Country Songs About Tequila
Whether it’s Cinco de Mayo or you want to add a little southern flair to your evening, tequila can be a great choice. Or an extremely bad one. Sure, it will make you melt, but you’ll have to be careful because going zero to sixty can lead to some accidents and bad decisions. You should read more to know know some music about tequila.
Tequila Eyes
“Tequila Eyes” triumphed in 2016 as the third single from the Randy Rogers Band’s eighth studio album, and Nothing Shines Like Neon. The song was an instant hit in the Southwest and Texas, as evidenced by its No. 1 placement via Texas Regional Radio Report.
Although the song follows a well-trodden path of alcohol-soaked ballads attempting to drown out the heartbreak, its Springsteen-inspired rock ‘n’ roll influences, plus its female lead, make it stand out from the crowd. The song’s idea came from a conversation Rogers had with an old friend just before a Houston concert.
Tequila Sheila
Bobby Bare, a native of Irontown, Ohio, had a hard time breaking into the audio industry when he was young and trying to market his songs in the 1950s. He was eventually signed to Capitol Records, where he recorded numerous ineffective stone’n’roll records. Before he was drafted into the Army, he recorded “The All American Boy,” the song that would propel his country music career.
By the time he recorded “Tequila Sheila” in 1980 with Columbia Records, he was already an established country singer. The song …