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CBC
2 hours ago
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Chappell Roan's new single mentions Saskatchewan. So do these tracks
Social Sharing In her latest single, The Subway, American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan curses out in post-breakup frustration that she's had enough and is moving to Saskatchewan. While the concept of the Prairie province as an escape might be uncommon, what isn't is how many times it gets mentioned in song. It happens far more than you'd think and we've compiled some of the most memorable mentions. 1. Corb Lund - Long Gone to Saskatchewan Corb Lund is a rancher from Taber, Alta., who got his start in hard rock band The Smalls. His career started really picking up when he started to lean into his country music roots. People found his songs relatable. Stuck trucks, bibles on the dash and everything being better when cows were around seemed to really strike a chord. On his sixth album, 2009's Losin' Lately Gambler', Corb earned honorary citizenship in the province with Long Gone to Saskatchewan, a song about how the grass is much greener on the other side of the border. 2. Johnny Cash - Girl in Saskatoon Johnny Cash always seemed to resonate with the common man. He famously performed at San Quentin prison in 1969, but there's also documented proof that he loved spending time fishing in northern Saskatchewan. His larger-than-life persona (and voice) made him stand out, while his storytelling and songwriting made him feel like one of us. On the posthumous 2006 release of Bootleg Vol. 1: Personal File, Cash tells a tale about the creation of his song Girl in Saskatoon. Written with Johnny Horton while the two were driving from Saskatoon to Regina on icy winter roads, Cash would officially record and release it after Horton's passing. A sunny love story, with a man longing for his girl in the bridge city, would sadly take a dark turn after he performed this song in Saskatoon in 1961. Cash chose to bring Alexandra Wiwcharuk up on stage so he could sing the song to her. Not long after, her murdered body was found on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River. It's been said that after hearing the news, Cash never performed the song again. 3. The Arrogant Worms - Last Saskatchewan Pirate Who hasn't head this catchy track and wanted to hit the high seas of the river Saskatchewan, "stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains?" This '90s Kingston, Ont., comedy trio took things Saskatchewan residents cherish and held dear (like the Co-op) and put them in a jaunty tale of a pirate confidently making his way across the driest areas of our province. Whether it was Regina's mighty shores or Saskatoon being the terror of the sea, their hilarious take on doing the impossible has become so beloved that it has become ubiquitous at local sporting events. In 2018, Regina singer-songwriter Amy Nelson remade the song and doubled-down on Prairie references by including celebrated Saskatchewan musician Brad Johner and several Rider alumn in the official music video. It's a funny depiction of what it would actually look like if pirates tried to reach "Regina's mighty shores." As for Roan, her song The Subway is set to release on July 31. A teaser video for the track features a Saskatchewan licence plate with an abbreviation for the title, as well as a "Welcome to Saskatchewan" sign. What other songs featuring mentions, name drops and references to Saskatchewan do you love?
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Hear Hayley Williams Debut New Song ‘Mirtazapine' on Nashville Radio
Hayley Williams shared a new song, titled 'Mirtazapine,' on Tuesday night on Nashville radio station WNXP. The track, named for a common antidepressant, is a mid-tempo, shoegazey rock number that sees the Paramore singer unleashing her signature howling vocals. Williams posted a fuzzy photo of a bottle of Mirtazapine on Instagram before the song premiered, hinting at its thematic tone. 'Here comes my genie in a screw cap bottle/ To grant me temporary solace,' she sings on the track. 'I could never be without her/ I had to write a song about her/ Who am I without you now?/ Mirtazapine, you make me eat, you make me sleep/ Mirtazapine, you let me dream.' More from Rolling Stone Zac Farro Is One of One on Latest Solo Single '1' Paramore and HalfNoise's Zac Farro Announces Solo Album 'Operator' Billie Eilish Breaks, Mends Our Hearts With 'The Only Exception' Paramore Cover WNXP Nashville revealed earlier in the day that the station would be premiering new solo music from Williams. The station posted the news on X along with a video of a CD that listed two song titles: 'Mirtazapine' and 'Glum.' Williams released her last solo LP, Flowers for Vases/Descansos, in 2021. She recently lent her vocals to Turnstile's song 'Seein' Stars,' off the band's new album Never Enough. She also collaborated with Moses Sumney on his song 'I Like It I Like It,' which dropped in May. In 2023, Paramore released their sixth album, This Is Why. The rock band spent much of last year on the road with Taylor Swift in support of the Eras Tour. Williams spoke about her ongoing struggle with depression in an interview with Rolling Stone around the album, noting that This Is Why was the first time she felt comfortable addressing the issue in song. 'People talk about anger and depression being so related because depression is like when you turn your anger inwards,' she said. 'And I think that there's bits of that anger mixed with bits of this real understanding of how frustrating it can feel to wake up with depression. Depression about your own choices, depression about the state of the world, depression about lost relationships or connections, or purpose. All that stuff is so heavy and you can't control it. So by this point, writing This Is Why — having learned about my own experience and looking at it head on — I think that it's interesting to think of that being a foundational point to the angst and the anxiousness and worry that This Is Why holds.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Rod Stewart shows viral Canadian parody of 'I Will Survive' at Toronto show
The voice behind the viral song 'We Will Survive' about tariffs on Canada reacts to Rod Stewart playing it during one of his recent shows in Toronto.
