ERNEST has been kicking around Nashville for a few years now. He started his musical journey as a hick-hop artist cutting songs like “Dopeman” and “Bad Boy.” Then, he started writing country songs. Ernest wrote hits for Florida-Georgia Line, Chris Lane, Jake Owen, and Morgan Wallen. In 2021, Ernest teamed up with Wallen on “Flower Shops” and took the country music world by storm. Show Many mainstream country fans were already aware of Ernest, but “Flower Shops” put him on the radar of traditional country fans as well. This sad, steel-soaked song about a breakup taps into the sounds and themes of classic country. So, it comes as no surprise that Ernest took inspiration from one of the masters of sad country songs. ‘Flower Shops’
ERNEST Opens Up About Writing ‘Flower Shops’Before Ernest cut “Flower Shops” with Morgan Wallen, he played it on his podcast for fellow Nashville rapper-turned-singer Jellyroll. He did more than play the song, though. First, he told Jelly Roll about what inspired him to write the song. Ernest was sitting at the bar at Old Hickory with John Daly, talking about music. During the conversation, Daly let Ernest hear a demo of a song called “Whiskey and Water” that featured Willie Nelson on guitar and singing the second verse. That song flipped a switch for the singer-songwriter. “This is country music at its purist,” he said after hearing the song. Then, he took a deep dive into sad traditional country music. More specifically, he started listening to a lot of George Jones. Not long after that, Ernest picked up Ben Burgess to go write with Mark Holman. On the way there, they listened to the George Jones classic “A Good Year for the Roses.” Ernest and Burgess decided that they wanted to write something in the same vein and “Flower Shops” was the result. The Meaning Behind “Flower Shops”“Flower Shops” isn’t a hard song to decipher, but Ernest laid out the concept on his podcast. “The concept was basically, I f-cked up my relationship so much and I continue to do it every time. My only way to fix this is I’m gonna go buy every f-ckin’ flower in the flower shop. That’s all I got. I don’t have anything else that I can give you other than every flower I can buy.” “Flower Shops” by Ernest feat. Morgan Wallen Lyrics[Verse] It’s a beautiful day, she’s been crying all night Mister, I’ll take your roses Well, I took some pills and she took the dogs So buddy, I’ll take your roses Roses are red, violets are blue So mister, I’ll take your roses ➤ Written by Ernest, Ben Burgess & Mark Holman What song does Flower Shops sound like?“Flower Shops” follows Wallen's latest collaboration “Broadway Girls” with Lil Durk.
Who wrote Flower Shops?"Flower Shops" is a song by American country music artist Ernest featuring country music singer Morgan Wallen. It was released on December 31, 2021 as the lead single from Ernest's second studio album Flower Shops (The Album). The song was written by Ben Burgess, Ernest and Mark Holman, and produced by Joey Moi.
Is Ernest related to Morgan Wallen?The couple got married in January 2017 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the other inspiration for their son's unique name, and then became first-time parents just a few years later. About one year prior to ERNEST, Wallen shared similar exciting and unexpected news to his fan base.
Does Morgan Wallen write his own songs?Wallen was offered a publishing deal after The Voice, however. He had his hand in a co-write on the song “You Make It Easy” covered by Jason Aldean and Charted at No. 14 in 2018. In 2021, he had another hand in a co-write with "Whiskey Me Away" recorded by Jason Aldean.
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