Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 1:17 PM
Song: Chevrolet
Artist: Jelly Roll, Dustin Lynch
Mode of Consumption: Playing at Happy Joes in Morrison while we were having an anniversary lunch.
Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/7FKAVg9SA7QYLxdVRLnKjd?si=b0c0f78791ab4b06
The music was playing just loud enough to hear it, and we were talking, so it took me a minute to figure out what I was hearing.
A commercial.
I’m kidding. Sort of.
“Isn’t this the tune to Drift Away,” I ask?
“Yeah.”
“Is he saying ‘Chevrolet? ‘”
“Yeah, I think I remember hearing this a few times the last couple years.”
We didn’t discuss it any further, and did not even discuss who was singing. Looking it up now, I see that its Jelly Roll and Dustin Lynch. Well, now I have heard a Jelly Roll song, and I knew the Dustin Lynch name only because he played at the Carroll County Fair a few years ago.
“Drift Away,” of course, was a hit for Dobie Gray in 1973. Uncle Kracker released a cover in 2003, notable for doing little notably to make the song his own. It was basically a tribute cover. Fine, it paid Uncle Kracker’s bills for a bit.
This “Chevrolet” deal though was to my mind a classic example of a country song designed for someone playing country song cliché bingo.
Pretty girl. Check.
Dirt road: Check.
Windows rolled down: Check.
Reference to some other country act. Brooks & Dunn. Check.
Oh yea, and don’t forget to mention the brand of truck: Check.
I don’t like to dump on any music, and certainly other genres have their clichés, but this one caught my ear. There’s much better country music being released out there. Songs where some of the clichés sneak in, but usually are met with stark realism and reflection. Try Jason
This tune was made to pay bills and push vehicles. All it was missing was a mention of taking a big gulp of bear.
Don’t worry, it didn’t ruin our meal. We’re two actual country kids. We spent the morning of our anniversary constructing a temporary fence for a calf, attending an auction, and then celebrated our anniversary by ordering enough pizza to fill our lunches for most of the week.
Oh, but we drove a Ford.
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