Monday, July 06, 2026

Why Didn't I Get the Memo on This Kid? (An Occasional Series): Special "That's IRISH Country Music, Darlin'!" Edition

In my defense, commercially she's closer to a cult figure than a household word like Taylor Swift, but still.

Anyway, I just love everything about this, including the lyrics and the wonderful backing band. Plus, let's just say that whatever "it" is, CMAT (pronounced See-Matt, in case you were wondering) has it in impressive quantities.

Bottom line: this has given me more hope for slowing/reversing the artistic decline of 21st century popular music than (almost) anything I've heard since Amy Winehouse joined that stupid 27 Club.

2 comments:

edward said...

I let it run through on YouTube and it was followed by Olivia Rodrigo doing a cover version. Compare and Contrast.

steve simels said...

The Rodrigo version is nice enough but it's a little MOR by comparison, doncha think? The original gives me goose bumps....