Suds in the Bucket
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"Suds in the Bucket" is the title of a song recorded by country singer Sara Evans
. It was released in May 2004 as the third single for her album Restless
. It became her third number-one single on the US Country charts, and her first since "Born to Fly
" in early 2001. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 18, 2005.
The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Country, and is included in the Rock Band
: Country Track Pack. and will appear as downloadable content for the Rock Band
series.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it is "awash in fiddle and steel guitar and has a catchy chorus." She goes on to call the lyric "cute and will remind all parents of the fleeting joys of childhood and how quickly the kids begin building their own lives."
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Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by...
. It was released in May 2004 as the third single for her album Restless
Restless (Sara Evans album)
Restless is a Country music album by Sara Evans, released August 19, 2003 on RCA Records Nashville. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA....
. It became her third number-one single on the US Country charts, and her first since "Born to Fly
Born to Fly (song)
"Born to Fly" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist Sara Evans. The song was released in June 2000, and served as the lead-off single to her third studio album, Born to Fly. It became Evans' second Number One hit on the U.S...
" in early 2001. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 18, 2005.
The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Country, and is included in the Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
: Country Track Pack. and will appear as downloadable content for the Rock Band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
series.
Content
The song is up-tempo and tells the story of a girl who runs off to Las Vegas one day with her boyfriend, leaving the "suds in the bucket and the clothes hangin' out on the line."Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that it is "awash in fiddle and steel guitar and has a catchy chorus." She goes on to call the lyric "cute and will remind all parents of the fleeting joys of childhood and how quickly the kids begin building their own lives."
Music video
The music video follows the lyrics of the song. It shows a young girl running away from home with a boy to go get married. The song is intercut with scenes of Evans singing in front of laundry drying in the front yard of a home, in a beauty shop, and in a church. The video was directed by Peter ZavadilPeter Zavadil
Peter Zavadil is a music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s.-Music videos directed:109 music videos are currently listed here.-References:...
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Chart performance
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