Recreating the Genre I Hate Most - Bro Country [Songwriting + Structure + Arrangement]

[@greenatom]

Three years from now, we're going to be hearing this in a Chevy ad.

[@StephenBrewer89]

And mahwk will hate on the Chevy ad.

[@willytnairn3342]

One can only hope

[@BlackGypsyMusic]

Dead ass we will

[@ISAYWORDS1]

I wouldn't even give them that long

[@arunparkin2552]

"Introducing the new Chevy Silverado"

[@jordanlutz8307]

This is simultaneously the best and worst thing I have ever heard.

[@protostargaming3972]

Love the name

[@FrightboxRecording]

Lmao!!

[@falconater68]

Although I agree, I'm struggling to trust your judgement.

[@gogmotis9322]

So true. Prob the best pop cuntRY song I've heard in years.

[@jackspurlock9201]

Ok, “poop bandit”

[@alanatwood1243]

My son is a recording artist in the metal and prog genre and did the same you did, as a joke of course. His song is called “One Girl, One Truck, One Beer.”

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

Lol that's a perfect title

[@lorenzosyquia4769]

Hahahaha I love this humble brag, Alan

[@uncledeadhead3674]

like, one bourbon, one scotch, one beer? lol and every kid from age 14 on is a recording artist in prog rock.

[@kalechips5972]

What's your son's group?

[@alanatwood1243]

@@kalechips5972 Helstar (lots of albums)

[@dougarnold7955]

10:28...country boys don't need a bridge...they just drive their truck through the stream.

[@IMe7x]

Hahah!

[@Akmt96]

Through the crick*

[@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group]

Yeah, and then they die and/or kill their kids. That totally happened 2 weeks ago here in my hometown. “Yeah, I got a 4WD...I can easily drive over a flooded low water bridge with my little boys in it.” Yeah, they just buried those boys.

[@Akmt96]

@@Cheese-is-its-own-food-group Poor risk assessment skills. I appreciate the downer vibes though

[@thecrazeecow1682]

@@Akmt96 c r i c k

[@chronovac]

It's not authentic, there is no shitty clap track

[@MrTalkinsmack]

chronovac snap *

[@TybudX]

Should be a laugh track.

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

Also the lyrics don't mention he's driving drunk while stalking his exgirlfriend and his drivers license is suspended. Also siphoning fuel from her new boyfriend's nicer truck so he can continue stalking them. And he got fired from Cabella's for stealing fishing tackle. It's a lot of small details, might have to be a whole different song on the album.

[@FreakyFriday4Phaggs]

@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 I'm interested in this lore you've discovered.

[@galoon]

@@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 Those are some nice lyrical ideas! Maybe we could turn this into a pickup truck/drunk/down-on-your-luck-themed concept album with him running his truck into a utility pole in a drunken stupor, getting patched up at the emergency room, which he's not going to be able to afford because he forgot to sign up for the Cobra plan when Cabella's sacked him--and not being able to buy any more booze. So now to get drunk he ends up having to filter rubbing alcohol through three pieces of burnt toast he found in the dumpster out behind the Waffle House--no, the Huddle House...

[@rick.d]

"It might have just been laziness, but..." - welcome to the genre.

[@miguelvalenzuela21]

The only thing missing....is the sound of the truck's engine at the end of the song

[@mfC0RD]

The cherry on the cake of absolute cheesiness

[@PeterJnicol]

Yes. Yes.

[@kevindelk]

And the dog whining when he drives off lol

[@USSSfr33d0m]

And cousin on your lap.

[@albert276]

Change a word earn a third... maybe it counts with sound effects.

[@kentpfeifer4801]

As a 57 year old banjo player, I loved your comment about "nothing twangs like a banjo". However, my son's complaint was that the lyrics are not dumb enough. Thanks again.

[@rickdarris2294]

"the lyrics are not dumb enough" lol

[@keithpodhradsky1314]

Listen to You Told Me by the Monkees. Peter Tork was a not a stellar banjo player, but what it adds to the intro of Nesmith's song as amazing.

[@prozystudios1595]

I love how there’s a very, *very* slight southern accent in your talking voice right after you sing a verse

[@berettaxd7566]

He was trying to get drunk with his friends. But they were gone, so he got drunk with his truck.

[@KyoKyoM99]

TDF PFC i don’t understand how this comment has no likes. i laughed so hard i started coughing

[@secrethumanmachine]

and then he got a DUI

[@USSSfr33d0m]

That how he met the lord. 💥🚗

[@DaGahbageMan]

He got so drunk he grabbed the gas can instead of the shine jug but didn't drink gas thanks to those annoying spouts they put on gas cans now.

[@ADN1996]

a moped is gonna be his best friend soon.

