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Elle King And Miranda Lambert’s ‘Frickin’ Anthem’ For These Times

Elle King wrote her and Miranda Lambert’s number one song “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” over ten years ago, and she had no idea when she wrote it…

Elle King And Miranda Lambert's 'Frickin Anthem' Perfect For These Times
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Elle King wrote her and Miranda Lambert's number one song "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" over ten years ago, and she had no idea when she wrote it that it needed another female voice to make it come to life.

At last week's number one party in Nashville for the song, Elle said, "Sometimes things have a journey of their own. And I never knew that what it was waiting for was Miranda Lambert. And I'm so grateful, and I'm so honored. Thank you so much for singing on this song. It's crazy. And it's like it's a light, fun song."

She added, "But for everything that we have been through as a planet, as a galaxy in the last couple of years, what we need is a frickin anthem about not wanting to be stuck inside. And the fact that we get to be on stage and sing this song and celebrate it with everybody is a beautiful moment because we all get to be together again, and then it's so special."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

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