Who knew a song about whiskey could actually be a song about Jesus? I was not expecting to be so impressed when I clicked to watch Anne Wilson’s new video for “Songs About Whiskey.” I thought it would just be another country song about drinking, a bar, line dancing, or drinking and line dancing in a bar, but boy was I wrong. Well, sort of wrong. It turns out, it’s *kinda* about drinking, dancing, and a bar… but with a pretty major twist. Take a look then scroll down for more…
Her voice is so full, nothing subtle about it, right? I can’t decide if it’s the vibrato that I like so much or just the confidence and seasoned sound of her voice. The video was directed by TK McKamy who’s responsible for other country music videos like Thomas Rhett “Marry Me,” Mitchell Tenpenny “Anything She Says,” and Maddie & Tae “Girl In A Country Song,” just to name a few.
The song was written by Matthew West, Jeff Pardo, Anne Wilson, and Lauren Hungate. I love the clever lyrics so I thought it would be fun to uncover some of the country songs Anne might be singing about. She belts out, Songs about Jack Daniels, songs about Jim Beam, one night regrets, neon and nicotine.
What might those songs be? How about Little Big Town’s “Wine, Beer, and Whiskey”…
You can’t mention a song about Jack Daniels without including Brad Paisley’s “Alcohol”…
The lyric about one night regrets made me immediately think of Lee Ann Womack’s “I May Hate Myself In The Morning”…
There are a handful of songs about neon-related things but let’s go way back to the 90s with Alan Jackson’s “Chasing That Neon Rainbow”…
Anne’s lyrics mention nicotine which is a little harder to track down specifically mentioned in a country song. Or any song. Let’s go with one of my favorite country artists, Eric Church “Smoke A Little Smoke.” But don’t smoke or vape, that’s bad for you.
I have a feeling I’ll be singing or humming “Songs About Whiskey” for the rest of the week and somehow it might count as worship? I haven’t quite figured that out yet. If you want to become the next fan of Anne Wilson’s, follow her on Instagram @AnneWilsonMusic and Twitter @AnneWilsonMusic.
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