Sad news about Merle Haggard for some, I am sure....

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Munchies_Matt wrote:

What is the appeal of country music?

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[User 11000607]

Sad to see the Okie From Muskogee is gone. Local radio station played a lot of his songs yesterday. The appeal? It's blue collar, working class, no pretense (I'm excluding the pop star crossovers here). Haggard wrote songs that related to everyday life: "We don't wear our hair long and shaggy, like the hippies out in San Francisco do" Course I was one of those long haired types back then but I still liked the song.

[RugbyLeague]

It's like other genres, most of it is awful but some of it is outstanding - some great lyrics, great musicianship and often social commentary

[Tim Carmichael]

I was thinking about who will be at the funeral service: Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Jessie Colter, Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle... that would be an AWESOME experience... think of the after service get together...

[dandy72]

What's the appeal of pop music? What's the appeal of rap? What's the appeal of disco? What's the appeal of classical? You see how that works?

[Johnny J]

You mean the 15 minutes before all the old geezers fall asleep??? ;)

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[GenJerDan]

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[Mark_Wallace]

I prefer protest songs[^]

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Hey, it's Johnny J. That's true for any topic, not just C&W.

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[Mark_Wallace]

I like that C&W song by the group Der German Holidaymakers: "Blanket on the Deckchair"

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