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How Many Fans Has Lee Greenwood Lost Since He..... (Original Post) global1 Oct 5 OP
Never liked him or his genre in the first place, so no loss IMO. Ocelot II Oct 5 #1
Never was a fan, but his love for TFG makes me sick. dmr Oct 5 #2
I got over his juvenile, pseudo-patriotic musical crap pretty much as soon as I was no longer a juvenile. Aristus Oct 5 #3
IMO, it takes a lot to lose country music fans. no_hypocrisy Oct 5 #4
Never liked him OR his smarmy song. The Unmitigated Gall Oct 5 #5
He always sucked. Voltaire2 Oct 5 #6
Lost me Dear_Prudence Oct 5 #7
Poppy Bush is turning over in his grave. Norbert Oct 5 #8
Never heard of him. Is he somebody I should care about? Kaleva Oct 5 #9
None. If you like that piece of shit song (his entire opus) rsdsharp Oct 5 #10
New Years Eve 1995 JustAnotherGen Oct 5 #11
That song is the worst ever written and has been around for decades. alarimer Oct 5 #12
Probably none. TwilightZone Oct 5 #13
Did he have that many to begin with? pstokely Oct 6 #20
All I'm sure of is that what voice he once had, he has no longer ms liberty Oct 5 #14
They used to play that dickhead's "God Bless the USA" before every high school football game where I grew up. MLF1981 Oct 5 #15
How many fans did he gain by leaving out parts of the Constitution that he does not like? keithbvadu2 Oct 5 #16
Greenwood has been a Republican shill for years - long before Trump. Self Esteem Oct 5 #17
fan base was halved after 3 defected and two died. ret5hd Oct 5 #18
Haven't heard of him either, however, if he attached his star to TSF why isn't the campaign using Greenwood's music for Jmb 4 Harris-Walz Oct 6 #19

Aristus

(68,594 posts)
3. I got over his juvenile, pseudo-patriotic musical crap pretty much as soon as I was no longer a juvenile.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:10 PM
Oct 5

Since then, any time I hear "Proud To Be..." tuning up, I think "Oh, shit! Not this again!..."

no_hypocrisy

(49,151 posts)
4. IMO, it takes a lot to lose country music fans.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:11 PM
Oct 5

Garth Brooks got hit with accusations from his former hair and makeup artist that he sexually assaulted her. Bet he doesn't lose one fan.

LeAnn Rimes married Dean Sheremet as soon as she reached the age of majority. Divorced seven years later. A little after that, she had an extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian, whom she later married.

And much more.

Country music fans don't care (as long as their heroes don't denounce Trump).

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,610 posts)
5. Never liked him OR his smarmy song.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:11 PM
Oct 5

Embraced by those don’t give a shit about freedom but only care about their privilege. Fuck them and fuck him.

Dear_Prudence

(838 posts)
7. Lost me
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:23 PM
Oct 5

Decades ago, I remember feeling one with the crowd at an Oklahoma rodeo when we all sang along to the speakers blaring the tune. Now when I hear 'rodeo' I worry for the treatment of the animals and those foolhardy riders. 😪 Now when I hear the Greenwood Trump anthem, I want to 🤮

rsdsharp

(10,272 posts)
10. None. If you like that piece of shit song (his entire opus)
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:26 PM
Oct 5

you’ll believe he’s a “patriot” who will “defend Her still today.” As if he ever defended his country before recording that crap.

Full disclosure. I had to play that thing in hot rotation when it was a hit. I hated it after about three plays.

JustAnotherGen

(33,777 posts)
11. New Years Eve 1995
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:38 PM
Oct 5

Arcade NY - ran interference for him.between his girlfriend and side chick. I didn't realize what I was doing until my then Fiance explained it to me. Other than being a ho - nice guy and a lot of fun. Up there with Charlie Daniels, Doug Stone and Symons Judd for shenanigans.

Too bad he's a douche now.

alarimer

(16,642 posts)
12. That song is the worst ever written and has been around for decades.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:42 PM
Oct 5

So his crappiness has long predated Trump.

"God Bless the USA" is a shitty, shitty song. Worse than God Bless America, which is also a bad song.

TwilightZone

(28,834 posts)
13. Probably none.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:50 PM
Oct 5

He's been a known right-winger for decades. His song was used at the 1984 RNC.

Most of his fans are probably just fine with Trump.

ms liberty

(9,875 posts)
14. All I'm sure of is that what voice he once had, he has no longer
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:55 PM
Oct 5

That was really pitiful. I feel bad for him. If you love to sing and your voice goes it would be pretty damn heartbreaking I think.

MLF1981

(211 posts)
15. They used to play that dickhead's "God Bless the USA" before every high school football game where I grew up.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 06:13 PM
Oct 5

Never our National Anthem, always that fuckstick's song. I've had an extreme dislike for him for decades because of that.

Jmb 4 Harris-Walz

(1,049 posts)
19. Haven't heard of him either, however, if he attached his star to TSF why isn't the campaign using Greenwood's music for
Sun Oct 6, 2024, 12:03 AM
Oct 6

the rallies? I just googled Greenwood and he has songs that would be perfect for TSF’s rallies and being he’s had so many musicians call him out for using their music without permission, it seems this would be a perfect fit.

Perhaps they are no longer attached? 😂 TSF tends to screw over most everyone who gets close to him so it’s certainly possible.

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