The basis is, that he hopes she won’t fall under the impression that he’s drinking his sorrows away, when in reality, she just wouldn’t be “worth the whiskey.” Even though this song may not specifically call out Jack Daniels, we all know Swindell wouldn’t drink any other form of whiskey, or at least we can hope. Swindell tells it how it is, in describing how he’ll raise his glass to just about anything, except the girl who did him wrong. Swindell steals our number four spot, with his 2014 country hit, appropriately titled Ain’t Worth The Whiskey.” This song is perfect for car rides after a heart break, where you can scream all of the lyrics at the top of your lungs, and not be (completely) judged for it. The label might as well read, “Jack Daniels, healing emotional and physical wounds, since 1875.” That’s why they make Jack Daniels.” Lets all be honest with ourselves here and give Dunn applause for painting a picture of where we’ve all been, and then making it even more real by singing, “it ain’t gonna make it any better, but it won’t hurt as bad.” Because we’d all be lying by saying we haven’t used Jack as a numbing agent before. As he writes “some nights just never end. He slides into number three on the list, for no sugar coating anything here. “That’s Why They Make Jack Daniels”-Ronnie Dunn Ronnie Dunn (previously of Brooks and Dunn) gives the best heartache advice you will ever find in a song, in this slower tune, that is sure to draw you in. She describes him as, “the only man who’s ever knocked me to my knees,” and says “he sure has made a woman out of me.” Towards the end of the song, its revealed that she’s singing to Jack Daniels, after losing love. This upbeat and twangy song, talks about Jack Daniels as if he were still in human form, and seems to be fairly close friends with Lambert. “Jack Daniels”-Miranda Lambert Lambert earns the number two slot on the list, after putting her own twist on a 1981 David Allan Coe song ( Jack Daniels if You Please), by using his chorus and filling in the rest with her own lyrics. However, I never said it wasn’t worth it. In this boot-tapping ode to the main man himself, Church compares the Tennessee Whiskey to his “kryptonite.” Explaining “ that black label’s like black powder for my soul,” and “my head feels like a bomb about to blow.” Quite frankly, I’ve yet to hear a better description for the emotional and physical repercussions faced after indulging in the black label. “Jack Daniels”- Eric Church This song fits most appropriately on the top of the list, for its complete honesty and accurate description of what a night along side “Jack,” really looks like.
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