[@tylerdark5957]

him "if you notice all the chords came from the e pentatonic scale" me someone who knows nothing about music "obviously"

[@sbennettyt]

Very educational. I did not realize you could string together major chords from different keys and make it work. A key only has 3 major chords in it.

[@sstvms2023]

sbennettyt Me someone who literally went to music school: uhhh ... haha yeah totally knew that

[@jeffbell4434]

Hahaha!!! I said the exact same thing bro

[@aster1sk294]

Hey, look at it this way: the first step to learning something new is knowing that you don't know something

[@bluesmaster9896]

@@sbennettyt That was a revelation for me too .Great bit of uncommon theory.

[@coopergoss350]

I think my mom would listen to this unironically.

[@joefelice5062]

You need to throw an “America” or a “USA” in there somewhere.

[@wolfumz]

I know, that would have wrapped it up perfectly.

[@jmidd1428]

America Truck Yeah!!!!

[@MenchieExtrakt]

Mericaaa!

[@christophzeit6282]

It's spelled MURICA

[@theriffwriter2194]

@@MenchieExtrakt that's what I was gonna say

[@thegillmanedits]

The weird part is that I think the target audience would enjoy this unironically.

[@MultiCheeseLouise]

The Gilman it’s a well made song, so why wouldn’t they? The premise of the video is that the genre sucks, not the song. So if you like the genre then this is a very good example of it.

[@Kc12v140]

anonymous what exactly are the redeeming qualities of this shit new genre??

[@fredthebasspro2256]

​@@Kc12v140 Upon realizing this "genre" in fact has no redeeming qualities to speak of, whatsoever, they were forced to change their username to "anonymous" in complete and utter shame, quickly scurrying back into the troll cave deep within the interweb whence they came. The end. lol

[@johnsum7464]

The worst part*

[@patrickriarchy6054]

The of people that would hangout in a parking lot and drink in their truck.

[@sheccabaw]

14:45 "I don't know of any songs that talk about taking a dump on the bed." Honestly, when I heard that part I immediately thought, "Country artists would ABSOLUTELY find that hilarious."

[@ElectrotypeMusic]

That line would make it a Toby Keith deep album cut!

[@user-rx2ur5el9p]

The part that saddens me the most is that, if I were to hear this on the radio with no context, I wouldn't even bat an eye.

[@HolbrookStark]

I would think it was written ironically as a joke and people who like it are aware it's funny, but I think the same about half the actual "bro country" I hear

[@yonikatz1395]

@@HolbrookStark yea it reminded me of stuff by Earl Dibbles Jr. Which is poking fun at modern country.

[@avant-punk]

I would change the station just about as fast as if it were a legit bro country song, so yeah

[@rachelschendel2476]

Or that Waller Walker Jr or whatever his name is lol

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

why not release the song? you could pay off your student loans

[@dougarnold7955]

Yeah, but then he'd be stuck being a country star the rest of his life. ...he's already taken it way beyond where I'd be willing to go...

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

I'd have to release it under an alias. I was thinking about Marlwood Bluffton

[@realraven2000]

Why not release the raw tracks and make a remix competition? as much as I hat bro country, I wouldn't mind trying my hand at the genre as a producer as long as it's with somebody as awesome as you.

[@elijahjflowers]

Facts

[@richardjohnson7379]

Realraven2000 stop trying to be serious

[@alexjohnson2655]

This guy literally just wrote Luke Bryan's next single lmao

[@keithpodhradsky1314]

Oh- the idiot Sox fan?

[@Ando2k10]

With the coming of self-driving vehicles, we'll be seeing a country song about a guy being left by his truck....

[@nathanallen9068]

Underrated comment.

[@lennyc624]

That's hilarious. And probably true.

[@MusicTeacherGuyNorristown]

D'oh!!

[@bastiatboi4510]

Wow what an original joke

[@jessicabecause3717]

He's left by his truck and then grabs a bat and beats the shit out of it for revenge just like Carrie Underwood.

[@dissinyosandwich7548]

*sees a new Signals Music Studio video* "Oh, boy!" *"Recreating The Genre I Hate Most - Bro Country"* "Oh, no!"

[@dougarnold7955]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@jpeaston477]

I love your teaching style! For the first time in 22 years of playing multiple instruments, I'm dedicated to learning music theory and it's all thanks to you and your style. You teach every genre SO WELL!!!

[@quadmoose]

i feel like this dudes voice is about 12 octaves deeper than you expect it to be

[@TrendyTryhard]

I was expecting an older gentleman during the intro

[@Kuhlyedascope69]

yeah he looks like hed talk about bernie and legos.

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

I think it's a mix of the slight accent and how he speaks from his chest and diaphragm... probly a habit he got into from singing.

