Country music is having a wild plot twist, and it starts with Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and a glittery “dreamy disco groove.”
On paper, they are two of Nashville’s safest traditionalists. He is the gravel voiced storyteller, she is the sharp tongued Texas poet. Yet in “A Song To Sing,” they slide into a slow motion, 70s inspired shuffle that feels like a lost record from a neon lit skating rink.
The track was written with Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor, produced by Dave Cobb, and built on real country bones. Listen to the intertwined vocals, the fiddle in the background, the smoky guitars. It sounds fresh because they are digging backward, not selling out.
Even the styling tells a story. Terracotta suits. Retro colors. A night at the Brentwood Skate Center that looks like 1978 in HD. There are quiet nods to Ronnie Milsap and Waylon Jennings, and even real pieces from Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, right down to Dolly’s gold hoops and Kenny’s lion necklace.
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If the retro skating-rink world of “A Song To Sing” shows how far Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton can stretch country’s sound, the real test is what happens when all the 70s sparkle falls away. That is where their CMA Awards performance comes in. On that stage, there are no mirror balls or terracotta suits, only a band, two microphones, and a room full of high expectations.
Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton – “A Song To Sing” | Live at CMA Awards 2025
Here is where the dreamy disco groove turns into a full 70s scene, complete with terracotta suits, swirling lights, and the Brentwood Skate Center glowing like a time capsule. Morgane Stapleton gliding past in gold, Dolly’s hoops, Kenny’s lion necklace, every tiny detail from the article lives here.