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[–] Atom@lemmy.world 124 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The country music genre is another casualty of 9/11

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remember the Dixie Chicks?

[–] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they're just The Chicks now

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

they're just Lady A now

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This reads like one of those pious hip-hop memes that compares Nas against Soulja Boy, but with country music it's actually accurate.

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

More like Nas to mumble rap.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Johnny's defense, he was considered rockabilly, which influenced a much broader range of music than just 'country'.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago

I don't think Johnny is really in need of defense. He's got this one.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My grandfather told me he liked Western, but he didn’t like Country. Blew my mind as I’d always just heard it as Country-Western.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you ever watched Blues Brothers?

"What kind of music do you play here?"

"Oh we have both kinds, country and western."

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

I remember that but I think I just interpreted as a joke about Country Western more than an indication they used to be distinct genres.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With a big iron on his hiiiiiiiiiiiip

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been replaying New Vegas, now I'm getting flashbacks to the tune of Johnny Guitar.

[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think the devs accidentally included the file for Johnny Guitar twice. So if it feels like it's playing twice as often as any other song, it's because it is.

[–] at_an_angle@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys have some fantastic western swing.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago

country peaked in the 90s and never recovered

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Now here's a song about me stalking and harassing my ex that's going to stay on the top 40 charts for fucking ever.

I already didn't like modern country, but that was the moment country music breathed its last as far as I'mm concerned.

[–] TGhost@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pls tell me stevie ray vaughan was a good guy pls pls 😰 😭 😭

[–] mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Don't tell them, guys.

e: too late

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago

And that's why my favorite cowboy is an anxious millennial one.

[–] outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago

“Don’t be building, I am a racist ~🎵”

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Is Orville Peck considered country? I feel like it might be my gateway drug.