Tanya Writes About Fifteen of the 25 Best Country Song Titles of All Time

Further honoring the cowpoke's culture during Cowboy Month at The Wild Rose Press, I'm turning today to country music titles.
From "25 Best Country Songs Titles Of All Time"
These are all genuine songs, mainly released in the United States:

1. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life,Then Number Two On You
2. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
3. She's Actin' Single and I'm Drinkin' Doubles
4. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
5. I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You
6. I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well
7. I Still Miss You, Baby, But My Aim's Getting' Better
8. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight,Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win
9. I'll Marry You Tomorrow, But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
10. I'm So Miserable Without You; It's like Having You Here
11. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him
12. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
13. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
14. She's Lookin' Better After Every Beer
15. I Haven't Gone To Bed With Ugly Women, But I've Sure Woke Up With a Few

Now, the above list made me laugh, but these are my particular favorites, in no particular order:

1. Honkytonkdadonkadonk--Trace Adkins
2. How 'Bout them Cowgirls?--George Strait
3. Whose Bed Have your Boots Been Under?--Shania Twain
4. Heart Don't Forget Something Like That--Tim McGraw
5. Cowgirls Don't Cry--Brooks and Dunn
6. Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy--Big and Rich



Hope to see y'all next time!

Tanya Writes About Cowboy Wisdom

Further saluting during Cowboy Month those hotties that ride the rodeo, tend the ranch and wrangle herds, here are some downhome proverbs to live by.

“Always drink upstream from the herd”

“Careful as a naked man climbin' a barbed wire fence”

“Don't squat with your spurs on”

“If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around”

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”

“Never kick a cow chip on a hot day”

”Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance”

“You can tell a true cowboy by the type of horse that he rides”

“Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering you none”

“The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning”

P.s. I got a compliment last night during our cul-de-sac "Zumba" session from my beloved friend Betty next store, a super-busy mom and wife who works full time. "I couldn't put Marrying Minda down. I stayed up until midnight and set the alarm an hour early. I love her."

Thanks, Betty. Love you back!!! oxoxox

Tanya Writes About Horses of Another Color

Howdy! My salute to Cowboy Month continues. Now, what's a cowboy without a horse? Much as I love the bovine persuasion, I almost wish those buckaroos were called horseboys in honor of those elegant, hardworking, temperamental equines.

Here's some downhome kinds of four-legged friends. I mean, we all know paints from Little Joe, and Appaloosa from, well, Appaloosa. Mustang from Ford. But...did you know~

1. Bangtail is another name for a wild horse, a mustang.

2. Cold back is a green, or unbroke, horse.

3. Churnhead is slang for a stubborn horse.

4. Dobbin is a gentle farm horse.

5. Buttermilk is another name for a palomino.

6. Calico is spotted, piebald: a pinto.

7. Cremello is an albino with pink skin and blue eyes.

8. Medicine hat, a black speckled mustang, was considered good luck by the Indians.

9. Palomilla is a milk white with white mane and tail.

10. Sabino is light red or roan with a white belly.

How about that for a remuda, the string of horses, preferably geldings, assigned to cowboys on a ranch or along the trail?

I think my favorite movie horse was the mountain horse in Man from Snowy River. Broke my heart when the bad guys shot him out from under. Won't be watching that movie for a long, long time. How about you?