Don't Try That in a Small Town

By Richard Harris

July 26, 2023

 My taste in music is sort of eclectic. As I write this, I'm listening to my Spotify library on shuffle and the next songs in the queue are by Tom Petty, John Denver, The Doors, Jim Croce, Van Halen, The Supremes, Guy Clark, BoDean & the Poachers, and T-Bone Walker.
 Unless I'm listening to a specific playlist I've created, I never know what combination I'm going to get.
 One thing I don't get a lot of is "New Country." Maybe it's a sign that I'm nearing the "Get Off My Lawn" stage of life, but most modern country music doesn't appeal to me.
 Old country lyrics rang true to life with topics like life's struggles & triumphs, faith, love, loss, and heartache.
 Today's country lyrics usually revolve around a scantily clad woman shaking her body while stan...

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