Collin Raye - “Quitters”

Collin Raye’s vocals are actually pretty strong but since he’s the one who got me into country 100%, I am probably biased. But I agree it’s not a great song. Still I hope he gets airplay so he can make some more music.

I don’t like this song, but Collin Raye remains one of my favorite male singers from the 90’s. I think he’s a fantastic vocalist.

How many songs have there been in the last few years about wheelchair-bound people learning to walk again? Off the top of my head there’s Joe Nichols’ “The Impossible” and Bucky Covington’s “I’ll Walk.”

Collin Raye has been and is my favorite country artist. He does not sing what everyone else is singing and his songs always have meaning behind them, meanings that anyone can relate to. This song hasn’t grown on me yet, but I’m sure it will. There are sooo many other country artists out there who look in to a career in something other than country music. Collin Raye however, is not one of them. He is right where he belongs.

Your comment about it being cheesy……. is uncalled for maybe you meant it to be about the singer but it doese sound like you are talking about the boy coming out of the wheelchair. I have seen more physically disadvantaged people( especially children ) be more inclined not to give up. They have a determination and are not quitters. I myself have a child that is 3 and in a chair and had many other problems. She was not to live over a year old but has defyed all the odds and has a dtermination you would not believe unless you see it.

Its great that people are determined to succeed even in the face of adversity, and there is nothing cheesy about that. But that doesn’t mean that a song that discusses such people isn’t cheesy.

I loved this song and video! I don’t even like country music much! Unfortunately, I too was paralyzed recently and it is overwhelmingly depressing. On a day where I was discouraged, this video/song lifted my spirits!

I don’t know who this Matt C guy is, but he sure doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to rating a singer/song! I’ve been a fan of Collin Raye for a long time, and I’ve never heard a song by Collin that I didn’t like. I believe he is a far better singer than Gary LeVox could ever be. He voice is just as good as Vince Gill, Alan Jackson or George Strait, and he should get as much air time as the rest of them. And so what if there are a couple other songs out there about people in wheel chairs…how many songs have been written about Trucks, Beer, Breakups, Ect… without people complaining about the topics?
I think “Quitters” is a good song, and I hope Collin keeps putting out many more songs in the future.

Many times, Collin’s songs have fallen short of my taste, but I’ve always been intrigued by his voice. I think he hits his high, powerful notes in an interesting way. It’s like you don’t think he’ll be able to hit the note, but he does end up hitting it in the end.

As for this song and other songs that focus on disabilities, I have to take them on a song to song basis. I won’t say that all songs that focus on people with adversities are cheesy, but the songwriter has to be extremely careful not to be patronizing and the singer has to be a great interpreter of a song that could otherwise seem heavy handed. I think that the song crosses into the danger zone of heavy handedness if the disability is glamourized, which is often the case in such songs. There’s nothing glamourous about a disability and songs shouldn’t make those without one feel otherwise. Just like anything else, people with disabilities should not be generalized. I mean, people without disabilities aren’t positive every minute. They don’t always make the best of their situations. So, why assume that people with disabilities are always positive and always make the best of their situations? I’m definitely not suggesting that they always feel depressed or sorry for themselves, but I am saying that just about every song that I hear on this subject is very singular, which is not realistic. So, in the end, it seems kind of patronizing to sing about such a singular aspect of the protagonists of these songs. I think that’s why we cringe when another song is sung about someone with a disability who overcomes all of the odds. I think we know that there’s more to the story.

Ditto, Hairandtoenails!

Call me sappy or cheesy or whatever, but I really liked this emotional cover by Raye, and acutally do like his voice for the most part. If you aren’t a fan of Raye in particular, then I’d recommend listening to George Canyon’s original version of the song, a singer-songwriter from Eastern Canada.