I also love it because, it comes with memories for me. I was introduced to the song by one of my best friends, Dave, who I met my freshman year at the University of Wisconsin. It also holds a special place in my heart because I sang it at a karaoke bar with a high school buddy in Nashville, Tennessee. I think songs are very powerful, especially when they are tied to good memories and people you care about.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
"Dixieland Delight"
What says classic like a number one single on the country charts of 1983? "Dixieland Delight" by the band Alabama is a country song for the ages. It is a song about a night out in the South after a hard week of work, "Worked hard all week, got a little jingle, on a Tennessee Saturday night, fits my life, oh so right, my Dixieland delight." I love it because it is campy, and still good music. It is great because I think the song is really about, living live, embracing simply things and loving it all.
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I've never heard of this song before, but it seems like it has a great message. I think that we all need to take the time to look back and realize how fortunate we are and embrace the opprotunities offered to us in life.
ReplyDeleteI love how you can always tie songs to memories of people in the past. I do it all the time and get all giddy when certain songs come on that I used to play in my car with my friends in high school.
ReplyDeleteI do not listen to country music at all. This song seems like a good one because I like what you have come up with about it. One of the best things about life are the memories we make. And every time you look back to remember, you cannot help but laugh!
ReplyDeleteI love that feel-good kind of vibe from Alabama. I haven't heard this song but I know their music, really classic. I agree that music means so much more when you have that emotional attachment to it.
ReplyDeleteI am personally not a big country music fan, but this song definately seems to give off a good vibe and send a good message to the listeners.
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