“Top 10 Country Songs … Songs about beer”
Country music
and beer reach out to each other as do country music and boots. Honkey-tonk barrooms featuring cowboy hats
and boots along with good country music and beer are one of the reasons that
country music is as popular as it is today.
Drinking songs,
featuring whiskey and beer, are a part of the soundtrack of many country music
listeners lives. Whether it is sad
drinking songs, party-drinking songs, or country songs with a comedic flare,
many of these songs feature beer as the center piece to the emotion laid down
in the music.
Many country
singers have made their mark on the country charts with drinking songs including
Garth Brooks, with his barroom anthem, Friendsin Low Places, and Alan Jackson with his duet with Jimmy Buffett, Five o’clock somewhere. These songs, in addition to scores of other
country music hits, have helped to define country music as the working-man’s
blues.
In modern-day
country music, a whole new generation of country singers has helped to bring
the tradition of country music to a much wider audience featuring an entire
slew of country music drinking songs.
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, and Luke Bryan have done so brilliantly
with chart toppers and huge hits.
Beer songs,
however, are some of the most notable of country songs. As primary examples of country drinking
songs, these songs highlight listeners sitting at a bar, siting in their
backyard, or at a party while listening to country music and drinking beer.
The songs that
I have chosen for this “Top 10 … Country Songs” list reflect not only country
hits, but also some of my favorites that may have fallen in below the
radar. These songs contain hits from
recent decades, recent years, as well as current hits on today’s country music
radio.
Hopefully you
will enjoy some of your favorite songs and I hope you also discover new songs
to add to your library.
Number 10: Tear in my beer by Hank Williams & Hank Williams Jr.
This song,
electronically re-recorded with Hank Williams Jr. from the original recording
by Hank Williams, is half-comedic and half-tragic. Recollections of nights of sad drinking
surface in the hearts many of its listeners when it is played. It helps to establish a base between beer
and country music.
Number 9: Beer Thirty by Brooks and Dunn
Brooks and Dunn, at
the forefront of country music for more than 20 years, have released many
iconic country music songs before their recent break-up. These songs include heart-wrenching ballads
as well as songs fitting every niche that can be found in country music. This song celebrates drinking beer while
enjoying barroom life. It is done so by
with the trademark loud-vocal, up-beat edge for which the group is known.
Number 8: Beer Money by Kip Moore
This recent hit by
Kip Moore is a pure, party country song about nothing but beer and having a
good time. The backdrop set with the
lyrics is a long night of partying with a long awaited date. This song has helped this recently discovered
country music singer to gain fame in his time on country music radio.
Number 7: Beer for my horses by Toby
Keith & Willie Nelson
This song,
reminiscent of the Old West in America, pairs Toby Keith, a superstar in this
generation, with Willie Nelson, a superstar for many generations. “Whiskeyfor my men, beer for my horses,” is the triumphant lyrics sang when the
villain is caught. The song serves as a
party song, with a patriotic reverence of America of old.
Number 6: Beer Run by Garth Brooks &
George Jones
This song, once
again, pairs two different superstars from two different eras. Garth Brooks is the definitive country music superstar
of all-time; crossing over on to the top of the all-genre charts while
maintaining true to his country roots.
George Jones, a legend himself, especially among country music stars but
also among country fans, sings with Garth Brooks in this song. The song, featuring beer as the center piece
to a larger party, is one that country fans can relate.
Number 5: Drink a beer by Luke Bryan
A mellower, heart-broken version of a “song about beer,” this song highlights a hard night of drinking in memory of an ended relationship. Sitting at the bar and not thinking about much, helps a man to recover and start to regroup after such a break-up. This song invites its listeners to share in this sentiment.
Number 4: Beer in Mexico by Kenny
Chesney
No gimmicks, no
tragedy; this is simply a song about have a beer while enjoying a long
vacation. Upbeat, with catchy lyrics, it
serves as both a mood setter at a bar and a back-beat at all other times. Kenny Chesney has released many hit songs; this
is another to add to his extensive collection.
Number 3: Beer and Bones by John Michael
Montgomery
This song, a big
hit for the singer in the early 1990’s, is comedic yet tragic. If you haven’t heard the song, take a
listen. I am sure that as a country
music fan, you will enjoy this song. The
satirical, lyrical take-off on slang fits perfectly with anybody that can
remember such a night of drunkenness.
Number 2: Good at drinking beer by Billy
Currington
This song is about
drinking beer, drinking beer, and more drinking beer. A party favorite, this song is true to Billy
Currington’s style which is iconic of country music in a very traditional style. The mellow approach to country music that this
song brings with it, refreshes it’s listeners with a breath of air quite unique
on today’s country music radio.
Number 1: I like girls that drink beer by
Toby Keith
“I like girls that drink beer.”(Toby
Keith)
“I like girls that drink beer.”(Me)
This song, reminiscent of my college days reminds me of one of the
reasons I like women. A simple, barroom jukebox
song, this song is fun in a poignant way.
Girls that have fun, (i.e.) girls that drink beer, alongside with college
drinking buddies, created a party that was unrivaled every weekend while I was
in college. I like pretty girls, I like
smart girls, but most of all, I like girls that drink beer.
Toby Keith, since his first release, which went number one, I should have been a cowboy, has been a
perennial favorite among country music fans.
In his career, which began that year in 1993, he has released 19 hits
that reached number one. He is as
popular today as he has ever been. His
music, mostly with a hard-edged country feel, has created for him a large fan
base which has helped him to sell more than forty million albums.
Toby Keith has received more than thirteen major awards for his music,
including the ACM’s Entertainer of the Year in 2002 and 2003. His most recent, most notable award came in
2012 for “Red, Solo Cup” as “Country Music Video of the Year” in 2012 from the
Country Music Association.
Take a listen to this song and see how you like it. Released in 2012, it only reached number 18
on the charts, yet it is very appealing among those who can relate to it.
I hope you have enjoyed this “Top 10 Country
Songs … Songs about beer” list. I hope
you have discovered new songs of which you were unaware of, and others that are
among your favorites.
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future.
Thank you.