UT Quarterback Colt McCoy Cites Country Songs as Best Motivators

Funny thing about that Tim McGraw comment. I had the Kelly Willis and Lori McKenna albums lined up on my playlist and I was listening in that order and a song came on and I thought “Damn, that sounds like it could be a Tim McGraw song.” Come to find out, it was the first song on Lori McKenna’s album and Tim McGraw co-produced it.

I used to ride around on a forklift at work singing “She Thinks My Forklift’s Sexy,” other than that, those songs that McCoy picked sure aren’t very motivating.

That entire Kellie Pickler episode is available for viewing for free on AOL. Sadly, I can’t tell if she’s acting or not.

Pierce, I think you have the right idea. The author wrote “Sometimes a blast of just the right music is what it takes to run up that last hill or make it through that final set of leg presses.” So it’s got to be something that pumps you up. You’ve got some good picks on your list, especially 8 and 9.

I was always big on James Brown and Public Enemy during my workouts. “Mother Popcorn” and “Brothers Gonna work it Out” just do it better for me than country when it comes to workouts.

But as far as country is concerned, maybe “Fast as You” by Dwight Yoakam or something ballsy and aggressive like that.

i don’t think it matters if kellie pickler is acting. if she’s not acting, she needs help. if she IS acting, she ought to be ashamed of herself for trying to make stupid look funny. stupid is not funny. clueless is not funny. she can sing and she looks good, but when those go, what will be left? stupid won’t pick up the slack. big jugs will only last so long.

Oh my Buddha - that Kelli Pickler clip is horrible. “I thought Europe was a country.” This isn’t a lack of knowledge, which happens to some smart people with limited backgrounds and education. I am sure we all know a few people who are smart but don’t know lots of facts. But here she is in front of a huge audience and she says some really dumb things. Even those of modest intelligence have learned to cover their tracks by her age. It’s not a demonstration of innocence to reveal how uninformed and dumb we are. It’s just dumb.

That’s one of my criticisms about some parts of country music. There are artists who wear their ignorance and even their lack of intelligence like a medal. That’s just wrong. Education is important. Same goes for that tired subgenre of songs about men and women who are sad about losing a romantic interest because of bad behavior. Don’t whine about it after the fact, just change and be a better person. Stop acting like you are fifteen.

Ok, rant over. Sorry to say it but she seems to want us to know; Kelli Pickler is dumb as a box of rocks.

oh, she wants people to think it’s an act. that way, she can be stupid and still be thought of as…well, not stupid.

besides, if she’s acting, why doesn’t she just be a good role model and act SMART? you know, have a little knowledge about the world around you, about other countries, about…well, anything. if it’s so easy and obvious to act stupid, why not do the right thing and act SMART?

i don’t even think musicians or celebrities should necessarily be good role models–i just think holding your ignorance or sheer stupidity up as a beacon is unacceptable. she is an adult and should know better, for God’s sake.

acting stupid isn’t funny. why is that funny? where in the world has she said she’s a ‘comedienne’?

but being ignorant is no shame. being stupid, however, is a shame. and pretending that 10 million people watching her is somehow validation is truly delusional. i like her music just fine, but find no reason to excuse her…well, stupidity. it’s pitiful and it’s really nothing to laugh about or excuse.