“Middle of a Memory”
Cole Swindell
Written by Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, and Cole Swindell
Dudebro’s sense of entitlement leaves him confusing blatant rejection with a missed opportunity.
The girl’s friends sweep in to save her from dudebro, and he thinks he was just moments away from a love affair for the ages. She may have left you in the middle of a memory, buddy, but she just wanted to exile you to the dustbins of her forgotten memories as soon as possible.
Self-awareness. We need more of it in country music today.
Grade: D
Well, this was the same “dudebro” who said his last girl wasn’t worth the whiskey. I think this says it all.
…don’t be too harsh on this one. sonically, it’s quite pleasant and conceptionally it ain’t bad either. for once, it’s the girl displaying a quite casual approach at the end of the night out – no big deal there, literally. cole swindell sounds as pathetic as the lyrics request, good job. this tune is at least a minor hit (b) in my ears.
interstingly, this song and carrie underwood’s “dirty laundry” were written by almost the same songwriting team. clearly, times have changed quite a bit since “good hearted woman”.