[@soysaucehairdye7869]

You can tell he has a somewhat deep voice by looking at his neck and how big and protruding his Adam’s apple is. I am a high tenor and my Adam’s apple is small and never protrudes out or is visible. I would say he is probably a high baritone.

[@zdopadopz]

Definitely a face for radio. And the voice to tag along

[@Nvenom8.]

I could slip this into my parents' country playlist, and they would NEVER notice.

[@SecondSonProduction]

Holy shit i was thinking the same thing.

[@MrDtmayo]

Because people usually listen to songs for enjoyment and not music technicality..... Shit like this us so fucking stupid and elitist. "People enjoying music!!!!!! Must hate that!!!!!!"

[@chigbungus5257]

@@MrDtmayo you have a right to enjoy it. Just like you have a right to enjoy a big mac over filet. You uncultured FUCK

[@chloex1797]

Phil McCrevice and you’re unnecessarily mean on the internet.

[@OfficialREVENGEMusic]

do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it! do it!

[@test414eff2]

4:15 - Says he's not going to use scales or music theory 4:25 - Uses scales and theory

[@badgasaurus4211]

Once you know it it is impossible not to subconsciously use it

[@josephmiller997]

If Jason Aldean heard this, he’d cut it and make another million.

[@noahbatterson8591]

Joseph Miller not his style

[@thevoicesaysimalmostoutofm5710]

@@noahbatterson8591 he'd try and make it sound like his.

[@vasquez1414]

Yeah it sucks he went to bro country he used to be so good, although he still gots some good ones like the whiskey one

[@lyrebird65]

Be careful, this could become a hit and you'll have to play every night for the next 20 years! Lol!! always great vides

[@dougarnold7955]

That's the nightmare I'M having for him!

[@SuperRichyrich11]

This could be his “Creep” and he’d hate it as much as Radiohead hated theirs 😂

[@charlesrocks]

Can you imagine having to play “your one good song” for 20 years just to put food on the table and a roof over your head?

[@Shun101010]

@@charlesrocks it happened to the guy from Warrant and it didn't end well for him at all.

[@dnantis]

@@Shun101010 Yeah.... that awesome Cherry Pie song with that stunning video girl + she still is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL !

[@wanderingcalamity360]

As someone who is just getting into reading, playing, and writing music, this was both hilarious and insightful. Thanks for this.

[@thepariah3516]

Not gonna lie, was not expecting that voice.

[@andyzehner3347]

Oh my. That's completely awful -- and thoroughly genuine. Nicely done.

[@TD-bq5bo]

It is awful. Cringe worthy but superbly done. The only thing I would've done differently is the chorus after the solo.. Maybe stay in the same octave but drop all the instruments and add a clap track and sort of a sing along gang chorus.

[@evetsnitram8866]

Its difficult to write in a genre you hate. Its one thing to walk by an outhouse on a hot summer day that needs to be cleaned out and getting a whiff, its another to lock yourself in there for a few hours.

[@innocentoctave]

A really good video. I'm glad I watched to the end, because it was good to see that the weaknesses you identified were exactly the ones I would have called out. This is a good example of how there is something more to a hit song than just competent construction within a genre.

[@debaser1042]

I was doubtful until I heard the name “a truck is a man’s best friend.” I then realized that if any famous country singer sang that it would be hit.

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

Brothers of the 4x4 by Hank3 is basically that he ran out of ideas after not having a label to be pissed off at

[@bdemps999]

adding the hip hop drums reminded me... as steve earle said, "modern pop country is like hip hop for people who are scared of black people" lol

[@dogsandwich-b2r]

Bruhhh🤣🤣

[@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157]

Jesse Montgomery thats so ignorant😂 every genre has its awful artists just like every genre has its legends

[@4968ace]

The edge is killing me

[@mellowcorpsep6665]

@Jesse Montgomery "i dont like the sound of basketballs so im gonna advocate for lynching blacks" is a take youre gonna regret somewhere around your 15th birthday

[@owenlee5587]

Jesse Montgomery getting pissed off about actual children 😂😂

[@BruceCarroll]

"The key of E Blues doesn't exist." It should, though.

[@tedgey4286]

Sure it does. The scale goes E G A Bb B D E

[@jeffwy5164]

This is, at least musically, more complex than what he’s trying to parody. Lyrically, he’s pretty close to spot on

[@Cam12369]

Jeffrey wyshynski 100% even the lyric are decent compared to the real stuff

[@DiazTheDuke00]

Glad I'm not the only one to think this. Perfectly put.

[@Dizzykitty817]

He forgot the have a line talking about "city boys" and how they aren't as cool as he is. Then it would have been spot on.

[@guysmalley]

Jeffrey wyshynski says the guitar salesman at guitar center

[@buxeessingh2571]

My first thought. 4 chords max ..

