Going to share an extremely vulnerable comment about this song. Im a Gold Star Mom who lost her son in December of 2011. The Zack Brown Band was his favorite group and this song was very popular in the months following Justin's death. Spent many drunk nights with this song on repeat, tears streaming, praying that would be the night I would just wake up and be with him. I'm very thankful now God never answered those prayers, but even now, hearing this song puts me right back in that moment. 😢😢😢

Highway 20 ride Free …honestly just anything, Zac Brown is amazing no matter what the song

I love the song "As She's Walking Away" which they do with Alan Jackson.

This song, like The Dance, can impact people strongly even though there are a million interpretations.

Thank you for this reaction, I struggle with this version of this song, because it is more powerful when he does it. My ex was a Navy veteran that suffered PTSD with severe bouts of depression, VA's answer was to drug him to a zombie state, so he refused to go and eventually took his life, for some reason this song brings it all back for me.

The Boot sat down with songwriter Wyatt Durrette to discuss the Zac Brown Band‘s hit single, ‘Colder Weather.’ Wyatt started the song, but it soon turned into a group collaboration with ZBB members Zac Brown and Coy Bowles, as well as Southern Ground Records artist Levi Lowrey. "There was a girl I was seeing, who lived in Kansas City. We really liked each other, but geography and timing just wasn’t working for us. She was getting pretty frustrated with the whole thing and wanted me to slow down, as far as traveling so much and all those things. I wasn’t willing to do that because we were just getting started, and I’m chasing my dreams. I was going to see her. We were in Green Bay, Wisc., playing a show with Little Big Town, and it was pouring down snow. We were supposed to go to Kansas City the next day for some radio thing, but the radio people canceled. Instead, we just went on to wherever we were going next. I had to call her and tell her that I wasn’t going to make it. She was not a happy camper. She let me have it. I hung up the phone, walked on the bus and wrote the chorus and the melody to the chorus. Me and Zac worked on the first chorus together. I knew the song was special. You can just tell as a writer when you’ve written something that has a chance to be big or special. I knew that one was. I sat on the song for six months after that. I did what I always do: sing it to the guys and say, “What do you think of this?” And they’ll go, “Oh yeah, that’s great!” Levi Lowrey is one of the best artists I know. He’s a poet. I felt like this song needed the way he wrote, so I invited Levi over to my house one night, and we wrote the rest of the verses. It turned out great. It was so weird because that same night, Coy, our guitar player, stopped by. He was just coming by my house to say hey. He didn’t know we were writing. He sat down and was listening to us write the verses, and he said, “How about a bridge?” He read one to us, and we were like, “Hell yeah! That’s perfect!” [Laughs] So we stuck that in there, and I brought all that to Zac. Zac and I finished writing the alternate chorus in the end. That one’s special to all of us. It holds a spot because of what we do and being away and all those things. For those guys, I think that song rings on missing their family. That’s the beauty of art: Everybody has their own take on what the song can mean. As for me, it’s a story of impossible love, where geography or timing gets in the way of it, and it’s just not possible."

Eventually you're going to get to one of their songs where the musicians are front and center, and you'll be floored. Their songs are great, his voice is great, but there are more than one or two monster musicians that have mostly been hiding in the two you've heard.

By my count, you've now done 4 Zach Brown songs, Chicken Fried, Dress Blues, My Old Man and Colder Weather

I think for musicianship, you have to listen to Sweet Annie by these guys. Picking like you will not believe. Keith will dig it for sure.

This song is so powerful. Please, please, please if you do another zac brown song, please make it sweet annie. Specifically live from the artists den. It is the best (imo) showcase of their amazing harmonies.

Years ago, I randomly came across a cell phone video of the songwriter singing a different song he wrote called "The Space Between" which I instantly loved. Then I was surprised to discover he wrote "Colder Weather" which was one of my favorite songs. His original version had another verse that the Zac Brown Band cut for whatever reason. I was just now trying to search for his "The Space Between" song, because I couldn't remember the name of it to make this comment. While searching for that song, I happened to watch a video of him singing "Old Trouble Like Me" on a channel called ASW Distillery. Not the best recording, since it seemed like it was a cell phone video, but I fell in love with that song as well.. It only had 122 views, and his "official upload" of the song only has 469 views, which seems pretty crazy to me.

Holy shit, I'm not the only one that went all Night Ranger in the beginning!

ZBB's song 'Knee Deep' is a great, lively tune. Love the guitar and mandolin picking.

You might go to "Highway 20 Ride" next if you're going to follow the ZBB thread and if you liked this one. Highway 20 Ride is another deep story.....

It did get out of YT jail! Love this song!

Hwy 20 ride is my favorite

ZBB is one of the most underrated country bands! They are awesome and the harmonies are always great!!!

This song breaks my heart every time i hear it.

My day was spent attending to personal VA needs and treatment. As is often the case, on long drives or boring rides something will lead us to times of quiet thought and memories of friends and comrades that have slipped away in our past. The ride and the theme of this reaction dragged me to another time and place when I came into your program this evening. Coincidental thoughts and random luck processed me as I listened to this band and the voices. Different sad stories and depressing thoughts came together. My loss wasn't about love, but the permanent loss and damage to poorly fix a temporary problem. 55 years later guys and my question is still Why? Thanks for listening.

Thank you!! This is one of my favorites!! Try Free/Into the Mystic by Zac Brown Band 🔥

I never thought of this song in the way you guys seem to. To me its a common country theme of a guy on the road, who loves a girl but that love is never quite enough to make him settle down. He stops by now and then but he never stays.

