( Country Stuff is also the title of his new EP.) But his songwriting talent goes deeper, too, with touching songs like the one he wrote honoring his father called “Briefcase”, or another song from several years ago ago called “Craig” that song tells the true story of a special man who helped Hayes and his family when they were struggling. The catchy, upbeat style of “Fancy Like” is similar to some of his earlier songs like “You Broke Up With Me,” “90’s Country,” and another new song called “Country Stuff” featuring Jake Owen.
Got that Bourbon Street Steak with the Oreo Shake Yeah, we fancy like Applee’s on a date night He says a date night with his wife often just involves a stop at Wendy’s and dipping fries in a frosty, unless he wants to upgrade. As he explains in the song, their life is far from fancy. The Alabama-native and his wife, Laney, are parents to six children (they lost another daughter during childbirth in 2018.) Just five or six years ago, he took a job at Costco to help pay the bills while continuing to work as a singer/songwriter. “They think most artists who do this for a living live in a mansion and drive Lamborghini yachts.”įor Hayes, and so many others, that’s definitely not the case. “I was talking about how on Instagram a lot of people comment on my posts, and they’re surprised that I drive a Nissan and we just live in a neighborhood,” Hayes says.
The idea to destroy the myth came up during a songwriting session with Josh Jenkins, Shane Stevens, and Cameron Bartolini. As a singer/songwriter in Nashville, people seemed to think Hayes would have a lot of money and be living a much more upscale lifestyle than he projects in his posts. It’s interesting that social media has helped fast-track the song’s success because social media is why he wrote it in the first place. “Fancy Like” with its references to familiar brand names like Wendy’s, Applebee’s, and Maybelline, is a fun, upbeat, tongue-in-cheek, yet truthful response to some of the things Hayes was hearing from fans on Instagram. I’m sure the Ed Sheerans of the world are like – who IS this Walker guy?” 1 for a second, then “Fancy Like” will go right back. “To see these massive artists that I love and my kids love put out a song and it’ll go to No.
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