[@youtubeaccountidaho9858]

Luke Bryan called. He wants to buy this song from you.

[@tavern2468]

That dude is gay

[@chadcoady9025]

@@tavern2468 Obviously

[@captainjack8319]

This needs thousands of up votes.

[@ytusersumone]

I'm not American so I had no idea who Luke Bryan was before this. Just checked him out (the Hunting,fishing,loving song) and burst laughing because it really was so unimaginative and cliché as anything can get musically and intellectually. He's just throwing into the lyrics as many stereo type hook words as he possibly can, because he's actually fi$hing but not for fi$h. Embarrassing if you ask me. And I actually mostly live in my cottage house on an island, fishing, trapping, loving my wife and playing my guitar, haha.

[@mutated__donkey5840]

@@captainjack8319 this ain't reddit

[@Falnky]

I love what Jake's done here. I've had a similar experience myself, though with a slightly different outcome. I grew up listening to rave music. When "brostep"-style dubstep blew up in the early 2010s, I was bitter that what I thought was trendy, screechy garbage was getting so much spotlight. One day, I had an epiphany that as much as I disliked dubstep, if I had to produce it myself I'd have no clue where to start. I quickly found that I was really bad at it. The sound design involved was far more technical than the genres I was used to making. That moment was a real eye-opener for me, and I've been far more willing to find the good in genres I don't immediately care for since then.

[@IanR1205]

The only thing missing was some brand names and details A Chevy Silverado with a 5 point 3 Ford Powerstroke mated to a six speed 12 valve Cummins that'll roll some coal I'm all fueled up and spittin' skoal

[@mattdecker9691]

Gotta be careful and keep the truck generic before you nail down a tour sponsor and get picked up by an ad agency for background music in a commercial.

[@Wolfncsupack42]

Maybe this is proof it’s not as easy as it sounds, cause that sucked. Lol

[@micahfrye8885]

Dollar Bill Y’all like all other bro country. I screen recorded the song and played it in the truck with my buddies and they all liked it. One asked to hear it again. It proves how bad this bro country crap is.

[@RoisinMcAuliffe]

Incredible 😂

[@storm3380]

nice...why not? I can actually hear that on the radio.

[@multrufio8056]

I imagine listening to this on my F150 shotgunning a cold one with the boys after *turning the cornfields into a party*

[@cowboygeorge5056]

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAH BUDDDDDDYYYY YEEEEEEEE HAAAAAEW

[@rayhairston7582]

A lifted f250 with cool lettering on the windshield

[@the_original_Bilb_Ono]

It's sad too because there is some really really good country but it seems like sometime Durring the 90s everyone agreed that we should completely ruin southern rock, country, blues and bluegrass all together. Like go and listen to some classic Waylon or Hank sir, or someone like willie. Then adventure into the less famous, listen to the bluegrass coming out in the 50s. Why did this happen? Not every genre had such a noticeable decline into pop music. It's even sadder as a southern man to see guys eat it up and love it because they think they're suppose to like this new country. They think "I'm southern and this is southern music" meanwhile nothing about the modern music has anything to do with the music from the south. The South usa with all its faults at one time was the center of the best and most emotional music. Idk I'm ranting again. I'm off my rocker.

[@trevorwarner1322]

Bilb Ono It happened when Garth Brooks hit. Brooks, who was into Kiss, Boston, Journey and the AOR sound brought the arena rock vibe to country music. With the rise in grunge and rap, and the decline of good old fashioned rock and roll, all the wannabe rocker L.A. studio musicians moved to Nashville because that's where the money and girls went. So much modern country sounds like terrible 80s rock with a fiddle and a banjo because of sellout rockers and dumb girls.

[@aldenl.3572]

How about a Honda Ridgeline

[@Punkpsychobilly]

This is hilarious and you nailed it! I was also subjected to this genre of music at my last job as well, for over a year. You encapsulated every single overused and cheesy technique perfectly. It’s also nice to listen to someone who actually knows theory. Great job!

[@RVukovi]

It kills me how legit it sounds for how lazy and slapped together it really is. This is what Nashville has done to the genre

[@Starcrunch72]

Actually, this is what LA has done to Nashville...

[@RVukovi]

Starcrunch72 LA is gonna make their music however they want. LA isnt forcing Nashville to be a hoaky shadow of itself. That decision is up to the executives and producers behind the country music scene itself.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

@@RVukovi You know Steve Earle? His son Justin Townes Earle did a very long radio interview on his own path in music, including of course a long stint in Nashville. He didn't find the experience helpful for his kind of traditional country and this was about 8 years ago. Wrapping up the show, he was asked if he had any advice for beginning country artists. "Yeah, don't go to Nashville." Then he described New Country as "Bon Jovi with a pedal steel." LOL. Dead on description and that's being kind.

