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- “Zip City” The penultimate song on Southern Rock Opera’s first disk, “Zip City” is a poignant Southern love song told from the perspective of a 17-year-old boy struggling with his place in society and his frustrations with his girlfriend.
- “Decoration Day” Singer/songwriter Jason Isbell lent his guitar, voice, and songwriting to the Truckers from 2001 to 2007, and one the first songs he contributed was the title track for 2003’s Decoration Day.
- “Grand Canyon” The moving finale of 2014’s English Oceans, “Grand Canyon” is an elegy for one of the band’s longtime friends and companions on the road, Craig Lieske.
- “What It Means” The Truckers have never shied away from hard truths. But in 2016, they—along with the rest of our nation—were faced with a different kind of story, one that’s probably a lot harder to tell.
- "Let There Be Rock" From: 'Southern Rock Opera' (2001) Southern Rock Opera was an ambitious double album that was centered around themes and stories tied to Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- "Outfit" From: 'Decoration Day' (2003) “Outfit” was written by Jason Isbell for his father, and is centered around the advice fathers give to their sons as they grow into adults.
- "Women Without Whiskey" From: 'Southern Rock Opera' (2001) Like so many Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit songs, "Women Without Whiskey" is a song about acknowledging things that you need to improve about yourself but being unable to end a cycle.
- "Used to Be a Cop" From: 'Go Go Boots' (2011) From the 2011 album Go Go Boots, "Used to Be a Cop" is about the guy who never left your hometown, reminiscing about the old days and trying to find ways to stay relevant.
- Surrender Under Protest
- The New OK
- Thoughts and Prayers
- Two Daughters and A Beautiful Wife
- Never Gonna Change
- Decoration Day
- Where The Devil Don’T Stay
- Gravity’S Gone
- Carl Perkins Cadillac
- What It Means
Opening our top 10 Drive-By Truckers songs is the powerful hit “Surrender Under Protest.” The song is featured on the band’s album American Band(2016). “Surrender Under Protest” finds the band singing about the Confederate attitude that has remained in the South despite the end of the Civil War. Drive-By Truckers revealed that the unrestrained raci...
“The New OK” is the title track to the band’s most recent album. While The New OK (2020) failed to chart on the Billboard 200, it rose to number fourteen on the Billboard Top Americana/Folk Albums. Drive-By Truckers is famously known for its immense touring. However, with the restrictions put across in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the band wo...
Coming in at number eight is the hit “Thoughts and Prayers.” “Thoughts and Prayers” is a protest song that doubles up as a Christian call to action. Through the song, Patterson takes a dig at the Second Amendment-blind leaders and the gun industry. While its lyrics are biting, the song features a folk-rock melody that is both calming and appealing....
“Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife” is one of the best Drive-By Truckers songs from Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (2008). Vocalist Patterson Hood revealed that the song alludes to the murder of his close friend and musician Bryan Harvey and his family. The murder of Bryan Harvey and his family was one of the Richmond killings in 2006.
Number six on our top 10 Drive-By Truckers songs is the hit “Never Gonna Change.” The song is featured on the album The Dirty South (2004). “Never Gonna Change” alludes to a stubborn man who defies living in fear. Jason Isbell delivers awe-inspiring lyrics that help place “Never Gonna Change” as one of the band’s best releases.
“Decoration Day” is the title track to the band’s 2003 album. The song finds Drive-By Truckers singing about a family feud between the Lawson and the Hill families. It is delivered from the perspective of a member of the Lawson family. Themes of family and personal values are prominently featured on this song. Again, the song is penned by Jason Isb...
Among songs that showcase the genius instrumentation and arrangement by the band is the hit “Where the Devil Don’t Stay.” The song is featured on Drive-By Truckers’ album The Dirty South(2004). “Where the Devil Don’t Stay” is a song inspired by a poem by Ed Colley, an uncle to lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Cooley.
Coming in at number three is the hit “Gravity’s Gone.” The song is one of the brilliant releases from the album A Blessing and a Curse (2006). While the song has a multi-layered meaning, “Gravity’s Gone” generally alludes to a protagonist who chooses not to alter his ways. The protagonist waits to hit rock bottom but still wonders whether such a st...
“Carl Perkins Cadillac” is yet another hit from the band’s album The Dirty South (2004). The song finds the band describing the renowned quartet Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Notably, the quartet’s boss Sam Phillips assured a new Cadillac to the first artist to hit a million records in sales. Carl Perkins received h...
Number one on our top 10 Drive-by Truckers songs list is the brilliant hit “What It Means.” The song is featured on the band’s album American Band (2016). In this song, Drive-By Truckers reflect on the shootings of African-Americans by the police. The hit protests the 2012 killing of Trayvon and the 2014 shooting of Michael in Ferguson. Photo: Chri...
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Without further ado, here are Drive-By Truckers top 10 tracks of all time: 1. Bob. Drive-By Truckers. 2. Gravity's Gone. Drive-By Truckers. 3. Goddamn Lonely Love - Remastered.
- Where the Devil Don’t Stay (The Dirty South, 2004) This song has everything I love about the Truckers. It’s rock and it’s country. It’s rooted in the past but it’s neither nostalgic or derivative.
- My Sweet Annette (Decoration Day, 2003) Every Truckers song has a story, and few illustrate the frivolous cruelty of love and lust as vividly as a man who ghosts his wedding party to marry his bride’s best friend.
- Decoration Day (Decoration Day, 2003) A son who no longer wants any part of a feud that left his neighbors bloody and his father dead. The truth in the lyrics is more literal than I realized.
- Zip City (Southern Rock Opera, 2001) Complaining about a fifteen-year-old who doesn’t put out has never sounded so profound. “Keep your drawers on, girl, it ain't worth the fight.
The Drive-By Truckers are a Southern rock band based in Athens, Georgia. One of the most-listened-to and most-awarded groups in their genre, the Truckers have consisted of a shifting lineup built ...
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Apr 8, 2021 · Driven by enormous drums and Patterson’s bittersweet ruminations on passing and our place in the wider scheme of things. The track dissolves into a feedback swirl before emerging once again into a big sky majesty. Melancholy bliss. ‘Daddy’s Cup’ from ‘The Dirty South’ (2004) Mike Cooley’s working-class narrative observations have ...
