"(We're Not) The Jet Set" is a song recorded by country music duo

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. It was written by country songwriter

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Background

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released the song as a single in 1974 and it climbed to #15 on the ''Billboard'' country charts. In July 2013 '' Uncut'' singled out the performance as a "grand romance."

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covered the song with

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and it became the opening track on his 1999 LP ''

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''. The song itself was about a couple who is content with living with simpler, less-extravagant things in life. Cities noted in the introductory verse included

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; the couple also notes happiness with driving Chevrolets, eating and drinking draft beer and

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(instead of "steak and martini"), and listening to the music of "

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" (in lieu of Bach and Tchaikovsky).

Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:We're Not the Jet Set 1974 songs Songs written by Bobby Braddock Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill George Jones songs Tammy Wynette songs Epic Records singles Male–female vocal duets