The fact that Stevie, the exact opposite of a country boy, put out a joke country song that genuinely sounds like it was written by one of those stadium country artists probably says a lot about the current state of the genre
I honestly have so much respect for this guy. He does not compromise. He totally knows his humor is not for everyone and can be kinda obnoxious but still you find yourself genuinely cracking up at the delivery of some of his jokes. Then he makes a troll song and it's just a great peace of music. Genuine artist.
@@WhiteCranK I know this, I just make those mistakes of writing what it sounds like way too often i seems. I should proof reed. Kidding, it's ried, i know that.
Yep. I mean, I like country music (along with rock, metal, rap... a little bit of pretty much everything) but there is just enough truth in his comedy that it resonates. That may be why some people get upset about it.... lol That being said, despite the nonsense lyrics, its actually a pretty well put together and catchy tune... lol
I knew from the beginning, I said to myself "Stevie's gonna sweep at some point." And BOOM. XD Me and my cousin have noticed that Stevie T and sweep picking have a similar relationship to Zakk Wylde and pinch harmonics lmao.
I feel like whatever genre he writes in, even if he’s trying to be as generic and basic as possible, it still sounds like him, he really has his own unique sound
It also sounds better for some reason. Maybe it's because I know he's not trying to be serious. Idk, I hate songs about relationships and love. I'm a metal head. Gimme guns, blood and death! Or gimme an instrumental, at least. Blah blah divorce woman took kids blah blah. Have you tried... Not doing that? ;)
As a genuine country boy from the hills of Virginia, you pretty much nailed how I feel about pop culture infiltration on country way of life. It's a huge problem in Appalachian territories. Drugs are killing people. Anytime something gets so generic parody so great actually improves it, you know you're in the trap.
Stevie T did it again! Dude..you inspired a 45yr chronic pain guy to pick up his guitar and start playing again. God bless you Steve! You are a funny dude and entertaining.
I'm a die hard country fan, not this new Nashville crap, but I have to say, that was pretty awesome. You nailed Nashville square in the bean bag with this one. Nicely done 👏
My dad once wrote a song in highschool about the worst of country music. It went something along the lines of, "i love my hog, I love my dog. Went outside, cut a log. Shot a frog (end of chorus, instruments hold) I"m a cowboy, baby".
I genuinely believe this could chart as a country song. Absolutely love the lead playing. All of your joke songs are so well done they almost seems like tributes. Haters can't really take offense, as you clearly invested a lot of time and effort.
If you play metal backwards you hear the devil. If you play Country backwards you get your job back your wife back your truck back your trailer back your back hair back……………
Stevie T is a musical genius !!! And we all should be thankful that he shares his talent here on youtube. There is no musical genre he could not make song and it would be awesome.
Honestly, as a person who likes country and loves metal, this song was really well written and shot. Hats off (not pun intended) to Stevie T for making this song.
Jose Chavez David Vincent, former vocalist and bassist for Death Metal band Morbid Angel has a Country Music project. Jack Owen, former guitarist for Death-Gore band Cannibal Corpse and Death Metal band Deicide also has a Country Music project.
This man is Uber talented. This song deserves to be on the top new country radio stations around the southern United States. They wouldn't even know it was a Canadian making a joke about the way country is today. They would eat it up.
Never got the appeal of it honestly. It's all been the same song for the past 40 years. The only country I like was made before 1980 like Johnny Cash or Hank Williams. Let's face it, it's hardly big brain music and you just basically admitted it.
@@DeathBYDesign666 I like a lot of 90’s country, like Joe Diffie. Song’s like Highwayman and The Gambler are almost incomparable to the country artists of today, like Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen
@@tmbpyrotechnics9490 I will make some exceptions but basically it's all the same thing. I liked a few early 90s Garth Brooks songs for example "The Thunder Rolls" caught my attention because it has some almost hard rock vibes in it. Aside from maybe a dozen or so others that I can't name if I tried it's all hillbilly bumpkin music to me.
Album of Epicness. His Song "White Veil Grooms" and "Emotionless in White" are pretty good and my favorites. I even bought the CD. The "Online Lover" is also good.
How did this guy actually write a great country song. And can people stop saying that people who like metal can't like country and vise versa, because I do.
The talent of this man never seizes to amaze me. He can play any genre. Love or hate him (why would you hate him) he is one of the most talented musicians in the world.