[@loganellis9867]

Its what the genre has done to Nashville. Up and comers feel the need to do this if they want to make it. It turns actual country artists into "outsiders". Damn shame.

[@ferny0825]

This is why the Nashville curse has ended and rock bands are starting to emerge and get big all over Nashville. The people in the city are tired of the shit being put out by the big country labels, so their moving towards rock bars and smaller independent labels.

[@arielramos9614]

Jake: really give the listener something fresh Also Jake: E pentatonic minor solo

[@AChunkyDog]

Me being dumb having no idea what that is. Ignorance is bliss.

[@shadowsmustfall1]

How he seamlessly worked in the part about the dog droppin a duke on his bed is the most creative and best part of the whole, extremely well-done, song.

[@Hobbitmuppet]

I’m astonished that it sounds so good, for being... so. bad. Loved the line about the truck never taking a dump on your bed.

[@memillionthdoot4436]

Some artist once said: "If your song sounds like shit, don't try to make it better, just go 100% with the shitty."

[@jmidd1428]

That would make it a “dump truck”.....

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you're a big fan of bro country we can still be friends, you aint gettin that aux cord tho sry

[@marendenison3550]

😂

[@thijs199]

you know what I'm letting the rage go for a minute instead

[@CyberDocUSA]

Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for all you do for us.

[@CausticCatastrophe]

My pickup truck lets me use the aux cord. T_T

[@sexyeur]

Thank you! Awesome lesson!!! Love ya man!

[@Wise_Person]

that c>d>e progression around the 4:30 mark instantly made me think of The Kinks' "Lola" and when i went to listen to its intro it was literally the first thing in the song

[@hans-joachimbierwirth4727]

What about: "my pickup truck stole my girlfriend while i was fishing at the backyard of the church..."

[@5aml3v1k1ng]

David Allan Coe already wrote this one.

[@wadeguidry6675]

... and my dog done turned gay.

[@clayrichardson4624]

5aml3v1k1ng he had to pick his mom up from prison in the rain right?

[@joshuajhoyt]

The pickup should leave her, and in turn ,become a dump truck .

[@Torgo1969]

@@joshuajhoyt LMAO, that's a good one.

[@Arfshesaid457]

“Doesn’t djent” - hilarious touch, thanks.

[@lemmh2]

Me seeing the thumbnail: "Justin Bieber wants his voice back." Hearing him speak: "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."

[@slothislegend36]

Me walking around my house at 1am next Tuesday: MY PICKUP TRUCK IS MY BEHHHSSSST FRAAAAYNNNND

[@sethwaterhouse3000]

i cant stop laughing about this. this is gonna be me too!

[@chrismodlin6262]

FRAAYYYND

[@sixty2jeff]

“In a world....where bro’s need trucks as BFFs .....” this guys movie trailer voice is killer

[@NiteDriv3r]

His reg voice is major killer

[@AstorSkywalker]

There should be an unfaithful dog somewhere in the lyrics!!! LOL :-)

[@rowanrobinson]

This song hits harder than my dad. Highly recommended.

[@exosproudmamabear558]

Yeah I recommend my father's hit too.

[@talentosa57]

Huge fan of country music but bro country makes me wanna smash my head through the windshield 😂 I'm not even 3 minutes into the video and I already know this gonna be amazing!

[@ryzyooritzz]

Through the windshield of your f150 I assume?

[@dfb_guitars]

@@ryzyooritzz Chevy. Too many syllables in F150!

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

Bonfire is ok. So is shake it for me. It can buy me a boat. Future ex mother in law

[@alohomoratarot]

genuinely impressed with how ridiculously accurate this is. super thumbs up.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

How to write "Country" songs: Step 1 - Take a rap song Step 2 - Add a banjo track Step 3 - Profit

[@brynmcdougald2418]

Orson Hornbeam Everyone here is shitting on bro country when it’s barely a thing anymore. Instead of complaining about shitty music just listen to good music, and there’s still current modern good country. Luke combs, John Pardi, midland and Riley green are all making good music.

[@CartoonSlug]

@@brynmcdougald2418 it's just a bit of fun, relax dude

[@KaoruSF]

I just imagine how Cash would react to this shit

[@bumsalami]

@@KaoruSF he'd probably choose to throw away the insulin this time.

[@thingumbob4628]

@@RoKBottomStudios Wow dude, you're such a badass cool dude for not listening to a genre of music.

[@TheRedKing247]

The problem is I actually want to listen to this. This is a good song. It's got some catchy melodies, some hilarious vocals and is actually pretty varied. Bro country is not at all like this. It's the same canned melodies everyone else uses with some boring ass instrumentation and a dude southern rapping over what's really a hip hop beat, but worse than hip hop in every way. I like how you set out to make the most boring song ever and yet just couldn't do it. That's brilliant man.

