sooooooo.... as I'm finishing this episode the other day (already very late of course 😉 ) the entire city of LA goes up in flames....
Putting this out now certainly feels a bit frivolous and glib! Hopefully this episode and playlist delights and entertains, it's definitely been worked over quite exhaustively.... May it bring you some smilessss <3333
Best wishes to you my KFM Fam!! thank you for another wonderful year together.
I feel very lucky to be entrusted with your time and interest 🎉 ❤️
XOXOXOXOXOX, SAMMY B
PLAYLISTS
TOP 20 SONGS OF 2024:
20. GABBY BARRETT - YOU'RE MY TEXAS
Written by Hilary Lindsey, Miranda Lambert and Gabby Barrett
SAMMY SAYS: A Miranda penned texas-is-my-boyfriend anthem from the reigning queen of Praising men and jesus christ ⛪️ 🙏 👨 💜
19. PARKER MCCOLLUM - WHAT KINDA MAN
Written by Jeremy Spillmin, Natalie Hemby and Parker McCollum
SAMMY SAYS: Sounds like if Bruce Springsteen got straight A-'s in highschool and was the star of the baseball team 🤩 a buttoned up barn burner from my boyyyyy
18. ASHLEY MONROE - RISEN ROAD
Written by Ashley Monroe, Brendan Benson, Waylon Payne
SAMMY SAYS: Hippy Annie improves on her winning formula with a song that begs to be listened to with the windows downnnnnn, but where is her audience? Why has no one heard this??
17. MORGAN WADE - TIME TO LOVE, TIME TO KILL
Written by Morgan Wade
SAMMY SAYS: Color me shocked -- Morgan Wade's album is easily one of the best of the year, this song makes the case for her as our generations melissa etheridge -- finally!!
16. JAKE WORTHINGTON FT MIRANDA LAMBERT - HELLO SHITTY DAY
Written by Jesse Frasure, Jessie Jo Dillon, Miranda Lambert, Dean Dillon
SAMMY SAYS: Everything that ella langley and riley green are not..... three cheers to this charming fat king and his ode to shitty days 🤩
15. JESSIE JAMES DECKER - THE GIRLS FROM MY HOMETOWN
Written by Emily Weisband, Josh Osborne, Nicolle Gaylon
SAMMY SAYS: JJD sings songs for the modern woman who is exactly 36 years old with 4 kids and a husband who's ex NFL. This at times inscrutable ode to thinking about girls from your hometown is music to my ears 😃
14. POST MALONE FT. CHRIS STAPLETON - CALIFORNIA SOBER
Written by Louis Bell, Austin Post, Charlie Handsome, Chris Stapleton, Mark Holman
SAMMY SAYS: I'm not really for or against the post malone country album but this song is highly recommended if ur a pimp from the 70's 😎 and you need to take a stroll 🕺 This song is mostly chris stapleton which is just how i like my post malone songs!
13. TIESTO FT. ALANA SPRINGSTEEN - HOT HONEY
Written by literally 10 different people i cant be bothered to type all that....
SAMMY SAYS: An embattled DJ and a secret lesbian make simple sexy ear worm with the help of ..... TEN songwriters?? How is that possible.... We're gonna need ten lawyers to get to the bottom of this!
12. CARTER FAITH FT ALLISON KRAUSS - BLUE BIRD
Written by Tofer Brown, Carter Faith, Lauren Hungate
SAMMY SAYS: Carter Faith is our Emmylou Harris. Don't be late, acknowledge the icon status of this supremely skillful americana princess TODAY!
11. RANDALL KING - WHEN MY BABY'S IN BOOTS
Written by Michael Carter, Trannie Anderson, Jordan Walker
SAMMY SAYS: Omg I forgot this song was written by that woman "Trannie" anderson 😳 .... anyways, obsessed 😍
10. MIRANDA LAMBERT - NO MAN'S LAND
Written by Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert
SAMMY SAYS: This song would be number 1 but i wanted to be reasonable so i made room for some other songs up there. this is BEAUTIFUL you guysssss. It's miranda lambert in oil paint mamaaaaaa, the palette is luxurious, the song is decked in lush turquoise production.... not to be dramatic but 😭 hello???
9. GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS - EMPTY TRAINLOAD OF SKY
Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
SAMMY SAYS: Crunchy poly hippies come out of retirement with this baked af, auntie grooving at the bar and grill type of sound. Love it!
8. BEYONCE - 16 CARRIAGES
Written by Beyonce and many other people
SAMMY SAYS: Am I the only one who likes this song? It's so good! This reminds me of 4 (best beyonce album) in that it reminds me of Prince. Beyonce is corny and quite possibily evil but that doesnt mean we should shun her try-hard spiteful not-country album out of spite! This is definitely a country song....
7. ZACH TOP - USE ME
Written by Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach top
SAMMY SAYS: omggggggg prettttyyyyyyyy. Zach top is just really good at what he does. a 90's neo traditional style power ballad, the throw backs are throwing back to the back that was originally thrown. history eats itself and we're eating it up! Good job Zach
6. LACI KAYE BOOTH - SOMETIMES
Written by Laci Kaye Booth, Ben West, Melissa Pierce
SAMMY SAYS: Lana and stevie nicks have both been reported missing and Laci kaye Booth came home super ate last night from the bar and she had blood all over her and she said she "hit a deer" 🤔 this is like sheryl crow on ativan 🤩 the whole album is so good, but you knew that already!
5. F.G.S. - BETH'S DEATH
Written by Flannery Gordon Silva, Chase Ceglie
SAMMY SAYS: Flanneryyyyyyyyyyy the most beautiful talented girl in the world 🤩 with the best glam rock country song of the year. this reminds me of like the best PNW 2005 genre fuck diy olympia albums of my youth 😭 truly inspired me. All her videos for this album are so good too. ok stalker alert!!!
4. ELLE KING - HIGH ROAD
Written by Elle King, Paul Dominick Devincenzo
SAMMY SAYS: This is the smokers anthem I've been waiting for!! A song that went sooooo deeply under the radar, this is the kind of vocal performance that makes me wish i was born a busty retro broad and that rob schneider was my dead beat father
3. LAINEY WILSON FT MIRANDA LAMBERT - GOOD HORSES
Written by Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
SAMMY SAYS: bitchhhhhh this song is SO good. In my mind it could actually be the best song of the year but the Lainey industrial level over-saturation went too far and it takes this song down a couple pegs. Randa obviously sounding perfect and flawless..... i sort of wish this had been on Postcards from Texas.... imagine!
2. ZACH TOP - I NEVER LIE
Written by Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top
SAMMY SAYS: Zachhh, he's the best zach we have 🤩 the voice so nice he's in the top 10 twice! Zach is the Alan Jackson we've been waiting for, he sounds like if Alan Jackson was Alan Jackson and that is what i like. Did you guys see all these memes about how they look alike too? I like alan and I like Zach yay 👍
1. MIRANDA LAMBERT - DAMMIT RANDY
Written by Brendan J McLoughlin, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall
SAMMY SAYS: if it's the year of the classic this song is gonna be number 1. It sounds familiar but it scratches an itch unscratched! Miranda, bedecked in 100 pounds of turquoise is in a new era. Her petty record label squabbles uncharacteristically laid bare, here she calls out the Sony Exec she felt stood in her way with this perfectly produced and arranged, 3 min school yard taunting! We need to run up the streams for this song ran fans! This whole album! Its a comparative flop in the lambert discography, but i think this album from our short queen has long long legs. Miranda claims that her retired NYPD husbro Brendan J McLoughlin contributed lyrics to this song! dyinggggg to know which ones..... we may never know.
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OK I hope you've enjoyed this wild ride!
Questions, comments, song requests, song dedications can all be directed to
THE KFM HOTLINE -- 323-451-9541
Oh yeah and here's the LA Times article (FREE VERSION ON AOL DOT COM 😭 ) about KFM that came out literally while LA was burning to the ground smh 🤦♀️
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