As my wife continues to force the country genre on this classic rock guy, I actually find some connections with many of the songs and how they relate to life in general and, in some cases, to project management.
Other than the fact that the term “blue jeans” is usually proceeded by the word “them,” as in “she looks good in them blue jeans,” and of course all of those blue jeans seem to be painted on, or that they seem to have lots of time for conversations with strangers in bars and little regard for continued employment, as in “I may get fired but that’s alright, I’m doing what she likes…,” I can usually relate to many other concepts and principles presented in the songs.
One Tim McGraw song really hit home for me – “Portland, Maine”. First, because I was first made aware of Portland, ME about 15 years ago, and my first thought was that the state was a typo. Then I’m thinking, “Where the heck is that?” I had to go away and research and found out that there actually was a place called Portland, Maine...
Other than the fact that the term “blue jeans” is usually proceeded by the word “them,” as in “she looks good in them blue jeans,” and of course all of those blue jeans seem to be painted on, or that they seem to have lots of time for conversations with strangers in bars and little regard for continued employment, as in “I may get fired but that’s alright, I’m doing what she likes…,” I can usually relate to many other concepts and principles presented in the songs.
One Tim McGraw song really hit home for me – “Portland, Maine”. First, because I was first made aware of Portland, ME about 15 years ago, and my first thought was that the state was a typo. Then I’m thinking, “Where the heck is that?” I had to go away and research and found out that there actually was a place called Portland, Maine...
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