who sang the song should have been a cowboy
Toby Keith
title: Should've Been a Cowboy text: Should've Been a Cowboy "Should've Been a Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on February 12, 1993 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled debut album. On June 5, 1993, the song reached number one on the US "Billboard" Hot Country Songs and the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks charts. It also peaked at number 93 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, making it a minor crossover hit. It has received more than three million spins on country radio, making it the most-played country song of the 1990s. title: Should've Been a Cowboy text: downloadable content on the music video game, "Rock Band". "Should've Been a Cowboy" debuted at number 69 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of March 6, 1993. It became Keith's first number one single on the chart dated June 5, 1993, remaining there for two weeks. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 28, 2012, almost twenty years after its release. Should've Been a Cowboy "Should've Been a Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released on February 12, 1993 as his debut single and the title: Should've Been a Cowboy text: (including the historical quote "Go West, young man"), hunting down Western outlaw Jesse James, joining up with the Texas Rangers, and so on. The chorus refers to famous singing cowboys Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, and lists common patterns depicted in Westerns such as six shooters (revolvers) and cattle drives. "Should've Been a Cowboy" was Keith's first music video. It was filmed in Las Cruces, New Mexico and was directed by Marc Ball and premiered on CMT in March 1993. A second version of the video was made featuring clips of the 1992 Dallas Cowboys. The song is available as title: Should've Been a Cowboy text: The song is a staple following sporting events at Oklahoma State University (home of the Cowboys), often played over the venue's PA system several times in succession as fans emptied the stadium or arena. The lyrics romanticize the cowboy lifestyle through references to old Westerns. The first verse references "Gunsmoke", in which cowboy hero Marshall Dillon never settled down with love interest Miss Kitty. The second verse tells of his own adventures if the narrator were a cowboy: having "a sidekick with a funny name" (possibly a reference to sidekicks like Tonto or Festus or Gordito), travelling west to California title: Toby Keith text: Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), better known as Toby Keith, is an American country singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. Keith released his first four studio albums—1993's "Toby Keith", 1994's "Boomtown", 1996's "Blue Moon" and 1997's "Dream Walkin'", plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of Mercury Records before leaving Mercury in 1998. These albums all earned Gold or higher certification, and produced several Top Ten singles, including his debut "Should've Been a Cowboy", which topped the country charts and was the most-played country song of the 1990s. The song has received three million spins