Thank you everyone for all of your comments! Congratulations to Arlene V., Cari R., Tony H. and “bpicha26″ on each winning a pair of tickets to the ‘Brothers of the Sun’ concert at Target Field!
What’s hotter than a heat wave in July? Kenny Chesney. Playing at the first-ever concert at Target Field on July 8 as part of the ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour. Attention all you cowboys out there, it’s time to get gussied up in all out country-western looks that will put a little “yee-haw” in your step as you stroll into the show! MOA™ stores True Religion Brand Jeans (Level 1, South) and RCC Western Store (Level 3, West) are the perfect places to complete your country-inspired get-up. Here is our favorite look!
To celebrate the Brothers of the Sun Tour, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to four lucky MOA Blog readers. You heard us right, we’re giving away FOUR pairs of tickets to the show! The show is Sunday, July 8, 2012, and winners MUST be able to pick up their tickets at Mall of America® by Thursday, July 5, 2012 at noon. How do you win? Tell us what you love about country music. To enter, you must comment on this blog post by Monday, July 2, 2012 at noon CST and provide a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS. We’ll announce the winner via email and update the post to reflect that we’ve chosen a winner.



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This is an easy question, there are SO MANY things I love about country music! Country music is all about loud music, a cold beer, and just being with friends and having a great time!! And who better to listen to than Kenny and Tim at Target Field!! tony_hilmoe7@hotmail.com
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Country music is about the simple life!
Country music has always remained true to its roots and values from the very beginning! There are still songs about enjoying the simple things in life, God, love, and actual morals. Compare country music to hip hip and r&b music, and you see the true quality of country music! iluvorange1356@hotmail.com
I grew up on country music! My first concert was the band Alabama. Huge fan of Kenny and Tim!
wendymn@gmail.com
I LOVE country music because you can actually understand the words!! You can still rock with country music…..and especially with Kenny’s new hit……..Feel like a Rock Star!!! Would be a great early birthday present if I could see Kenny and Tim…especially since I couldn’t get tickets!! dmglassmaker@gmail.com
What I love about country music is that it gives me an opportunity to connect with my teenage daughter. ;D
The tight jeans on Tim McGraw. CariRickman@comcast.net
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Yay!!!!! Thank you!!!! But I had to tell my husband how I won them…LOL
Music can change your mood in an instant! There is Country music out there that really has a way of pulling strong emotions out of you… it can make you laugh, cry, remember past loves, empower you….
ivyubtripin at yahoo dot com
There is something so pure and honest about country music. No matter the song, I can always find a line that hits home. The other reason I love country is the wide variety. If you feel like kickin’ back with a beer, listen to a little Kenny Chesney or Toby Keith. If you want to ride with your windows down on a nice Minnesota night, throw on some Keith Urban or Rascal Flatts. If you are a kick-butt woman, listen to a little Gretchen Wilson or Carrie Underwood for inspiration. There is something for everyone with country music!—hill1239@umn.edu
I love that you can always find a Country song to fit your mood – whatever mood you might be in! Faith Schaefer
isabel112@prodigy.net
What I love about country music? The way that it makes you feel. The way that it can transport you to a certain time in life or how it has helped you in anyway. I remember in daycare listening to a song and never knowing what it was, the only parts I remember from the song was the beginning and the chorus. I never did find out what song that was until I was a sophomore in high school and heard the guy behind me singing the exact same song. I asked him what it was and it was then, that I discovered the wonderful music of Tim McGraw and the song I had been listening back then was ‘Don’t Take the Girl’. It has been my favorite song by and probably my first favorite country song. The songs we hear by Chesney and McGraw don’t just last with us until they are done playing on the radio, they stick with us as we age. It is with that we learn to appreciate country music. It would be a dream come true, to see these wonderful singers in person! It would make my summer complete! I am sure we ALL have a country song that has struck a chord somewhere in us. Country music brings people together and allows us the opportunity to kick back and listen to some amazing music. There has not been one Kenny Chesney song that I don’t like. Besides what better way to celebrate summer than by being able to hear ‘Summertime’ live! I would absolutely love to see both singers in person and I love country music because it makes me happy and anybody who loves country music has amazing taste!
email: j_litzinger@yahoo.com
I love country music, and Kenny Chesney! I have wanted to see him years, and Target Field is the perfect place! Thanks MOA!
epsftbllchic1617@aol.com
You can’t help but belt out all the words to country songs!
rusch069@umn.edu
“cause it’s songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they’re all just
songs about me”amanda10zz@hotmail.com
There are plenty of reasons why I adore country music. They range from it being a rare generational connector in families to the music being the essence of the American spirit. Yet, if I absolutely had to choose only one particular reason it would be that country music is the art of story-telling at its finest. From happiness to sadness, even drunkenness, all emotions can be found in at least one country song. The wide spectrum of human emotion is covered in one broad type of music.
Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw are the perfect example of the epitome of country story telling. Every single one of their songs introduces you to characters, a place, or a feeling that are universal. These elements make the song more than memorable, they make it relatable. Now most songs that play on the radio are all the same empty manufactured music that all sounds the same. Country music stands apart because of it’s emotional story telling. A listener can’t walk away, simply forgetting about the song. Instead it leaves an impact on them. In just a few minutes, a few bars of musical notes, and a set of lyrics people become truly connected to the song like no other genre can do.
Email: kaleckson01@hamlineuniversity.edu
I love country music because it makes me feel like a Rock Star!
tepicha@hotmail.com
What I love most about country music is that it gives me an excuse to wear my cowboy boots!
email: pich0072@umn.edu
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The best thing about country music is that it comes from the heart. And cowboy boots, cowboy hats and a whole lot of attitude.
I remember the events in my life by the music that I was listening to at the time. I still remember the excitement I felt buying my “cowgirl hat” at RCC for my first Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert. Country music for me holds the memories of fantastic places, countless good times and amazing people. It reflects our lives and reminds us of what’s important. Could there be anything better? mncountrygirl33@hotmail.com
I like that it tells a story and I can listen to it with my kids. skalbow@hotmail.com
I LOVE country music because it captures the spirit of America!
rosa0117@umn.edu
I love country music because it’s all about the small town living and that’s what I love! Hall9794@stthomas.edu
Country music is my life this would make my year!!!! Katie.ann1029@gmail.com
Country music is my life this would make my year!!! Katie.ann1029@gmail.com
Ever hear this one? ”You know what happens when you stop listening to country music? You get
You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t
your dog, wife, house & kids back!” Unfortunately, country music gets a bad rap for only being about these things, but the country music I know & love is about family, God, love, sweet memories & good times…real life! It often takes me back to my childhood & makes me stop to appreciate the short time of my own kids’ childhood. And there’s no better cure to missing my home state of Tennessee than just turning on the radio & hearing those southern accents
take the country out of this girl!
iluvthsouth@gmail.com
P.S. I truly am Kenny Chesney’s biggest fan & I would LOVE to see him at Target field.
I love how it brings my family together! My family is very country music orientated! We play it, we listen to it it is just a huge part of our lives!
I love country music because it fits whatever mood I am in. Country music is written about real things and I think that country music stars are much more level headed than other big stars. It is fun to wind down with country or to start a party. I have never been to a concert and I would love to Kenny and Tim. kellyschueler@hotmail.com
What do I love about country music? The women! So many beautiful women who listen to it and are musicians!
randog6@gmail.com
I love the lyrics to country songs! It is something I can relate too very much!
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I like the beat of country songs. Great to dance to! markbrmn@aol.com
Kenny is one of my favs, hope I can see the show with my sister! bsportshomerun@aol.com
My son like’s country music and would love to go to the concert!
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my 19 year old son loves country music, which I will listen to if I am in his car. he would love to go to the concert.
sorry forget my email, luckyduck1013@yahoo.com
Thanks for such an awesome giveaway! I would love to be able to Tim and Kenny in concert.
iluvkatie74@yahoo.com
The songs bring us back to a simpler time. They often remind us of the importance of faith and family. jaycob.martin1344@gmail.com
I love that I can sing along to the songs and a lot
of the lyrics are relatable to my style of living!!
Debeltz22@yahoo.com
Country music just makes you want to enjoy an ice cold beer in the sun at a concert!
Men in tight jeans, a flannel and a cowboy hat
Great friends, Great music, ice cold beer and memories!!!
elreidt@gmail.com
I love the simplicity of country music and how it can raise complex memories/emotions. Country music is best paired with friends and family-taking you back to that ‘one great evening’ when all that mattered in the world was in your backyard. It has raw emotion that radiates through a speaker. Country songs can lyrically draw a person in by the shared experience of love, loss, joy and happiness that bonds us all as people.
cljohnson05@gmail.com
Posting for my sister Melissa, she doesn’t have a facebook or twitter: “I love country music because it’s something my whole family likes. I love going to concerts with friends. epxc33@aol.com “
I love country music because out of all the music genres there are out there Country music is the most patriotic and really celebrates being an American. Country Music singers share their love for America by doing so many wonderful things, such as Tim McGraw teaming up with Operation Homefront to give away homes to needy wounded warriors and veterans. I served in the Marine Corps and my husband is active Marine Corps with 10 years in so far. We love this country and love that country music really celebrates our great nation.
Liz M
My daughter and I love country music!! We can relate to the lyrics in almost every song by almost every artist! My daughter was involved in a serious car accident on Friday night, 10 hours after receiving her drivers license! We are so grateful that she is here with us with only a few cuts & bruises. “Jesus take the wheel” by Carrie Underwood has been the country song we have been relating to the last couple days. Its amazing how country music can soothe the heart & the soul. I would love to surprise her and take her to this concert!
Thank you,
Kris
pelmore2012@gmail.com
I love country music because it reminds me of the good ole days and keeps me hopeful for the days still yet to come.
mn.allstar124@gmail.com
great music and good times!! email = madstevemad@yahoo.ca
I love how Country music always tells a story you can relate too. Goes good with beer too .
kim
kktaylor@usfamily.net
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