“ He said, ‘There’s only two people I think that could do it. Who are you thinking about?‘” Anderson said.
“ I said, ‘Wow, that’s a pretty cool idea. He approached Anderson with an idea…what would he think about adding a female singer to the track to make it a duet? With all the backlash and the future of their career seeming uncertain, the Chicks finally released their three-year hold on “Whiskey Lullaby.” Paisley now had the primary hold, and wasted no time in claiming the song for himself. That reason was the fallout that took place after the trio publicly criticized then-President George W. ”īut it didn’t, and there’s a big reason why. “ I thought, “Yeah, secondary hold, sure. “ Brad said, “Can I put a secondary hold on it?‘” Anderson remembered. During that time, Paisley was introduced to the track, and made it clear he wanted to record it if the Chicks ever released their hold. The trio maintained their hold on the song for three years. “ They would be the kind of act, and at that time, they would have gone outside the lines and colored a little bit,” he said. To Anderson, it made perfect sense why the all-female trio was interested in the song. You now know those words took hold as the first line in the chorus to “Whiskey Lullaby.” I’ve put the bottle to my head and pulled the trigger a few times myself.'” I thank you.'” Then his friend responded, “‘That’s all right Jon. I’ve been an intruder, really, in your life and your home. Lyrics to song Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley & Allison Krauss: She put him out like the burnin end of a midnight cigarette She broke his heart he spent. I said, ‘I know I’ve been an inconvenience to you. “ As I was coming to, I was apologizing to my friend. When he woke up, his friend said something that inspired him to suggest a line during a songwriting session with Anderson:
Jeff Kravitz / Contributor / Getty ImagesĪnderson recalled how Randall had been drinking a lot after his divorce, and ended up crashing on a friend’s couch one night. As it turns out, it was inspired by some rough times Randall was going through following his divorce from country star Lorrie Morgan. In a 2014 interview with The Tennessean, Anderson explained how the song came to be. That credit goes to Bill Anderson and Jon Randall, whose work was honored with the 2005 CMA Award for Song of the Year. While Paisley and Krauss were the ones who brought the song’s devastating tale to life, another duo was responsible for writing the story in the first place.
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