S E128: Why Great Songs Get Buried, Country Stars’ Backup Careers & a 50mg Mistake :: Ep 128 Try That in a Small Town Podcast

Why don’t Nashville publishers dig through old catalogs for forgotten songs anymore? Kurt, Tully, Kelley and Neil explain how song pitching has changed, why today’s business side often feels disconnected from the creative side and what was lost when personal demos and passionate song pluggers were replaced by emails and manufactured writing-room connections. Then the guys introduce a new game: If famous country artists had no musical talent, what would they do for a living? Chris Young, Tim McGraw and Ella Langley receive some extremely specific alternate careers. They also respond to listener criticism that the show has become too negative, discuss Keith Urban, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton and Jason Aldean, and share stories about a 50-milligram gummy, movie-theater popcorn, In-N-Out Burger, an oven left on all day and a gas grill that nearly ended very badly. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.