[@sweetlorraine0]

Totally agree, this song is so enjoyable, tongue-in-cheek! Lyrics intentionally funny. Cool banjo. I'd slip this into some bro country lover's playlist to see their face when the part comes about dog called Smoke leaving a little present on bed! ;D

[@unexplained_entity7514]

Haha yeah these are basically my thoughts too. I'm actually going to be humming this all day.

[@micahfrye8885]

TornadoATP yeah it's much better than anyone today. Still sounds like dog Shri but hey

[@winstonchurchill624]

TornadoATP Its because, unlike the people who make bro country, he tried

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Crap, now I need to buy this :) PS, the "dump on the bed" vocal literally had me laugh out loud :)

[@QuarantineV1]

This reminded me of a time where I sarcastically improvised a song about coming home from the bar to find out my wife left me for my neighbor, who had a bigger...tractor. I feel like I should have recorded it, but I'm also doing the world a favor by not doing so.

[@micahfrye8885]

Neil Cloonan do it make a KZbin video about it and get like Bryant to steal it.

[@QuarantineV1]

@@micahfrye8885 I should finish it sometime. Maybe some label in Nashville will snatch me up to write everybody's songs haha

[@SianaGearz]

@@QuarantineV1 FINISH IT. But no, they won't. They have all that money to themselves - why would they start sharing it with you?

[@danielfisk855]

*Keith Urban would like to know your location*

[@QuarantineV1]

@Jesse Montgomery because, that's how you get to the part about drinking whiskey alone. It's how pop country works

[@anthonyfranklin7137]

Me: "Jeez that chorus is awful, can't believe this would actually sound legit" Also me after first verse of finished song: "What in holy country radio hell have you made?"

[@incaroads001]

This channel is my cheat code. Someone asks me if I can write them a country tune, or metal, epic movie score, or whatever. I say, sure. No problem. Give me a day. Then I come straight here and learn how to do it. I deliver. They call me a genius. I don't contradict them. Level completed.

[@patricksommer3971]

Lacks of feel and musicality. It's obviously modern country.

[@TapaniVaahervaara]

Lacks feel and musicality... So? So what? This was obviously an experiment. Experimenting is not about feel or musicality. It's just about trying to expand your borders or trying to figure out something new. At some point you just figure out "the thing of the genre" and start making new music with feel and musicality. I'm from Finland, and it seems that I know country music better than this guy from US knows. But he knows country music well enough to write a song in that style. I loved this video absolutely! I'm an all-around musician (like this one seems to be). I can play end even write music in almost any genre (studied all the classical theories also...), but I'm not writing brilliant r'n'b (or classical or...) for example. Technically I could, but... It lacks feel and musicality. I don't care! It's just experimenting with something that I don't really know, but trying to understand some new language. And trying to add something new to my vocabulary.

[@benbrown5119]

@@TapaniVaahervaara are you ok?

[@TreyMotes]

@@TapaniVaahervaara Wooooooooooosh...

[@daniel_a-ir6mc]

Tapani Vaahervaara he obviously meant that he was trying to mimic modern country, you got so offended for nothing 😂

[@sarahdrawz]

Song writing for the sake of money, not for the sake of writing a good song...basically what every genre has devolved into these days

[@SuperRichyrich11]

It’s hilarious that he half-heartedly made a country song in a day that could ALMOST make it to the radio. With some more production value this totally fits in lmao 😂

[@LeftistUprising]

This is an excellent song. I'm not joking. It even had some musical surprises to it. The solo was perfect, and the whole song writing process was amazing. Dude - you're a genius.

[@kendevries3212]

You left out "whiskey," "tail gate," "hound dog" and "Dixie cup."

[@thalesvondasos]

12:33

[@aaronsilver1975]

Swimmin hole, moonlight....

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

Hey man you gotta pick one or two subjects and sit there, you cant have everything in one song. Besides, he totally does mention whiskey

[@anthonyfranklin7137]

Whoa man, you can't use the trifecta of bro country cliches all together in the same song! You gotta focus on one or two in repetition, to get your money's worth.

[@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760]

whoa whoa whoa- if there’s one thing we can all learn from the great Luke Bryan, it’s that you can’t use all your cliches at once on this hit or you’ll be out of material for next month’s hit. And bonus: every bro country album needs exactly two pandering songs. It’s the skinny jeans version of the power ballad.

[@JustinG85]

I'm thinking about putting this into a playlist and seeing if my wife notices

[@andrebourget5735]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this! I think, as has been mentioned, that you could easily tweak this song and license it for advertising to a truck manufacturer, if you haven’t done that already. Liked, subscribed and commented because you certainly deserve it!

