The Last Five Years was inspired by Brown’s failed marriage to Theresa O’Neill. O’Neill sued Brown on the grounds that the story of the musical violated non-disparagement and non-disclosure agreements within their divorce decree by representing her relationship with Brown too closely. Brown, in turn, sued O’Neill for interfering with his creative work and his creative process. As part of the legal settlement for both suits, Brown removed all references to the character being Irish Catholic, and changed the song “I Could Be in Love With Someone Like You” to “Shiksa Goddess” in order to reduce the similarity between the character, Cathy, and O’Neill.
Not sure why he’s still allowed to perform it in concert?
This might be the only song on the countdown that features a washboard.
Formerly of the Kentucky Headhunters (one eventually went back), they were only active from 1992-1995. They weren’t terribly popular, but I dug most of their songs.
Maybe my favorite country song. You better enjoy it, too, since it took me a while to find it. Garth’s lawyers have done a good job at scrubbing any evidence he exists off of YouTube.
I remember Garth once said he doesn’t allow his songs to be sold individually. Not because of money, but because he felt people would enjoy his music better if they listened to the album as a whole. His arrogance has always grossed me out, but hey, in the early 90s he released a single that was pro-gay, pro freedom-of-religion, pro-integration. So…he’s above the herd, anyway.
It was almost taboo to listen to these guys when I was in elementary school. Where I was, kids into metal were the slackers and the bullies. That was the impression anyway. I mean, the first line of “You Give Love A Bad Name,” is about gun violence!
One of the best voices in country music. Unfortunately, I don’t like most of her songs. But she had a hot steak from 1991 to 1993. It was hard to pick between this, “Drive South,” “Outbound Plane,” and “Someday Soon.”
Death By Troggles 
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