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Song of the Day #5,919: ‘Greyhound Bound for Nowhere’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing a countdown of my favorite albums of 2005…

#3 – Kerosene – Miranda Lambert

In 2004, Miranda Lambert was a 20-year-old aspiring musician who had just finished third on the reality show Nashville Star. She recorded her first album, Kerosene, and released it the following year to positive reviews but little fanfare.

Nineteen years later, she has won more Country Music Association awards than any other artist in history, with 14 celebrated albums under her belt and a certain spot in the Country (and Rock?) Hall of Fame.

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Song of the Day #2,946: ‘What About Georgia’ – Miranda Lambert

miranda_lambert_kerosene‘What About Georgia’ is the second track on Miranda Lambert’s debut album, 2005’s Kerosene. She was 22 at the time and fresh off her third-place finish on the TV competition Nashville Star.

This song was written about another contestant on the show, Travis Howard, with whom Lambert has collaborated on many songs. Here’s how she explains the song’s origin:

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Song of the Day #2,169: ‘New Strings’ – Miranda Lambert

miranda_lambert_keroseneAbout a year ago I started running three miles a day, four or five days a week. Maintaining that pace requires the right listening material — I’m not able to run in silence.

But as much as I love music (see: this blog), it doesn’t help me run. I don’t get lost in the songs, but rather find myself waiting for each one to end. Music actually drags out the process rather than quickening it.

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Song of the Day #1,486: ‘Mama, I’m Alright’ – Miranda Lambert

I’ve done a lot of theme weeks this year (dedicating six weeks at a time to my decade lists) but I haven’t done a good old-fashioned single-artist chronological theme week in a long time.

Well, who better to get me back in the swing of things than my favorite country artist — and one of my favorites all around — Miranda Lambert?

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Song of the Day #1,336: ‘Me & Charlie Talking’ – Miranda Lambert

I keep waiting for these Random Weekends to turn up something truly horrible or embarrassing, a song so pathetic that is forces my loyal readers to second-guess my value not just as a music lover but as a human being.

Hasn’t happened yet, which I guess speaks well of my music collection. But I’m only a month or so into this, so I know that moment is lurking out there.

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