Whohooo...gotta have a good song to sing when you are getting trashed.... Laurie --- Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All Hail the Return of the Drinking Song > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/reuters/brand/SIG=k82p6o/*http://billboard > .com/bb/index.jsp> Billboard > > Sat Dec 13, 9:41 AM ET > <http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/my/my16.gif> > Add > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/addtomy/*http://edit.my.yahoo.com/config/s > et_news?.add=re&.src=yn&.done=http%3a//news.yahoo.com/%3ftmpl=story%26cid=63 > 8%26ncid=762%26e=5%26u=/nm/20031213/en_nm/music_country_dc> > Entertainment - > Reuters to My Yahoo! > > By Phyllis Stark > > > NASHVILLE (Billboard) - After a period in the > politically correct '90s where > very few drinking songs became hits on country > radio, it appears the good, > old-fashioned elbow-bender tune is making a > comeback. > > > > > Tracy Byrd (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Tracy%20Byrd%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > ) scored this year > with "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo" and "Drinkin' > Bone." Other big 2003 hits > include Toby Keith (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Toby%20Keith%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > ) and Willie Nelson > (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Willie%20Nelson%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > )'s "Beer for My > Horses," Keith's "I Love This Bar," Joe Nichols > (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Joe%20Nichols%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > )' > "Brokenheartsville" and Alan Jackson (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Alan%20Jackson%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > ) & Jimmy Buffett > (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/music/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Jimmy%20Buffett%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > )'s "It's Five > O'Clock Somewhere." > > > > Country radio programers say the PC tone of the '90s > swallowed up drinking > songs, but the genre is making a comeback. > > > > "Everyone was concerned about the image and identity > of country music in the > '90s," WWYZ Hartford, Conn., program director Justin > Case says. "We steered > away from the drinking and cheating songs." > > > > WCOL Columbus, Ohio, program director John Crenshaw > agrees that drinking > songs "temporarily went away during the rise of > political correctness and > zero tolerance." > > > > "American Country Countdown" host Bob Kingsley says, > "For a while in the > '90s, people were sorting through legitimate > concerns about some of the > consequences of irresponsible drinking. With the > increase in awareness and > the ascent of the designated driver, singers and > writers again feel more > comfortable with the subject." > > > > Kingsley also thinks the deaths of such icons as > Waylon Jennings (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Waylon%20Jennings%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > ) and Johnny Cash > (news > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/*http://search.news.yahoo.com/search > /news?p=%22Johnny%20Cash%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw> > ) have "spurred > renewed interest in some of the subjects they made > famous." > > > > Moon Mullins, director of country programing for > Journal Broadcast Group, > points to such factors as "all the activity, female > domination of the charts > female-targeted programing" for the decline of the > drinking song in the > '90s. But now, he says, "it seems the women like the > drinking songs as much > as the men." > > > > KMDL Lafayette, La., program director Mike James > says all of these factors > led to a "cleansing" of the format, "to the point > where much of the music > had become incredibly bland and vanilla, all style > and no substance. > Finally, country music became so 'soft' and > politically correct that men > were leaving the format in droves, and women who > liked to have fun were not > that far behind. > > > > "Fortunately," James adds, "the pendulum has finally > begun to swing back to > a more balanced position, where it's actually OK to > sing about having a few > beers, as long as you have a designated driver for > your horse." > > > > There are numerous theories as to why this > resurgence is afoot. "We ran out > of cheating songs," Crenshaw quips, adding that the > "next hot trend is songs > about mama, of course." > > > > Steve Harmon, morning man at KFWR (the Ranch) Fort > Worth, Texas, says, "We > are back to our roots: beer, bait and ammo." > > > > Many programers say the return of drinking songs > reflects a lighter national > mood or, as Harmon says, "the need to get to that > mood." > > > > Case says, "We are coming off a tough time in our > nation's history. These > songs reflect our need to experience a release > through music. These songs > are the opposite of the many thoughtful songs we had > after 9-11. Plus, they > are pretty good." > > > > Chuck Geiger, program director of KZSN Wichita, > Kan., says, "Everything has > been so serious, it's time to bust out and have a > few. Remember: When the > music is fun, so is the format." > > > > Crenshaw adds, "We can all use some comic relief > every once in a while. > Perhaps this renewed popularity shows us we were > taking ourselves a little > too seriously." > > > > Reuters/Billboard > > > Charles Mims > http://www.the-sandbox.org > <http://www.the-sandbox.org/> > > >
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