Joe Diffie - A Night To Remember - 1999
The late Joe Diffie is an exceedingly underappreciated country star. Make no mistake he was a big star in a huge decade, as the original traditionalist mullet music man breaking through in 1990. I still love to hear him sing a country song. This song for me was his very best, among the list of hits that he ran off was impressive. Many of his songs were lighthearted and fun, but I really think he shined the brightest when he did real traditional stuff like this. This went to number six on the charts and should have been a number one, as it was one of the most played country songs on radio for 1999, and hit number 35 on the pop charts. The fact you don't hear this song, or him much anymore is sad as we don't have many songs like this recorded right now. The trend lately is to strike out in anger and that's fine. We don't hurt much these days, we get mad and get even in songs. But hearing Diffie sing a real powerful hurtin' number like this is refreshing and reminds us of all the different kinds of country there is. A solid Top 20 on my list!