Fox News
5 days ago
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- Fox News
Snoop Dogg says his new country music collaboration with Zac Brown Band is ‘gangster gumbo'
Snoop Dogg shared his approach to blending his musical style with The Zac Brown Band for their new song 'Let It Run.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
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Greylan James Warned His Ex-Girlfriend He Wrote a Song About Going to Her Wedding: 'Just Prepare Yourself' (Exclusive)
Greylan James loves a good secret, and the ACM Award-winning singer-songwriter spills a good one in the lyrics of his latest single, 'Water at a Wedding.' But that's not the only secret he's been keeping. 'No comment,' James, 29, tells PEOPLE with a laugh about the identity of the ex-girlfriend who undoubtedly plays the lead role in the eye-opening track. 'The fun thing about this song is people wanting to know the truth behind the story.' Granted, the co-writer of hits such as Jordan Davis' 'Next Thing You Know' admits the story behind 'Water at a Wedding' is a real one he experienced at an ex-girlfriend's wedding.. 'It was really fun to write and really easy to write because it was such a wild scenario,' says James, who penned 'Water at a Wedding' last September alongside fellow songwriters Chase McGill and Matt Dragstrem. 'We were just literally painting the scene.' At one point in the song, the story goes from sad to shocking. 'We were talking about the whole twist being in the second verse,' remembers James, who's already been gaining attention this summer on the strength of his debut radio single 'Wait Til You Have Kids.' He adds, 'But then we were like, 'No, let's keep people hanging.' I felt like we gave the listener a minute to really process the story that was going on before we twisted it even further in the bridge.' It's a twist that James decided to tell his ex about before the song even came out. 'I told her, 'I wrote this song about your wedding,' and we had a conversation about it,' he recalls. 'And then fast-forward, the song is coming out, so I told her to 'just prepare yourself.' So yeah, the heads up was given.' And while James gave his ex a heads-up about the release of the song, he didn't quite grant the same courtesy to his label. "My label had told me specifically to not post it,' James laughs. 'And I was just like, 'F--- it, I want to do it.' They weren't sure if the country listener was ready to hear a song like that come out of me. But then I'd have a couple Jack and Cokes in my house, and I'd be like, 'I just want to listen to it and just close my eyes and go through it again.'' Despite his label's advice, James got sneaky in June and teased 'Water at a Wedding' on his burner account. 'I made a fake TikTok account, and I turned the brightness all the way down, so nobody could see my face,' he says. 'It was the first TikTok I ever posted on that account, and it got a hundred thousand views.' The label forgave him, and the rest is history. The teasers for 'Water at a Wedding' garnered nearly 10 million views across platforms, including 6 million on TikTok alone. What makes the story of 'Water at a Wedding' even more intriguing? The story looks to be just beginning. 'I've got songs to keep explaining what happened after that song, and I already got to part two, part three, and so forth,' says James. 'So, that's kind of what we're working on.' In fact, James says the second song in the story has already been recorded. And while stepping from behind-the-scenes songwriter to front-and-center artist has been scary, it's a process that felt necessary to truly become the artist he wants to be going forward. 'Other people have been telling my story with their own albums and their own voice,' says James, who will head out on tour with Cole Swindell this fall. 'And I guess I was kind of scared to really lean into my personal stuff. That's a scary thing to do because I've got friends and family and exes and all that stuff. But that's what people want to hear. They want to know you.' Read the original article on People
