When a guy headlines a post, "We aimed for the 4th saddest country song. How close did we get?," he's asking for it. And he got it in spades here. Big Jim hit the nail on the head suggesting they try to write a good song before asking for a spot in the songwriters Hall of Fame. MAB also correctly pointed out that if you want to crack the commercial country market you'd better learn to write the songs the kids wanna hear these days, not recycle themes from some golden age in the past. To be honest, I haven't listened to or read the "4th saddest song." I don't go for the old bait and switch routine. But I've enjoyed the thread and hope everyone has learned something from it. My only suggestion for the writer would be to get rid of the guy who came up with the marketing plan for this song.


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