The verses set the scene while the chorus reveals the country song pun. It's oh-so-satisfying when a songwriter gets its just right.

This commentary was originally broadcast on Sept. 9, 1999. The best movie about country music I know of is a gritty little 1972 film called Payday. Rip Torn giving an intense performance as a fading, ...

That’s great. That’s just great. Amen. It works, he set himself up and knocked it out of the park.

Rap music is an art form based first-and-foremost on language skills. With more words per song, by far, than any other type of pop music that has ever existed (I think that’s true—it must be, right?), ...

I have lots of unread e-mails in my work inbox. Some of the e-mails are from PR companies claiming to have the next up and coming band that everyone needs to know about, some e-mails are from ...