I was legit getting into this song, then Stevie Travis hit me with a vibe check and started singing "rain rain rainy rain." I nearly choke on my soda, that is my type of humor, random and out of nowhere, also I like how he says no shredding and ends with a wicked lead guitar shed. I'd say someone is compensating for a small hog. 🤣🤣🤣
Somehow i missed this video. Every time you do something like this, im absolutely blown away. You're such a talented artist, it's mind boggling. I wish you could do lessons of some sort, because that's just some top tier stuff, many other musicians could learn a lot from you. Great work
Awesome job Stevie. It legitimately makes me sad that when people think “Country Music”, this is what comes to their minds. Too many will never know the clever play on words, the great vocals, the chill inspiring instrumentation. Now it’s “chillin with the farmers daughter down a dirt road in my pickup truck when the sun goes down in a small town”, terrible Hip Hop inspired inflections on certain words, and lack of musicality in favor of pop/hip hop computerized tracks. Too many people moved to Nashville that don’t know anything about the genre and might as well have watched this video before writing because this is ridiculously accurate. Keep ‘em comin Stevie!
100% agree. Nashville pop country ruined everyone's perceptions of an otherwise amazing genre, simply because it was popular. All hope is not lost though, as there is a whole underground scene of artists bringing it back to its roots.
I'm not American and only knew "classic" country music which i thought was good and always liked, I never understood why it was so mocked until I heard *that* kind of country. Now I do understand
So on point about the Hip Hop inspired inflections, etc. It seems to me anymore that a lot of the country songs nowadays are pretty much rap songs with a twang. What do you get when you cross country with rap? CRAP, of course!🤦🏻♀️
I have been a writer’s demo singer since I was 14, which is over 40 yearsm😱. I am not a country singer and never even listened to it growing up, but many of the calls I got, especially in the 90s, were country songs. The (no) range factor you mentioned is real. No range required. And I find I stay tightly wound for those sessions because you can’t do anything vocally that a country singer can’t do, so you’re extremely limited 😂. I learned very early on to tuck any creativity away and swallow my pride when doing country sessions. As a singer, I don’t want anyone to hear them, but I do want the writer to get their song picked up. You nailed every single country-ism! It is a boring, musically brain dead genre. Great job.
I can't wait to play this song for my wife's family on the next family reunion, they going to loose their crap with this new talent! Lol Great job like always Steve 👏 👍🏼
As an avid country music listener and someone who was raised in the South, this was pretty spot on. My only critique would be that the southern drawl does not necessarily come from the word "rain", but more so the understanding that words like "still" and "steel" are in fact the same words, words like "theater" have three syllables instead of two, and the emphasis of words like "guitar" are more so on the "gui" than the "tar". Otherwise, phenomenal work!
OMG! This Song is stuck in my head now. David Allan Coe no longer has "The Perfect Country And Western Song" , it is now "Cowboy Boots and beers" Epic work Stevie!
I'm telling you if you put that on iTunes it would probably top the Country charts within a couple hours. It's better than anything country I've seen put out in years.
I know this is supposed to be humorous. But not gonna lie, you sound like you could easily crank out #1 hit country songs. Even the voice was spot on. 🤣
As someone who's lived in Mississippi all their life, I gotta say this sounds pretty accurate. Good job Stevie. Oh and congrats, you got me to listen to an entire country song.
I’m a southern metal head that happens to love country music as well. I love everything from BTBAM-Suffocation all the way to Earnest Tubb-Alan Jackson. This video is WIDLY accurate and absolutely hilarious. Stevie Travis for CMA nominee for best song writer 2023!
i am the exact same way. country has some very good music that speaks to your soul in a lot of ways that metal can't.. i love to exchange between the genres all after what mood i'm in. cheers
The fact that Steve Ts vocals have dramatically improved and he’s capable of producing full length songs with his voice tells me that if he took it seriously…. He’d be well on his way to writing full length albums of his own…. Good job Steve… your original content is awesome…
Steve, once again, you have made me thoroughly enjoy a song that I would NEVER normally listen to!! You are a talent and a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale and lifeless TH-cam cornfield!!! Keep doing what you're doing!!!
The thing about Stevie T, he knows how to mix and produce music in a way that most people are trained to expect and associate with "quality music." That's why even when he's taking the piss, it still comes through sounding like "top 10 quality..." Cause it is. Top 10 radio uses the same tricks and shortcuts to appeal no matter the genre. And like any songwriter worth his salt, Stevie T knows how to use the tools to make things listenable. It really says more about what music listeners are trained to expect, than how good or original his songs are. I mean, they're well built and flawlessly executed, but they're designed specifically to appeal to popular music expectations, so of course they feel genuine.
Honestly Stevie, this is the most PERFECT timing! My job is literally playing a country playlist as I type this, so thanks for the perfectly timed humor! 👍
Don't ever write comments but been watching your stuff for couple years now and you make me and my gf laugh and cheer us up when times get tough. And just wanted to say this video was amazing and this would be great to see at some live show as it's pretty dam good would love to see more original songs from you !
