Here's a bonus mini-episode on Dwight Yoakam's haunting 1993 hit "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," by request from A Symposium of Popular Songs. Enjoy!
We take on anthem of feminine coming-of-age in Deana Carter's debut single, 1996's "Strawberry Wine". I bet you still remember all the words to this karaoke-friendly chorus, but how does this song use…
John Michael Montgomery ushers in the mid-90s by perhaps sticking to the formula, with his 1995 hit "I Can Love You Like That". But can he? Despite the MOTR leanings, where do we see some nuanced…
We move toward the mid-90s with a song at which I defy you not to smile: Neal McCoy's 1994 hit "Wink". McCoy's down-to-earth charisma meets its perfect vehicle in this quintessential product of…
We return to a country music icon by taking on his debut single and (at least for the 90s) his signature song: Toby Keith's "Should've Been a Cowboy". Keith struck a chord in 1993 with the…
We celebrate our freedom by revisiting a song, dance, and mullet that exploded onto the country music scene like none has before or since: Billy Ray Cyrus's unforgetable 1992 smash "Achy Breaky…
Our first selection from a standout year takes us to another standout voice from the early 90s: this time it's 1992 CMA Horizon Award winner Suzy Bogguss, with her 1992 hit "Aces". Melton makes no…
It's vintage Lorrie Morgan in her 1991 hit: "We Both Walk". This is a song that sounds "off" for all the best reasons. But how does the unsettling tone combine with Loretta Lynn-style attitude to give…
One of the best voices of her generation delivers one of the best vocals you'll ever hear, in Pam Tillis's signature song: 1991's "Maybe It Was Memphis". We can't say enough about these spectacular…
Doug Stone takes us down the pit with him in this monument to country self-pity: 1990's "I'd Be Better Off (in a Pine Box)". Stone showcases his vocals in this all-time classic downer, but how…
