{"id":1318198,"date":"2020-02-12T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1817739"},"modified":"2020-02-12T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:00:37","slug":"brooks-dunn-10-songs-sung-straight-to-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/brooks-dunn-10-songs-sung-straight-to-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooks &amp; Dunn: 10 Songs Sung Straight to the Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:688911?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n14m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Sure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/brooks-and-dunn\">Brooks &amp; Dunn<\/a> have created a tapestry of honky-tonkin\u2019, boot-scootin\u2019, good-timin\u2019 songs, but woven throughout that tapestry is a thread of sensitive songs in which the guys express their deepest feeling directly to the ladies who\u2019ve captured their affection. <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll notice that a great number of these lyrics were co-written by the lads themselves. Here are 10 examples (plus a bonus tune) to remind us of how serious B&amp;D could be when they put their minds to it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThat Ain\u2019t No Way to Go\u201d <\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 1, 1994; Kix Brooks, Don Cook, Ronnie Dunn)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The loved one has decamped without warning or even a hint that there was anything amiss, leaving only a lipstick kiss-off on the mirror. Such a terse farewell elicits this cry from the heart: \u201cDon\u2019t you think that I deserve to hear you say goodbye?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjbhpRPSGQo?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjbhpRPSGQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re Gonna Miss Me When I\u2019m Gone\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 1, 1995; Brooks, Cook, Dunn)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here the impending separation is slow enough to allow for a threat and a warning: \u201cYou better kiss me\/\u2019Cause you\u2019re gonna miss me when I\u2019m gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjENhIdDsic?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjENhIdDsic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhy Would I Say Goodbye\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 8, 1997; Brooks, Chris Waters)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finally, a song in which the guy is the Apple of Discord. He let his pride and stubbornness get the best of him and just walked out on her last night. This morning he sees his mistake and is begging her forgiveness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvOgiJfreBc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvOgiJfreBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cHe\u2019s Got You\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 2, 1998; Dunn, Terry McBride)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While not to be confused with the Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classic, \u201cShe\u2019s Got You,\u201d this one has the same dynamics \u2014 that is, torturing yourself by imagining your beloved cavorting with another. \u201cHe\u2019ll hold you tonight but I won\u2019t\/What\u2019s he got that I don\u2019t?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UhIZXegfX8I?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UhIZXegfX8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cI Can\u2019t Get Over You\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 5, 1999; Dunn, McBride)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The title pretty much tells the whole story. \u201cMy heart just can\u2019t leave you alone\/My mind won\u2019t believe you\u2019re gone.\u201d There\u2019s no declaration of who\u2019s at fault in the breakup \u2014 only that it hurts like hell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aLV8KLx0lFY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aLV8KLx0lFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cMissing You\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 15, 1999; Mark Leonard, Charles Sandford, John Waite)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a cover of John Waite\u2019s 1984 No. 1 pop hit in which the singer alternates between grieving for the one who\u2019s left him and trying to convince himself he\u2019s not missing her by repeating his denial. Sort of like \u201cShe Thinks I Still Care.\u201d Tina Turner and Rod Stewart are among the many who also recorded this song, and Waite re-recorded and released it as a duet with Alison Krauss in 2007.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4UgXWkq_1E?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4UgXWkq_1E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019ll Always Be Loved by Me\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 5, 2000; Dunn, McBride)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An exercise in persuasion and reassurance in which the suitor swears his love is as constant and reliable as the sunrise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7m4DQXwM9I?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7m4DQXwM9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cAin\u2019t Nothing \u2019Bout You\u201d<\/strong><br \/>(No. 1, 2001; Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro)<\/p>\n<p>Here we have a proclamation of total love and acceptance. Fortunately, the phrase \u201cwarts and all\u201d doesn\u2019t appear in the song, but it\u2019s strongly implied \u2014 \u201cThere ain\u2019t nothing \u2019bout you\/That don\u2019t do something for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpJdhC5E8Vg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SpJdhC5E8Vg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy Heart Is Lost to You\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 5, 2002; Brett Beavers, Connie Harrington)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ah, is there anything as exciting as love at first sight? Not according to this billet-doux.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPSylC9mdlk?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPSylC9mdlk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cProud of the House We Built\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 4, 2007; Dunn, McBride, Marv Green)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a chronicle of a family being created from first love to parenthood. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the house we built\/It\u2019s stronger than sticks, stones and steel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNQk6gh4PK0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNQk6gh4PK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cBelieve\u201d<\/strong><br \/><em>(No. 8, 2005; No. 42, 2019; Dunn, Craig Wiseman)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Not a love song but an unquestionably passionate one. Brooks &amp; Dunn recorded the 2019 version of this inspirational tune with Kane Brown. Apart from its keep-the-faith message, the song is also notable for its story and imagery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5z-jjWyAJQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X5z-jjWyAJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p>What we have here is a whole lotta love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1817739\/brooks-dunn-10-songs-sung-straight-to-the-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 14m ago Sure, Brooks &amp; Dunn have created a tapestry of honky-tonkin\u2019, boot-scootin\u2019, good-timin\u2019 songs, but woven throughout that tapestry is a thread of sensitive songs in which the guys express their deepest feeling directly to the ladies who\u2019ve captured their affection. You\u2019ll notice that a great number of these lyrics were [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1318198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 05:18:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318198\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}