I really like the "How to be..." videos series. However this one has me conflicted. I despise country music, but I think since your song is done satirically I can tolerate it 🤣. You hit the nail on the head with how to be county, spot on! I really enjoy seeing your creativity and versatility. How did you come up with that title? It's hilarious. Awesome video as always. Love you so much. 😍
Thanks Erica!! Well, I like to think of my song as a Tom Petty song with twangy vocals rather than a 'country' song. Honestly, I was like "What are the biggest country clichés". Cowboy boots and beers!!! And trucks.... and divorces and horses... Also rain...
Technically this isn't country-core. It's just country. So I guess I'm not off the hook for that! Haha! Hot Sis' old glasses broke. So these are the fill-ins! 🤣
I wouldn’t throw country music under the bus. I would rather recognize that Stevie T is just that talented. He’s very musical. Most great artists can do other genres (it’s a love of music thing).
Damn, he broke every "rule" he made up and it's still a good pop-country song. He should record an album, it will break all charts 😂 P.S.: His sister is still hot 🔥🔥🔥
In love rock/metal but country music is nostalgia for me because my other grandma and I always listened to it and when she passed all I did was listen to country music for a year and this video actually helped remind me of the good times with her thanks for the awesome content you make and thanks for the awesome funny jokes keep up the good work
Same I listen to primarily gothic and symphonic metal. Very opera classical stuff, but I grew up to neil young (my middle name is Neil) so I always a sucker for country rock (and don't even get me started on my love for the blues)
Thanks for the love and support Steve, as a Brazillian i'm happy to finally be able to watch some cultured content and also to pursue my dream of Joining Kid Rock's Garage Band.
I reckon ya'll should go to NordVPN.com/terreberry to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount!
ILY STEVIE
Second on this Reply!
@@SukiLoveLifeDev 3rd!
I steve I am 4th
Hello Steve. High five!
I bet if this played on a country radio station, no one would even blink. Solid work, and catchy!
Cowboy, Boots and Beers by Steve Travis is my favourite country song!
It would go Platinum!
@@Gerdfunkle It should go Platinum!
Listen to "If That Ain't Country" by David Allen Coe. That is how you write a parody country song.
@@danyomega1472 It might 😦
Seriously this guy is one of the most talented musicians on the planet. I’m so pleased TH-cam allows introverts like Steve T share his talent
You nailed it!
Steve is the most entertaining person/channel/musician on ANY platform. Be it mainstream or TH-cam.
I absolutely agree !!!!
Steve T…ravis
Yes👍
@@woodside4life 😃😄😅
Stevie can joke around and make songs better than 99% of musicians. Unbelievably talented.
It's called that he has actual talent.
I totally agree, Stevie is inspirational
Well many country artists make better songs but I do appreciate this
Seems like everything he does is joking around still awesome!😊 Lolz
@@THATCHEVYGUY23 matey didn't say anything about country specifically besides Steve does power.metsl and you name it😊
Whenever I hear a country-pop song now I look forward to the pause at the end of the chorus where I can sing "cowboy boots and beer."
Thus is not a country pop song last night by Morgan Wallen is country pop not this lol
The fact that Stevie, the exact opposite of a country boy, put out a joke country song that genuinely sounds like it was written by one of those stadium country artists probably says a lot about the current state of the genre
No but it says alot about ST. He is a crazy good musician and can play any genre he wants and sound like it's his main
Word.
Modern "country" ain't country.
It's pop music with a southern accent.
@@lilmike2710 Truth. But alas, he fits "country."
county music is so depressing i hat country my it makes me 😢😢😢
@@lilmike2710 fn eh, man. Stevie really did write something that rivals any of that pop country sh!t on the radio today. He's the man lol
the fact that Stevie T could make a top selling album in literally any music genre is fucking insane
It is
But he would never do a pop song because there is no shredding (overcompensating for a small hog)
@@Myfriendsimpsforjennaortega he did do Ed Sheeran tho
@@happycant2 yeah lol but he is incredibly popular
@@Myfriendsimpsforjennaortega According to You by Orianthi has a bit of shredding, I mean yeah, it's 12 years old now, but she snuck it in slyly.
I honestly have so much respect for this guy. He does not compromise. He totally knows his humor is not for everyone and can be kinda obnoxious but still you find yourself genuinely cracking up at the delivery of some of his jokes. Then he makes a troll song and it's just a great peace of music. Genuine artist.
piece of music
just helping
@@WhiteCranK I know this, I just make those mistakes of writing what it sounds like way too often i seems. I should proof reed. Kidding, it's ried, i know that.
