In country music, it's less about the Benjamins (baby), more about having just enough in small bills and change to get by. If you manage to pay your bills and keep five dollars in hand for a wild Saturday night, you're living large. When a guy dies owing you 40 bucks, it throws off your financial plan for the whole year. Here are some of our favorite country songs about money matters. 1. Wynn Stewart - Another Day, Another Dollar 2. Chris Knight - Another Dollar 3. Tom T. Hall - Ballad … [Read more...]

It's one thing to recommend a song, but quite another to listen to it day in and day out while dodging pedestrians and getting cut off in rush hour traffic. Only the most hardy, aurally pleasing compositions can stand up to that kind of abuse and frustration. Not sure where you'd find songs like that? Fear not, friend: we've got you covered. Here's the soul-soothing mix that's been spinning in the Country California hot rod (slash mid-90s sedan) over the past several weeks. It hasn't failed … [Read more...]

Rather than make yet another Mother's Day list of mama songs, I figured it would be cool to spotlight the impeccable music taste of my mama by publishing a list of some of her favorite songs. To give you a sense of the trusting relationship we share, her first response on hearing that I wanted a list of some of her favorites was "You're going to make fun of me, aren't you?!" Well, no. And if you make fun of her, that'll be grounds for dismissal from the site because, come on, it's Mom. … [Read more...]

If your darlin' dumped you and you've sequestered yourself inside the home you once shared to wallow in your misery, you are in luck. Uh, maybe I should rephrase that. The whole getting dumped and your life being in shambles thing isn't lucky (sorry about all that stuff), but it is lucky that you've happened upon this list of songs about folks in just your situation. Isn't it nice to know that country music has your back? This began as an outlandish idea for a list of songs and turned into … [Read more...]

We haven't done a playlist in a while, and I wanted to make one of those neat Amazon players that all the cool kids are using these days, so here's a list of highway songs (i.e. songs that actually have "highway" in the title) for your infotainment. Give it a look/listen and feel free to make your own additions in the Comments section. Amarillo Highway - Robert Earl Keen Give Me the Highway - Vince Gill and The Del McCoury Band Heartaches and Highways - Rodney Hayden Heartbreak Highway … [Read more...]

As we all know, Christmas is about world peace and the baby Jesus and drunken office parties and warm apple cider and desperate attempts to save the failing economy and beating up your neighbors to get the last Elmo off the shelf at Walmart. But it's also about meeting your darling under the mistletoe for a little coochy coo. Coochy coo? Listen, if it's good enough for Faron Young and King George, it's good enough for me.Here's a playlist of Christmas come-ons for your enjoyment and possible … [Read more...]

Before anyone asks, this playlist has nothing to do with events in my personal life. My farm is doing just fine, mostly because it only exists in my head; it's conveniently insulated from all the very serious challenges facing independent farms in the real world. As always, you're welcome to make your own additions in the Comments section. If you'd like to give some of the pertinent lyrics too, that'd be great.Amarillo Sky – Jason AldeanHe says, “Lord I never complain, I never ask why,But … [Read more...]