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Undiscovered: 5 Lauren Alaina Songs We Know You'll Love
Happy Birthday to Lauren Alaina! One of our favorite American Idol contestants turns 29 today. To celebrate the last year of her 20s, let’s take a moment to fawn over some of her undiscovered songs.
1. “Georgia Peaches”
Taking it back about 10 years, “Georgia Peaches” was released in 2011 as the second single off of Alaina's debut album, Wildflower. Hailing from Georgia and a true southern girl herself, Alaina makes a nod to her fellow southern gals, singing “Ain’t nothing sweeter than us Georgia peaches / There’s a reason why the boys pick the Georgia Peaches.”
2. "Barefoot and Buckwild"
Released before her vocal surgery in 2014, “Barefoot and Buckwild” was intended to be the first single on her second album. It’s hard to not feel her zest for life shining through even her earliest songs. She sings, “Hands out the window, got my toes up on the dash / Nothing but fields on the wheels, just slinging wet mud / I like the way you drive, just like a rebel child / you make me wanna get barefoot and buckwild.”
3. "Road Less Traveled"
This album was Alaina’s second one, with the title track “Road Less Traveled” being released as the album’s second single in 2016. She described this album as having both fun and sad songs, as a reflection of what was happening in her life at that time. In the single, she sings ”You won’t make yourself a name if you follow the rules / History gets made when you’re acting a fool / So don’t hold it back and just flaunt it / Show what you got and just own it.”
4. "Next Boyfriend"
Alaina has a way of connecting with her audience and taking them on her journey through life. In this fun and flirty song, she talks about a new crush that most people can likely relate to at some point in their life. She sings, “I thought I knew you from somewhere / Right when you walked through the door / So, please forgive me for staring / It’s driving me crazy where I’ve seen you before.”
5. "Ladies in the 90s"
As a tribute to female artists and hit songs of the ’90s, this single was released in 2018. Anybody raised on 90’s music can appreciate all of the references Alaina makes throughout this song. “I just wanna feel like ladies in the 90s / Turn the dial and find me some 'Strawberry Wine' / So I can sing all night long, acting like I’m Britney / Come on baby, hit me just one more time, hey.”
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