Florida Georgia Line Song Analysis

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Florida Georgia Line consists of two country singers, Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard. Ever since the two met at college, their careers have taken off. Florida Georgia Line is well known for its hit, “Cruise” which has had over one million downloads sold and topped both country radio charts. Due to this success, a remix was created with Nelly. This original song was released in 2012, and is part of the album, “Here’s to the Good Times,” whereas the remix was released in 2013.
Cruise featuring Nelly, was produced by Joey Moi. Moi used Def Leopard as a template for the tune of this song and the instruments used include electric guitar, vocals, drums,bass, and banjo. Florida Georgia Line and Nelly begin the song by singing together. This creates a unique sound, noticeably different from its original. Throughout the song, Nelly and Florida Georgia Line do sing together with Nelly having a rapping solo. This rap is by far the biggest change in the remix. As for the original version, it came about simply playing around on the guitar. After listening to the sound for a little, the chorus came out, and the song took off. It made its way from a couch to number one on the charts. With tweaks here and there from the producer, their soon to be number one hit was ready to go. Numerous pop …show more content…

Rosen explains how this song can be noted as turning point between the older generation of country music to bro country. I could not agree more. In the older generation, country had a much more southern feel, usually slower in speed as well. Songs like “Cruise” are prime examples of how the music industry, country music specifically, has had to make changes to entertain newer generations. I believe this is an important piece in history, and should definitely be discussed in

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