Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2020 20:45:17 GMT
For the video for his recent Country Airplay No. 1, Combs, his bandmates and new wife Nicole travel back to 1996 and a night at the local roller skating rink, where an adolescent Combs is already smitten and pining over his future partner. Though she initially has no time for him, Combs wins her over by the end, in part, due to his mad skills playing the guitar in a video game. The flashbacks interweave with the current day Combs performing the song with his band.
These are among the things that the Florida Georgia Line guys honor with a raised glass on the chorus of “Long Live”: small town folks, hard workers, dirt roads, longneck bottles, women in cut-up jeans, and of course, “nights like these.” The latest from FGL is a celebration of a simple way of life, but it’s a relatable anthem for anyone who’s stayed up too late toasting life’s minor miracles, regardless of one’s affinity for “that old-school Haggard and Hank.” Give credit to Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard for blending the authentic details of their upbringing with a sense of universal wonder -- it’s what Florida Georgia Line has always done, and no doubt they’ll find more success with their latest sing-along.— Jason Lipshutz, First Stream
Janson’s radio follow up to No. 1, “Done,” is a toe-tapping, irresistible ode to quitting time and kicking off a weekend of drinking. As he sings, he’s just “waitin’ on five, to start on six.” (PBR, no doubt). Sure to be a standard in Janson’s live show (when they become a thing again) and on jukeboxes in bars across the land.
Dan + Shay’s gorgeous, layered ballad gets stripped down to just piano and vocals and it still shines like a diamond, primarily due to Shay Mooney’s otherworldly vocal performance. While it was already in the forefront of the radio version, beautifully produced by Dan Smyers, Mooney’s voice simply stuns as he hits high notes with apparent ease.