Yes, I know his politics are pretty far to the right (even though he describes himself as a conservative Democrat), and he wasn’t too polite to the Dixie Chicks last year. I just like his music. “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” is a great patriotic tune. “Who’s Your Daddy?” is a lot of fun. “As Good as I Once Was” sometimes makes me laugh out loud (“And I said… Daaaave!”).
I’m really not crazy about “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue”, but I do like a lot of his other stuff. The ones you mentioned, plus stuff like “I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight”, “How Do You Like Me Now?”, and “I Wanna Talk About Me”. I imagine I wouldn’t see eye-to-eye with him on a bunch of stuff, but I can certainly respect him as an entertainer.
I love Toby Keith. Granted, some of his stuff (cough, the Taliban Song, cough) goes against my most basic political beliefs- but he’s a good guy. His songs are catchy, upbeat, well written, fun, and often funny.
I drove three hours this past summer to go to his concert. Let me tell ya- that was one of the funnest concerts I had *ever * been to. See?Somuchfun! He performed “I should have been a cowboy” reggae style (with rap in the middle), which was really neat. I even took a video during my favorite song (Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue) which was his final song.
Man, I love me some Toby Keith.
Plus, he isn’t too hard on the eyes either
And creepy- “I’m just talkin about tonight” just came on the radio.
I like a lot of his songs, going all the way back to the beginning of his career. I don’t care about his politics (nor, really, about the political opinions of any entertainment figures). He’s had some songs I don’t like (no surprise – he’s put out a lot of songs). “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue” isn’t a favorite of mine, not because of the sentiments so much as the lyrics, which cause my inner smartass to spark up:
Mr. Keith: “My Daddy served in the Army where he lost his right eye…”
Jess’s Inner Smartass: “He lost it? What the hell? Did he leave it on his lunch tray with his retainer?”
Mr. Keith: “He wanted my mother and my brother and my sister and me to grow up and live happy…”
Jess’s Inner Smartass: “Well, I hope your mother was already grown up before you and your brother and your sister were born, dude!”
I liked “American Soldier” quite well, though – a lovely patriotic song. I also like a lot of his light tunes (“Whiskey Girl” “I Love This Bar” “As Good As I Once Was” “How Do You Like Me Now” “Wanna Talk About ME” “Getcha Some”). His funny videos are a real hoot. He’s also had some serious songs I liked very much. Probably my favorite of his songs is one of the earlier ones: “We Were In Love.” Really a pretty song, very poignant.
I like him some… more his older stuff, actually: “Dream walkin’”, “So happy I can’t stop cryin’” and “Wish I didn’t know” are probably my favorites of his.
I love his music, kinda eh on his politics (conservative DEMOCRAT? give me a break). I also would be his love slave, but not only would that piss off his wife and kids, but that would also piss off my husband. I’ve been to Big Throwdown I and II and had a great time at both.
I think one of his best songs is one that was never released. It’s off the How Do You Like Me Now ?! CD (imo one of his best), and it’s called “New Orleans.” I get goosebumps every time I hear it. Another one I love is “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This”, mainly because I had a friendship-with-benefits-thing like that about 7 years ago. Love his upbeat, funny stuff too; “Big Blue Note” is cute.
'nother TK fan. “As Good As I Once Was” is one of my favorite songs, and “How Do You Like Me Now”. And also the softer stuff like “He Ain’t Worth Missing” and “The List”.