One modern country song that, to me anyway, holds up well against many classic country songs is "You and Tequila" by Kenny Chesney. It harkens back to the sentiments of many of the classic country tunes, expressing a near addiction to self destruction in the forms of a woman and tequila. I don't like most of the drivel coming out these days--songs that are written solely to manipulate one's feelings make me want to puke--but this one somehow strikes me as more genuine.
