Tina MusialWednesday's Wildcard: Something To Be Proud Of
June 4th 2008 18:56
Play Something Country is your home for great country song, concert, and album reviews. We review songs in this order:
Monday: Oldies Country
Tuesday: Tear-jerkers
Wednesday: Wildcard
Thursday: Hit Song of the Week
Friday: Party Song
Today’s Wildcard:
Something To Be Proud Of by Montgomery Gentry
The duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry is one of the most interesting concepts in all of music. One old, redneck man with a brother in the business and a voice that’s fleeing as fast as his hair; one young, clean-cut artist with serious talent and a musical brilliance. This duo can create make some serious noise, and actually have a bit of music in there somewhere too.
Montgomery, the brother of John Michael, is the lower, baritone voice that opens the song “Something To Be Proud Of”. Gentry, the one with the hair and the voice, does pretty much everything else. If you’ve never seen their concerts, check out some of the videos. Troy Gentry plays the guitar, the banjo, sings the melody, pumps up the crowd, and is the real life of the music. Eddie Montgomery does three things: stands, talks, and tries to sing.
But “Something To Be Proud Of” is a recent success for the duo, off their You Do Your Thing album. It tells the tale of a boy and his father, but more importantly, it reminds listeners that life is truly a precious gift.
The first verse recalls “a story that my daddy tells religiously”. It’s a story of the singer’s father, and his war years. “Your uncle and I made quite a pair flying F-15 through hostile air,” says the father in the song. “He went down, but they missed me by a hair.” The song then hits its emotional refrain….
“He’d always stop right there and say, ‘That’s something to be proud of, that’s a life you can hang your hat on.’”
The second verse tells of the singers life while growing up. He graduates college, experiences the young single years, then gets married and settles down. He asks his father in the second verse, “I wonder if I ever let you down, of if you’re ashamed at how I turned out.” But his father replies once again with the second refrain, one that many people can relate to.
“That’s something to be proud of, that’s a life you can hang your hat on. You don’t need to make a million, just be thankful to be working. If you’re doing what you’re able, putting food there on the table, and providing for the family that you love, that’s something to be proud of.”
The song brings a good message to its listeners: that life is in and of itself worth living. That being yourself is the best thing you can possibly be. That “if all you ever did was the best you can… you did it man.”
Montgomery Gentry is a musical phenomenon. But they really hit the right notes here (quite a feat for Eddie). This story is touching, warming, and meaningful. Take it for what its worth. Getting good grades, serving in the military, raising your kids, working hard, those are all things to be proud of.
We all have something to be proud of.
[Columbia Records; Written by: Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin; Produced: Blake Chancey, Joe Scaife, Jeffrey Steele; Album: You Do Your Thing (2004); Single Release: 2005]
www.montgomerygentry.com
Monday: Oldies Country
Tuesday: Tear-jerkers
Wednesday: Wildcard
Thursday: Hit Song of the Week
Friday: Party Song
Today’s Wildcard:
Something To Be Proud Of by Montgomery Gentry
The duo of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry is one of the most interesting concepts in all of music. One old, redneck man with a brother in the business and a voice that’s fleeing as fast as his hair; one young, clean-cut artist with serious talent and a musical brilliance. This duo can create make some serious noise, and actually have a bit of music in there somewhere too.
Montgomery, the brother of John Michael, is the lower, baritone voice that opens the song “Something To Be Proud Of”. Gentry, the one with the hair and the voice, does pretty much everything else. If you’ve never seen their concerts, check out some of the videos. Troy Gentry plays the guitar, the banjo, sings the melody, pumps up the crowd, and is the real life of the music. Eddie Montgomery does three things: stands, talks, and tries to sing.
But “Something To Be Proud Of” is a recent success for the duo, off their You Do Your Thing album. It tells the tale of a boy and his father, but more importantly, it reminds listeners that life is truly a precious gift.
The first verse recalls “a story that my daddy tells religiously”. It’s a story of the singer’s father, and his war years. “Your uncle and I made quite a pair flying F-15 through hostile air,” says the father in the song. “He went down, but they missed me by a hair.” The song then hits its emotional refrain….
“He’d always stop right there and say, ‘That’s something to be proud of, that’s a life you can hang your hat on.’”
The second verse tells of the singers life while growing up. He graduates college, experiences the young single years, then gets married and settles down. He asks his father in the second verse, “I wonder if I ever let you down, of if you’re ashamed at how I turned out.” But his father replies once again with the second refrain, one that many people can relate to.
“That’s something to be proud of, that’s a life you can hang your hat on. You don’t need to make a million, just be thankful to be working. If you’re doing what you’re able, putting food there on the table, and providing for the family that you love, that’s something to be proud of.”
The song brings a good message to its listeners: that life is in and of itself worth living. That being yourself is the best thing you can possibly be. That “if all you ever did was the best you can… you did it man.”
Montgomery Gentry is a musical phenomenon. But they really hit the right notes here (quite a feat for Eddie). This story is touching, warming, and meaningful. Take it for what its worth. Getting good grades, serving in the military, raising your kids, working hard, those are all things to be proud of.
We all have something to be proud of.
[Columbia Records; Written by: Jeffrey Steele, Chris Wallin; Produced: Blake Chancey, Joe Scaife, Jeffrey Steele; Album: You Do Your Thing (2004); Single Release: 2005]
www.montgomerygentry.com
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