Comments on: Best Country Singles of 2009, Part 1: #40-#21

By: Watch Movies

Watch Movies — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:29:01 +0000

I Like Emily West,her style of country music and pop blend in very well.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:53:58 +0000

tc,

I think I speak for a few people when I say that Miranda had some really good stuff out this year, but neither of her singles are the best representations of that. I enjoy “White Liar” as ear candy and am glad to see it give Miranda a big chart hit, but I don’t think the lyrics are up to her standard or make that much sense (is it really a “white lie” if someone pretends to not be cheating?). I did actually like Jason Aldean’s last two singles to some extent, but not enough to put them in my top 20. Darius Rucker’s material hasn’t lived up to his talents for me yet.

The prominence of Swift on this list can be mostly attributed to me. I think Fearless is a great album, and they’ve picked exactly the right line-up of singles off it. I wouldn’t call myself a “huge fan,” but I have liked her a lot recently.

By: Soul Miners Daughter

Soul Miners Daughter — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:12:59 +0000

Springsteen? UGH! No thank you! Why ruin a performance by such a classic performer as Rosanne Cash?

By: tc

tc — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:48:57 +0000

I don’t like many of these songs either and where’s Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, and Miranda Lambert? I’m not surprised to see a Kellie Pickler song since she’s one of the best singer-songwriters, Best Days of Your Life is a top 10 hit better than most singles, and country radio listeners rated it top 5. Country radio blocked it out of the top 5 because some stations don’t play Kellie’s songs people want to hear while they play other artists to death. Carrie, Taylor and Reba are the only women that have been allowed to chart #1 in about the past 5 years no matter how good Kellie, Miranda, and other women’s songs are. Best Days of Your Life is also a near platinum selling song. It should be on the #1-#20 CU list. It makes no sense that Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me is #20, Fifteen is #6, Kellie’s Best Days of Your Life is #32, and Jason, Darius, and Miranda are missing. How did that happen? Are some CU staff huge Taylor fans? Best Days of Your Life is a great song, period. Kevin can’t get it out of his head because the melody is killer and like most of Kellie’s songs it’s very well-written and sung. Razor why are you surprised? Are you the X who got run over by a bus in the video? lol

By: Razor X

Razor X — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:34:37 +0000

Picker’s inclusion was all me. Got into my head and has yet to leave.

You should see somebody about that. ;)

By: J.R. Journey

J.R. Journey — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:14:05 +0000

So telling that we are all saying ‘slim pickings’. That seems to be the phrase of the era.

Anyway, I do like this list – and agree with almost all of it so far. I particularly like the write-ups for the McGraw and Montgomery Gentry songs.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:02:49 +0000

“To be honest, I really don’t like most of the songs on this list. That’s not a criticism of the CU staff, it’s just a reflection of the slim pickings you had to choose from.”

I enjoy most of the songs on the list to some extent, but it’s definitely a weaker group than we’re used to listing.

By: Kevin John Coyne

Kevin John Coyne — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:18:34 +0000

Picker’s inclusion was all me. Got into my head and has yet to leave.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:00:10 +0000

So I’m a bit surprised that Kellie’s song ranked higher than Lady A’s “Need You Now.” I think the Lady A song is more well written and better sung…but that’s just my opinion.

I’m surprised that the Pickler song is on the list at all.

By: Razor X

Razor X — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:59:30 +0000

I’m not a Springsteen fan, either, but his contribution to Rosanne’s “Sea of Heartbreak” doesn’t really bother me.

To be honest, I really don’t like most of the songs on this list. That’s not a criticism of the CU staff, it’s just a reflection of the slim pickings you had to choose from. I do like “Sea of Heartbreak” and “That Kind of Happy”. I also like “All I Ask For Anymore” a lot and would have ranked it much higher.