@@davidwillison7796 Hank Williams Sr was a great country singer. But George Strait has more number one hits than any country singer ever. Even more than Garth Brooks. All without ever changing his style. That's why he is the king.
According to Waylon ... Bob Wills is still the king, I think of all the people living or dead .. Waylon Jennings has earned the right to crown the king!
LaneUSMC I was fortunate to see George early in his career in Brehnam. Still remember the magic of George! Saw him several times at the Livestock Show with the kids..also huge fans.
LFC1892 he has his share of over commercialized pop radio hits, but make no mistake, George is a God where I am from. When you have over 40 years of albums some of them are not going to click lol.
I really appreciate how you guys are so open to all genres. I respect what y'all are doin. Society needs more open minded ppl like when it comes to music.
I'm from Cheyenne. Cheyenne has the largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration on Earth. That is what this song is about. A cowboys love for Cheyenne Frontier Days, "The Daddy of Em All".
To me this song is more about him not blaming her for leaving him. He knows that the rodeo life has been hard on her, with him being gone for months at a time and her never knowing if he was going to make the next ride ( because Broncos and bulls ect. Are very dangerous) . And instead of making her feel guilty or hurting her , he just walking away with a broken heart and went to Cheyenne to finish the season rather than go home and and deal with the heartbreak. To me he just handled the situation like a gentleman and let her go without a fight because trying to get her to stay wouldn't have been far to either of them. So TO ME he is going to Cheyenne for both their sakes, not because he wants to focus on his career but because going home to an empty house would just be too painful
I agree! He left the phone hanging and looked back at it. He was shocked and devastated. He was telling her he was headed home -- the call did not go the way he expected! Probably cried all the way to Cheyenne. Malcolm Gladwell would love this....
But they live in Cheyenne... “And in that Cheyenne wind he can still hear her say.” He’s not going to Cheyenne to compete, he’s going in hopes of catching the woman that he loves before she’s gone forever...
@fucookie Don't get me wrong, Garth is amazing in his own right but there is only one King of country. Garth tours like crazy and has 20 #1 hits but George retired topping out at 60 #1 hits for his career. Radio stations here in Texas have dedicated 24 hour streams to nothing but George Strait. Another keeps people tuned in by promising at least 2 strait songs every hour. Another has something called "strait at eight" where they play a couple of his songs back to back. George is King.
George Strait IS, and WILL be ALWAYS, THE King of Country!! Garth is great... but he studied at the feet of the King, George Strait, #hisinspiration. Read about it. HANDS. DOWN. King.
There's a long running theme with the rancher/rodeo types. There's a love/hate for the cowboy lifestyle. If you want to hear an older version of the same idea, check out Willie and Waylon. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BIan1LDa3hU.html
He wasn't being dismissive, he was fronting. His heart was breaking, and he figured he owed it to her to make her feel like she made the right decision. He was being a good enough man to let her be happy. He knew he hadn't been giving her the life she deserved.
Pretty much....I saw that having already met someone new, her decision was made. He was respecting that, likely mentioning Cheyenne to relieve her of any guilt. You have to understand this culture was founded on respect for one another-even (or especially) in the face of betrayal. ...Reason was it's one of the things that helped ensure a long life in places with little law here. If you killed someone in the West, the more respected they were, the more friends they likely had, and the more money got spent hiring folks or detectives to investigate or find you....and this was all well understood, and would be inferred by just the way you acted/ how respectable you seemed. This likely promoted the culture of honor and respect that has lasted into modern times, especially in parts of Texas, Wyoming, etc where many towns still have no police- only a small sheriff's dept. at the county seat. You can see a slight version of this today, but only regarding public figures or police....where harm to them guarantees a greater response... mind you without the cultural impact since this extra protection can't be gained/increased for anyone by acting 'more public figur-ee' or more 'police-ish' lol....
These two guys represent what I wish our media and entertainment world would show more of. They likely won’t see my boy George in a concert, but they are cool and give legitimate dialog. I would send them a round of drinks if they were at my bar. Yah, I’m a conservative, Country listening white guy, but I got more in common with these two than a lot of folks. God Bless.
I sure wish they had read this, it is a great reminder that there are others out there that we have more in common with us than we realize whether they like the same kind of music, or music at all. Just good people you would love to buy a drink for
Their reaction gave me shivers. Like they GET it. Cultural differences don't mean jack when you take the time to listen and figure out what you have in common instead of what is different.
Cheyenne is Cheyenne Wyoming. It's a place where there is a huge Rodeo every year or there may be more. But I do know that Cheyenne Wyoming hosts a huge Rodeo at least once a year.
