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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 #5,278: ‘Tourist’ – Miranda Lambert

My Favorite 2022 Albums
#1 – Palomino – Miranda Lambert

A day after my 50th birthday, I’m not about to change my entire personality and not name a new album by my favorite artist as my favorite album of the year.

I’ve sung Miranda Lambert’s praises many times on this blog, and she keeps giving me new reasons to sing. The latest is Palomino, her ninth solo album and yet another stellar country collection.

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Song of the Day #5,061: ‘Waxahachie’ – Miranda Lambert

Concluding my ranking of the songs from Miranda Lambert’s new album Palomino…

#3. ‘Scenes’

Opening track ‘Actin’ Up’ was released early, so Palomino‘s second song was my first new taste of the album, and I was instantly smitten. ‘Scenes’ sets up the record’s theme beautifully, painting a picture of a woman escaping her problems by hitting the road and “moving right along to the next scene.” Its sexy groove is one of the dominant sounds of Palomino.

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Song of the Day #5,060: ‘Carousel’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs from Miranda Lambert’s new album Palomino…

#6. ‘Pursuit of Happiness’

This charming bluegrass number finds Lambert embracing the restlessness of a life on the road. She has often been compared to Dolly Parton, and the sweet vocals and old-school twang of this track definitely call Dolly to mind.

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Song of the Day #5,059: ‘Actin’ Up’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs from Miranda Lambert’s new album Palomino…

#9. ‘If I Was a Cowboy’

The album’s first single, and a song that might have been inspired by Beyoncé’s ‘If I Was a Boy,’ given Lambert’s professed love of Queen Bey. This song tackles gender roles, with Lambert imagining herself as a “legend at loving and leaving” in the Old West.

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