Happy "Throwback Thursday" to a video that Dan + Shay posted to their YouTube channel on August 15, 2016!
First, here is a little background before I share the duos cover of one of my favorite country female songs in the last nine years!
When I first heard country artist Maren Morris' debut single "My Church" on the radio in early 2016, I remember immediately loving her voice and the heartfelt story she told! I also loved how upbeat the track was! I wanted to get up and dance to it! Shortly after her debut album Hero was released in June, 2016, the second single "80's Mercedes" was released to country radio. A song about a girl (Morris) who was born in the 1990's, but is a fan of objects from the 1980's, including her Mercedes! I loved the quirky lyrics and this song also made me want to get up and dance! I ended up falling in love with her vocals, songwriting, and production on the entire album. It is still one of my favorite country female albums to date. Morris is innovative and in her own lane like Dan + Shay. Because I have always been in love with all of the aspects of the duos music that I mentioned above, those things also made me become a big fan of Morris.
Dan + Shay posted a bunch of covers from their tour bus when they were on the road in 2016. One of the short clips that they uploaded to their YouTube channel was "80's Mercedes" by Morris. Watching Dan Smyers play his acoustic guitar and sing flawless harmony and witnessing Shay Mooney sing with his smooth, laid back vocals, their cover brought a lot of joy to me. I am not a singer, but it seems like it would take a lot of energy to perform this fast-paced song, and Mooney put all of his positive, upbeat energy into singing the first pre-chorus and chorus. I was super impressed! This is yet another one that I want the duo to release a full cover of one day!
Below is the video of the guys singing their acoustic cover of "80's Mercedes" courtesy of their YouTube channel for you to enjoy!
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