Having spent most of my life in close proximity to cities, I’ve never acquired a taste for country music. But that hasn’t prevented by teenage daughter from doing so. 
With cross-over successes like Taylor Swift or former American Idol contestants such as Kellie Pickler on the radio, country music is finding its way onto more stations than ever.
This isn’t such a bad thing. On car rides with my kids I’d prefer to listen to a song about a tractor than some rapper boasting about his or her latest sexual escapade.
Mexico Fixation. Another thing I enjoy about country music is its fixation with Mexico. As depicted in the typical country song, Mexico is a care-free zone where time is spent drinking and admiring the opposite sex. From time-to-time Spanish words like “cerveza” and “senorita” can be heard too.
Below is a list of seven country songs about Mexico:
- and possibly my favorite country song on Mexico….Blame it on Mexico – by George Strait
Did I miss any good songs?
Photo by Joe Shlabotnik Via Creative Commons
on Nov 21st, 2009 at 9:37 am
Great selections…a few more
-I’ve been in Mexico – byBlain Larson
-Senorita Margarita – by Tim McGraw
-Mexican Girl – by Smokie
-No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem – by Kenny Chesney
and possibly my favorite country song on Mexico….
-Blame it on Mexico – by George Strait
stay adventurous,
Craig
on Nov 21st, 2009 at 10:38 am
Craig, thanks for mentioning those. I’ll add them to the list.
on Nov 22nd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
More under the blues category than a country category in my mind is Delbert McClinton-Sandy Beaches -LOVE that song!!
on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I was in Mexico about a year overlapping some of that time with Craig. While there I compiled many tunes that would remind me of Mexico. The music included country and folk (represented in the list below) as well as alternative, rock and pop. Here is a list that I hope complements the songs already mentioned.
• Long Way to Mexico by Roger Creager on Album -> Long Way to Mexico
• Down In Mexico by The Coasters on Album -> Grindhouse: Soundtrack
• Somewhere Down in Texas by Jason Boland & The Stragglers on Album -> Live at Billy Bob’s Texas: Jason Boland & The Stragglers
• Strange Day In Mexico by The Clintons on Album -> Strange Day In Mexico
• Mexican Holiday by Jason Boland & The Stragglers on Album -> Truckstop Diaries
• They All Went to Mexico (With Carlos Santana) by Willie Nelson & Carlos Santana on Album -> Half Nelson
• Mexico by Clay Walker on Album -> Fall
• Mexico by Elvis on Album -> The Essential 60′s Masters, Vol. 2
• Mexican Minutes by Brooks & Dunn on Album -> Hard Workin’ Man
• Mexico by Trisha Yearwood on Album -> Thinkin’ About You
• Mexican Home by John Prine on Album -> Sweet Reveng
• Somewhere Between Texas and Mexico by Pat Green on Album -> Lucky Ones
• Adios to Mexico City by The Cornell Hurd Band on Album -> Texas By Night
• Mexico by Gill Landry on Album -> The Ballad of Lawless Soirez
• Ain’t No God in Mexico by Waylon Jennings on Album -> Honky Tonk Heroes (Remastered)
• Ten Years In Mexico by The Bacon Brothers on Album -> Getting There
• Mexico by Chris Hillman on Album -> Morning Sky
• Mexico by Merle Haggard on Album -> Chicago Wind
• Mexico by Stan Swiniarski on Album -> Mexico Country
• Mexico by Gill Landry on Album -> The Ballad of Lawless Soirez
• Mexico by Houston Jones on Album -> Houston Jones
• Mexico by Matthew Brookshire on Album -> 8 Songs
• Mexican Moon by Terri and the T-Bones on Album -> 99 Miles
• Mexico by Austin Allsup on Album -> Intensity
• Mexican Holiday by Jason Boland & The Stragglers on Album -> Truckstop Diaries
• Gringo Honeymoon by Robert Earl Keen on Album -> No. 2 Live Dinner
• All I Know About Mexico by Montgomery Gentry on Album -> You Do Your Thing
• Ten Years In Mexico by The Bacon Brothers on Album -> Getting There
• Mexico by Brian Keane on Album -> I Ain’t Even Lonely
• Joe Knows How to Live by Eddy Raven on Album -> Best of Eddy Raven
• Mexico by The Scott Wiggins Band on Album -> Only See
• Mexican Holiday by Jason Boland & The Stragglers on Album -> Truckstop Diaries
• Gringo Honeymoon by Robert Earl Keen on Album -> No. 2 Live Dinner
• All I Know About Mexico by Montgomery Gentry on Album -> You Do Your Thing
WDB
on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Thanks. This is awesome! What a comprehensive list!
on Mar 19th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
My favorite is Poncho and Lefty
on Mar 28th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Awesome, thanks everyone, I’m puitting a playlist together for my Mexican Restaurant… off to itunes I go… http://www.amigoscafe.co.nz
on Jul 20th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Lost and found by brooks and dunn