Enough...

...brain-bending introspection. In the last few months, I've come to love the iPod that E gave me. I wasn't that interested in it at first, and then BAM-- I'm hooked. Music is my drug of choice. So here's something fun for your Friday.

 

Listen here. 

And ladies, what do you think--Dwight Yoakum or Lyle Lovett? Dwight Yoakum is mighty fine, but y'know, Lyle has a Rather Large Band.

September 7, 2007

Comments

[TB]

My ipod changed my life. And I'm a Lyle Lovett girl all the way. I love his quirky hipness that really shines through in his lyrics.

[Peter]

V, you actually made me discover Mary Chapin Carpenter :-)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Chapin_Carpenter)

Country/Folk is a genre hardly being aired in Belgium (there are no country/folk stations at all), making it a true discovery each time a song comes along.

[Shirley]

Ah,you made me laugh earlier when I read this post and was trying to decide between Dwight and Lyle with his big band! I am going with Dwight. I've seen him live and he's got the voice, the moves, and looks good in those tight jeans and that hat to boot. Sorry Lyle. I always get a chuckle out of that MCC song ... such fun ... and I steal read my horoscope looking for "my daily dose of destiny." LOL

[Expat-CIT]

You know the last time I saw Mary Chapin Carpenter in concert (time #3 - love her), she actually changed the names in that song. She said that Dwight and Lyle had to go! As country boys go, I can veer to one of two extremes - too cute Keith Urban or super sexy over the top masculine down home boy Trace Adkins (just saw him perform in late Aug.). I love Trace for his song "One Hot Mama". Makes me feel better about myself, hee, hee, hee. As Trace says, "Ladies Love Country Boys"!

[Expat-CIT]

Ok, at the risk of sounding like a complete goofball or some crazed teenaged groupie...if you want to see a cute picture of Trace, check out traceadkins.com
Sorry guys, but V this one's for you! :)

[V-Grrrl]

Personally, I love Lyle's sly wit and big hair. He's just larger than life and his music is too.

Shirley, I've got issues with Dwight and the tight jeans. Yeah, he gets away with it, but after living in Oklahoma for 8 years I got a little turned off by the cowboys trying too hard to highlight their assets in their Wranglers. Besides, I believe in Levis. Give me Bruce Springsteen!

And Expat CIT, I'm trying to see what you see in Trace, really I am, but, well, I'm just NOT. You can have him ALL to yourself.

I don't listen to male country singers much, except Vince Gill and Lyle. Love the jazzy CD Vince did. That man can play a guitar. And I still love the song "Amy," which Vince performed when he was with Pure Prairie League, back a million years ago.

Peter, Mary Chapin Carpenter is a Virginia grrrl best known for her sassy honky-tonk hits. While I enjoy the fun of those songs, it's her lesser known ones that I love. She writes beautifully. Her songs are evocative and poignant and tell a story. She's a poet with a guitar in her hands...

[Nance]

Neither. And my Ipod gathers dust. I rarely listen to music. After all day in the classroom, I crave silence. Even in the car, my CD player stays empty. When I need to "hear" something, I read.

[Elisabeth]

Oh, God, I seldom listen to country music, it's a genre that I don't particularly enjoy - although I like some alt. country, such as Alison Krauss and Ryan Adams. Lyle is kind of fun, though, quirky look, goofy hair, and what I know of his music is mighty fine.

And I love my i-Pod. It's my companion whenever I get around to exercising, and on my daily walks to and back from work.

[platypus]

Ah, the good ol' iPod. I do love mine, although Stumpy has banned me from singing along to any country music...

[Amber]

Dwight. Although, I can't think of a more redneck name. pft. But I love his voice.

:)

[V-Grrrl]

Amber, You don't fool me. You love his ASSets.

[Shirl Grrrl]

Can't believe nobody mentioned Kenny!