{"id":8005,"date":"2026-06-02T09:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/socc\/?p=8005"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:23:35","slug":"5-country-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/socc\/2026\/06\/02\/5-country-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 country songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When asked what music I listen to I often have found myself saying &#8220;Everything! Well other than country.&#8221; I have grown up with the stance that I truly do like all music that can be deemed as good and country simply exists outside that category. That being said as I get older I also have found comfort in the acknowledgment that at my core, I am a hypocrite. In light of my learning to embrace this inevitable truth here are 5 country songs that I listen to regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friend or Foe\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0QDnXD_rlhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wake Me\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hHZ_VV3MMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"25 &amp; Wastin&#039; Time\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNxFqo7VIiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Way of the Triune God (Hallelujah Version)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYC4scj5rXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Doggone Cowboy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46Psiez96a4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think most people are hypocrites no matter how hard we try. Life becomes easier when you come to terms with that fact. Music is also more fun when you aren&#8217;t spending time thinking about what you have established as good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked what music I listen to I often have found myself saying &#8220;Everything! Well other than country.&#8221; I have grown up with the stance that I truly do like all music that can be deemed as good and country simply exists outside that category. 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