{"id":16149,"date":"2025-05-04T23:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T23:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16149"},"modified":"2025-05-04T23:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T23:57:28","slug":"kick-back-take-a-deep-breath-and-let-the-stress-of-the-week-melt-away-because-zach-top-just-served-up-a-soul-soothing-honky-tonk-masterpiece-with-a-voice-that-carries-the-weight-of-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=16149","title":{"rendered":"Kick back, take a deep breath, and let the stress of the week melt away\u2014because Zach Top just served up a soul-soothing, honky-tonk masterpiece. With a voice that carries the weight of country legends, he delivers the perfect tribute to George Jones, bringing weekend vibes straight to your heart. If you needed a reason to unwind, this is it."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Monday and that means another weekend of fun, freedom and relaxation is behind us. More importantly, it means that we\u2019ve got a whole workweek ahead of us before we shed the chains of our jobs for a couple days of R&amp;R. For some, today will be the longest day of the week. Thankfully, we\u2019ve got great country artists like Zach Top out there to make things a little easier to bear.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Top took to social media to share the perfect song for the weekend. While lounging on a large riding lawnmower, he played a cover of George Jones\u2019 \u201cFinally Friday.\u201d Sure, he posted the video on a Friday afternoon to celebrate the weekend. However, that doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t watch the video today and soak in some of those weekend vibes. Watch the \u201cCold Beer &amp; Country Music\u201d singer\u2019s nod to the best to ever do it below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGng1xsu0sQ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaglobal.com&amp;rp=%2Flehieu%2Fkick-back-take-a-deep-breath-and-let-the-stress-of-the-week-melt-away-because-zach-top-just-served-up-a-soul-soothing-honky-tonk-masterpiece-with-a-voice-that-carries-the-weight-of-country%2F%3Ffb#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1523.7999997138977%2C%22ls%22%3A1233.1999998092651%2C%22le%22%3A1486%7D\" height=\"1059\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-zach-top-delivers-the-perfect-george-jones-tribute\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zach Top Delivers the Perfect George Jones Tribute<\/h3>\n<p>Zach Top has shown time and again that he knows his stuff when it comes to classic country music. First and foremost, he forged his throwback sound by listening to the artists who inspired the hitmakers of the \u201990s. George Jones was among his influences and, in the video above, he showed that he knows Jones\u2019 catalog.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-9765\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f\"><ins id=\"982a9496-49f71f0febff2a6f4b95c9822efdee2f-4-9765-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"dieroseinforinread-NtCBitRCpt\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Jones recorded \u201cFinally Friday\u201d for his 1992 album\u00a0<em>Walls Can Fall<\/em>. He didn\u2019t release the song as a single but it did get some unsolicited airplay in the early \u201990s. The album also contained a cover of Merle Haggard\u2019s \u201cThe Bottle Let Me Down\u201d and the mega-collaboration \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qoe_mOGHyT8&amp;pp=ygUfSSBkb24ndCBuZWVkIHlvdXIgcm9ja2luJyBjaGFpcg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Don\u2019t Need Your Rockin\u2019 Chair<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qoe_mOGHyT8\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The lawnmower is a reference to one of the best-known stories about Jones. There was a time when he was a heavy drinker. He would regularly drink until he was out of booze, jump in the car, and drive to the liquor store. Hoping to slow down his destructive drinking, his wife hid the keys to all of the cars. 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