John Mayer's "Dreaming With a Broken Heart" morphs from a delicate piano ballad to chugging blues rock jam, showcasing the breadth of Mayer's talent that made him such a star throughout the '00s. His breathy, raspy voice is uniquely suited for songs like this: smooth and sultry, but emotional on the surface.
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Another enjoyable dinner can be savored at the Nashville Night Life Dinner Theater. This dinner theater was voted the number two attraction in Nashville by the Nashville Business Journal (After the Grand Ole Opry!). The evening is a celebration of past and current county music stars and the songs they made popular. There are special guest appearances throughout the season by entertainers like Tommy Cash and Dianna Murrell. The show lasts one and one-half hours. Audience participation is encouraged, which raises the enjoyment quotient. The dinner menu features southern favorites like chicken, spaghetti, homemade rolls, sausage, potatoes, a salad bar, fresh vegetables, and a cobbler for dessert. The dinner show is located in an area somewhat removed from the center of Nashville. Those who have attended, however, insist that it is well worth the drive.
Yes Lucky, fully agree. Willies version is definitive in every way. I actually remember when it was a radio hit and Bob Kingsley was playing it on his weekly syndicated Country Countdown. Besides, Willie and Merles vocals, the guitar is another feature that adds to its beauty. You cant beat Willies nylon string licks on Trigger. The solo is otherwordly great.Townes walked in the gray area between genius and madness. Not surprised he would say he was clueless about the songs meaning. Songwriter Tim Easton has a great story about Townes. Easton once opened for Townes at a hole in the wall, in Columbus, Ohio. Soundcheck came, no Townes. Showtime came, Easton got onstage and did the opening set and nobody had yet seen Townes. Apparently, a homeless guy wandered in at some point, and grabbed a seat in the first or second row. After Eastons set ended, everyone was thinking it would be a no show from Townes, and then the homeless guy got up onstage and asked to borrow his guitar, and started to play. It was in fact a very disheveled Townes Van Zandt, though he was virtually unrecognizable. After he barely fumbled through the first song, it was apparent he was in no shape to sing, play or perform, so he just stopped. Many in the audience walked out, but some stayed. According to Easton, they yelled out support for him, and ultimately jumped onstage and gave him a group hug, which made him cry. He didnt perform that night, but did talk to his fans and managed to sign a few autographs, and then he was gone..disappearing into the night as mysteriously as he had appeared. Crazy stuff. He was an alcoholic of the worst kind, ive heard other stories about him passing out mid-song. If you watch Heartworn Highways movie, he was clearly drunk in that as well. But, what a songwriter!
WillieFanInteresting, always thought Willie was playing that solo. I mean, who else but Willie played a nylon string? Chips Moman is interesting. He wrote Luckenbach Texas. But ive seen Willie play this song live more times than i can count. And in concert, he always had Jody Payne sing Hags part. As to why the song is so highly beloved, i believe its a combination of great lyrics and a superb MELODY, coupled with a great hook. You can make an ok song great if you have a killer melody and a solid hook. I know you disagree and thats fine.As for Townes, im not a fanatic, i prefer to think i have a more realistic view of him. Highly flawed man, with a so-so voice, quite undependable, but an impressive writer. Decent body of work. Why is he so praised and fawned over? Its this romantic notion that he was this vagabond artist who starved for the sake of his art. People love the hobo, drifter thing. Boxcar Willie, Jack Kerouac, Hemmingway, etc. The wandering free spirit, who just happened to be in the same circle as Guy Clark and Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle. Its that exaggerated mythos that made Townes intriguing to the bohemian crowd. Overrated? Sure, id agree. But songs like this one, and Waitin around to Die, Tecumseh Valley, Mr Gold and Mr Mudd, are in their own way, important representations of a very distinct and important era of songwriters.
Though Kenny Chesney is most famous for recording several hit songs about drinking and the beach, his ballad about a man discovering that "the good stuff" in life is love for a woman was his longest lasting #1 single on the country charts. 2ff7e9595c
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