Wednesday, November 01, 2006

I got friends...

I don't know how I missed this one - it's CMT's list of the 40 greatest country drinking songs:
40. Beer Run
George Jones & Garth Brooks

39. Killin' Time
Clint Black

38. Beer For My Horses
Toby Keith & Willie Nelson

37. That's Why I'm Here
Kenny Chesney

36. Naked Women and Beer
Hank Willians, Jr. & Kid Rock

35. Beer Thirty
Brooks & Dunn

34. Tonight the Heartache's On Me
The Dixie Chicks

33. Wasted Days & Wasted Nights
Freddy Fender

32. Tequila Sunrise
The Eagles

31. Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo
Tracy Byrd

30. I Love This Bar
Toby Keith

29. Two Pina Coladas
Garth Brooks

28. What's Made Milwaukee Famous
Jerry Lee Lewis

27. Wine Into Water
T. Graham Brown

26. Whiskey, If You Were a Woman
Highway 101

25. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
Merle Haggard

24. All the Girls Get Prettier At Closing Time
Mickey Gilley

23. You Never Even Call Me By My Name
David Allen Coe

22. Set 'Em Up, Joe
Vern Gosdin

21. Two More Bottles Of Wine
Emmy Lou Harris

20. The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart

19. Drinkin' My Baby Goodbye
Charlie Daniels

18. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett

17. I'm Gonna Hire a Wino To Decorate Our Home
David Frizzell

16. Whiskey Bent and Hellbound
Hank Williams, Jr.

15. Pop a Top
Alan Jackson / Jim Ed Brown

14. Straight Tequila Night
John Anderson

13. There's a Tear In My Beer
Hank Williams & Hank Williams, Jr.

12. Longneck Bottle
Garth Brooks

11. There Stands the Glass
Webb Pierce

10. You Ain't Much Fun Since I Quit Drinkin'
Toby Keith

9. Chug-a-Lug
Roger Miller

8. White Lightnin'
George Jones

7. I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
Merle Haggard

6. All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight
Hank Williams, Jr.

5. Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny Cash

4. Whiskey River
Willie Nelson

3. Don't Come Home a Drinkin'
Loretta Lynn

2. Family Tradition
Hank Williams, Jr.

And of course, number 1 --

1. Friends In Low Places
Garth Brooks

I haven't heard that Garth song in ages! One spring break, a friend and I (and her young daughter and one of her friends) drove down to Sanibel Island, Florida, for the week. We sang that song just about all the way down and all the way back. Phew. After reading that list, I knew I wanted it on my iPod - but, can you believe, it wasn't on iTunes! Checked around, and one of my friends had it - so I've been sashaying around the track to it today!