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Some of Garth’s most cinematic songs never actually had music videos... but what if they had?

In this solo episode of Garthology, Deb steps into the director’s chair and imagines the epic music videos that never happened. No CMT premiere. No sweeping crane shots. No dramatic fade-to-black endings. Just pure fan imagination.

From the sweeping battlefields of “Ireland”, to the dusty farmland of “Alabama Clay,” to the full-blown Western saga of “In Lonesome Dove,” Deb walks us through the stories she sees every time she presses play.

These aren’t radio singles.
They’re deep album cuts.
And for true fans? That’s where the magic lives.

Grab your headphones and get ready to picture it all in your mind’s eye — because sometimes the best music videos are the ones we create ourselves.

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We’re back, Garthologists! 🤠

In this episode of Garthology, we continue our deep dive into The Ultimate Hits DVD from the 2013 box set Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences—and this stretch of videos brings all the feels.

From the laser-focused intensity of “Shameless” to the high-energy chaos of “Papa Loved Mama” on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise, to the emotional punch of “The River” (yes, we talk about the crowd surf 👀), and the gut-check brilliance of “We Shall Be Free,” this run of videos might be one of the most emotionally layered sections of the entire DVD.

We debate when a concert performance works better than a traditional narrative music video (looking at you, “What She’s Doing Now”), celebrate songwriter Kim Williams on the 10th anniversary of his passing, and reflect on how some songs feel even more urgent today than when they were first released.

There’s nostalgia.
There’s patriotism.
There’s pre-cell-phone concert magic.
There are tears.
And yes… there’s a hip swivel.

If you’ve ever swayed your arms during “The River,” screamed along to “Papa Loved Mama,” or felt your heart crack open during “We Shall Be Free,” this episode is for you.

Love will always win. ❤️

We recorded this episode on the 10th anniversary of the passing of songwriter Kim Williams.  Check out his daughter Amanda Colleen Williams’ tribute and playlist celebrating his incredible songwriting legacy on her website:   https://www.amandacolleenwilliams.com

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In this episode, Deb, Pete, and Jess dive into Garth Brooks’ “Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences,” focusing on songs 3 & 4 of the “Melting Pot” disc. 

We would love to hear YOUR thoughts of Garth's covers on "Melting Pot", so stop by any of our social media accounts and let us know what you think!

And be sure and join the daily discussion on our Facebook page to answer that days Garth question!

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On this episode of Garthology, Deb, Pete, and Jess discuss the next three songs of Garth Brooks' seventh studio album, 'Sevens'.  Listen in as they talk about these classic Garth songs.  And don't forget to listen to the BLOOPERS at the very end!

Which one is YOUR favorite?  Are they all on YOUR playlist?? Leave us a comment on our social accounts and let us know!

Join this journey of discovery to learn all about Garth Brooks, his songs, the songwriters, the band, and the impact Garth has had on country music.

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On this episode of Garthology, Deb, Pete, and Jess discuss the next three songs of Garth Brooks' seventh studio album (besides special release albums), 'Sevens'.  Listen in as they talk about these classic Garth songs.  

Which one is YOUR favorite?  Leave us a comment on our social accounts and let us know!

Join this journey of discovery to learn all about Garth Brooks, his songs, the songwriters, the band, and the impact Garth has had on country music.

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On this episode of Garthology, Deb, Pete, and Jess discuss the first three songs of Garth Brooks' seventh studio album (besides special release albums), 'Sevens'.  Listen in as they talk about these classic Garth songs.  

Which one is YOUR favorite?  Leave us a comment on our social accounts and let us know!

Join this journey of discovery to learn all about Garth Brooks, his songs, the songwriters, the band, and the impact Garth has had on country music.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify

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It's GAME time again!!!  Hot Topic, Game #2

Each Garth song played in this episode will have a topic in common, some common theme... but we aren't telling you the theme of the episode... or even what the songs are!  Listen to bits of information and short snippets of each song to see if you can figure out each of the songs as well as the common theme!

Did YOU guess the songs AND the topic??  If so, play along with us!  Send your guess to any of our social media accounts or our email account (garthologycast@gmail.com) - you might receive a shoutout on a future Hot Topic episode!

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It's been a long time since Deb & Jess had a good Garth chat... so let's do this!  Lots of topics, lots of laughs and the loss of The Garth Channel.  Listen in as we cover it all!

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Listen in to this episode as Deb discusses Garth's return to Ireland - happening this week!  If you're there - congrats and have an AMAZING time!  If you're dreaming of being there (like me!) listen in to hear about Garth's 1997 Dublin shows as well as the upcoming event details.

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In this episode of Garthology, we pay tribute to the life and legacy of Jeffrey (Bubba) Strauss.

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