Marty,
I have to admit I've never heard that Morgan Wallen song before. Country is not popular at all here in Germany. Great song. Simple instrumentation. Nothing complex to it. Great presentation. Vocals have some kind of doubling effect that sounds really cool. The lyrics are cool too. In general I'd say that country songs are more the kind of story telling songs than pop or rock songs are. In my opinion, lyrics have a greater importance in country than they do in pop or rock. But I'm sure a lot of people, especially lyricists, will disagree with me.

The main question is, can a song with weak lyrics become a hit. Definitely yes. I posted a few examples above that show, at least in the pop genre, lyrics don't matter that much. Living in Europe, we are exposed to different music styles and different languages. Every now and then a song from Hungry, Bulgaria, France, Spain, etc. will make it big in the charts. Most people don't speak the language and have no idea what the song is about but nevertheless those songs can become top 10 hits.

Last edited by Rob B.; 08/22/23 05:01 AM.