Riley Green nods to late legend Toby Keith with 'high-energy summer anthem'

Riley Green nods to late legend Toby Keith in his new cleverly-written, honky tonk-worthy anthem, Think As You Drunk.

Riley's new track highlights his traditional, timeless country sound in a “playful,” “rowdy” way. It’s “a high-energy summer anthem that blends Riley’s sharp humour with an infectious, barroom-ready energy, the song is both a rowdy drinking anthem and a tribute to Toby Keith, whose music made audiences laugh, raise a glass, and sing every word back,” according to a press release.

The release notes that a portion of the proceeds from Riley's newest single will support the Toby Keith Foundation, an Oklahoma-based nonprofit organisation that helps paediatric cancer patients and their families.

“I ain’t as think as you drunk I am / Don’t pay no mind to this mountain of crushed up cans / No, I can’t say my C B A’s / But I can sing ya every song that jukebox plays / And I know I can’t stand or sit / But if I was hammered, could I dance like this / Might have a cold one in each hand / But I ain’t as think as you drunk I am”

“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” Riley said in a new interview with Billboard, which notes that the singer-songwriter often covers songs by the late legend during his concerts.

“Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.” Riley said “it’s really a full-circle moment for me to have Toby’s vocal on that song,” particularly because Green’s father used to jokingly say As Good As I Once Was was written about him, per Billboard.

Think As You Drunk is the second track to release from Riley's upcoming fourth studio record, That’s Just Me. The 19-track project will also include My Way, which he performed during his acting debut on Yellowstone spinoff Marshals. 

Listen to Think As You Drunk here:

Written by iHeart.com and republished with edits and permission

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