1) Lonestar is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:
1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011. During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist. John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group. He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003. Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitarist.
The group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking." Their first No. 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996.
Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart during the summer of 1999. The song subsequently climbed to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the first country act to accomplish the feat since 1983's "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Another popular Lonestar song was "Mr. Mom". This song is on of the most played songs on radio stations to date.
Other No. 1 hits include "Come Cryin' to Me" (summer 1997); "Smile" and "What About Now" (both 2000); "Tell Her" and "I'm Already There" (2001); "My Front Porch Lookin' In" (2003). Other important hits in Lonestar's discography include "Running Away With My Heart" and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" (1996); "Heartbroke Every Day" and "You Walked In" (1997); "Say When" and "Everything's Changed" (1998); "With Me" (2001); "Not a Day Goes By" and "Unusually Unusual" (2002); "Walking in Memphis" (2003); "Let's Be Us Again" (2004); "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (2005) and "You're Like Coming Home" (2005). Their current single is "I'll Die Tryin'", which is a cover of another Emerson Drive song released three years earlier.
During Lonestar's early years, songwriter John Rich was also a member as the band's bassist. He left the group in 1998 and is now part of the country duo Big & Rich.
On May 1st, 2006 Lonestar sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park in Boston with the return of Johnny Damon.
2) Lonestar is also a progressive house project by Derek Howell. See the releases at Discogs.
3) Lonestar is the name of an electronic/experimental musician in Germany who has released on the Mephtik Netlabel in the past.
Tequila Talking
Lonestar Lyrics
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That I had with you last night
It must've been a combination
Of shooters and neon lights
And I didn't really mean to say
I've been losing it since you left
Yeah, I may have said the words,
But they came from somewhere else
It was just the tequila talking
When I told you I'm still not over you
I get a little sentimental
When I've had one or two
And that tear in my eye
Was the salt and the lime
Not the memory of you walking
If I said I'm still in love with you,
It was just the tequila talking
I don't know what they put in Cuervo
That got me to say those things
Usually I wouldn't care so much,
Make such a scene
But seeing you there
In that dress you were wearing
Just drove me right out of my head
So don't hold me responsible
For anything I might've said
It was just the tequila talking
When I told you I'm still not over you
I get a little sentimental
When I've had one or two
And that tear in my eye
Was the salt and the lime
Not the memory of you walking
If I said I'm still in love with you,
It was just the tequila talking
If I said I'm still in love with you,
It was just the tequila talking
The lyrics to Lonestar's song Tequila Talking are about a man who had a conversation with his ex-girlfriend after having too much tequila, and now he regrets what he said. He admits that he may have said that he's still in love with her but it was just the alcohol talking. He blames it on a combination of shooters and neon lights, which made him lose his senses. He knows that he still has feelings for her, but he didn't mean to express them in the way he did. He explains that he gets sentimental after having one or two drinks, and the tear in his eye was due to the salt and lime, not the memory of her leaving him.
The song beautifully portrays the power of alcohol and how it can make you say things that you don't mean to. It also highlights the importance of being responsible for one's actions and not blaming it on external factors. This song is relatable to many people who have experienced the effects of alcohol on their behavior.
Line by Line Meaning
I called about that conversation
I spoke to you on the phone about the previous night's conversation.
That I had with you last night
We had a conversation the previous night.
It must've been a combination
The conversation was most likely fueled by alcohol.
Of shooters and neon lights
Specifically, the combo was shooters and neon lights as we were at a bar or club.
And I didn't really mean to say
I regret what I said and did not intend to say it.
I've been losing it since you left
I've been struggling to cope with your absence.
Yeah, I may have said the words,
I admit I said the words that I regret.
But they came from somewhere else
However, those words were not coming from my true feelings.
It was just the tequila talking
I blame the alcohol for what I said earlier.
When I told you I'm still not over you
I expressed that I still have feelings for you.
I get a little sentimental
I tend to become emotional after drinking.
When I've had one or two
My emotions tend to come out after a drink or two.
And that tear in my eye
The physical reaction was not from emotional pain, but the result of the alcohol.
Was the salt and the lime
I was drinking tequila with salt and lime.
Not the memory of you walking
I was not crying because of you leaving.
If I said I'm still in love with you,
If I said I still love you, it was not genuine.
I don't know what they put in Cuervo
Cuervo is the brand of tequila, and I don't know what was in it that made me behave this way.
That got me to say those things
Whatever is in the Cuervo tequila caused me to speak those words.
Usually I wouldn't care so much,
Normally, I wouldn't feel so emotional about you.
Make such a scene
Normally I wouldn't overreact like this.
But seeing you there
Your presence affected me emotionally.
In that dress you were wearing
It's most likely that you were dressed in a way I found attractive.
Just drove me right out of my head
Seeing you dressed that way made me lose control of my emotions.
So don't hold me responsible
I should not be held accountable for my behavior.
If I said I'm still in love with you,
Again, if I said I still love you, it was not real.
It was just the tequila talking
The reason for my words and behavior was because of the alcohol I consumed.
Contributed by Christian C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.