Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music

Melton McMaynerbury 122 - Dissecting "Strawberry Wine" - by Deana Carter - 1996

Have you always thought there was something special about 80s and 90s country music that you've never been able to put your finger on? Why does this music stand out? Well, let's don our cowboy hats, adjust our oversized belt buckles, tease that hair, and see if we can get the bottom of it, by picking apart one song at a time.

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Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music

Episodes

Dissecting "Strawberry Wine" - by Deana Carter - 1996

Dissecting "I Can Love You Like That" by John Michael Montgomery - 1995

Dissecting "Wink" by Neal McCoy - 1994

Dissecting "Should've Been a Cowboy" by Toby Keith - 1993

Dissecting "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus - 1992

Dissecting "Aces" by Suzy Bogguss - 1992

Dissecting "We Both Walk" by Lorrie Morgan - 1991

Dissecting "Maybe It Was Memphis" by Pam Tillis - 1991

Dissecting "I'd Be Better Off (in a Pine Box)" by Doug Stone - 1990

Dissecting "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks - 1990

Dissecting "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" by Patty Loveless (with Vince Gill) - 1989

Dissecting "The Church on the Cumberland Road" by Shenandoah - 1989

Dissecting "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" by Restless Heart - 1988

Dissecting "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" by Keith Whitley - 1988

Dissecting "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses" by Kathea Mattea - 1987

Dissecting "Fishin' in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - 1987

Dissecting "Ocean Front Property" by George Strait - 1986

Dissecting "Highwayman" by the Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash) - 1985

Dissecting "The Greatest Gift of All" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - 1984

Dissecting "Holding Her and Loving You" by Earl Thomas Conley - 1983

Dissecting "Slow Hand" by Conway Twitty - 1982

Dissecting "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" by Barbara Mandrell (featuring George Jones) - 1981

Dissecting "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones (featuring Millie Kirkham) - 1980 (Episode #100!)

Dissecting "I Let Her Lie" by Daryle Singletary

Dissecting "Some Girls Do" by Sawyer Brown

Dissecting "Little Rock" by Collin Raye

Dissecting "Let Me Let Go" by Faith Hill (with Vince Gill)

Dissecting "Texas Tornado" by Tracy Lawrence

Dissecting "Every Once in a While" by Blackhawk

Dissecting "The Heart Won't Lie" by Reba McEntire & Vince Gill

Dissecting "Independence Day" by Martina McBride

Dissecting "Take It Like a Man" by Michelle Wright

Dissecting "Don't Be Stupid" by Shania Twain

Dissecting "I Cross My Heart" by George Strait

Dissecting "Heartland" by George Strait

Dissecting "I Know Where I'm Going" by the Judds

Dissecting "Addicted to a Dollar" by Doug Stone

Dissecting "Here in the Real World" by Alan Jackson

Dissecting "Brand New Man" by Brooks & Dunn

Dissecting "Amarillo by Morning" by George Strait

Dissecting "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" by Randy Travis

Dissecting "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson

Dissecting "For My Broken Heart" by Reba McEntire

Dissecting "How Was I to Know" by Reba McEntire

Dissecting "Hard Candy Christmas" by Dolly Parton

Dissecting "I Don't Even Know Your Name" by Alan Jackson

Dissecting "Mirror, Mirror" by Diamond Rio

Dissecting "Old Flame" by Alabama

Dissecting "Single White Female" by Chely Wright

Dissecting "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson