The cool thing about drinking songs is that no music style has the patent on the right way to create the perfect drinking song. Hip Hop to Country to Rock they all have created some memorable songs. I know St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just drinking so let’s just say it’s a coincidence that I’m posting (in no particular order) my 20 favorite drinking songs.
1. Hank Williams “There’s A Tear In My Beer”
2. Merle Haggard “Just Stay Here And Drink”
3. Freddy Fender “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
4. Elliott Smith “Between The Bars”
5. Nina Simone “Gin House Blues”
6. Thin Lizzy “Whiskey In the Jar”
7. Minutemen “Corona”
8. Garth Brooks “Friends In Low Places”
9. Willie Nelson “Whiskey River”
10. KISS “Cold Gin”
11. Foreigner “Double Vision”
12. Eminem “Crack A Bottle”
13. Beastie Boys “Brass Monkey”
14. Busta Rhymes feat. P. Diddy & Pharrell – Pass The Courvoisier
15. Snoop Dogg “Gin and Juice
16.Tom Waits “The Piano Has Been Drinking”
17.The Doors “Roadhouse Blues”
18.Oasis “Cigarettes and Alcohol”
19.Billy Jack “Captain Jack”
20.The Pogues “Sally Maclennane”