{"id":6224,"date":"2015-11-14T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=6224"},"modified":"2015-11-09T13:13:58","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T19:13:58","slug":"4-george-strait-songs-that-deserve-that-1-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/11\/14\/4-george-strait-songs-that-deserve-that-1-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"4 George Strait Songs That Deserve That #1 Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6225 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/George-Strait-300x125.png\" alt=\"George-Strait\" width=\"408\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/George-Strait-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/11\/George-Strait.png 551w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless you\u2019re God or George Strait, Take Off Your Boots\u201d. Known as the \u201cKing of country music\u201d, George Strait has released <a href=\"http:\/\/k99.com\/george-strait-scores-59th-1-at-the-age-of-59\/\">59 #1 singles<\/a>. Believe it or not, some of his greatest songs didn\u2019t quite reach that #1 seat and here is a list of four that deserve it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) \u201cMarina Del Rey\u201d released in 1982<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Released as a single from his album, <em>Strait from the Heart, <\/em>this is a song about a memory made with a love a man met while in Marina Del Rey. \u201cAs we looked into each others\u2019 eyes\/ We found our bodies lost in paradise\/ Like castaways in Marina Del Rey.\u201d We sense the affair between the two characters as something they will remember for the rest of the their lives. This song embodies notions listeners want to feel \u2013 passionate love.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"George Strait - Marina Del Rey\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NhVMYjdk1aU?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><strong>2) \u201cAmarillo by Morning\u201d released in 1982<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmarillo by Morning\u201d, also a single released from the album, <em>Strait from the Heart,<\/em> describes the life of a rodeo man. Strait sings about the love the narrator has for rodeo life stating, \u201cI ain\u2019t got a dime but what I got is mine, I ain\u2019t rich but Lord I\u2019m free\u201d. This song is relatable to many people who do what they love simply because they enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"George Strait - Amarillo By Morning (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtVeDaZxAXo?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><strong>3) \u201cThe Cowboy Rides Away\u201d released in 1984<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know what you are thinking, \u201cThe Cowboy Rides Away\u201d has to be a #1. Nope, but it sure deserves to be. From the album, <em>Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind, <\/em>this song tells us about relationship that has had its ups and downs. The song concludes by telling us \u201cthe last goodbyes the hardest one to say. This is where the cowboy rides away\u201d. This song always seem to be the last song played at a dance, where you\u2019re sure to see a full dance floor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"George Strait - The Cowboy Rides Away\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4AnTe663mrY?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><strong>4) \u201cCowboys Like Us\u201d released in 2003<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCowboys Like Us\u201d reached #2 on Billboard Hot Country Singles from his album <em>Honkeytonkville. <\/em>This song is an ode to all the real cowboys still left out there. \u201cCowboys like us sure do have fun\/ racin\u2019 the wind, chasin\u2019 the sun.\u201d I picture a bunch of boys on horses, wearing cowboy hats riding down the pasture having a genuine good time. How can you not love that? \u201cThere\u2019ll be no regrets, no worries and such\/ For cowboys like us.\u201d This carefree way of life brings out the inner cowboy in all of us.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/aR5LK52k8dE<\/p>\n<p>From break ups and heartache to love and passion, George Strait has sung about it all. These four songs symbolize the true meaning of country music. We applaud George Strait\u2019s talents and the fact that he has had so many #1\u2019s, but hey these songs deserve that count to be 63.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cUnless you\u2019re God or George Strait, Take Off Your Boots\u201d. Known as the \u201cKing of country music\u201d, George Strait has released 59 #1 singles. Believe it or not, some of his greatest songs didn\u2019t quite reach that #1 seat and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/11\/14\/4-george-strait-songs-that-deserve-that-1-seat\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,9,12,16,18],"tags":[95,132],"class_list":["post-6224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-post-3","category-lists","category-new-traditionalism","category-song-analysis","category-texas","tag-classic-country","tag-george-strait"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224","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\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6224"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6323,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6224\/revisions\/6323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}