Tim McGraw – “Kristofferson”

At least he didn’t title a song after himself. Tim McGraw sings “McGraw” I never quite understood the idea of a single. I want an artist who can make 12-15 good songs per album, not just 2-3.

I still have my fingers crossed that “Between the River and Me” will eventually be a single.

Katie: Haha, yep, we’re twins. I suppose we could start using our middle names, but they both start with an S. I noticed your first comment was back in September ‘07, so yeah, that’s a pretty long time.

Chris, “I Need You” was a good release and “If You’re Reading This” was an anomaly of sorts, so other than those, they seem to have chosen three of the weakest tracks on the album as singles. I’d think “Between the River and Me” and “Train #10″ would both be good choices and a few of the others are up to the task as well.

Man, I gotta agree with the review. This is one of the weaker tracks on Let It Go, furthermore, the songs talks about how Kristofferson would have sat down and wrote a song about a woman leaving, but, really, that’s not what made Kristofferson famous at all. His instrospective, gritty songwriting is what made him famous, not his leaving songs.

I really wish they would have put out Train #10 as a single.

anything that gets the name ‘kristofferson’ back on country radio is a plus. the song is ok. but mcgraw would do well to take a lesson from kristofferson himself: learn how to write a great song. the world will come to you if you do. and kristofferson is one of the greats. his writing of the last few years (mainly philosphical and political writings) is as strong as any recorded by a musician in any genre. he’s a class act.

mcgraw’s song is ok. at least he looks up to kristofferson. i have a feeling some hitmakers nowadays may not even know who he is. :(

Steve,
Your story is a country song in the making, and I suggest you copyright it immediately. Seriously. What a touching story … it rings true to me, though my loss was not through passing to another, better world, but from divorce. And yes, I still mourn the loss, and just wish I could “get past” this point of denying it’s over, blaming myself, and move on to a new love. Additionally, your critique/review is spot on. Also, something that is missing from the other reviews, is McGraw’s reference to Kristofferson’s style, and I’m sure I misquote, “it might not even rhyme”. Anyway, God bless you and your new love, I hope I may be so blessed as you as to find that new love which does not replace the old one, but adds to the wonder of life and love as we mortals know it.
Chris

Jaims, check out the first line of the review, next to the picture.

Am I missing something about Chris R’s comment? Is he talking about this song or another one?

I don’t think you can hold it against a huge artist if he’s trying to bring his fans into an understanding of another artist he thinks is great. That’s one of the things I admired about Garth Brooks. He made a ton of money for Chris LeDoux and he tried to do the same for New Grass Revival (using them to record their song, Calling Baton Rouge.) I figure that’s what McGraw was trying to do with this little throwaway.

One could argue that a really great artist could figure out a better way to bring attention to another writer, but McGraw isn’t really known as full of ideas.

Love McGraw, hate this song so much I turn the radio off every time they play it. Sounds like a whiny hound dog……

yall can say whatever you want about this song, but it is awesome. it defenitely dont tdeserve a thumbs down. Tim McGraw is a well enough established artist to not need to evoke a fellow great musician’s name in order to sell albums. the first time i heard this song, i loved it, because its a song that most people can relate to, especially if they go through the the same situation. Tim McGraw is, and will be for a while at least, a well established, great singer of songs, and thus does not need to use other singers names to sell records, so if thats what yall think, yall are wrong

[Screw you], you wouldn’t know a good song if it wrapped it’s lips around your [Richard].

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This is one of the best songs he’s ever put out, and if you guys are paying ANY attention, there’s not a lot of money being made in the record industry right now, nor are there a lot of records being sold. So, douchebags who have never played or sang a note, listen up: this is stuff that will sell a record, and overall, it’s a very good song. You guys can write/sing one better? Well, by all means, let’s hear it. Please.

No one? Okay, then shut the HELL up.