@@adriansoul7223 No worries haha. But it's "read" i guess you were joking anyway :D
...and that's why after many'a year ...I stick around😃
Yep. I mean, I like country music (along with rock, metal, rap... a little bit of pretty much everything) but there is just enough truth in his comedy that it resonates. That may be why some people get upset about it.... lol That being said, despite the nonsense lyrics, its actually a pretty well put together and catchy tune... lol
6:25 Steve's editing is some of the best , it actually looked like they was two people.
His voice is actually selling. I’d buy his records if he ever made one!
Now let's just settle with Spotify, does he put his songs on Spotify?
Me too
Same
@@vph6823 most of them yeah
Record...hmmmm, the single, hell yeah, yee haw, y'all!
I love how Stevie broke almost every single one of his rules in the song 😂
Compensating for that small hog.
Lmao! Likely why is sounded so good. That there is a dirt road, windows down, chewin on dirt country song!
@@coltlewis5871 exactly, it reminded me of “Backroad song” by Granger smith
Compensating for a small hog
@@mikepowers171 love granger smith!! 😂
You know that Steve’s not joking about these stereotypes when he actually makes a genuine top 10 country music video using them.
I love that profile picture!
I live in México, my country name is Anastacio Travis?
@dcecenac yes
Rip Eddie Van Halen
@@not58me ikr
Only Stevie could write a country song I can actually tolerate. Love you T!!!
I love that Stevie just couldn’t help but break the shred rule! 🤣😂🤣
Brad Paisley is looking for you.
Well he also broke the "stay in one vocal range" rule :D
I knew from the beginning, I said to myself "Stevie's gonna sweep at some point." And BOOM. XD
Me and my cousin have noticed that Stevie T and sweep picking have a similar relationship to Zakk Wylde and pinch harmonics lmao.
Tailor Swift is already writing a break up song about it
He also broke the law about only a few small intervals in the melody.
Stevie 100% nailed it this time. You sound like every local country music station at any time of day.
Because country music is a joke. It's become so cliché and generic that a parody can sound genuine.
I feel like whatever genre he writes in, even if he’s trying to be as generic and basic as possible, it still sounds like him, he really has his own unique sound
It also sounds better for some reason. Maybe it's because I know he's not trying to be serious. Idk, I hate songs about relationships and love. I'm a metal head. Gimme guns, blood and death! Or gimme an instrumental, at least.
Blah blah divorce woman took kids blah blah. Have you tried... Not doing that? ;)
Maybe I'm mistaken but it sounds like him because.... hmmm... it is him. /mindblown
@@manictiger
Glenn Fricker, is that you?
As a genuine country boy from the hills of Virginia, you pretty much nailed how I feel about pop culture infiltration on country way of life. It's a huge problem in Appalachian territories. Drugs are killing people. Anytime something gets so generic parody so great actually improves it, you know you're in the trap.
It’s the same thing over here in Kentucky
Nailed it.
I'm always impressed of how talented Stevie T is. This guy can play any genre flawlessly. Congrats, man.
Stevie T did it again! Dude..you inspired a 45yr chronic pain guy to pick up his guitar and start playing again. God bless you Steve! You are a funny dude and entertaining.
Hey bud. From one (47yr old) chronic pain sufferer to another, keep fighting the good fight! And keep that guitar singing!
That's kind of a post that revives my belief in a manhood! Keep playing, mate! You'll surely deal with it!
So your name is now Mike Travis then ?
YES! Steve has been part of my chronic pain treatment too. Should pay him instead of the doctors. :)
Hang in there Mike!
@@kgbbtheroyalkaoticgreatblu4402 You too my friend. If you are looking for another laugh, check out Electric Callboy. Hilarious videos and great music
Long overdue for a “How to be” video, and you nailed it. Your content has been ON FIRE lately, Stevie!
Thanks so much Maureen!! I think I got a lot more into it after I took a break following my Grandpas passing. Apparently I needed a break. Haha!
@@SteveTerreberry patreon
@@SteveTerreberry glad you decided to bring back the "how to be" videos, my favorite was probably Ed Sheeran
@@SteveTerreberry bruh. so sorry about your grandpa
@@Txkitowashere tofu
I'm a die hard country fan, not this new Nashville crap, but I have to say, that was pretty awesome. You nailed Nashville square in the bean bag with this one. Nicely done 👏
When a parody is right up there with the best the genre has to offer...
Truth
Definitely not the best, maybe 2015’s most popular but just go past the mainstream to find the good stuff
I'm not a big fan of the newer country music, I grew up with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Sr, Travis Tritt exc
@@orangefang9309 their genre already so different than today, back in the day they still yodel but now non of that
@@orangefang9309 I grew up on it too. And I'm 20.
