SO out at my Ticket Stop at Village Discount Outlet in Cuyahoga Falls last week, there was a line.
Loved seeing everyone! When you are out, you need to be ready for questions.
Who sings that song? Who is your favorite artist? When is this artist coming to town? I love it…
Sometimes I have answers – Most times, I don’t.. and the answers I have – not promising they will be great.
Enter – Deborah, she was there early she caught me in the aisles taking pictures. She asked “Ben what would you change about country music?”
Honestly, I have never been asked “what I would change before”… After a second, off the top of my head, I had to answer a good question right?
1. “I would put a Ric Flair – Whooooo in Lainey Wilson’s New Song “Hang Tight Honey” and make it a featuring Ric Flair”.
2. “I would’ve put the Munchkin’s (Lollipop Kids) from Wizard of Oz as the chorus of “Try That In A Small Town”…
3. “I would only have 4 release dates for new songs to make the chart an actual day 1 song to song race. Releases on January 15th, April 15th, July 15, October 15th… You can’t release songs any other time of the year… A song that is 30 weeks old should not be up against a song that is 4 weeks old in my opinion, it’s apples to oranges.”
Deborah looked at me like I was insane… Then she said “I meant do you like the new music sound or would you like an older 90’s country sound for today’s music?”
I replied, “Wow you must think I am crazy.” I really didn’t know what to say after that… It was like the diner scene in Tommy Boy…
I did clear it up that Zach Top and some of the newer artists have a 90’s sound… But I like it all.. I may not like one artist’s style on one song but someone else does. Usually the next song by that artist sounds different, which I may enjoy. It’s a creative process everything has moving parts… But I would definitley put some more fiddle and steel in it if I could.
Deborah was great we talked a while longer. I was still really *embarrassed*… Just proof great questions, don’t always get great answers…
