Comments on: Discussion: 2009 Singles

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:06:20 +0000

Definitely agree with “The Bees”! It’s one of my favorites as well.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:00:14 +0000

Straight out of left-field:

Rumor has it that “I Told You So” is Carrie’s next choice. Fine choice by me.

By: CF

CF — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:00:24 +0000

Yeah, for Lee Ann, “The Bees” for sure has to be released. The guest collaboration (Keith Urban) alone should give it more radio play. It just might be my favorite song on the album. A video would make it even bigger. I’d also love to have her duet with George Strait be a single. Only problem with that is I want George to release his duet with Patty Loveless too lol.

Crystal Shawanda should release “Try”. Ashton Shepherd should release “Lost In You” because she has yet to have a slow single, and this one is more pop-country.

Can’t really pick any others since I don’t own any other albums from these mainstream artists lol.

By: Steve from Boston

Steve from Boston — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:25:09 +0000

Speaking of quirky songs that would make great singles (Dan), along with Dry Town, (and quite a few other’s from Miranda’s Crazy Ex album) how about Trisha Yearwood’s “Cowboys are My Weakness”? I saw Trisha do that in concert, and as she was singing, her video screen had all these pictures of famous movie Cowboys in a slide show sequence, and of course, she finished with a photo of her own Garth Brooks in a Cowboy hat! Very cute statement of devotion from wife to husband.

Yeah, Trisha’s “Cowboy”s song, for sure.

Also, I think there are some great cuts on Paisley’s Play album, that is if Country radio is ready and bold enough to embrace a great instrumental as a single. (has this ever been done before?)

By: corey

corey — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:32:16 +0000

As part of my last comment, “I think the pairing of those two would do really well”, i realize how ridiculous that statement is considering their recent chart history. What I meant is that the song will and should top the charts like almost all of each of their recent singles.

By: corey

corey — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:30:45 +0000

Brad has seemed to move on past 5th Gear, but I would like to seem him release his duet with Carrie Underwood, Oh Love, to the radio. I think the pairing of those two would really do well and I really like the song. I would like to hear Jamey Johnson’s, The Door is Always Open or Place Out On The Ocean on the radio.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:47:17 +0000

I personally think ‘Flat on the Floor’ would be a great single for Carrie! I love it! Its one of my favorites from Carnival Ride! I also would love for her to release ‘I Told You So’ that IS my favorite song from Carnival Ride and I think it would be a good single.

As for Miranda, I think a great next single would be ‘Guilty in Here’ that’s one of my favorites from the album. ‘Dry Town’ would be amazing too! But my dream single from her would be ‘Love Letters’ I absolutely LOVE that song!

From Sugarland, ‘It Happens’ would be my pick. I would also love to see Lady A release ‘I Run to You’ ‘All Wed Ever Need’ or ‘Loves Lookin Good on You.’ And I think Julianne Houghs breakout hit could be ‘Hello.’ I’m surprised they didn’t release that as her second single.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:49:40 +0000

I think “The Bees” is great and I love “Dry Town.”

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:36:21 +0000

Oh, and I totally say “Dry Town” for Miranda Lambert. There aren’t enough quirky hits like that on country radio anymore.

By: dudley

dudley — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:16:01 +0000

“The Bees” by Lee Ann Womack featuring Keith Urban is my favorite song from 2008, and possibly my favorite song in quite some time. I’m not suffering many illusions about its chart prospects, but I would love for this song to be released to radio.

I think “The Bees” is the most successful marriage between a pure country vocal and contemporary production on Lee Ann’s Call Me Crazy. The lyrics are really evocative (just enough insight into the character’s struggles, but still a universalistic sense of human journey), Lee Ann’s vocal really moving and Keith’s harmony effective. The instrumentation does a fantastic job of conveying the humdrum of life that the bees represent. The song sounds like nothing else out there and I love it beyond all reason.