![]() ![]() Occasionally I’ll head to a local bar and hear the cover band play the song. It was a song that was fun for everybody in class – a nice break from the daily grind of books and chalkboards.Įven today in my adult life I love hearing Fishin’ In The Dark. Later I would dance in gym class to the song as the instructor would try to teach us line dancing. It was as if everybody knew the words perfectly. Kids would stop whatever they were doing – screaming, talking, yelling – and sing along to the song. #Country song fishing in the dark driverThe bus driver only played country music and I loved it.įishin’ In The Dark always stood out when it came on the radio. My love for country music was fostered on the hourlong bus ride to and from school starting in the late 1980s and continuing through the 1990s. My memories of the song date back to the school bus in grade school. All these ingredients added up to make one of the best songs of all time. The melody is about as catchy as a song can get. The story is a bit ridiculous, but it works. The song has just as much appeal on radio today as it did back then. ![]() Listen to Fishin’ In The Dark … Fishin’ in the Dark by The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandĮven listening to the song today it’s hard to think it was released in 1987. To celebrate the certification of the single I thought it would be perfect to highlight the song for Flashback Friday. With the popularity of the song over the last twenty years it should come as no surprise the song was recently certified Gold by the RIAA for digital sales of over 500,000 downloads. The song would become a huge hit that just about every person recognizes. In 1987, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released their biggest single Fishin’ In The Dark and country music would never be the same. Pagosa.It’s been over 20 years since its release.Dream Trip to our Colorado Dude Ranch Inspired an Article.Teens at the Dude Ranch: The Transformation from Surly to Happy.My Favorite Colorado Dude Ranch Horse and More.More Getting Ready for My Colorado Dude Ranch Holiday.The Horse We Shared at the Colorado Dude Ranch.Spring at this Colorado Dude Ranch: Getting Ready for Guests.83 days to go until I arrive at Rainbow Trout, my Colorado Dude Ranch.Season’s End at Rainbow Trout Ranch, High in Southern Colorado.Riding Western in the UK – getting ready for our Colorado dude ranch visit.A Very Special Dude Ranch Horse Story: Mikey.Zorro: The Southern Colorado Dude Ranch Legend.Top 10 Reasons to go to a Colorado Dude Ranch, not on a Cruise!.Colorado Dude Ranch Finds Success with Hydroponic Hay.Rocky Mountain Adventures on our Colorado Dude Ranch.Colorado Dude Ranch: Five Ways to Choose a Guest Ranch for Your Family Vacation.What if I Don’t Ride at a Colorado Dude Ranch?.Then One I loved Backed Then, by Georgia Jones.Trying to Rope the Moon, by Will Dudley.Much too Young to Feel this Damn Old, by Garth Brooks.Louisiana Saturday Night, by Mel McDaniel.If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta have a Fiddle in the Band), by Alabama.Fishing in the Dark, by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.The Devil Went Down to Georgia, by Charlie Daniels.Baby’s Got her Blue Jeans On, by Mel McDaniel. ![]() (Ghost) Riders in the Sky, by Johnny Cash.It has all these songs, and more! We continue to add to it as we remember more songs we love. We also have a playlist on Spotify that we invite you to listen to whenever you’re in the car, on a plane, or just whenever you are hanging out with friends and family. We quickly decided we had to share this playlist! Over some hot tea and coffee, a few us started talking about our favorite country songs and singers. It was a snowy day at Rainbow Trout Ranch, in February, and unique in that some of the extended Van Berkum family was down visiting. ![]()
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