Country music has some strange things going on these days. On one end you have the more traditional sounding hitmaker Lainey Wilson (check out my take on her video for “4x4xU”) but at the very same time, there’s the TikTok propelled “Bar Song” by Shaboozy and the country song nobody was really asking for in 2024, “Overdrive” by Thomas Rhett (a breakdown of its blandness here). Then there’s Zach Bryan splitting credits with John Mayer on a song called “Better Days.” It’s a new wild, wild west in C&W music and yes, I called it country & western because some of these singers are putting the western back in country, and I like it! But just like many entertainers who get the opportunity to sing a beloved song, Ingrid Andress (I wrote up a post about her song “More Hearts Than Mine” awhile back) stepped up to the mic to perform the National Anthem recently.
People aren’t holding back in their comments, either. Although, as one who’s graced the stage of a local restaurant for an energized performance of Dolly’s “9 to 5,” nerves can get the best of the best. Also, I sucked and there was nothing energizing about my Dolly performance. But I didn’t let fear keep me in my seat. Neither did Ingrid and her stage was much bigger than mine! The negative comments are peppered with some positive, but few and far between are those.
I recently wrote about a few American entertainers that have gained international fame (check out that post here) and of course Taylor Swift was included. It reminded of that time she sang the Star-Spangled Banner before a Miami Dolphins football game way back in 2006. She was just a 16- or 17-year-old and, oh yeah, she was country! Remember the adorbable C&W version of Taylor Swift? If you can endure the shots of Nick Saban 🤮, watch the clip below…
Nick Saban made it clear he was not leaving the Dolphins– “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach”– and then, of course, he quit coaching the Dolphins and went to Alabama. What a doofus. Can you tell I’m still bitter and I despise Nick Saban? “He told us a couple weeks ago that he’s proud to be a Dolphin and he’s going to be sticking around,” Dolphins quarterback at the time, Joey Harrington said. “So I take him at his word.”
Ingrid’s performance, while a little hard to bear, could’ve been worse. They could’ve cut to shots of Nick Saban. So let’s just be glad it is what it is, am I right?
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