My dad once wrote a song in highschool about the worst of country music. It went something along the lines of,
"i love my hog, I love my dog. Went outside, cut a log. Shot a frog (end of chorus, instruments hold) I"m a cowboy, baby".
I genuinely believe this could chart as a country song. Absolutely love the lead playing. All of your joke songs are so well done they almost seems like tributes. Haters can't really take offense, as you clearly invested a lot of time and effort.
I agree !!!!
I agree
Agree
And want this badly on Spotify
Along with the rest of his art
He's awesome
@@annavitasa yes
Omg, make a country album. This joke of a song is way better than most of the crap today. Good job man.
I agree
You ever listened to any newish country? This is exactly what it sounds like lmao
This song could definitely be a top hit in country charts lol that’s how good it sounds 🔥
It's so good a country song that I hate it.
I do not entirely hate this song. That’s high praise in case you didn’t know….
@@Heartwing37 Yeah but it ruins my joke. 😂
If you play metal backwards you hear the devil. If you play Country backwards you get your job back your wife back your truck back your trailer back your back hair back……………
or how bad country is. i bet this took him 2 minutes and 17 and half seconds to write because he took too many breaks
Everything Stevie T touches will always turn out to be gold, that's how good he is
Starting like a joke, ending like a Masterpiece, Stevie T ladies and gentlemen!
Stevie T is a musical genius !!! And we all should be thankful that he shares his talent here on youtube. There is no musical genre he could not make song and it would be awesome.
Honestly, as a person who likes country and loves metal, this song was really well written and shot. Hats off (not pun intended) to Stevie T for making this song.
you should really intend this pun
Jose Chavez
David Vincent, former vocalist and bassist for Death Metal band Morbid Angel has a Country Music project.
Jack Owen, former guitarist for Death-Gore band Cannibal Corpse and Death Metal band Deicide also has a Country Music project.
The guitar leads throughout the song are so good - catchy, all the bends are perfectly in tune, great tone - well done Stevie
😂😂😂 Holy shit dude you nail these “how tos” every time. You need to release an album compilation of these!!
I'd buy it
I was just thinking the same thing
Please make this happen!
yes!!!
That sounds really cool, BUT he’d probably get sued because of sounding exactly like the artists he’s parodying
Had to come back and revisit this absolute masterpiece.
This man is Uber talented. This song deserves to be on the top new country radio stations around the southern United States. They wouldn't even know it was a Canadian making a joke about the way country is today. They would eat it up.
They'd know it's a joke from the lyrics lol
@@lrn_news9171 have you been to the south?
Also there are already charting canadian country singers that sing with a southern accent lol Terri Clark, Deric Ruttan etc...
@@Science_Always_Wins South is awesome
@@lrn_news9171 I know I miss it
As a country music fan, this is surprisingly accurate
Never got the appeal of it honestly. It's all been the same song for the past 40 years. The only country I like was made before 1980 like Johnny Cash or Hank Williams. Let's face it, it's hardly big brain music and you just basically admitted it.
@@DeathBYDesign666 I like a lot of 90’s country, like Joe Diffie. Song’s like Highwayman and The Gambler are almost incomparable to the country artists of today, like Kane Brown and Morgan Wallen
@@DeathBYDesign666 what about big iron tho
@@tmbpyrotechnics9490 I will make some exceptions but basically it's all the same thing. I liked a few early 90s Garth Brooks songs for example "The Thunder Rolls" caught my attention because it has some almost hard rock vibes in it. Aside from maybe a dozen or so others that I can't name if I tried it's all hillbilly bumpkin music to me.
I would love to hear Stevie put out an original song of his own, this was epic, surprisingly good despite pointing out the stereotypes of country.
he has already. There's two. Pretty bad ass just look up stevie t originals and prepare to be amazed 🤯
He has his own full album
Album of epicness
Try Album of epicness
Album of Epicness.
His Song "White Veil Grooms" and "Emotionless in White" are pretty good and my favorites. I even bought the CD.
The "Online Lover" is also good.
How did this guy actually write a great country song. And can people stop saying that people who like metal can't like country and vise versa, because I do.
I love how he took 8 minutes to teach us all the rules, and broke half of them after
Yep
ikr
Because country isn’t good enough for Steve… or anyone
@@daxtontheweird "Yup".... You ain't country now is ya.
"To compensate for small haul" 😂😂
The irony that this sounds better than 90% of current country radio 😂😂😂😂
It sounds just like 90% of country radio lmao
@@NathanRyanAllen but better 😂
This is what we would get if the modern country scene gets self awared. So we're safe that wouldn't happen.
I thought so too.
I mean screw Daniel f Myers and NathanRyanAllen
I’m happy to see Stevie T hasn’t lost his touch, definitely motivates me to make some music. We’ll rounded musician to say the least.