I used to live in Cheyenne and yeah it's def about frontier days. My ex had tickets to see journey and Reba was there. But I swear you could hear the music from frontier days from the mud hud on the south side pass the via-docks. Laramie and Cody could hear journey too lol.
I'm so glad you did one of his songs. He just dropped his 30th studio album on the 29th at almost 70 years old. He is the King of Country, never sold out, always true to his roots. For 90s r&b being my favorite genre of music, George Strait trumps it. He is my #1 since I was a kid.
The point of the song is this: the chyenne rodeo is basically the mecca of rodeos. Its on the most prestigious rodeos around. He was going to give up going on order to be with her, but it was too late.
Sure, but they look confused when he talk about Cheyenne, cause they were not cowboys, neither am I, but hope it's about Cheyenne Frontier Days™.. (Moral of the song ~ don't quit to give your best, even if your heart is broken..)
Ken Hall I opened for his son Ned back in October He is a great guy!! Has a lot of cool stories about his Father and a lot of good songs!! Keep an eye out for him he's climbing the ladder!!
They'd have to hear the way overplayed "This Cowboy's Hat" and not something like "Tougher Than the Rest" or any of his less known cowboy songs. Agreeing he's awesome but that's cowboy music where country is so...weird on how it can be pop but mention hay bales.
The song is about the life of a rodeo cowboy. The song begins with a phone call from a cowboy on the road to his love. He assures her that he is coming home. However, her tone alerts him that something is wrong. The chorus reveals that the woman has decided to leave him for another she feels is more reliable. The man replies that as much as this pains him, he will go on to Cheyenne, the most prestigious rodeo around. He was going to give up Cheyenne to be with her, one of the biggest sacrifices a cowboy could make, yet the moment he learned she had replaced him for another, he was quick to try to make Cheyenne. The cowboy does get to Cheyenne but it is revealed that when he does, it is his love that is still foremost on his mind. The song is about Lane Frost.
Loved your reaction. Thank you for respecting country music. Most people write it off right away without giving it a shot as soon as they hear the word country. Your interpretation of the song was right and I liked how you equated it to a basketball player or anybody else trying to make it at what they love. It was great to see you get what country music really does which is tell a story that everybody can relate to. All you had to do was insert a different profession and it can relate to anyone. And thank you for acknowledging that country music keeps it real. That's what it's all about. And that the artists and fans are unapologetic about it. And yes George is the KING of country music. He has 61 number one hits which is more than any other artist in any genre in history. That's how he got the name KING George. Thanks for keeping it real guys #freethinkers
Danny Scott This is the same thing that happened to me. RU-vid recommended it and I went on three hours straight watching videos. I subscribed and now I watch every video that comes up
YOU gentlemen GET. IT. You understand the music. THANK YOU. Doesn't matter WHAT walk of life you come from...you listen to...respect...and understand the music..THANK YOU. You are correct. This song is about placing your worldly DREAMS and career above ALL ELSE. INCLUDING LOVE. THANK YOU. Listen to music with an unbiased heart and soul...and you walk away feeling complete and WHOLE...
FYI George Strait has more #1 hit singles than ANYONE in the history of music, thats all genre's. That's why he's called The King of Country "When you hear twin fiddles and a steel guitar"
Yes you hit the nail on the head, fiddles and steel guitars.... equals pure old school country music, unlike todays so-called country music. It's like the Travis Tritt song says from so many years ago, "Country ain't Country no-more"!
I've been listening to George Strait, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Toby Keith, Hank Williams Jr, Conway Twitty etc for years. I grew up around it and just gravitated to it.
Garth Brooks says in his show he spends 2 hours flying through the air, running back and forth on stage and doing all kinds of stunts to get the crowd charged up and all George Straight has to do is walk out on stage, stand in one place and smile and the place goes wild.
I'm a massive George Strait fan, but let's give credit where it's due, there's a reason why Garth has won Entertainer of the Year so many times. The man puts on one of the best concerts ever.
He's a cowboy... He is who he is... He is what he is... He's not necessarily trying to provide a better life for her as much as he's just pursuing his passion and if she can't handle it, that's ok. Ironically, it's this passion that attracted her to him in the first place. He doesn't hate her. He doesn't wish her ill. He knows she wasn't the first and that she won't be the last. He's on his path and women are welcome to come and go. One of my favorite songs. Nice work guys!
I swore I would never listen to goat ropin music .. being a rocker and a musician since I was 8 years old .. but I went to Alabama in my 20's and it all changed .. and George is definitely the King seriously he grows on you big time the more listen to him the more you love him .. he has so many fucking good songs its impossible not to love him and he is just plain and simply a great guy .
Like Chris Ledoux, they both started out rodeoing. Chris was a bronc rider, George did bull doghing. Chris started out just recording and selling his tapes at the rodeo. George started preforming at the rodeos. I think they actually met in Cheyenne.
