The list of “Generational Songs” is very short. Songs that are so popular, so relatable, so right on the money they take every listener to a place, a time, and with a person. Perhaps someone you haven’t thought of in many years, that’s this gem of a song. These songs instantly and over time define a certain generation of fans. Deana Carter hit one into the upper deck with this treasure as this is still as loved today as it was 28 years ago. This song is gritty, emotional, and hits hard, sung perfectly by the vulnerable voice of Deana Carter. You can feel her mixture of muted joy, and regret as she looks back with her grown up perspective on a life altering experience growing up. We all more than likely have many of those same feelings of our own pertaining to our own experience, which is once in everyone’s life. This song sky-skyrocketed to #1 on various charts. Then won the CMA Song Of The Year 1997, Song Of The Year from the Nashville Songwriters, and was Grammy and ACM nominated, selling millions from an album that sold over 5 million. This song also scores very high on the love list, as fans still embrace this song like it’s the first time they’ve heard it. It was also recently imitated by Lainey Wilson’s Watermelon Moonshine, and that’s fine, but this is the OG by a mile, as it’s the template for generational songs. It was also on my 2023 list of my 50 Favorites From 40 Plus Years at #7. With its impact on fans, its success and staying power, this song breathes very rare air.
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