[@sevrjukov]

"Jake Lizzio is best known for his song Man's best friend..."

[@Woodyoodyoow]

His wikipedia bio in a few years, for sure.

[@aly-bocarcisse613]

🤣🤣

[@SINcitySEAL]

You accidentally created a new Shania Twain song

[@lonelyvariety]

I live in North Carolina I know some people who would blast this from the squatted pickup trucks on the way to shoot a deer.

[@camd4648]

The Carolina Bitch Squat is one of the nicer names for that kind of Truck. Born and Raised in New Bern, North Carolina, and hate every second that I spend here. I'd rather be in Montana where the real cowboys are.

[@delinquense]

With a an AK-47!

[@baileyharrison1030]

delinquense heck off commie

[@nemarjean7329]

@@camd4648 Moving to montana soon..... Yippi Yi O Tie Ay!

[@LNERMallard]

Haha, squatted as in they cranked up their front torsion bars all the way but did nothing in the rear. Yeah, I know that type.

[@zdopadopz]

"OMG, this song is lame. How could anyone listen to this crap?!" Wait... I AM listening to this.

[@possiblycrazy442]

"Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds."

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

This sounds like a death metal lyrics

[@RVukovi]

Captain Berry It’s Vishnu from the Bhagavad Gita. J Robert Oppenheimer made this quote with reference to the first successful test of the atomic bomb

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

@@RVukovi well thank you for your history

[@jcs7217]

@@RVukovi In multi-arm form - yeah - but still sounds like death metal lyrics

[@djstapler]

"This sounds so easy to make! I could do it!" - every producer's first words

[@thewhat531]

"Everybody can make a shitty pop hit." - some guy who never wrote a hit-song

[@keithpodhradsky1314]

Except the chords are so basic you do not even have to make that big a deal of them as he does on here. DUH

[@AdamFloro]

There’s been a resurgence of authentic country that tells real stories. James and the Shame’s album Human Overboard, Jason Isbell’s album Southeastern, and Dustin Christensen’s album Sad Songs are all great examples of modern country music that is packed with songs from real complex personal experiences rather than a bunch of drinking party songs about trucks. A personal favorite is Where We’re Going from James and the Shame.

[@DJPhree330]

Recorded a song as a joke and accidentally got his first million 😂

[@leeoliver9322]

Hey, it worked for the singer of Lamb of God

[@DJPhree330]

@@leeoliver9322 whaaaa?

[@SidMassiveXM]

Be careful, you might get a copyright strike from Florida Georgia Line!

[@timal6947]

Справедливо

[@allisonom]

LOL

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

doesn't sound anything like FGL

[@alohomoratarot]

don't invoke them like that lmao

[@NewmanNewstone1]

You have made a song that I enjoyed on the first listen. Don't sell yourself short. Your voice is very appealing. In the correct atmosphere this song sails above many songs on the radio minus the polish of course. Raw catchy fun party warm up music . So now I understand on a new level because of your exceptional teaching skills.

[@victorhugotoledocofre1366]

It's got everything to be a big hit, Jake. Just put it out and you'll see. We'll all back you up if you do.

[@andrew_owens7680]

This is how Trump became president. "These people are awful, I think I'll try that." Yours was better.

[@richardgillette5759]

This genre is the worst and this song is absolutely horrible. Thank you

[@RedBananas]

Richard Willette this genre BECAME the worst.. it WASNT the worst but it was the golden goose in the 60s 70s due to John Cash Talking about COUNTRY not pop country

[@4saken404]

People might say it's just nostalgia but no, today's music sucks. Quantifiably. This is nothing more than lazily crafted pop music aimed at people who listen to country. It's overly simplistic, derivative and repetitive. And it only succeeds by taking psychological advantage of its target audience. It's kind of like when a bad comedian can only get applause by saying, "Hellooooooo [name of city I'm performing in]! Anyone here from [name of city I'm performing in]?"

[@jessicabecause3717]

Hmm,......yep just more opinions here.

[@RedBananas]

Jessica Because it’s why its a “comment” section 😂

[@ravioli-bamboli]

Jessica Because Modern country isn’t country, if you want the real deal, look up Colter Wall, he’s an actual cowboy singing real country

[@dstinnettmusic]

This video helped me understand how I am dunning kurggering about music. I play some guitar and have a good mind for music but have never studied theory and this honestly helped me a lot.

[@opflug1977]

This song doesn't want me to jam a pencil in my eardrum, ergo it cannot be a real modern "bro country" song.

[@cryptotharg7400]

Whaddya get when ya play a country song backwards? Ya get yer pickup back, ya get yer dog back, ya get yer woman back ... Happy Thanksgiving to All!

