Sometimes all the party needs to get going is the right country banger. There are times when you’re trying to host an event, and you look around, and everyone attending has a sour face on. When that happens, the only remedy is a good song.
And that’s just what we wanted to highlight below. We wanted to showcase three country tunes we adore that can enliven any moment. Indeed, these are three country song bangers that will uplift any shindig or get-together.
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“Friends In Low Places” by Garth Brooks from ‘No Fences’ (1990)
Nothing brings a group together quite like a little self-deprecation. We all know what it’s like to feel a little low. We also all know people who are a little down-and-out at times. Well, this 1990 song from Garth Brooks brings all that together with a tidy chorus that people just can’t help but sing along to together. Indeed, just try it. The next time you’re at a party or at your favorite watering hole, just throw “Friends In Low Places” on the juke and watch the world begin to sing along with your choice.
“Ring Of Fire” by Johnny Cash from ‘Ring Of Fire: The Best Of Johnny Cash’ (1963)
No country artist brings people together like Johnny Cash. The Man In Black has a seemingly universal approval rating. And there is no song of his more popular than the scalding 1963 track, “Ring Of Fire”. It’s such a simple but magnetic image. We hear Cash’s deep, rich, heavy voice and we imagine this rising ring of flames—what a song! And it’s the kind of thing that will get your next shindig or get-together hopping!
“9 To 5” by Dolly Parton from ‘9 To 5 And Odd Jobs’ (1980)
Nothing quite gets the party started like a good complaint session about work. And that’s just what this 1980 song from Dolly Parton is all about. We all understand the trials of the mundane workday. Annoying bosses, constant pressure. But every once in a while we can get a release, and in this case that release comes from a country star who simply gets us. Indeed, Parton shows she’s one of the people on this lively tune released on the soundtrack for the movie of the same name.
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