Comments on: Hospitalized Porter Wagoner Needs Your Prayers

By: Linda Banks

Linda Banks — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:46:20 +0000

Austin’s 8 news has a video of an interview they did with Willie at his ranch the day the video was made. It’s a good one; shows behind the scenes filming, etc. I really don’t know the reason Paula sat in for her. The song is really funny, ‘You don’t think I’m funny anymore’; Willie’s been singing it in concert, and it will be on his next album, which I think will come out before the Kenny Chesney produced album, set to be released late next month.

By: Brody Vercher

Brody Vercher — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:03:43 +0000

Man, I can’t believe she’d turn down that opportunity, insurance or not. If nothing else, the video should be quite amusing.

By: Gaby

Gaby — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:22:55 +0000

dudley,thanks for the clarification, but if i remember correctly carrie said at some point she was with hilary and luke writing “so small”, and the next day they came back with “last name”….i assumed this was at the retreat, making it at least 3 songs from that time…i was just making assumptions though

By: Linda Banks

Linda Banks — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:46:49 +0000

I think she was nervous about driving the mower, or maybe her insurance doesn’t allow her to drive farm equipment? Willie’s daughter Paula (also in pink, standing by her dad in the pic) acted as Jessica’s stunt double for the actual race.

Must have been such a fun day. Some friends went and had a blast.

By: Dudley

Dudley — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:13:44 +0000

Gaby, I don’t think that’s accurate. The USA Today article states “Although Underwood says she left February’s retreat with enough material to fill multiple CDs, only Twisted— written the first day by Laird and Jesus, Take the Wheel co-writers Hillary Lindsey and Brett James — made the final cut for Carnival Ride.” So it’s clear that “Twisted” was written during the February 2007 retreat.

The article goes on to say: “Still, the event served its larger purpose of better acquainting Underwood and the writers. The ones at the retreat account for 11 of the 13 songs on Carnival Ride.” In other words, 11 of the 13 songs on Carnival Ride are at least co-written by someone who attended this retreat. The only songs on the album that feature no writers from the retreat are “You Won’t Find This” (Cathy Dennis/Tom Shapiro) and the Randy Travis cover, “I Told You So.”

What the USA Today article doesn’t explicitly say but we know from Carrie’s own comments elsewhere is that she continued in songwriting sessions with these and other writers after the retreat after getting her feet wet at the retreat. It’s from those sessions that the songs Carrie co-wrote that actually made the album emerged.

My good thoughts and prayers to Porter Wagoner and his loved ones.

By: Gaby

Gaby — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:41:02 +0000

Actually regarding the Carrie Underwood writers retreat all but 2 of the songs on “Carnival Ride” came from the retreat that she did in February. “Twisted” came from the first writers retreat they did for “Some Hearts” back in 2005. At least that is my understanding of the article.