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This week Danny and Tyler discuss Alan Jackson, one of the most successful artists in country music history. We add his pro-lake, coming-of-age classic "Chattahoochee" to our ultimate country playlist—though he has tons of hits to choose from, including over thirty No. 1 hits!

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Want to dig into Alan Jackson's impressive catalogue and need a place to start? Here's some recs from us!

• It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere (feat. Jimmy Buffett)
• Gone Country
• Dallas
• Livin’ On Love
• Little Bitty
• Good Time
• Don’t Rock the Jukebox
• Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow

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This week on the pod we add song #70 to our Ultimate Playlist: "Sour Mash" by Cory Branan, a killer guitar player who Tyler Childers calls a "songwriting machine." Branan is a critically acclaimed songwriter who has never hit the mainstream, but today we're here to sing his praises and spread the good word of the country/folk/rock/punk troubadour.

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Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Sour Mash" by Cory Branan!
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New to Cory Branan? Check out these song recs from Danny and Tyler!

• The Corner
• Survivor Blues
• Bad Man
• All the Rivers in Colorado
• Daddy Was a Skywriter
• I Only Know
• Yeah So What
• O Charlene
• The Prettiest Waitress in Memphis
• Tall Green Grass
• The Last Man on Earth
• Come on Shadow

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Everyone loves to share their yearly Spotify Wrapped, and we decide to get in on the fun. Tyler and Danny share their top 5 artists, according to their Wrapped stats, and talk  about how much of the results are intentional and how much was the result of doing a weekly podcast about country music.

Got a favorite country album from 2023? Let us know what it is, and it might make its way into our annual Best of 2023 episode! Email us at takethispodandshoveit@gmail.com to let us know your favs!

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Bob Dylan has always been a fan of country music, and even though he only intentionally wrote and recorded country music a few times in his career, his impact on the genre is massive and goes back to his earliest days as a young folk prodigy. This week Danny and Tyler take a look at one particular Dylan song that has been covered by country artists so many times it is basically a country standard: "Don't Think Twice It's All Right."

Listen to hear us rank our favorite covers of the classic tune; and to hear the controversial backstory behind the song's writing credits.

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Take a listen to the COVERS playlist version of our Official playlist here!

After 55 Covered and Smothered segments, Tyler and Danny revisit our official Covers playlist, and debate which covers should be added! PLUS: we ask what makes a great cover song, and discuss some recent excitement COVER SONGS NEWS. We talk Luke Combs, T-Pain, Elle King, Sturgill Simpson, Leon Russell, and more!

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On a very special live recording of Take This Pod and Shove It at The Chief Comedy Festival, Danny and Tyler sat down with three of their comedian pals to discuss their gateway song to country music. Christie Buchele talked about the deceptively horny "Fishing in the Dark" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Aaron Naylor discussed the gritty, lyrically stunning "Charleston Girl" by Tyler Childers. And Zach Peterson discussed the more-outlaw-than-outlaw "Longhaired Redneck" by David Allen Coe.

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Special thanks to Wally Wallace and everyone at The Chief Fest for having us and providing a fun weekend of great shows and audiences.

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Using Artificial Intelligence is becoming more commonplace and more controversial each day it seems. Recent discussions around AI's ability (and potential) to write creatively and convincingly inspired us to do a little experiment. On today's episode we tried to write some hit country songs using Chat GPT and the results were.......well, you should listen to hear for yourself! Let's just say they were semi-sonic??

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We have remastered the mixing and editing of our debut episode about John Prine and his boot stompin' song "Please Don't Bury Me."

Often considered "Music's Mark Twain," John Prine is funny, heartbreaking, charming, understated, dry, and brilliant. Danny and Tyler discuss the rollicking and decidedly-country "Please Don't Bury Me," and also explore Prine's origin story as a Chicago mailman, plus how his first few albums alone changed country and folk songwriting forever.

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Here's an abridged list of other John Prine tracks that we recommend!

• That’s The Way the World Goes Round
• Quiet Man
• Mexican Home
• Sweet Revenge
• Clay Pigeons
• Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian
• Aw Heck
• Crooked Piece of Time
• You Got Gold
• Lake Marie
• Plus all of Prine's legendary self-titled debut album!

Check out "Please Don't Bury Me," and ALL of the songs we've featured on the show over at our official public playlist!
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This week we're talking when Outlaw Country decides to go Gospel! What would Jesus do? We'll he'd listen to these boot stompers and hand clappers!

Click here to listen to the Outlaw Gospel playlist we discuss on the episode!

From Willie to Merle, Cash to Paycheck, and even new blood Sturgill and Childers, we are discussing the wide variety of Gospel music written and recorded by some of outlaw country's biggest names. Aint no grave can hold this playlist down!

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This week we discuss one of country music's most all-time iconic artists: Charley Pride. Mr. Pride is credited with breaking Country Music's color barrier in the 1960's, and on top of charting a ton of number 1 and top 10 country hits, he opened the door for countless others in country and Americana music. We discuss Charley's incredible story, talk baseball, and add his signature tune to our public playlist. 

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Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'":
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Here's some just a few other great songs from Charley Pride's great catalog, chosen by us!

• Is Anyone Goin’ To San Antone
• Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
• All I Have To Offer You is Me
• Wonder Could I Live There Anymore
• Down in Louisiana
• Just Between You and Me

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