"A Jukebox With a Country Song'" is a song written by Gene Nelson and Ronnie Samoset, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Doug Stone
Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks; June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer and actor. He debuted in 1990 with the single " I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Rec ...
. It was released in November 1991 as the second single from his album ''
I Thought It Was You''. It became his second song to reach #1 on the country chart in both the United States and Canada. The
B-side, "Remember the Ride", was later recorded by
Perfect Stranger on their 1995 album ''You Have the Right to Remain Silent''.
Content
In this song, after having an argument with his wife, the narrator goes to have a drink at his old haunt only to find that it has been turned into a high-class
fern bar
Fern bar is an American slang term for an upscale or preppy (or yuppie) bar or tavern catering to singles, usually decorated with ferns or other greenery, as well as such decor as fake Tiffany lamps. The phrase came into common regional usage in ...
. In utter disbelief for the rest of the song, he is eventually dragged out of the bar, asking what happened to it.
Music video
The
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
was directed by Peter Lippman.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
Songs about jukeboxes
Songs about country music
1991 singles
Doug Stone songs
Epic Records singles
Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer)
Songs written by Ronnie Samoset
1991 songs
Songs written by Gene Nelson (songwriter)
{{1991-country-song-stub