People Like Us

Aaron Tippin

About People Like Us

"People Like Us" is a song written by David Lee Murphy and Kim Tribble, and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in January 2001 as the second single and title track from the album People Like Us. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.


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There's a pool hall juke box, sawdust floors
Three plays for a quarter, and we still want more
Yeah there's a reason for fast cars
And that double yellow line
Heartbreak songs and good cheap two dollar wine

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, long neck bottles
Rusty old pickup trucks
Oh at last call the lights go up
And its all because of people like us

I got a second hand boat, the last numbers in jail
There's second hand smoke, everywhere i exhale
There's greasy little truckstops, all night di
No-tell Motel's and everybody knows why

'Cause of people like us
There's honky tonk music, long neck bottles
Rusty old pickup trucks
Oh at last call the lights go up
And its all because of people like us

'Cause of people like us
There's honkey tonk music, long neck bottles
Rusty old pickup trucks
Oh at last call the lights go up
'Cause of people ... people like us

There's honkey tonk music, long neck bottles
Rusty old pickup trucks
And at last call the lights go up
And its all because of people like us
Late night people like us
Hard lovin people like us
Hahah, just fun lovin people like us
Hillbilly people like us!

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Aaron Tippin

Aaron Dupree Tippin (born July 3, 1958 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American country music artist and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Records in 1990. His debut single, "You've Got to Stand for Something" became a popular anthem for American soldiers fighting in the Gulf War and helped to establish him as a neotraditionalist country act with songs that catered primarily to the American working class. Under RCA's tenure, he recorded five studio albums and a Greatest Hits package. By the later half of the 1990s, however, his sales and chart performance began to decline, and he was dropped from the label's roster. more »

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Written by: KIM TRIBBLE, DAVID MURPHY

Lyrics © CAROL VINCENT & ASSOC LLC, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, DO WRITE MUSIC LLC

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10 facts about this song

Artist Background
"People Like Us" is performed by Aaron Tippin, an American singer-songwriter. Well-known for his throw-back honky-tonk style in the '90s, he later embraced a popular high-energy sound in the new millennium.
Release Date
This song was released in August 2000 as a single from Tippin's album, also named "People Like Us".
Album Success
The "People Like Us" album reached number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, proving the popularity of Tippin's newer soundscape.
Song Chart Performance
"People Like Us" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. This was Tippin's biggest hit since his 1995 song, "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You."
Writing Credits
The song was co-written by Aaron Tippin, along with his wife Thea and songwriter Bobby Boyd.
Theme
With its lyrics speaking about the pride and unity of blue-collar, hardworking individuals, "People Like Us" is a representation of the core audience of country music, and to some extent, it depicts Aaron Tippin's personal life story as well.
Music Video
The video for "People Like Us" is directed by Trey Fanjoy, and it features Tippin performing the song in a barn with his band, interspersed with scenes of hardworking people from various walks of life.
Song Style
"People Like Us" combines elements of traditional country music with elements of southern rock, providing a blend of the past and present trends in country music at the time of its release.
Backing Vocals
Background vocals provided by Melodie Crittenden, Kim Parent, and Russell Terrell gave a rich texture to the overall production of the song.
Overall Impact
"People Like Us" helped solidify Aaron Tippin's status as a leading country artist during the early 2000s, and it remains one of his signature songs to this day.

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