Friday Five: Summer Singing

I am a total fan of country music.  Pretty much 90% of the concerts I've been to have been country artists.  I listen to country radio every day.  And for the most part, country singers are the only musicians I recognize on sight alone.  However, I get a lot of flack from so called music snobs that country music is nothing but hill-billy songs about trucks and BBQ.  They so could not be more wrong! 

Aside from the many other redeeming qualities of country music, my absolute favorite is (for the most part) they have the overwhelming ability to write purely summer songs.  You may not hear these chart-toppers again until the following summer, but when it's hot outside and you're hanging by the pool, they're the perfect accompaniment.  These are my top 5 summery, beachy and all around fab songs.

1. "Where the Boat Leaves From" Zac Brown Band

2. "Summertime" Kenny Chesney

3. "Six Pack Summer" Phil Vassar

4. "Sunshine and Summertime" Faith Hill

5. "All Summer Long" Kid Rock



And of course, my favorite of them all "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" by Jake Owens but I added that a few weeks ago so I didn't want to repeat myself : ) 

 

And one last one that should go without saying since it's pretty much a summer fave of every country music fan: "Something Like That" Tim McGraw.



Friday Five

This week's been crazy busy at work so I haven't gotten the chance to do much surfing to find any cool bits and baubles.  What I have done has been to listen to music non-stop. (The people in my office like to talk...ALOT...and it's next to impossible to get any editing done when you read the same sentence 15 times because you're eavesdropping...) My Iphone, Pandora and I have grown close.  
So without further ado, a special all music edition of Friday 5.

1. "Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris: Not the most intricate of songs but I get the darn beat stuck in my head every time I hear it.

2. "Fine by Me" by Andy Grammer: I loved this song the first time I heard it.  Great beat and super cute lyrics.  What can I say?  I'm a sucker for a sweet story.

3. "Colors" by April Smith and the Great Picture Show: It's kind of embarassing to say that I fell in love with a song from the Lowes commercial.  But come on... It's catchy!





4. "Where the Boat Leaves From" by Zac Brown Band: Summer's coming, and it's the most perfect beach song I've ever heard. I can almost feel the sand between my toes...

5. "Felt Good on my Lips" by Tim McGraw:  My most favorite Tim song.  It's fantastic to sing along to in the car with the windows down and the wind in your hair but hearing it in a pavillion surrounded by 20,000 people singing it too is about 100 times better! (Already counting down the days until I get to see him again, with Kenny this time, in August!)

So there you have it.  These are the 5 songs on my list that I never skip past.  You could say my music style's a bit schizophrenic but you can't deny it's got a good beat!