"Goodbye Earl" -Dixie Chicks

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Does it make you smile?

I'm wearing this song out and I can't stop smiling/laughing about it. Sure, it's about murder but I can't see it as anything other than a happy song. I'd normally feel guilty about that but I can't bring myself to it. I guess it just brings out that sick, murderous, chivalrous, demon in me. Who knew? :shrug: :evilgrin:

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1. Written by the obscure but marvellous Dennis Linde

http://www.countrycapsule.com/News/Nov-2001.htm

Songwriter and producer Norro Wilson inducted the famously reclusive Linde. "This person has never been seen other than this evening, as far as I know," Wilson quipped. "This guy has been hidden away in a cave someplace, and he’s still more successful than anyone else." Running through a list of Linde’s many hits, including "Calling Baton Rouge" for Garth Brooks and "Goodbye Earl" for the Dixie Chicks, Wilson observed, "I'd say there’s a marked difference between his royalty statement and mine."

Following the introductory remarks, Tim Mensy sang Linde’s "Bubba Shot the Jukebox," "Calling Baton Rouge," "John Deere Green" and "Goodbye Earl." Jim Collins concluded the sampler with the Elvis Presley hit "Burning Love." The crowd stood, applauding and singing along with Collins as Linde took the stage. True to his reputation, Linde was brief. "I want to thank everybody, especially the songwriters," he said, "and a big special thanks to Pam."

[Spirochete]

2. Have you heard

the Ray Stevens reply to it called "Hey girls. This is Earl - I didn't die"? I heard it once.

[Forkboy]

3. I dont like country

and even I think the song is great :)