George Strait is the most respected country singer of all-time!!! Willie Nelson may be a national treasure, but nobody has the clout that Strait does!! My favorite song of his is Ocean Front Property.
That's a great one, how did you pick a favorite?, He doesn't have bad songs just ones I like more then others, I really dig I hate everything, run, Amarillo by morning, poison, when the credits roll, so much like my dad
I like that y’all say this song is pure country when George Straight was the main character of a movie named “Pure Country”. He’s the king of country like Elvis was the king of rock and roll.
Didn't make the "short go" in reference to the final round in the rodeo. He travels for rodeo and is always gone. She always expects to receive a call that he's been killed in a rodeo accident. The Cheyenne Rodeo is world famous in the rodeo world, like the Calgary Stampede rodeo
I find it so perfect that you guys called George "pure country" and he was literally in a movie called Pure Country in the 90's. What are the odds, huh?
Poor logic. Jethro Tull once won a best metal Grammy. Sometimes using popularity to decide standard just doesn't work. Thinking like that would make McD's the restaurant chain with the best food.
I'm pretty sure his "I can still make Cheyenne" comment is supposed to imply that when he initially called and said he hadn't made the cut, that he had indeed made the cut to the next event, Cheyenne. He was willing to give up his position at Cheyenne because he was ready to come back home. Once she let him know he was too late, he decided to push forward with his career.
On a sidenote George Strait is the king of country music and if you look him up, he has a world record in any music genera for the most number one hits in the history of music
If you boys want another Stapleton tune, try "Broken Halos." And yes. George strait is the king of country. If you want the heavier "rock country" I recommend Garth Brooks.
Greatest thing I've seen on RU-vid in awhile. I'm from iowa, but live and rodeo in Texas. I listen to hip hop mainly but George Strait is a staple of rodeo life
I just found your channel and I'm obsessed!!! As a lifelong country girl I'm loving your takes on these old school country songs! And really love that you called this a "pure country" song bc he was in the movie Pure Country 😊
Dont get me wrong George Strait has a ton of good songs but I dont think that makes him the one and only king of country, theres quite a few other great country artists out there who I think have songs that can beat out some of George's best songs. Alan Jackson, Hank Williams, Tobey Kieth, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, and Waylon Jennings to name a few. George Strait has made a huge contribution to country and again has a lot of great songs but he shouldn't be the "king" that most other country artist are compared to.
Yes, there are a lot of great country artists. But that's literally George's nickname. He's known as The King of Country. It's like how no one tried to claim Prince was also the King of Pop. Yeah, he was good, but that wasn't his nickname. Strait holds the record for most number one albums and singles, gold albums, platinum albums, and multi-platinum in the history of country music. He's definitely the King of Country.
I get what you're saying and agree but there's context at play in the song you're probably referring to. Nothing I would ever say or want to hear said in my presence but given the true history of the south and his band mates at the time it worked then.
Yes, kids, there are still cowboys. King George and his son when he was old enough are team ropers. He's a "real" cowboy. When he says he didn't make the shortgo again, he's trying to qualify. Cheyenne Frontier Days is a huge rodeo. One of my favorite singers, just under Chris LeDoux. RIP. Favorite George Strait song? Amarillo by Morning. Oh, that fiddle!
Heres a really good Country one for you guys to try. The Highwaymen (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Chris Christopherson) ... song name: "Highwayman" .
And yes, that's me in my profile pic, but I grew up working a farm, with my adoptive parents. This is the only music I listened to growing up. Y'all need to listen to some Civil Wars. Specifically, Poison And Wine. It'll shake you.
The fact that you guys stay putting out content at the level of quality you guys do is incredible. Being so open minded with music in todays world is almost unheard of, i also love that you guys are not afraid to say if a song is trash just because it was a song requested by a subscriber. This channel is definitely one of my favorites (notification squad!) That being said I have a few requests from a variety of genres that id like to see you guys do. And I'll probably be posting them on every video but don't feel rushed or pressured to get them out just look at them as friendly reminders haha. Linkin Park- given up The messenger Slipknot- snuff Devil in I Psychosocial Disclosure- Omen Logic- metropolis Disgusting Maybe some Lana del Rey That's it for now, Stay up!
Back in the day, cowboys had to drive themselves around on the "rodeo circuit". You had to be both lucky and good to make the "short go", that's where the money was. Sometimes just a gold buckle was all you got for all the bruises and broken bones. Lots of good men lost lots of good women, and vice versa. Nice reaction guys
I remember when 8 seconds bought me a Jr. Bacon burger at Wendy's, a tank of gas, and my next entry fee. I made a whopping negative 12000 dollars and 2 ex's that take everything