Pure genius. I would be very disappointed if some popular country star didn’t use the rhyme “horses” and “divorces” in some future song.
one or two?))
Probably the best guitar solo ever played on a country song....keep it up Steve you are one of the best creators on You Tube.
Thank God he didn't leave out the solo. Everyone was looking for it.
The talent of this man never seizes to amaze me. He can play any genre. Love or hate him (why would you hate him) he is one of the most talented musicians in the world.
I don't think it's talent man. The man loves what he's doing and he's practicing that for years.
@@ejokurirulezz Weird way to invalidate someones skills lol
@@LiquidSun62 I guess, ehat he is saying is that when people say "talent", they overlook all the hard work that stands behind it
I hate him because he shits on or makes fun of every genre of music, especially pop. And metal sucks
I was legit getting into this song, then Stevie Travis hit me with a vibe check and started singing "rain rain rainy rain." I nearly choke on my soda, that is my type of humor, random and out of nowhere, also I like how he says no shredding and ends with a wicked lead guitar shed. I'd say someone is compensating for a small hog. 🤣🤣🤣
Idk.. UNDER A MILLION SHOOTING STARS reeled me back in 😂
And that’s why Stevie is depressed
@@Hopeful_Husker Easy there sport, I'm just messin' around.
Somehow i missed this video. Every time you do something like this, im absolutely blown away. You're such a talented artist, it's mind boggling. I wish you could do lessons of some sort, because that's just some top tier stuff, many other musicians could learn a lot from you. Great work
What an amazingly talented musician he is and clearly doesn't take himself too seriously lol love this guy.
Awesome job Stevie. It legitimately makes me sad that when people think “Country Music”, this is what comes to their minds. Too many will never know the clever play on words, the great vocals, the chill inspiring instrumentation. Now it’s “chillin with the farmers daughter down a dirt road in my pickup truck when the sun goes down in a small town”, terrible Hip Hop inspired inflections on certain words, and lack of musicality in favor of pop/hip hop computerized tracks. Too many people moved to Nashville that don’t know anything about the genre and might as well have watched this video before writing because this is ridiculously accurate. Keep ‘em comin Stevie!
100% agree. Nashville pop country ruined everyone's perceptions of an otherwise amazing genre, simply because it was popular. All hope is not lost though, as there is a whole underground scene of artists bringing it back to its roots.
I'm not American and only knew "classic" country music which i thought was good and always liked, I never understood why it was so mocked until I heard *that* kind of country. Now I do understand
So on point about the Hip Hop inspired inflections, etc. It seems to me anymore that a lot of the country songs nowadays are pretty much rap songs with a twang. What do you get when you cross country with rap? CRAP, of course!🤦🏻♀️
I can’t stand 90% of the “country” music on the radio.
And that’s why I listen to metal.
Steve Travis: "Shredding is overcompensating for a small hog"
Also Steve Travis: *Proceeds to shred like a God on the solo*
And also ... some tones were quite out of "the range" :)
he's compensating..... for a small hog...
I think Stevie will explode (or implode?) if he goes too long without shredn a solo 😄
😂
Lol
I have been a writer’s demo singer since I was 14, which is over 40 yearsm😱. I am not a country singer and never even listened to it growing up, but many of the calls I got, especially in the 90s, were country songs. The (no) range factor you mentioned is real. No range required. And I find I stay tightly wound for those sessions because you can’t do anything vocally that a country singer can’t do, so you’re extremely limited 😂. I learned very early on to tuck any creativity away and swallow my pride when doing country sessions. As a singer, I don’t want anyone to hear them, but I do want the writer to get their song picked up. You nailed every single country-ism! It is a boring, musically brain dead genre. Great job.
As an actual southerner knowing the fact that a Canadian just nailed a song perfectly as a “country” song is telling me how basic our music genre is 😭
don't worry, Steve T is very talented so every 'parody' song he makes ends up being a banger lol
A lot of country stars are Canadian
COWBOY BOOTS N BEERS! 🍁🎸🤘🤷 HE NAILED IT
5:52 can we just talk about how smooth that was
I can't wait to play this song for my wife's family on the next family reunion, they going to loose their crap with this new talent! Lol
Great job like always Steve 👏 👍🏼
I love that this song is on iTunes now. I keep listening to it over and over. It shouldn’t be as good as it is.
Amazing how Steve can effortlessly write something out of the blue, put it together, even make a joke out of it, and it sounds amazing.
I just sent this to my wife, a country girl. She's very impressed, but now my name is Stanley Travis.
