Megan Vaughan

I’m going to be real honest here… although I have always loved Blake Shelton, I haven’t been a fan of his past few releases. Not since “God’s Country”, at least.

Well, he just dropped a new track off of his upcoming album “For Recreational Use Only” written by Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis and Beau Bailey called “Stay Country or Die Tryin'”, and I’m kind of digging it:

Now, this version of Blake takes me back to the “Ole’ Red” days, which is a good thing.

I know non-Country peeps will roll their eyes at the song and title, but I get it.

I grew up in rural West Tennessee, and plan on returning to the farm as soon as my husband retires from the Army. I miss that world and that life. And I get it- if you have never lived it, you’ll most not likely not get it. But fun fact: there’s a huge world in between the major metros that lives this.

Having lived in both worlds, I’m ready to go back. This song reminds me of those I grew up with, and my husband and his family. Also, my daddy had a John Boat that came in handy when our roads would floods when the Forked Deer river overflowed. And we have the American flag flying and perhaps not a Boone Crockett deer on the wall, but there are some pretty solid 8-10 points on the wall, and a ton of turkey beards.

Don’t hate.

Blake Shelton’s new album “For Recreational Use Only” is out on May 9th.