Rewind Me
(A Parody of Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood’s “Remind Me”)
I didn’t care if I wasn’t cool
Songs about life and heartbroke fools
Cheatin’ and dyin’ and old barstools
What happened to three chords and the truth?
Now all my songs are sounding the same
As genres with completely different names
I miss the tunes I spun back then I wanna go back there again
Been so long bet you forget the things that you should expect
Rewind me, rewind me
Stop it with the pickup trucks, Old Hank is frowning from above
Rewind me, rewind me
Remember the Possum breaking your heart
Jerry Reed raising hell on his guitar
The Man in Black used to walk that line
But Nashville's gone and lost its spine
Do you remember how I used to sound
Before they upped the volume, put the fiddles down
Rewind me, dammit, rewind me
Where’s the country you used to love?
The grit and the twang that you miss so much
Rewind me, please please, rewind me
I want the steel to play
On me, country radio
Oh, if you still love me
Don't let heritage go
Won't you rewind me, rewind me
Do you remember the way it was?
Yeah, back when money wasn't the driving force
Rewind me
Yeah, rewind me
I didn't have anything to prove
Country's what you are not the words you use
Rewind me, oh, baby, rewind me
Yeah, you’d tune in to hear genuine hurt
Or drink with me at the bar after work
Rewind me
Wish you could rewind me
Oh, go on, rewind me, baby, rewind me
Yeah, I should be real as that Delta dirt
Oh, yeah, rewind me
Lord, rewind me
A bit ironic that you name dropped 4 times in this song, while railing against the pandering, insincerity, and predictability of today?
ReplyDeleteI thought it fit the theme in this case with radio being wistful for the sounds of its own past, but perhaps I should have been aware of the scent of hypocrisy on using the names. In any case, here's an alternate section to replace the name dropping.
ReplyDeleteBeen so long bet you forget the things that you should expect
Rewind me, rewind me
Stop it with the pickup trucks and country cred, enough's enough
Rewind me, rewind me
Remember the songs that could break your heart
But now I'm broken, we've strayed so far
Truth was strength once upon a time
But Nashville's gone and lost its spine
Ah man, I was just giving you a hard time. I don't really care. Other version works though.
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