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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
Old-skool twangy/whiny-a$$ed country is pure NOISE POLLUTION of the HIGHEST magnitude.
THAT stuff is the kind of GARBAGE the EPA would be justified banning under threat of FELONY PRISON sentences. NOT JOKING.
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I used to think a lot like that, too. But I noticed a couple things. George Jones had a set of pipes that most singers were envious of - the man could really sing. Many of those twangy singers are outstanding performers.
The other thing I noticed was the lyrics. There's probably no better example of twangy than some of the old Hank Williams (Sr) songs. "Jumbalaya" is a great example. OTOH, listening to "I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry", I find the poetry to be pure genius.
Like you, there's lots of music out there I have a hard time respecting, but, even if old Hank sounded like a hick, you gotta respect his writing skills.
Doug
From:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric....8256981000BBE81
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Words and music by Hank Williams
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry
I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry
Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves began to die?
Like me he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry
The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry
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