I’m not sure Peay got that memo, as his performance of Zac Brown Band’s “Colder Weather” was very good… but also extremely predictable.

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In Zac Brown Band’s 2010 song “Knee Deep,” the lyrics follow the story of a man coping post-breakup by getting on a boat and escaping for awhile: Gonna put the world away for a minute / Pretend I don’t live in it / Sunshine gonna wash my blues away.

Source: https://americansongwriter.com/jimmy-buffetts-country-connection-to-every-artist-who-paid-tribute-to-him-during-the-cmas/

It has had a particularly significant presence in Nashville, as country acts like Jason Aldean and Zac Brown Band would take on the song in 2011 and 2014 respectively.

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Live-music lovers know exactly what they’re getting with this good-vibin’ septet devoted to interpreting the songs of the Zac Brown Band.

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“Zac Brown Band understands high-energy country, the same way Alabama did, and they’ve got our friend Caroline Jones in their line-up now, too,” Chesney says of the group joining as direct support.

Source: https://www.iconvsicon.com/2023/11/07/kenny-chesney-unveils-dates-for-sun-goes-down-2024-tour/