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Daily Top Five: Songs About Sunday

August 6, 2015 Leeann Ward 11

Just as country music corners the market on drinking and cheating songs, it also expertly explores the emotions that often accompany slowing down on Sundays. Iconic classics like “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and even modern

Daily Top Five: One Word Song Titles

August 4, 2015 Leeann Ward 30

Sometimes, just one word is enough to convey a message or intention. When a song has a one-word title, it usually either captures the intent of the song or the most memorable part of the

Daily Top Five: Songs About Rain

July 31, 2015 Leeann Ward 18

Rain is often associated with gloom or sadness and there’s plenty of that in country music, but it turns out that country music can be surprisingly positive about rain too. These are some of my

Daily Top Five: Sports Songs

July 30, 2015 Leeann Ward 14

A strange fact about me is that I do not care for sports at all, but I love sports movies, even television dramas (Friday Night Lights, anyone?). The same can be said for songs about

Daily Top Five: Least Favorite Song from Your Favorite Albums

July 29, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

Because turnabout is always fair play! What is your least favorite song from each of your favorite albums? Here’s my list: Dixie Chicks, “Tortured, Tangled Hearts” (Home) Mary Chapin Carpenter, “Stones in the Road” (Stones

Daily Top Five: Your Favorite Song from Your Favorite Albums

July 27, 2015 Leeann Ward 17

As if narrowing down your five favorite albums or your five favorite songs isn’t difficult enough, lets make things even more difficult by trying to narrow down our favorite song from our favorite albums. Don’t

Daily Top Five: Dog Songs

July 24, 2015 Leeann Ward 14

In tribute to my wonderful old dog who will be turning 14 in October, here are five of my favorite dog songs. Tom T. Hall, “Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine” Pirates of the Mississippi,

Daily Top Five: Miranda Lambert

July 23, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

Later today, we will publish our latest edition of Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists. The newest entry in our long running series is written by Leeann Ward and will focus on Miranda Lambert. To whet

Daily Top Five: Favorite Tribute Albums

July 22, 2015 Leeann Ward 6

Some of my favorite albums are tribute albums, because I enjoy hearing artists cover or reinterpret songs that I know and love. Country music artists have participated in a wide range of tribute albums and

Daily Top Five: Favorite Friend Songs

July 21, 2015 Leeann Ward 14

Whether they’re about lovers and friends or simply platonic friendships, country music has a ton of songs about friends and tributes to friends. What are some of your favorite friend songs? Here’s my list: Dan