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Storytelling On Steroids: Inside the Revival of Country’s ‘Life Songs’
Inside the country music "life songs" revival, where songwriters tell an entire life story in three minutes.
Throughout the decades, country’s narratives have included Reba McEntire ‘s “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” Marty Robbin ‘s “El Paso,” Luke Combs ‘ “Where the Wild Things Are,” Kenny Rogers ‘ “The Gambler” and HARDY ‘s collaboration with Lainey Wilson, “wait in the truck.” The ’90s featured a large number of those sweeping plotlines: Wynonna ‘s “She Is His Only Need,” George Strait ‘s”Check Yes or No,” Lorrie Morgan ‘s”Something in Red,” Patty Loveless ‘ “How Can I Help You Say Goodbye,” Tim McGraw ‘s “Don’t Take the Girl” and the Braddock-penned Tracy Lawrence hit “Time Marches On.” Life songs have been less prominent since the ’90s, though some certainly broke through, including Brooks & Dunn ‘s “Red Dirt Road” and “Believe.” And LANCO’s Lancaster developed a greater understanding of country when he heard Randy Travis ‘ 2003 single “Three Wooden Crosses” for the first time as a teen.
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