One of the absolute best in country music right now covering a murder ballad from another one of the hottest names in the business?
You have my attention.
Charles Wesley Godwin and Zach Bryan have struck up quite the friendship since Charles went out on the road opening for Zach last year.
During an appearance on our Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, Charles compared the meteoric rise of Zach Bryan to the Beatles coming to America:
“My dad has told me throughout my life about what it was like when The Beatles came to America. And, just the die hard fandom that they had.
I’m here to say, and I’ll die on this mountain, I think Zach Bryan… like the energy that his fans have for him… it’s gotta be like some modern day version of that.
The whole thing is crazy. It’s his first tour ever, and he’s selling out rooms all across the country, every single one between 1,500 and 5,000 seaters. Ya know, his first tour. And everybody in the crowd knows every single word… I’ve never seen anything like it.
When he steps out, and him and his guys go on stage and they’re about to start their show, you feel like you need hearing protection. Like, it is electric. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
The man @CharlesWesleyG on the energy at a @zachlanebryan concert 👏👏👏
Listen to Charles talk more about his start in music, touring with Zach Bryan, and some uplifting thoughts on our latest podcast.
👉 https://t.co/V8muzC5cZp pic.twitter.com/uDPB0KWtZm
— Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) December 6, 2021
And the respect is definitely mutual, with Zach saying about Charles that “we’re all witnessing something really beautiful in music.”
I feel like we’re all witnessing something really beautiful in music that I will tell my grandkids about
Thank you @CharlesWesleyG for letting us sit in on the best show in music
See you in New York and Boston ol’ son!! pic.twitter.com/tJjgTPPVHh
— Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) December 12, 2021
I mean, he ain’t wrong.
of course CWG is the best to ever do it of course I’ll be saying that in ten years of course people are gonna be like man wish I’d of heard him sooner
— Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) December 11, 2021
Well now Charles is finally giving us the crossover we all wanted, sharing an acoustic cover of Zach’s “Crooked Teeth,” the dark murder ballad about beating a lover’s new man to death (well, at least we think he died) and dumping him in the river.
The song perfectly suits Charles’ rich, haunting voice, and the acoustic versions of all of the great songs that he’s been releasing lately are second to none.
I love all of his original stuff, but I wouldn’t mind hearing a few acoustic covers from Charles either. Can I request “Something in the Orange” next?