5 Songs George Strait Shouldn’t Have Sung in Detroit
Country superstar George Strait entertained throngs of fans at Ford Field in Detroit over the weekend, and by most all accounts, lived up to his legendary status.
After breaking onto the national scene in 1981, Strait's racked up more than eighty Top Ten singles on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, including 44 of them that went all the way to the top.
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It stands to reason that there's no way Strait could possibly sing all of his hits in concert anymore - there's just been too many of them. But why not pack in as many as possible?
Some of Strait's setlist choices in Detroit could have been better. Here are five songs he included that we could have done without, along with five others we wish he would have included.
Waymore's Blues
The late Waylon Jennings wrote and recorded "Waymore's Blues" back in 1975. It was the B-side of his single "Dreaming My Dreams With You", but came to be one of the tunes most closely identified with Jennings.
Strait's never been shy about honoring his fellow Texan musical heroes, but covering it at Ford Field seemed kind of self-serving, if we're being honest.
Fans would have much rather heard Strait's own "Fool Hearted Memory" for one - the song that was Strait's very first #1 hit back in 1982, and was sadly omitted from inclusion at his show in Detroit.
Are The Good Times Really Over
Gotta admit - Merle Haggard's lyrics in "Are the Good Times Really Over" still ring true decades after it was a hit.
But fans came to hear their favorite George Strait songs. Strait's cover certainly did Haggard justice, however, it would have been better to have heard a Strait original like "You Look So Good in Love" instead.
Pancho & Lefty
Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard made "Pancho & Lefty" legends in the 1980s, and it was cool to see tour co-headliner Chris Stapleton join Strait on-stage for the cover.
However, we think a Stapleton/Strait duet of George's 1993 hit "When Did You Stop Loving Me" (from the Pure Country soundtrack) could have potentially been the moment of the night.
Código
The first song of Strait's encore was "Código", a song about the tequila brand he co-owns. It's fun. It's fine. But if we had been offered a choice between that and say, Strait's "Blue Clear Sky" - pretty sure we'd have picked the latter, not the former.
Folsom Prison Blues
Yes, he's King George and he can sing whatever he wants to. But covering the legendary Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" is something an up-and-coming act does. It's a crowd-pleaser to pull out when you don't have enough original material to do the job.
We get it - it's a nod to another hero. But Strait left so much original material out of his Detroit show it's not even funny.
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Where was "Write This Down"? Where was "I Cross My Heart"? Where was "Love Without End, Amen"?
We love ya, George. We missed your songs.
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