You mean Staynley Trayvis
As an avid country music listener and someone who was raised in the South, this was pretty spot on. My only critique would be that the southern drawl does not necessarily come from the word "rain", but more so the understanding that words like "still" and "steel" are in fact the same words, words like "theater" have three syllables instead of two, and the emphasis of words like "guitar" are more so on the "gui" than the "tar". Otherwise, phenomenal work!
I am curious how theatre sounds with only 2 syllables?
You’ve probably guessed already I’m from the South lol.
@@stormrunnercore [THEA-tur] is the most common way I've heard it said in my neck of the woods (West Coast)
West Atl Ga. here and I can attest to that😃👍
As a northerner, I've never heard someone say Thee uh ter with 2 syllables. Though I do associate Thee AY ter with southern pronunciation.
OMG! This Song is stuck in my head now. David Allan Coe no longer has "The Perfect Country And Western Song" , it is now "Cowboy Boots and beers" Epic work Stevie!
It's 2022 and I'm still waiting for Stevie's Countrycore song.
I know 😩 What if I did a metal cover of my Cowboy Boots & Beers song!!? Would that count!!??? 😃
@@SteveTerreberry that would be the holy grail of.. everything ever
@@SteveTerreberry I feel a shedemtion comming on... taters on my arm...
@@NeptunesLagoon Now my mama thinks I'm reckless...
@@SteveTerreberry do. that. the law says so.
I’m a country boy, my entire family listens to country music, but I listen to metal, so I know exactly how you feel Stevie! 🤘🎸
I'm telling you if you put that on iTunes it would probably top the Country charts within a couple hours. It's better than anything country I've seen put out in years.
I would gladly pay $80USD for this country song.
What a genius.. Geeze dude.. you are one of a kind.. literally
This is by far the best country song produced in the last 20 years, and he did it as a fucking joke 😆 Country artists take notes from this shit!
It's not written by 2 old guys with euphemism strong lyrics and sung by a slightly above average vocalist
Only Stevie can appropriate every genre of music flawlessly. Next genre: classical music!
Yeah, let see him trying that, or jazz.
I haven't seen industrial yet, that might be something ....
Even better Math Rock
For sure
How to be Baroque
This and Signal Music Studio’s are the absolutely best country song writing lessons I’ve ever seen on TH-cam
These are always so hilariously exaggerated and yet so incredibly accurate. So good
I know this is supposed to be humorous. But not gonna lie, you sound like you could easily crank out #1 hit country songs. Even the voice was spot on. 🤣
As someone who's lived in Mississippi all their life, I gotta say this sounds pretty accurate. Good job Stevie. Oh and congrats, you got me to listen to an entire country song.
me too lol! wonder what he could do with rap or grunge.....
@@wrenmichael8471 he’s done Drake before
Steve Travis is the only country music I’ll listen to
@@champagne_papiiii no like real rap, NWA Ice T, or Public Enemy. Not that pop stuff.
Congratulations to your immense talent and amazing sense of humor. Regards from Paranaguá-Brazil. Success in your career! 🤘😊👍
ordem e progresso
Stevie is a musical genius, plain and simple!
I’m a southern metal head that happens to love country music as well. I love everything from BTBAM-Suffocation all the way to Earnest Tubb-Alan Jackson. This video is WIDLY accurate and absolutely hilarious. Stevie Travis for CMA nominee for best song writer 2023!
i am the exact same way. country has some very good music that speaks to your soul in a lot of ways that metal can't.. i love to exchange between the genres all after what mood i'm in. cheers
9:39 that moment when he says cowboy boots and beers.🤣🤣
The fact that Steve Ts vocals have dramatically improved and he’s capable of producing full length songs with his voice tells me that if he took it seriously…. He’d be well on his way to writing full length albums of his own…. Good job Steve… your original content is awesome…
Steve, once again, you have made me thoroughly enjoy a song that I would NEVER normally listen to!!
You are a talent and a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale and lifeless TH-cam cornfield!!!
Keep doing what you're doing!!!
9:48 "I been through one or two duhvorrrrrsss-us" 🤣 Greetings from Houston, TX Steve, you nailed this. 🤠
The thing about Stevie T, he knows how to mix and produce music in a way that most people are trained to expect and associate with "quality music."
That's why even when he's taking the piss, it still comes through sounding like "top 10 quality..."
Cause it is. Top 10 radio uses the same tricks and shortcuts to appeal no matter the genre. And like any songwriter worth his salt, Stevie T knows how to use the tools to make things listenable.
It really says more about what music listeners are trained to expect, than how good or original his songs are. I mean, they're well built and flawlessly executed, but they're designed specifically to appeal to popular music expectations, so of course they feel genuine.
There are no original songs at this point.
That is exactly the point of this video
Nailed it! and lets not ignore the amazing job Stevie does with all the production. Love your channel man 🤘
Joey Izzo.
