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Are sad country songs and depressing country songs the same thing? I only ask because most country music fans have a “hurts so good” mentality when it comes to sad country songs. But if sad graduates to depressing… is listening still an enjoyable experience? Considering there’s a study that states sad country music is as prevalent as ever, I’d say there’s certainly an audience for the excessively-sad-sub-genre. Part of that audience is actually having quite the conversation about the “Most Depressing Country Songs” over on Reddit right now. Personally, I love a good, sad country song. Music has the power to help people process, and I strongly believe country music songs that lean towards the more somber side can actually be very therapeutic. I was happy to see that one my favorite sad songs (Hint: it’s by Sturgill Simpson/Johnny Blue Skies) was shouted out among the very respectable list. There were plenty of other all-time sad songs that Reddit users also brought to the table, so let’s take a look at the list, shall we? “‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ by George Jones.” “‘Hello in There’ by John Prine.” “‘Broken Window Serenade’ by Whiskey Myers.” “‘Scarecrow in the Garden’ by Chris Stapleton.” “‘The Ballad of Ira Hayes’ by Johnny Cash.” “‘Coward of the County’ by Kenny Rogers.” “‘I Just Told Mama Goodbye’ by Hank Williams.” “‘Waiting Around to Die’ by Townes Van Zandt.” “‘Jupiter’s Faerie’ by Sturgill Simpson.” “‘Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain’ by Willie Nelson.” “‘Cherokee Rose’ by Colby Acuff.” “‘Dying Isn’t Cheap’ by Cody Jinks.” “‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ by Bonnie Raitt.” “‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ by Hank Williams.” And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the list that dozens of Redditors have contributed to over on the site. I’d also be remiss if I didn’t include my favorite response of the entire Reddit thread. This user didn’t pinpoint just one song… they decided to take the “most depressing” prompt a bit further, and it was hilarious: “Any ‘bro-country’ song over the last 10 years depresses me. Make me mourn for traditional country.” Amen brother. Amen. Cue up the “Sad Songs Make Me Happy” playlist while you’re here: Listen on Spotify: Listen on Apple Music: And hey, while we’re on the topic of sad and depressing country music, you might as well hop off over to the Whiskey Riff Shop and take a look at our collection of “Sad Country” merchandise. You can wear it and display it proudly, and assure everyone that despite the melancholy nature of the music you listen to, you are a part of the happiest fandom in all of music. Plus, if the song are actually bumming you out a bit, we all know buying new clothes is “good” for mental health, right? Ever heard of retail therapy? You know what to do… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Whiskey Riff Shop (@whiskeyriffshop) The post What Are The Most Depressing Country Songs Of All Time? Fans Sound Off first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

She had a flare for the dramatics, and I’m here for it. Of course, legendary country duo Brooks & Dunn  burst onto the scene with their hit debut song “Brand New Man” topped the charts in 1991, after they had been working together writing songs because songwriter and industry executive Tim DuBois wanted them to work as a duo. Both Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks moved to Nashville as solo artists and were pursuing solo careers, but were put together in an arranged musical marriage of sorts, and they famously split in August of 2009 after 20 years as a duo, but it was only for several years, as they reunited in 2015 for a Las Vegas residency with Reba McEntire called “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas.” They’ve seen a huge resurgence in their commercial career with great project like the two Reboot albums they’ve put out over the last several years with some of country’s current big stars, and in 1992, they won their first ACM awards for both Top New Duo and Duo of the Year, beating out The Judds, who had consistently won those awards and had been at the top of their career in the years leading up to the early 90’s During a recent interview, they opened up about their early years and how the burst onto the scene in the early 90’s with their aforementioned hit and debut album, which happened as The Judds were breaking up: “I think The Judds were breaking up at that point for whatever reason. They were kind of the ruling duo.” Ronnie explained that he didn’t think it was the catalyst for them to step in, it was just the timing of it all, and Kix recalled a great story from the 1992 ACM Awards, when they were excited to be there and have such a big night. They were getting on the bus to go to some show that weekend once it ended, and a worker walked up to Kix and said Naomi wanted to talk to him. He followed the guy to this set of bleachers, where Naomi was standing underneath them in her evening gown ready, telling him they were ready to officially “pass the torch” to Brooks & Dunn that night. He was taken aback by what she said, explaining that they were really in no position for that yet and were still very, very early into anything like that in terms of surpassing The Judds at that particular time: “This is the truth, though. I remember the first Duo of the Year that we won at the ACMs, we were leaving, had our families there and we were excited and whatever. And walking out the door, one of the concierge came up said ‘Would you mind coming with me? Naomi Judd would like to have a word with you. And I went, ‘Okay.’ I had met Naomi, we didn’t really know each other. It’s when it was at Universal, and she was down underneath the stands. There was like you know grandstand you would have like a temporary kind of stand set up at Universal the way it was. Went in there, she stood under in her beautiful evening gown, it was like this thing out of a movie, and I said, ‘Hey, Naomi.’ She said, ‘I just wanted you to come down. I just wanna let you know that we’re passing the torch to you guys tonight.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, I don’t know if we’re really torch passing or anything, but thank you.’ She was a pretty dramatic personality. I didn’t really have a good response for her other than, ‘I appreciate you feeling that way, but there’s a lot of great duos out there.'” Ronnie laughed, saying it might’ve been a bit of a “power play” considering The Judds had been so dominant for many years: “It might’ve been a power play. I remember you came walking up on the bus, we were headed for somewhere like all award shows. You do what you gotta do, then you take off and end up in Fresno tomorrow. But he goes, ‘You won’t believe what happened.’ And he told the story.” Kix admitted that he hasn’t told that story much, but it was a “very surreal moment'” in his career and it has clearly stuck with him so many decades later: “I haven’t told that story a lot, but it was a very surreal moment… and we’re only a couple of year in, this isn’t like we’re really comfortable in our skis here.” It’s a great story about some country legends, and regardless what her intentions were telling him that, it’s clear she was right about how Brooks & Dunn would go onto be a huge part of the resurgence of country in the ’90s in terms of the commercial success, and they’re still doing it now. “Brand New Man” The post Kix Brooks Recalls “Surreal” Moment With Naomi Judd After 1992 ACM Awards: “She Was A Pretty Dramatic Personality” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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U.S. President Donald Trump challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to try impeaching him, and said the democratic socialist should be more focused on keeping hold of her seat instead.

President Donald Trump let it fly in a wild rant about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Tuesday that also targeted “Cryin’ Chuck Schumer,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).