From American Songwriter · Alex Hopper · · 30s
1970s Country Songs That Make Bad Decisions Fun
Three 1970s country hits turn reckless choices into joyful moments.
In brief
Three 1970s country hits turn reckless choices into joyful moments. Three 1970s country songs encourage risky behavior by framing it as fun. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
When You’re Hot, You’re Hot
Jerry Reed’s 1970s song encourages reckless fun with its poker-themed lyrics.
“When you’re hot, you’re hot / And when you’re not, you’re not / Put all the money in and let’s roll ’em again / When you’re hot, you’re hot”
Family Tradition
Hank Williams Jr. links drinking and partying to family traditions in his 1970s song.
“Hank, why do you drink? / Hank, why do you roll smoke / Why must you live out the songs that you wrote / Over and over / Everybody makes my prediction / So if I get stoned, I’m just carrying on / An old family tradition”
Good Hearted Woman
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s song frames reckless love as a positive choice.
“A long time forgotten the dreams that just fell by the way / The good life he promised, ain’t what she’s living today / But she never complains of the bad times / Or the bad things he’s done / She just talks about the good times they’ve had / And all the good times to come”
The headline
Three 1970s country songs encourage risky behavior by framing it as fun.
