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One thing that has always amused me [despite having grown up listening to only country music (thus, my love for the older country songs)]...:
While more people have eclectic tastes, the music industry itself continues to be a "silo" culture (i.e. "country only" stations, "rock only" stations, etc.), even with the MANY "crossover" songs....
A few "crossover" examples:
Dolly Parton's country "I Will Always Love You" landed on the pop charts when Dolly did it ... and again when Whitney Houston did it.
CW McCall's "Convoy" ... pop and country hit.
Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth" was originally country, but a remix and presto ... it was found on the pop charts.
Likewise, Taylor Swift's recent country hit "Teardrops On My Guitar" has now been remixed and is being played as "new music" on stations like Chicago's 101.9 WTMX, "The Mix", a pop/rock station.
And, it goes the other way, too....
Hinder's "Lips Of An Angel" found its way to the country charts via Jack Ingram.
Vertical Horizon's "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" landed on the country charts via Gary Allan.
Marc Cohn's "Walking In Memphis" was done by Lonestar for the country charts.
...and on and on and on....
Course, some rock songs seem more country, and vice versa....
This intrigue anyone else? What do you think about "crossovers"?
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While more people have eclectic tastes, the music industry itself continues to be a "silo" culture (i.e. "country only" stations, "rock only" stations, etc.), even with the MANY "crossover" songs....
A few "crossover" examples:
Dolly Parton's country "I Will Always Love You" landed on the pop charts when Dolly did it ... and again when Whitney Houston did it.
CW McCall's "Convoy" ... pop and country hit.
Wynonna's "No One Else On Earth" was originally country, but a remix and presto ... it was found on the pop charts.
Likewise, Taylor Swift's recent country hit "Teardrops On My Guitar" has now been remixed and is being played as "new music" on stations like Chicago's 101.9 WTMX, "The Mix", a pop/rock station.
And, it goes the other way, too....
Hinder's "Lips Of An Angel" found its way to the country charts via Jack Ingram.
Vertical Horizon's "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" landed on the country charts via Gary Allan.
Marc Cohn's "Walking In Memphis" was done by Lonestar for the country charts.
...and on and on and on....
Course, some rock songs seem more country, and vice versa....
This intrigue anyone else? What do you think about "crossovers"?
Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve&pacemaker
WRMNshowcase.legos.HO.models.MCs.RTs.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Don't you remember?" ... Starship ... 'We Built This City'
I love Broadway, big band, old jazz, folk, etc. I think the most "modern" music I tend to listen to is 80's. Though I do like Bare Naked Ladies (alternative?). I haven't listened to "popular" radio since high school (and back then it was only so I wouldn't feel left out when people talked about music. Not because I really liked the music.)