YouTube Gems: Todd Snider

From the wonderful upcoming double live album Live: Storyteller, here's Todd Snider with "Stuck on the Corner."

YouTube Gems: Hayes Carll

From his upcoming album KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories), here's the fantastic Hayes Carll with "Hard Out Here."

Ice Cube Venn Diagram

And if this simple diagram doesn't do the trick, check this out! Ice Cube Flow Chart (not by me..)

John Rich's Songwriting Tips #47

Imagery is very important part of country music songwriting. It's not enough to say you drive a tractor, you have to describe the sweet ass sound system you put in it and how cold the air conditioning is in that bad boy. It's not enough to say "she's so pretty." Tell us how firm her buttocks are, how her gazongas fill up her sweater, how her supple skin looks in the moonllight... uh. I gotta go take care of something. Just remember to give the listeners the details. The devil's in there, and so is the cold hard caaaaash.

*Not actually written by John Rich

Country Song Flow Chart

I wish I'd have thought of this. A flow chart to determine which country song best describes your life....very clever! Click here to see it, and here's the chart's creator, Madalynn's blog too: The Mad Priest