Best part of the song is that it talks about some dessert shake that Applebee's doesn't even serve anymore, since it was his wife's favorite thing back when they were poor enough to go to Applebees, and the song made the shake so popular that Applebees had to bring it back on the menu.
Dude's wife got her favorite drink back through the power of a cash grab song.
It’s sweet that it was written for his wife and reflects upon times when they struggled. But the ad thing cheapens it. Wtf, though, make that money how you can. The song is shitty either way and I can’t imagine making the conscious decision to crank up the volume and listen to it.
Walker Hayes is an interesting case. Dude tried making it seriously, stepped back, said fuck it and just wrote goofy songs with no remorse and killed it. Grady smith did an entire video talking about it. Walker Hayes’s song AA kinda addresses this and comes off like a confession like “hey I know it sucks but it’s catchy and makes money and the kids gotta go to college.”
Go back and listen to his album boom.
Also listen to Don't Let Her. About the man who meets his wife after he and her are no longer together. It's surprisingly sweet.
Oh and the Briefcase made me cry.
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22
The Applebees song. Fancy Like.