{"id":5489,"date":"2015-10-07T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=5489"},"modified":"2015-10-06T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T17:30:12","slug":"how-do-you-like-me-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/07\/how-do-you-like-me-now\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Like Me Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/unnamed-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5498 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-1\" width=\"167\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/unnamed-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/unnamed-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I inherited my love for Toby Keith from my mother, along with a pair of boots signed by him at<br \/>\nthe Harris County Fair circa 1996. The only thing we ever listened to in the kitchen was his \u201cBoomtown\u201d album. Artists like Toby, Tim, and Kenny were pretty much the extent of my country music awareness until I turned 10, and I don\u2019t have any complaints about it at all. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5491 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/Toby-Keith-Country-Music-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Toby Keith Country Music\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/Toby-Keith-Country-Music-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/Toby-Keith-Country-Music-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/Toby-Keith-Country-Music.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I knew for sure I would be a \u201cWhiskey Girl\u201d when I was in the 3rd grade; I was wrong\u2026 so, so wrong- whiskey does NOT<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> make me frisky, whiskey makes me sob uncontrollably. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That being said, Toby Keith is known for rambunctious, \u201cGet Drunk and Be Somebody\u201d-esque songs. He gets a bad rap for being some kind of ignorant wash-up who killed country music, but I think that\u2019s pretty unbased as far as his music is concerned.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He\u2019s had his controversies, but he HAS great music.<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/06\/toby-keith-preaches-acceptance\/\"> \u201cI Love This Bar\u201d<\/a> as much as the next girl, and I wanted to share a few of my favorite songs both performed AND written by Keith that don\u2019t really embody what most country fans would consider a typical TK song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Woman Behind The Man\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5-IfirklIA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWoman Behind the Man\u201d is from his Boomtown album, and it\u2019s a far more compelling love song than \u201cWhiskey Girl\u201d could even come close to. The song displays a capacity for love that an everyday country music fan wouldn\u2019t begin to imagine possible of Toby. Similar in theme to \u201cStand Beside Me\u201d by Jo Dee Messina, it\u2019s a great example of women being viewed as equals and a healthy relationship, not based on tattoos or blue jeans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Every Night\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tZjIxdw4yRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEvery Night\u201d is another example of Toby engaging with a more sensitive side, understanding the heartache and pain that a woman he is interested in is dealing with. It\u2019s far from a boot stomping, beer drinking, all-american honky-tonk jive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Yesterday&#039;s Rain\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOA6IHYMIXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I love \u201cYesterday\u2019s Rain\u201d because even though the lyrics themselves are unabashedly miserable, it still manages to be a catchy song with a lively instrumental. It\u2019s pretty typical country (albeit corporate) but it still stands out from the general Toby impression. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Willie Nelson - Toby Keith - Scott Emerick\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wDQANmQO2g0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is probably the most popular of the songs listed, and m<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ost people wouldn\u2019t list \u2018stoner\u2019 as one of Toby Keith\u2019s characteristics, it would fall farrrr below drunk and obnoxious; this song goes to prove just that. However, the song does mention his \u201cgreat contact high\u201d and he gives in and smokes again at the end of the song, so I like to think he came around at least a little bit. Also it\u2019s just a fun TK song that I think is at least a little bit different from his typical rowdy redneck bad rap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hopefully after listening to these songs (and checking out his albums to find more on your own), you too will admit that his work has many dimensions, and I also hope to swing some fans\u00a0in his favor- he&#8217;s a fun guy! I&#8217;m not saying he&#8217;s the next <a href=\"http:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/A0hS0lCj4fKg0\/giphy.gif\">Albert Einstein<\/a>, but his music doesn&#8217;t constantly cycle between tramp stamps, trucks, and red solo cups.<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/giphy4.gif\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I inherited my love for Toby Keith from my mother, along with a pair of boots signed by him at the Harris County Fair circa 1996. The only thing we ever listened to in the kitchen was his \u201cBoomtown\u201d album. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/07\/how-do-you-like-me-now\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-country"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5489"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5577,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5489\/revisions\/5577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}