Living in Music City USA, one might think I am a country music fan. I am not. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Ryman Auditorium, home of the original Grand Ole Opry are popular tourist attractions. Each year, the CMA Music Festival (formerly known as Fan Fair) brings thousands of country fans to the city. Many visitors to Nashville attend live performances of the Grand Ole Opry, the world's longest running live radio show. Sightings of country music singers is very common.
Every now and then a country music song will come along which catches my ear. Red Solo Cup is one of those songs. Toby Keith sings the song and there are parts which are a bit irreverent. Here are the lyrics
Red solo cup
I lift you up
Let's have a party
Let's have a party
I love you red solo cup
I lift you up
Proceed to party
Proceed to party
The reason this song caught my ear: I started thinking about the number of times I have drank from a red solo cup. Fruit punches and sweet iced tea are favorite southern drinks and are often served when I get together with my stitching, quilting, hooking buddies. The LNS uses red solo cups. I have shared many a good laugh, ate good food, and saw some beautiful projects while drinking from a red solo cup. So, Toby, even thought parts of the song are a bit irreverent, thank you for triggering the happy memories.
We're huge Toby Keith fans here--love that song!
ReplyDeleteIts amazing how the words of a song can bring back memories from years ago. When trying to remember an event I often think of the music at the time and place it from there.
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