Comments on: iPod Check: Recommend Ten Tracks

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:28:02 +0000

Jon,
Yeah, I’m a little embarrassed that I didn’t know Lee Ann’s version sooner. I just chalk it up to my general lack of interest in her music, since she’s never been one that I could get into….which I know is a hard pill for most Country Universe readers to swallow.:) As I’ve admitted many other times, she’s one of those people that I’d really like to like, but I just don’t, except for a lone song here and there.

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:03:57 +0000

““Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good” is one of my favorite songs and I had no idea Womack had a version. I just grabbed it from Amazon and I love it.”

Aw, geez, Leeann, talk about being late to the party…. Ronnie Bowman and Dan Tyminski are the harmony singers. Ronnie tells a funny story about going in to sing his part on this, then sticking around to hear roughs of some other cuts on the album (I Hope You Dance), and saying “thank you” to blank stares from Lee Ann and Mark when they played him “The Healing Kind” – they hadn’t made the connection that he was the co-writer.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:11:24 +0000

1. Breathe – Taylor Swift
2. That’s All it Took – Patty Loveless
3. Rodeo – Joey + Rory
4. Little Moments Like That – Brad Paisley
5. Firebird Fly – Little Big Town
6. I Think I Know – Lee Ann Womack
7. If You’re Thinking You Want a Stranger (There’s One Coming Home) – George Strait
8. Make Memories With Me – Lee Ann Womack ft. Mark Chesnutt
9. I’m Taking the Wheel – SheDAISY
10. I Run to You – Lady Antebellum

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:02:30 +0000

1. “Wrong Side Of Memphis” – Trisha Yearwood
2. “Higher And Higher” – Dolly Parton
3. “Jubilee” – Mary Chapin Carpenter
4. “Litte Girl” – Reba
5. “Bare Skin Rug” – Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert
6. “If You Want To Make Me Happy” – Alan Jackson
7. “Rain On A Tin Roof” – Julie Roberts
8. “Till They Came Home” – Rhonda Vincent
9. “The Lucky One” – Faith Hill
10. “I’ll Still Be Me” – Martina McBride

By: Razor X

Razor X — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:02:26 +0000

1. New Again — Brad Paisley & Sara Evans
2. If Only He Were You — Catherine Britt
3. Suddenly There’s A Valley — Reba McEntire
4. Both Sides Now — Dolly Parton
5. Oh Lonesome Me — George Jones
6. Walk Softly On The Bridges — Tammy Wynette
7. Mama’s Opry — Sunny Sweeney
8. Give My Love To Rose — George Jones
9. He Called Me Baby — Patsy Cline
10. If Teardrops Were Pennies — Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton

By: Kent

Kent — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:47:07 +0000

lanibug – I listened to the Ashley Monroe version you suggested. I felt it lacked the delicious energy in Carrie’s version. However, I felt Katrina Elam’s version was really good too.

Thanks for the recommendation!

By: Lanibug

Lanibug — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:10:43 +0000

Since I almost always listen to my ipod on shuffle, this song came on this morning, and it happens to be one of my favorites – so it had to be a recommendation —

Terri Clark – The One You Love – something about feeling lost when you cannot help the ones that you love because they have problems that you cannot overcome just hits me at my core….

By: Sam G.

Sam G. — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:59:05 +0000

Shuffle is pretty much the only way I listen to my mp3 collection. If I want to hear an album all the way through, I’ll listen to the CD. So, here’s the first 10 remotely country songs that pop up in iTunes.

“Hearts on Fire” – Gram Parsons: OK, you can’t go wrong with this one. The production may sound a bit dated here, but Gram harmonizing with Emmylou Harris is timeless.

“Country Blues” – The Chieftains with Buddy & Julie Miller: If you’re going to explore the roots of country music, you can’t do better than these two.

“Drive Away Slow” – Abi Tapia: This was a freebie from SXSW, and I know nothing about her. But she’s got a good voice, and in a different universe where country music is still country music, this would be a hit song.

“Witness Blues” – A.A. Bondy: Another freebie, courtesy of his Daytrotter session. He’s another person I don’t know much about, but he fits very comfortably into that Americana niche that I love.

“Family Affair” – Abra Moore: She has that little girl-sounding voice like Julie Miller or Kasey Chambers, which isn’t for everyone. She’s also more pop than country, but this is a good song about trying to keep a family together.

“Airways Motel” – Jack Ingram: This is from one of his earlier albums, so you know it’s good.

“Old Blue” – The Dillards: Also known as The Darlings from The Andy Griffith Show, this is the band that introduced me to bluegrass. This version of Old Blue is not how Joan Baez sings is, according to bass player/spokesman Mitch Jayne.

“Wait A Minute” – The Notorious Cherry Bombs: It’s really hard go wrong with a group that has Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill as members.

“Here’s A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)” – Travis Tritt: Still one of the best kiss-off songs around.

“Rolling By” – Robert Earl Keen: For my mind, one of the best, most underrated acts to ever come out of Texas.

By: gail

gail — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:20:45 +0000

I loved, loved John Denver’s voice and songs!!

By: BLL

BLL — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:04:50 +0000

missed an ‘l’, should be ‘playing’. Arthritis is a bitch.