Born in … Read Full Bio ↴Aaron Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is a country music singer.
Born in Pensacola, Florida, but raised in upstate South Carolina, Tippin performed in local honky-tonks in the 1970s. He competed on TNN's "You Can Be A Star" talent contest in 1986, landed a song publishing contract and moved to Nashville in 1987. During this time he wrote songs for The Kingsmen, David Ball, The Midsouth Boys, Mark Collie, and Charlie Pride. He would spend his nights working at a mill in Kentucky and spend his days driving 60 miles to Nashville to write songs.
Tippin performed his first Nashville nightclub show in 1990, and it earned him a contract with RCA records. His first single, "You've Got to Stand for Something", cracked the top 10 in 1991 and allowed him to go to the Persian Gulf with Bob Hope, to entertain the troops. Then, in 1992, Aaron's single "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With the Radio" stayed at No. 1 for three weeks.
In 1995, Tippin married Thea Corontzos, and he, Thea, and his manager, Billy Craven, created Tippin's company, Tip Top Entertainment. Tippin also opened two hunting supply stores called Aaron Tippin Firearms. One is located close to where he lives in Smithville, Tennessee, and the other run by his father in Oak City, North Carolina.
In 1998, Tippin moved to Lyric Street Records and charted a No.1 hit with "Kiss This", co-written with his wife Thea in 2000. In the wake of 9/11, his patriotic anthem, "Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly", peaked at No. 2. Both songs crossed over onto the Hot 100 charts; in fact, "Stars And Stripes" was his biggest crossover hit.
In 2006, Tippin started up his own record label, Nippit Records; the label's name is "Tippin" spelled backwards.
Other facts
* Survived lightning strikes on (at least) seven different occasions.
* Was granted pilot licence when he was 15
Many Many Many Beers Ago
Aaron Tippin Lyrics
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And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all
'Cause once upon a time she used to love me so
But that was many, many, many beers ago
All my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
I don't need a watch or a clock on the wall
To tell me just how long it took for me to lose it all
And this gettin' over her is going pretty slow
It's been many, many, many beers ago
Yeah, all my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
But it's been many, many, many beers ago
Yes, it's been many, many, many beers ago
Aaron Tippin's song Many Many Many Beers Ago is a melancholic tune that talks about a man who has turned to alcohol to forget his lost love. The opening lines of the song, "With every drink I take, it's gettin' harder to recall, And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all," sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer of the song has been drinking so much that he has lost all recollection of his past life. He is so heartbroken from losing his love that he would rather drown his sorrows in alcohol than face the reality of his situation.
The chorus of the song, "But that was many, many, many beers ago," is a clever play on words, as it describes not only the passing of time but also how many beers the singer has consumed since he lost his love. The tin can buddies mentioned in the song are most likely his beer cans, which have become his only companions in his misery. The line "I don't need a watch or a clock on the wall, To tell me just how long it took for me to lose it all," shows how the singer has lost all sense of time and has no idea how long it has been since he lost his love.
The song highlights how consuming alcohol can turn into a vicious cycle, where the person who is drinking is only able to forget their pain temporarily. Many Many Many Beers Ago is a sobering reminder of how alcohol abuse can lead to devastating consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
With every drink I take, it's gettin' harder to recall
As I continue to drink, my memory of the past becomes more and more blurry
And I ain't gonna stop until I forget it all
I will continue to drink until I can no longer remember the pain of lost love
'Cause once upon a time she used to love me so
In the past, this woman loved me deeply
But that was many, many, many beers ago
It has been a long time since she loved me and I have been drinking to forget for a while now
All my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
My drinking buddies who share my struggles help me numb the pain of my lost love
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
As each beer is consumed, my friends remind me that she will never return to me
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
I have been drinking for so long that I can no longer remember how much time has passed since she left
Lord, it's been many, many, many beers ago
It has been a very long time since I lost her and I have been drinking ever since
I don't need a watch or a clock on the wall
I do not keep track of time anymore as I have been consumed by drinking and my memories
To tell me just how long it took for me to lose it all
I am aware that it took me a long time to lose her, but I do not know how long exactly
And this gettin' over her is going pretty slow
I am struggling to move on from my lost love and it is taking a long time
It's been many, many, many beers ago
I have been drinking for such a long time that I have lost count of the number of beers I have consumed in the process of trying to forget her
Yeah, all my tin can buddies that help me ease the pain
My friends who drink with me and share my pain are the only ones who understand what I am going through
One by one they remind me she's not coming back again
As we drink together, my friends make it clear that she will not be returning to me
Just how long she's been gone I can't say I really know
I have forgotten how long it has been since she left and I have been drinking to forget for so long that time has become irrelevant
But it's been many, many, many beers ago
It has been a very long time since she left and I have been using alcohol to numb the pain for a considerable amount of time
Yes, it's been many, many, many beers ago
There is no denying that it has been a very long time since I lost her and I have been drinking for a considerable amount of time since then
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PHILLIP A. DOUGLAS, AARON DUPREE TIPPIN
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