Showing posts with label William Michael Morgan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Michael Morgan. Show all posts
Nov 30, 2017
Sep 14, 2017
Jun 28, 2017
Single Review: Jon Pardi "Heartache on the Dancefloor"
There’s a movement in country called, to me, ‘Boy Deserving Success Gets Success’. Aaron Watson, country’s ‘underdog’, has hit the sales top 50 and the airplay top 40 with "Outta Style;" William Michael Morgan has gone "Missing" with a sound that uncorks the bottle of wine labelled ‘1994;’ Jason Isbell has the number one record in country with zero airplay on non-satellite stations; and Jon Pardi is going to score his third number one with his smart new single, "Heartache on the Dancefloor."
It’s about a girl who attracts the protagonist with her moves on the dancefloor but who disappears before she can be found. There are about eight great rhythmic earworms in this song, including the chant-along ‘moving through my mind’ and the post-chorus ‘yes she is, yes she is’, which becomes ‘where you at, where you at’ in the final iteration.
The setting is a bar in a ‘west coast town’, which is smart as Jon is a Western act rather than a country one (the record is California Sunrise). The use of the word ‘wandering/ wondering’ in the chorus is smart: Jon is both walking to find her, and thinking about the girl constantly. ‘That girl is killing me so I put on this song!’ he says of his attempts to catch her in that same bar night after night. So what Jon is doing is describing imaginary heartache, which comes from not even talking to a girl; it’s sort of a psychic (or psychotic) passion for a girl. Maybe he dreamed her…
The image is instantly identifiable to anyone who ever visited a bar and saw a purty lady on the dancefloor. This time, Jon doesn’t even need to mention boots to get a hit.
7/10
Nov 22, 2016
Oct 11, 2016
The Current Poop of Country Music (October '16)
A ratings system based on poop emojis seems right in our wheelhouse, so
here you go. This is the current Mediabase Top 20 country songs. Poop is
bad. Not-Poop is good. The potential worst rating is 5 poop emojis. The
potential best is 5 not-poop emojis. Here's Trailer's opinion of each
song. Enjoy! (...?)
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (0) overall which is a +5 improvement from our last chart a couple months ago. The best song is Miranda Lambert's "Vice." The worst, by a long shot, is Luke Bryan's "Move." Please read Country Perspective's Current Pulse for a different perspective, more class, and better insight.
Chart from Country Aircheck / Mediabase.
The current Poop Rating of the Mediabase Top 20 is (0) overall which is a +5 improvement from our last chart a couple months ago. The best song is Miranda Lambert's "Vice." The worst, by a long shot, is Luke Bryan's "Move." Please read Country Perspective's Current Pulse for a different perspective, more class, and better insight.
Chart from Country Aircheck / Mediabase.
Sep 17, 2016
Aug 31, 2016
Aug 27, 2015
William Michael Morgan Performs "Don't Close Your Eyes"
William Michael Morgan is a country newcomer with a throwback sound, as shown on his debut single "I Met a Girl." If he and Mo Pitney can ever get traction at radio, things may be looking up. Here's William performing a Keith Whitley classic.
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