{"id":1318431,"date":"2020-02-26T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1818259"},"modified":"2020-02-26T09:55:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:55:08","slug":"my-unhappy-hour-with-jessi-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/my-unhappy-hour-with-jessi-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"My Unhappy Hour with Jessi Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span>
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What has always lifted me up when it comes Jessi Alexander\u2019s songwriting is the way it brings me down. I think it was Lee Ann Womack who said it best: sad songs make me happy. <\/p>\n

So when Alexander and I booked a happy hour hang at Nashville\u2019s Urban Cowboy \u2014 to talk about her new solo album Decatur County Red<\/em>, due out March 27 \u2014 it really turned into the two of us just talking about the how some of the best country songs are about the worst things. And we started in 1974. <\/p>\n

CMT.com: Saddest song ever, whether you wrote it or not?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander: I am such a lover of old country that we could be here for three more hours answering that. But there is an old George Jones song called \u201cThe Grand Tour\u201d that I\u2019ve always loved. He is basically giving the grand tour of a lonely house. It\u2019s a beautifully written, epic song. But another one that wrecks me is Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d (also from 1974). She nailed it. That feeling of when you know it\u2019s over and it\u2019s done, but you really do still love him.<\/p>\n

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