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Song of the Day #5,945: ‘I Hate Love Songs’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#5. ‘I Hate Love Songs’

Miranda Lambert has been married to her current husband longer than she was married to Blake Shelton, and she’s seemingly happier than ever. So I was quite surprised to find her writing at least a couple of songs on this album that explore the breakup of her first marriage.

‘I Hate Love Songs’ is one of them, and while I have no evidence that it’s about Blake Shelton, it’s hard to imagine it being about anyone else. And a song still to come on this list supports the theory.

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Song of the Day #5,942: ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#6. ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’

The back half of Postcards from Texas features only one foot-stomper, and it’s a great one. ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’ finds Lambert drinking and thinking about calling an ex, unsure if her feelings are legit or just a product of the alcohol.

This song, like at least one other on the album, was written in 2015 in the aftermath of Lambert’s divorce from Blake Shelton. Musically it’s a bit of a romp, but the lyrics are pretty dark, and Lambert introduces hints of weary sadness in her vocals.

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Song of the Day #5,941: ‘Living on the Run’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#8. ‘Looking Back On Luckenbach’

Another wistful ode to a Texas town, this song nods to Luckenbach (pronounced Luke-en-bach), a tiny town 90 miles west of Austin.

The city had its heyday, such as it was, in the late 1800s and early 1900s before becoming a ghost town through most of the 20th century. Its current listed population is three — yes, three. But it is still home to frequent musical events and one of the only active businesses is a souvenir shop where you can pick up a t-shirt featuring the town’s motto, “Everybody’s Somebody in Luckenbach.”

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Song of the Day #5,940: ‘Santa Fe’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#10. ‘Dammit Randy’

This song is an indictment of a former lover who never appreciated the singer until she was out of his life. Lambert isn’t exactly Taylor Swift, but this album seems to be pulled from her personal life more than most. I suspect her “Randy” is either Anderson East or Evan Felker, the two men she dated between her divorce from Blake Shelton and meeting her current husband.

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Song of the Day #5,939: ‘Alimony’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#12. ‘Armadillo’

My next two song selections are the album’s only humorous tracks, tunes meant to lighten the mood on an otherwise emotionally messy album.

Album opener ‘Armadillo’ spins the tale of the singer being carjacked by a stoned armadillo on the run from the law, with the chorus ending in a great punchline: “And I know it sounds crazy, but please believe me, baby, I swear that’s where I was last night.”

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