![]() ![]() It wasn’t a single for Chesnutt, but even if it had been, it wouldn’t be a hit. The song, written by Earl Bud Lee and Dewayne Blackwell (on a napkin during a party – couldn’t be more appropriate), was released by artist Mark Chesnutt a month after the song appeared on Brooks’ “No Fences” album in 1990. What makes ‘Friends’ stand out so much is Brooks’ performance. Just a few strums from a guitar and people know - they’re about to hear Garth Brooks’ biggest hit, “Friends in Low Places.” It’s not his best song, but it’s one of the best in the genre’s history and that’s saying something in the sea of traditional heartbreak and drinking songs. The decision by Brooks and co-writer Pat Alger to place the man’s transgressions on a stormy night and equate his infidelity to it was supreme genius on their part. In my opinion, the radio version without this final verse is severely castrated so you can bet the version that ranks number one on our list is the way the song was intended to be. The “lost verse” is frequently performed by Brooks in concert and on his live albums. Now, those who’ve only heard the radio single may not even realize this, because the final verse of the song in which the wife shoots her husband was omitted from the final cut. When she realizes the bastard has been cheating again she decides it’s the last time he’s going to do it to her and she kills him. The song is about a man who’s cheating on his wife on a stormy night while she waits at home worried about him. Two, it’s one of the most censored songs in country music history due to its subject matter which was considered highly controversial when it was released in 1991. “The Thunder Rolls” is one of the most interesting songs in the history of country music for many reasons. Many would say that his signature tunes are “The Dance” and “Friends in Low Places,” but when Aprille Hanson and myself divvied up our favorite Brooks tunes (her favorite is “Friends in Low Places” and mine is “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” the one that ended up averaging out to being his greatest song (using our formula of combining our lists together) was “The Thunder Rolls” (which we both listed as number two behind our personal favorites). Fans of Brooks are likely to have any one of a dozen songs listed as their favorite. yesĪnd there's bound to be rough waters And I know I'll take some falls But with the good Lord as my captain I can make it through them all.Choosing the greatest Garth Brooks song of all-time is certainly no easy task. Too many times we stand aside And let the waters slip away 'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow Has now become today So don't you sit upon the shoreline And say you're satisfied Choose to chance the rapids And dare to dance the tide. ![]() I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry Like a bird upon the wind These waters are my sky I'll never reach my destination If I never try So I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry You know a dream is like a river Ever changin' as it flows And a dreamer's just a vessel That must follow where it goes Trying to learn from what's behind you And never knowing what's in store Makes each day a constant battle Just to stay between the shores. ![]() Garth Brooks Till the River Runs Dry Lyrics ![]()
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