Comments on: Sunny Sweeney – “East Texas Pines”

By: Mirandas2cool

Mirandas2cool — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:41:49 +0000

Not bad, i like it. I wish she’d get some major exposure, but she makes COUNTRY music, so that wont happen…

By: Jim C.

Jim C. — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:36:38 +0000

The lyric change never bothered me. I think the Hollisters’ version blasts, it’s a perfect album opener, while Sweeney’s is kind of wobbly.

By: Brady Vercher

Brady Vercher — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:37:37 +0000

Jim C, The Hollisters’ version just doesn’t jibe with me. The gender reversal just comes across as a little awkward. The man isn’t the one to usually up and leave when a relationship isn’t working for him, making the premise a little more flimsy. There’s also kind of a duality to this lyric that doesn’t work as well coming from a male:

If I can find somebody new to help me
Maybe I can make up for lost time

From a female it can mean she can find a new man to make up for lost time that she spent in an unfulfilling relationship and/or a man to help her fix her car and make it to Abilene. That duality is lost or awkward coming from a male perspective.

I agree that they sound good, but I’ll take Sweeney’s version over The Hollisters.

By: Jim C.

Jim C. — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:52:20 +0000

The definitive version of this song can be found on The Hollisters’ 1997 release The Land of Rhythm And Pleasure. A nearly perfect combination of rock and twang that still holds up well. Look for a copy.

I find Sweeney only mildly interesting. Seen her a couple of times and reviewed her record for the Austin Chronicle. I thought her choices of cover tunes lacked inspiration.

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:31:11 +0000

Not every girl singer. There’s … er … um …

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:38:05 +0000

Sunny gets my blood pumping….

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:26:38 +0000

My favorite three cuts on “Heartbreakers Hall of Fame” are “Here Lately”, “Lavendar Blue” and Audrey Auld’s “Next Big Nothing” and I think any of those songs would do better than this new single or her two previous single releases. Top 40 Fluff Country Radio doesn’t play such twangy female artists, so its back to the Americana realm where being different can work in your favor.

The fact Sunny has selected songs for her next album mostly from submissions of Nashville songwriters (both individual and committee) indicates she may be trying to go mainstream and that would be a shame. When she signed with Big Machine for distribution I was hoping Scotty Borchetta would encourage her to keep doing exactly what was she was doing and record her next album in Texas with the same producer. Now it sounds like Sunny might wind up being just another Top 40 radio wannabee although I really hope that doesn’t happen.

PS – Conservative female commentator Laura Ingraham featured Sunny on her morning radio show a couple years back and told Sunny that “East Texas Pines” was a song she played every morning while doing her workout routine to get her blood pumping….

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:46:25 +0000

Is she aiming to be hard to understand? Most of the words I don’t understand. But I’ve always liked her voice because it’s so cute and different. But it bugs me that I’m not sure what she’s singing!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:45:41 +0000

well, add me to the mix, but not as much of one as i have on chris knight…

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:54:15 +0000

But Chris, you have a crush on every girl singer!