsgroupers are posting I can tell that they've been
listening to Country for, oh, 2 or 3 years tops. For obnoxious, nothing
beats the '70's country scene.... C.W. McCall, Red Sovine etc....
Duane Cahill (RWF...@prodigy.com) wrote:
: Everyone puts up requests for your favorite song, CD, artist etc. I'm
: kind of curious to see who and/or what you find most annoying. Could it
: be that "Boogie Woogie choo choo train"? Or the fact that you spent $15
: on a CD from Vince Gill, then had to double check to see that it wasn't
: the same one you bought last time because all the songs sound the same.
: Then again, it could be that hearing any sounds coming from John
: Anderson's nasal passages makes your skin crawl.
: OK, so I'm having fun, and if I've offended anyone, I apologize in
: advance. Some of you will probably find some of my favorites annoying
: (although I'm not going to reveal who/what they might be). This could be
: interesting, so ladies and gentlemen, click on that reply box and let me
: know.
Sytske Drury
I Swear - John Michael MontGommery
Standing Outside the Fire - Garth Brooks
Why Haven't I Heard from You - Reba McIntire
SD
Sytske Drury
theTone <kram...@stpc.wi.LeidenUniv.nl> wrote:
>Hey!!! Will you all cut it cut teasing poor Billy Ray...
>I happen to like Achy Breaky Heart...
(when I get home)". Was that ever a hit (sorry I wasn't living in this
country at the time).
SD
Theodore A. Kaldis
off by flameage, please skip to the next article.]
In article <knight.45...@ksu.edu>, kni...@ksu.edu writes:
> Theodore A. Kaldis:
[The original statement by kni...@ksu.edu, from article
<knight.44...@ksu.edu>:
"The bottom line for me is, if Rush doesn't like her, she's doing
something right!"]
>> The bottom line for me is that if you make a statement such as this
>> -- a variation of "guilt by association -- then you expose yourself
>> as a bigot, and I do not like you.
> I'm sorry if this is straying a bit from the topic of r.m.c.w, but I
> can't sit here an be called a bigot!
Why not? Is that a term reserved exclusively for those who express
sentiments from the rightward side of the sociopolitical spectrum?
The implied premise in your original assertion above is that Rush does
not like those who are doing "something right". If you can
satisfactorily demonstrate this to be the case, then I will withdraw
my characterization of you. Otherwise, I stand by it and will restate
it here again: if this is what you believe, you are a bigot.
> A bigot, according to Random House, is "a person who is utterly
> intolerant of any creed, belief, or race that is not his own."
Merriam-Webster says: "One intolerantly devoted to his own church,
party, or opinion."
> I am in no way utterly intolerant of Rush's beliefs, and you could
> not have reasonably gathered that from what I said.
No? You apparently believe that Rush does not like those who are
doing "something right". Or are you in the habit of writing things
you do not believe?
> I have many close friends who share Rush's opinions lock, stock, and
> barrel
This is like saying "some of my best friends are black".
> (I live in Kansas, for God's sake!), so it can't be his beliefs that
> I am bigoted against.
So what? Rush lives in New York City, one of the nation's premier
liberal meccas. Does that make him tolerant the sort of liberal
lunacy that pervades the New York social scene?
> I am of the same race and gender as Rush, so I doubt that there is
> much bigotry there.
On the other hand, I don't recall Hitler letting all the male Jews go
because they were of the same gender as he.
> Not liking an individual person, as I don't like Rush, does not
> constitute bigotry,
Have you met Rush? (Probably not.) Therefore I can only assume that
you dislike him because of his ideas. Is this not bigotry?
> any more than your not liking me for not liking Rush constitutes
> bigotry.
I dislike you because you are foolish enough to publicly make a
blanket assertion that you cannot justify, one that manifests your
bigotry. And the only kind of person that I dislike more than a bigot
is a fool.
> I gathered from the original post (I can't remember if it was yours)
> that Rush had defined MCC as a typical FemiNazi. Apparently this is
> not the case, but that was the way the message read. If I had known
> that this statement was mere supposition, I never would have replied
> to the post.
Perhaps if you had learned the meaning of a question mark, this whole
thing could have been averted.
> I believe that much of what Rush says has some basis in rational
> thought.
But since you apparently dislike what he says, can we infer from this
that you dislike rational thought? (After all, it does not appear
that you indulge in it very much at all.)
> However, he is nasty, mean spirited, and based on the intolerance
> that I have seen him display for beliefs that are not his own,
> likely to be a bigot.
Rush "mean-spirited"? Rush, if you ask me, is too much of a "nice
guy", tolerant to a fault. Obviously you don't listen to him. Me, I
prefer talk show hosts who are much more irascible, who snarl to
disagreeable callers, "get off my phone, you cafone!" (New York area
readers should know who I am talking about.)
John Ratliff
Hate to jump on the Tim McGraw pile, but I want to single out "Down on
the Farm" as being particularly formulaic and manipulative in a way that
I really hate. It claims to represent a reconstructed rural utopia in a
way that could only turn to shit anyone who really dwells/dwelt in that
culture. As a born and bred redneck, I find it deeply offensive.
Compare "where grass won't grow" on new George Jones duet album. Or
Rodney Crowell's "Ain't Livin' Long Like This." That's what it's
_really_ like "down on the farm."
--
John Ratliff <jrat...@weber.ucsd.edu>
Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of California, San Diego
Presently Visiting Research Scholar, Institute of Social Research,
University of Tokyo
Michelle Bolivar
Likes to Rock It...talk about not sounding
country!
A friend of mine said she bought The Tractors
CD and they are very different, more blues...
Michelle
Bill
"Akky
Braakkeee" for old songs.
Honorable mention for "We just disagree" the terrible remake of the old
Dave Mason song by that guy from Quincy, FL (I always forget his name.)
Bill