Why do people hate wagon wheel

Well, yes there is always that risk. I dont know if a large audience will check out bands like OCMS because of this cover, but even if just a handful do isnt that better than the alternative? I feel this way about bands like the Lumineers and Mumford and Sons as well, is a large portion of their audience just people chasing a fad? I loved the lyrics of that song, saw his name on the songwriting credits and searched out more songs by him.

For the country equivalent you might consider more traditional mainstream acts like George Strait. Sure, a lot of his stuff is polished, but he still goes back to the old days often, covering forgotten songs from the likes of, among others, George Jones, Mel Street, and Del Reeves. Because in the end, nothing that happens on Facebook really matters. RD February 7, pm. This confirms that Darius Rucker would do literally anything for a buck. When this country reincarnation fails, what genre does he move to next?

I have to say the first paragraph is one hell of an epic run on sentence. However, it was awesome and very effective. That being said, I love your posts. I see plenty of posts that complain about the topics you cover and your opinions, but I find all of your articles to be relevant and interesting.

Thank you for representing the true lovers of country music. Thank you for investing your time and energy in Saving Country Music. Travis February 7, pm. I heard his version the same night I heard some folk kid play his version at a show and had a similar internal rant going….

Gena R. February 7, pm. Patrick C February 7, pm. Mattwrotethis February 8, am. I laughed my ass off when I read that part. Funny shit. The whole thing was amusing, but that last part was hilarious. Mike February 8, am. Kevin February 8, am. Boondock February 9, am. Even though he was harmlessly cussing at her a bit rude , it was still a little club and he looked pretty messed up. Boondock February 8, pm. But they did an absolutely amazing job.

CountrySunshine February 10, am. Pat February 11, pm. Always enjoy a good rant though. Eric C. February 16, pm. Marcus Spitzer February 27, pm. Thank GOD someone else hates this awful fucking sacrilege of a cover song as much as I do. Robin Q. March 5, pm. Not sure why so many of you thnk Darius is not country. He is a Carolina boy who has stuck to his roots! He is a guy who started singing at sc frat parties.

I love this version of this song. Sandra S. March 19, am. We listened to it so much, it had to be. We still listen to it. Ruined it. Les T April 4, am. Consigning auto tune to hell would be too kind.

Keith Litteral April 4, am. Fuck Rucker, and Sheryl, and Kid Rock, and all the other assholes who think that their remake of anything is worth hearing. You want respect? Otherwise, keep sucking that corporate cock and selling your soul, Not that you ever had one to start with. Good rant, Trigger Man! Dan King June 4, am. I doubt seriously that Darius Rucker had anything to do with choosing this song. Some guy in a suit and tie chose it for him. SnoreBros June 9, am. Hootie is a wanna be. Kevin deLeon April 5, am.

I have a friend named Adam Dale that gets accused of using it quite often due to his interesting vocal style and VERY accurate harmonies. Just my 2 cents. The Hillbilly Muslim June 3, pm. Hahaa, after all the cool coverage on albums the last few weeks. This gets the most posts. Funny as hell though, and has to be the shittiest blue grass cover i ever heard. The Wayne Brady of pop country music does it again. Country music as a whole hole has gone to hell-in-a-handbasket anyway. You are commenting using your Google account.

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Email required Address never made public. Name required. Search for:. Join 3, other followers. Stealing the chorus from Bob Dylan I can forgive. Snatching bits of other songs is a time-honored tradition in country and folk music. The problem starts in the first verse. The more egregious lack of research comes in the last verse: the Cumberland Gap is west of Johnson City, Tennessee , not east.

You carry messages back and forth. You stay in touch. You help out other people when, where, and how you can. Good enough. For some reason, you head back down to North Carolina. Meanwhile, this guy gambles away all his money and starts hitchhiking down to see you — and the last non-chorus line we get from him is and if I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free. After all that effort? Why are we supposed to care about this guy? There seems to be a complete lack of awareness on two levels: the protagonist, and the songwriters.

This lack of awareness is galling because of the selfishness inherent in being able to be that unaware of other people. You have to acknowledge them in one way or another. At least in that one the girlfriend gets a word in edgewise — not to mention a name.