I’ve seen ZBB 6 times, and they put on a great show! Their music is awesome.

Zach is a very talent singer. I had the privilege of listening to him sing in high school as we went to school together. He has always had a amazing voice

Requests: Don’t Let the Old Man In by Toby Keith (live at 2023 People’s Choice Awards) I Wanna Talk About Me by Toby Keith

Another good zac Brown song

Free/Into the Mystic - Live from Austin City Limits (Grammy)

Chicken Fried is probably Zach’s biggest hit it’s a happier song lol highway 20 ride is a good one

I'll say it again. Have to watch them live!

Chicken Fried has some great guitar work.

I have watched many reactions to this stunning song and NONE of them ever “got it”. You guys did. You got it! Sucker punch but meaningful! Thanks for showing why I come back again and again to y’all’s reactions. ZBB is phenomenal. My votes for the next two……”Free/Into The Mystic” live version and “Wild Palomino” with ZBB and Cody Johnson.

This is one of my favorite ZBB songs. Great reaction.

I'm glad they picked up on the meaning of the song as I've seen so many say oh it's about a long distance relationship or something to that effect I get teary eyed everytime I hear it I've been close to that lost and fairly recently.

Appreciate you all. Look forward to videos every day. Always a happy surprise to get that notification

I ve heard this a million times,,, never realized she died😢

Thank y’all for comin’ back so fast. ZBB is a Live Only watch.

If I remember correctly, I think the writer, Levi Lowrey, said he wrote this about or during a time where he was having problems in his relationship from being out on the road a lot.

You guys want to hear a great Zac Brown tune, check out All Alright from when they went into the studio with Dave Groel. My personal favorite...

Another great song by Zac Brown band is, Sweet Annie, live version

One of my all time favorite songs. Always nice to see someone new appreciate it.

Damn, that did take a turn. Great video and reaction

This song was written by a guy named LevLowrey who is worth checking out. My personal favourite is a song called the Space Between.

The tone of his vocals with those killer harmonies sounds like if James Taylor was singing lead for Eagles

The guy in the video is Liam Hemsworth from Hunger Games, brother to Chris Hemsworth who played Thro.

This was a good reaction guys. Colder weather is a complex song no doubt but it is a great song.

I'm a suicide widow. If we didn't have 5 children who needed me, I would be with him again.

We have already been in the 70s and 80s here in Oklahoma.

I would love to see you guys react to “Drunk Girl” by Chris Janson.

If you look up the reason behind that song it is about a relationship.

Absolute great reaction guys!!! Let’s add a vote for “Highway 20 Ride”…please and thank you 😉

nice to see this one made it out of KZfaq jail.

Not sure how someone goes about requesting a song without a bribe, or voting on a song. But I think you would love Chris Stapletons "Drunkards Prayer"

Reminds me of James Taylor. I think that's who he looked up to. They actually sang together

One of my favorite ZBB songs. Check out I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan and Kasey Musgraves Also think you should look into a newer artist, Noah Kahan. His songs hit deep. I suggest Orange Juice and Growing Sideways ☺️

This is my favorite ZBB song but I’ll pitch in with suggestions for Wild Palomino with Cody Johnson, Someone I Used To Know, Homegrown, Goodbye In Her Eyes, and if you’re down for covers, they have an excellent version of Jason Isbell’s Cover Me Up.

You guys should listen to his song highway 20 ride

You should check out Home Free version of Colder weather.

I love Zac Brown Band! They will make you get all up in your feels. Sometimes good, sometimes other feels.

you should try "Highway Twenty Ride" and "Dear Annie"

Please watch the acoustic live version

I got some James Taylor vibes on this one.

If you want true country try Tom T. Hall "Old dogs, children and watermelon wine."

Crooked teeth- Zach Bryan. Or strange dreams by whiskey Myers

I always thought it was , he was a truck diver and was stuck somewhere Yours makes more since.

You guys really should check out Lee Roy Parnell - On the road.

They need to remake this video this is a song about truck drivers

I’m telling you, you really need to do Austin city limits performance of Free/Into the Mystic! The musicianship is beautiful. Colder Weather is one of my favorites. Btw, I read once that the band wrote this over a period of time about a long distance relationship that didn’t work out. I think it may have been the death of the relationship.

Please, please, please....do ZBB "Free/Into the Mystic" live Austin City Limits.

I hate that Chicken Fried is their most popular song. This, Highway 20 Ride and Sweet Annie are lyrically and vocally amazing.

If you want a song a little more light hearted try SheDaisy’s “Lucky for You” or Carly Pearce’s “ Hide the Wine”.

is big red liquors at 2290 E 116th St, Carmel, IN 46032 a good one it's what comes up when I look up vine and table ...I think I remember you saying they were closing...so did they just change their name

Free….Sweet Annie (live)….Homegrown

Can you react to tequila by dan and shay

Many people in my family suffer from depression as I do it's a real thing and it is awful.

Do more OGS

Feel like the music video for this one is not worth it. The song tells a better story than the video.

Don't make the the mistake asking why can you have depression, you see everything positive we don't it is real to us maybe not to you.

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"colder weather ' is just an excuse for not being able to commit in the relationship.

This song makes me cry, I hate it.

This is one of those where I love both the song and the video, but the video doesn't really match the lyrics at all.

good song but Home free does a cover of it that's better than this original.