{"id":1319203,"date":"2020-03-31T22:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1819749"},"modified":"2020-03-31T22:01:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T04:01:39","slug":"country-songs-have-been-fooling-us-from-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/country-songs-have-been-fooling-us-from-the-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Songs Have Been Fooling Us From the Start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Craig Shelburne<\/a><\/span>
\n42m ago<\/span>
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Fools have been fooling around in country music forever. Just listen to \u201cJimmie Rodgers\u2019 Last Blue Yodel\u201d and hear the Father of Country Music himself complain, \u201cWomen make a fool out of me.\u201d The Carter Family could relate, too, as heard on their recording of \u201cYou\u2019ve Been Fooling Me, Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since those very early country sessions, everyone from Johnny Cash and Buck Owens, to George Strait and Miranda Lambert have been singing about fools \u2014 sometimes even casting themselves in the leading role. For example: Reba McEntire\u2019s \u201cNew Fool at an Old Game,\u201d or Lee Ann Womack\u2019s \u201cThe Fool.\u201d As Steve Wariner could have told you, some fools never learn. <\/p>\n

Just in time for April Fool\u2019s Day, here are 40 songs representing some of the top stars from across the generations of country music history who have discovered fool\u2019s gold.<\/p>\n

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