Honky Tonk Masquerade
Joe Ely

3.4 - I was sorta vibing with this, imagining little tow-headed girls in sundresses two-stepping with their grandpas. I liked the twangy Texas sound, big and ballsy. But he lost me at, “I keep my fingernails long / So they click when I play the piano.” I can’t get behind that sentiment, Mr. Ely.

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