Garth Brooks And Trisha Yearwood Share Relationship Advice
Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, are the perfect examples of a happy and blessed couple. We caught up with the couple recently and talked about Valentine’s Day. Garth told us, “Valentine’s Day is what Miss Yearwood’s all about. She’s my cape and my Kryptonite. I can do anything when she’s beside me, and I can do absolutely nothing when she’s not.”
Trisha adds, “It’s not really about the day. It’s the daily things – the little things that aren’t little at all. Things like making your coffee in the morning, picking up something at the grocery store that you know your partner likes – you know, like M&Ms. Just knowing that special somebody has your back. That’s what a valentine is to me.”
As for advice for couples everywhere, Brooks shares, “Only you know what works for your relationship. With that said, the foolproof, never-fail answer is your partner is always right. I would say – to guys especially – if she says, ‘Oh, I don’t want flowers,’ or, ‘Please don’t buy me any candy,’ do NOT believe her!”
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Yearwood laughs and says, “If she tells you that she doesn’t need anything for Valentine’s Day, get her something anyway. Trust me.”
Garth even shared the perfect Valentine’s Day Song for him and Trisha, noting it’s 2001’s “One More Day” by Diamond Rio.
The country music royalty couple has been married for 18 years and celebrated their wedding anniversary in December (12/10). Trisha posted a photo of two separate sets of flowers and revealed how similar the couple is on Instagram.
Yearwood captioned the flower photo, “When your husband sends you flowers, and you send him flowers, and the card says exactly the same thing! #happy18 #love #morethanever.”
Many of Trisha’s million Instagram followers reacted to the post, including one who wrote, “How sweet. Happy Anniversary.” Another fan commented, “Happy Anniversary, lovely couple!!”
Five Garth Brooks Songs That Made Him An Icon
"Callin' Baton Rouge" (1994)
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Garth was not the first artist to record it. In an album liner notes, he said, “I have always been a fan of ‘Baton Rouge.’ I was, still am and always will be a fan of the members of New Grass Revival, four guys well ahead of their time (even if they came out thirty years from now). ‘Baton Rouge’ was a single for them about the time my first album was released.”He continued, “This song did not even break the top thirty, and I believe it did not get a fair shot. When we recorded it, it seemed only natural to bring in the guys from New Grass Revival – Pat Flynn, Bela Fleck, John Cowan, and Sam Bush, teamed with Jerry Douglas. This was the first time the New Grass Revival had been together since their breakup over a year prior to the recording of this song. It was a very good day and an extremely proud moment, and I think this is reflected in the cut itself.”
"The Thunder Rolls" (1991)
Adele Starr/Getty ImagesGarth co-wrote this dark number-one song. He said of the song, “There is no doubt that the toughest song in the GB catalog has to be ‘The Thunder Rolls.’ This song came out fighting the day it was released. It was originally cut by Tanya Tucker in 1988 but was never put on an album. It came back to us in time for No Fences. My hat’s off to Pat Alger, a great writer and friend, and to music itself because only music could withstand what this song has gone through.”
The lyrics include, “The thunder rolls / And the lightnin’ strikes / Another love grows cold / On a sleepless night / As the storm blows on / Out of control / Deep in her heart / The thunder rolls.”
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (1989)
Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesGarth’s second radio single and his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. “If Tomorrow Never Comes” was named Favorite Country Single in the American Music Awards of 1991. Brooks noted that the song “will probably always be my signature song.” Garth also said that the song is about the love of a father to his daughter, not to his lover. He co-wrote the song with Kent Blazy.
"Friends In Low Places" (1990)
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesOne of the biggest songs in his career and the name of his new downtown Nashville bar. During a press conference when the bar opened, Garth said that when it came out and succeeded (four weeks at number-one) so much, nobody knew his name, but “everyone” knows “Friend In Low Places.” The song won both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards for 1990 Single of the Year.
"The Dance" (1990)
Stephen Chernin/Getty Images“The Dance” was the single released before “Friends in Low Places,” and also shot to number one on the country charts. In 1990, it was named both Song of the Year and Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. It was awarded the number 14 position in the CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music broadcast in 2003. It also is in the number 5 position on the network’s The Greatest: 100 Greatest Music Videos special in 2004.
In 2001, after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Brooks was invited to the NASCAR Awards ceremony honoring Earnhardt to play the song as a tribute.