Cowboy boots & Beers legit is a banger! It needs to be on Spotify
It is!
Whenever Steve posts, you know it's going to be a good day.
Mhm you got that right! 😁🤩
Looks like you love saturdays then
The greatest country and western song of all time...."COWBOY BOOTS AND BEER." I love it.
I'm from Brazil, and now my dream to watch Garth Brooks has finally come true! Thanks, Steve and NordVPN!!!
What's great is how accurate and good the song actually is.
Everyone should share this and get it to the top of the country music charts lol that would be epic
Honestly Stevie, this is the most PERFECT timing! My job is literally playing a country playlist as I type this, so thanks for the perfectly timed humor! 👍
That wasn't exactly country music without those banjo rolls n chicken picking but that sounded so good and probably the best personality of Stevie T ❤
Don't ever write comments but been watching your stuff for couple years now and you make me and my gf laugh and cheer us up when times get tough. And just wanted to say this video was amazing and this would be great to see at some live show as it's pretty dam good would love to see more original songs from you !
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I really like the "How to be..." videos series. However this one has me conflicted. I despise country music, but I think since your song is done satirically I can tolerate it 🤣. You hit the nail on the head with how to be county, spot on! I really enjoy seeing your creativity and versatility. How did you come up with that title? It's hilarious. Awesome video as always. Love you so much. 😍
Thanks Erica!! Well, I like to think of my song as a Tom Petty song with twangy vocals rather than a 'country' song. Honestly, I was like "What are the biggest country clichés". Cowboy boots and beers!!! And trucks.... and divorces and horses... Also rain...
I also hate country music it makes me want to barf-
You'd like the super suckers.
Me and a friend wrote one called "The Price of Corn" and it was absolute trash, but still better that anything non-satirical country.
@@lucithebean4422 Try steampunk/dark cabaret. It's like country, but with edgier aspects of death, cannibalism, and murder.
1, 2, 3, 4, now we got our country-core! 🤣
Gotta enter the charts with this one! 😉
Did Hot Sister get new glasses?? 😆
Super cool vid!!! 🤩
Technically this isn't country-core. It's just country. So I guess I'm not off the hook for that! Haha! Hot Sis' old glasses broke. So these are the fill-ins! 🤣
@@SteveTerreberry was u tryna record a skit with her and fell over and they broke??? by any chance
I wouldn’t throw country music under the bus. I would rather recognize that Stevie T is just that talented. He’s very musical. Most great artists can do other genres (it’s a love of music thing).
As someone from Tennessee, I can confirm that this is 100% accurate!
Texas also concurs.
West Virginia confirms too minus the boots no one here wears they’re boots with the jeans tucked in most of us make fun of that lol
Damn, he broke every "rule" he made up and it's still a good pop-country song. He should record an album, it will break all charts 😂
P.S.: His sister is still hot 🔥🔥🔥
its her gf not sister 🤣
@@raizen4271 who cares, I think she's both his sister and girlfriend. It's not like they'll have kids anyway😂
@@raizen4271 same thing if it's a country music video.
@@raizen4271 How you know that?
@@raizen4271 How you know that?
Steve that solo freaking slaps. You just have insane skills overall, I wish you would publish ur own songs soon :D
@Atlantean's Blood lmao who says weebs can't have good taste in music, if not so why would I watch steve
@Atlantean's Blood nobody cares about your opinion
He has a few old tunes on spotify
jajajajaj man the country music its for you , that sounds so natural , congrats , I love all the songs you do
If a big country “artist” released that song as is, it would be a summer time hit lol
Freaking awesome. The only complaint anyone could have with Steve Travis is that he just sounds so much better than the real thing.
In love rock/metal but country music is nostalgia for me because my other grandma and I always listened to it and when she passed all I did was listen to country music for a year and this video actually helped remind me of the good times with her thanks for the awesome content you make and thanks for the awesome funny jokes keep up the good work
Same I listen to primarily gothic and symphonic metal. Very opera classical stuff, but I grew up to neil young (my middle name is Neil) so I always a sucker for country rock (and don't even get me started on my love for the blues)
"under a million shooting stars (in the night sky)"
genius lyric right there (tell you what)
and that guitar solo was epic
Thanks for the love and support Steve, as a Brazillian i'm happy to finally be able to watch some cultured content and also to pursue my dream of Joining Kid Rock's Garage Band.
Did you vpn for country lol or on Spotify
As much as I enjoy your simpler videos, I'm so happy that you're still doing these more complicated videos with amazing music.
This dude is mad talented... I would love to hear his serious music.
Dude I never liked country, but you did an amazing job. Keep doing what you're doing you talented shredder!