My Crucial Track for 01 May 2026 - “Listen to the Radio” by Nanci Griffith

Post one of your favorite country songs.

“Listen to the Radio” by Nanci Griffith

There are a bunch of things that I really like about this song. I like songs which mention other singers, and I think this is a great line:

“where would we be at times like these without the songs Loretta wrote”

I also like the tempo, and the piano bit, and the way Nanci sings “I am” as “I-yam”. I like the mention of places like Tennessee, and Louisiana and the Pontchatrain - it’s all very exciting and kind of glamorous to an English bloke who has barely ever left Wiltshire.

“Listen to the Radio” by Nanci Griffith on Apple Music

This is from Crucial Tracks. My profile is here.