[@hansfranz8795]

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[@leemaples1806]

but foremost, you get your dignity back. :-)

[@loydjenkins2241]

A happy ending!

[@hansfranz8795]

@a free man in america It's great, isn't it? I also love the beginning of that sentence: "But that's not all: My new 180 minute four-chord-song also covers new cartoonishly tragic (...)" :D

[@beefwellington69]

lmao it’s amazing how informative yet hilarious you can be at the same time. good stuff homie

[@HistoricWrath]

“I didn’t write a bridge, it might’ve just been laziness” DOESNT MATTER ITS BRO COUNTRY

[@kmarman1]

Sounds like a country version of „Cherrypie“ by Warrant

[@unruler]

She's my pick up truck Put the tracks on a road ten miles wide Looks so good brings a tire to your heart Sweet pick up truck

[@daoyang223]

lol CherryPie was apparently a career ender

[@Torgo1969]

@mike brink Yes. I've seen the clip of him talking about how he was pressured into making a bubblegum song to attract initial attention. Drove him to ruin in the end. I remember hearing Sting talk about the necessity to do this sort of thing back in the 80s, but he managed to thrive because of it, or maybe for other reasons.

[@vilaintrolltrollinsky8007]

you stole my minds

[@makeshift_battlefield_music]

@@unruler HAHA badass

[@anothmothabraham8032]

the process ...the way you explain is really a notch above Jake.. Thanks a lot for this an all other videos

[@brwi1]

You need some snaps and “hey”s

[@qstudiomusicandproductions2695]

brwi1 lololol or whoa oh os

[@romanpfaff3039]

yeah the 2/4 beat snaps are really the telling factor. bonus points for involving a beach

[@deanmccandlish8457]

The top half of this guy's face looks like John Mulaney.

[@mikehunt3463]

Dude i was just about to comment that!

[@blondaibonsai]

Petunia is a mans best friends.

[@melindagreer4177]

Now that you say it, I can't unsee it.

[@Jikal]

The bottom is Gilbert Gottfried

[@turkeyhamman4111]

He looks like buster scruggs in my opinion

[@smkh2890]

At 6:34 , "nothing twangs like a banjo" already has a melody in my head!

[@moistness482]

0:16 *doesnt djent* Btw, comic sans made this even funnier

[@dougarnold7955]

I liked the doesn't djent part too...😀🤘

[@prokaryoband5186]

@@dougarnold7955 There's always room for djent in the bridge!

[@NeoRichardBlake]

xD Totally missed this the first time. I was listening, not watch, mostly.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Lol! Yeah, I caught that too! What a sub genre that'd be! Country Djent! (Meshuggah's side gig: The Country Djentlmen!)

[@callummoodley6311]

Yee (and I can't stress this enough) Haw

[@joshuaecht]

That resolution from 8:57 with the addition of that bright B chord sounds a little bit like Carefree Highway or Carolina On My Mind! :) Great video; I always wondered how bro country was made.

[@cletuskasady8016]

*The pop country music industry* "You're hired!"

[@HarlanHarvey76]

Wow....😆🤠 Honestly, I've never heard a bro country song that I thought was too short! Best job ever, highlighting the absurdity of Pop Country.

[@youbigtubership]

I feel like all your lessons have been leading up to this. What a bait and switch, dude!

[@chrissennfelder7249]

The key change in the last chorus kills me.

[@scarletdawnmusic]

Reminds me of that Bo Burnham country song and the last chorus: "y'all dumb motherfuckers want a key change?"

[@rollomaughfling380]

Bernstein: "I've been all over the world and I've never seen a statue of a critic." lol - I mean, there's literally been a statue of Pierre Beaumarchais in Paris since 1895.

[@chrisjaybecker]

And there is probably a statue of Roger Ebert in Chicago.

Rollo Maughfling BOOM!

[@cartoonhanks1708]

Literally exactly what I was thinking. And technically a lot of philosophers were critics.

[@jerkyturkey007]

That figures, the french, duh!

[@BlueTelevisionGames]

This is great

[@gabrielcamberos3662]

didn't expect you guys here

[@ledhed5717]

As a COUNTRY music drummer I share your pain. Today's bro-country is just plain CRAP. I can't even begin to express my disdain for it.

[@snap-off5383]

They fired you and replaced you with a finger snapper didn't they?

[@ledhed5717]

Snap-off - yep.

[@lrtzndrsn]

I just burst out laughing when the modulation part came in.

[@ytusersumone]

I burst out laughing when Mr. Cowboy Emoji started playing the solo. That wuz aawwzum!!

[@GuitarJesse7]

This is the best blend of music theory, songwriting, country music critique and humor. You rock!

[@NadirCajic]

Don't delete this project! you can sell it as stock music

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

💀 He needs to get royalties too.