This is a cover of the original by the Statler Brothers. I like either version.

I really like her voice. I’m not sure what quality it has that I like, but there’s something. I didn’t realize how old this one was - 2001.

Not a new song. I like it.

I love this song. It’s part of this playlist I made for work when I really wasn’t enjoying what I was doing. This always put a smile on my face. Other songs were Ride Wit Me by Nelly because of the chorus ‘Must be the Money’ and Working in a Coal Mine by Devo (I think that one is obvious).

On to the music:

Something I’ve been hearing on the country / rockabilly stations.

I was reading this article today and one of the comments struck me as amazingly silly.

To paraphrase, “People seem to learn better from a tv drama than from a news report.”

Well, duh. When people watch a movie or a tv show, they have a chance to empathize with the characters and their circumstances. A news report doesn’t give that kind of interaction.

There’s a reason why all of those myths were so popular, why the bible isn’t just the 10 commandments (which one anyway?), why historical fact has to be recorded to be remembered.

We remember what makes us emotional, like a story. We’re just built that way.