Blake Tollison Shelton is a country music singer and television personality… Read Full Bio ↴Blake Tollison Shelton is a country music singer and television personality. Shelton has charted 47 singles, including 28 #1's, 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th #1 ("Doin' What She Likes") broke "the record for the most consecutive #1 singles in the Country Airplay chart's 24-year history". Throughout his career, he has received nine Grammy Award nominations, including two for Best Country Album.

In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").

His second and third albums, 2003's The Dreamer and 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, Pure BS (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, Startin' Fires was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays Hillbilly Bone and All About Tonight in 2010, and the albums Red River Blue in 2011, Based on a True Story... in 2013, Bringing Back the Sunshine in 2014, If I'm Honest in 2016, Texoma Shore in 2017, and Fully Loaded: God's Country in 2019.

Shelton is a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and a coach on NBC's The Voice. He has been on The Voice since its inception, and, so far, in nine of 22 seasons (2–4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22), a member of his team has won.

Sunny In Seattle
Blake Shelton Lyrics

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When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans
And them boys from Amarillo stop wearin' those boots and jeans
When Memphis ain't got the blues
That's when I'll stop lovin' you
When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans

Baby, I don't mind you askin'
If there's gonna come a day

When I'll say goodbye
Maybe, I guess anything could happen
But it's as close to never
As your ever gonna find

When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans
And them boys from Amarillo stop wearin' those boots and jeans
When there's no tequila in Mexico
That's when I'm gonna let you go
When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans

Darlin' some things won't ever change
My love is one of those things

When New York is a one horse town
That's when I won't need ya around

When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans
When it's sunny in Seattle and snowing down in New Orleans

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blake Shelton's song "Sunny In Seattle" are a playful and lighthearted take on the idea of unconditional love. The song's narrator tells his lover that he will never stop loving her, and he uses a series of absurd and exaggerated scenarios to illustrate just how unshakeable his devotion is. For example, he says that he will stop loving her when it's sunny in Seattle and snowing in New Orleans (two places where these weather patterns would be highly unlikely), or when there's no tequila in Mexico (which is also highly unlikely).

The humor in these lyrics is balanced by the underlying sincerity of the singer's message. He acknowledges that anything could happen and that there are no guarantees in life, but he is confident that his love for his partner is one constant that will never change. Overall, "Sunny In Seattle" is a fun and upbeat love song that celebrates the enduring power of true love.

Line by Line Meaning

When it's sunny in Seattle and it's snowing down in New Orleans
A hyperbole to signify that it'll never happen because opposites can't occur at the same time.

And them boys from Amarillo stop wearin' those boots and jeans
Another exaggeration that denotes it's impossible because Texans always wear boots and jeans.

When Memphis ain't got the blues
Memphis is famous for its blues music, so this line implies that it's never going to happen.

That's when I'll stop lovin' you
I'll never stop loving you because these impossible events will never happen.

Baby, I don't mind you askin'
He's comfortable with his partner asking questions.

If there's gonna come a day
She's wondering if there's a possibility of him leaving her someday.

When I'll say goodbye
If he ever leaves her, that would be when he says goodbye.

Maybe, I guess anything could happen
Though unlikely, he acknowledges the possibility of the event occurring but also implies that it's not probable.

But it's as close to never
The probability of it happening is next to impossible.

As your ever gonna find
Her partner will never find another person like him who loves her forever.

When there's no tequila in Mexico
Tequila is a famous alcoholic drink from Mexico, and implying that there won't be a single drop in the country is an exaggeration.

That's when I'm gonna let you go
Just as these unlikely events won't happen, he won't let her go as he loves her forever.

Darlin' some things won't ever change
His love for her is one of those things that will never change.

My love is one of those things
Reassuring his partner of his unchanging love.

When New York is a one horse town
This means that New York City will never become a small town where everyone knows each other.

That's when I won't need ya around
Just as these unlikely events will never occur, he will always need her around as he loves her forever.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER STAPLETON, JIM BEAVERS, CHARLES CHRISTOPHER DUBOIS

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