Cheap Paradise

Essie Country’s 21st Century 
Real Country Music Song of the Week, 
for the week of: 
03/22/26 thru 03/28/26.
 
                Cheap Paradise 
               by Erin Viancourt 
          Released 07/21/2023
                               ⬇️   
https://youtu.be/1SW6QNaz27A?si=HXAaMSLjuccWL9HN


A review of Erin Viancourt’s
Cheap Paradise
by Gene Johns 
 
I don’t know anyone who sounds like Erin Viancourt. Her unique voice and soft, effortless vocal style have caught my attention more than once. She has been featured twice before in Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week series with “Old Time Melody" and “Pray.” If you missed those two outstanding real country songs, you can find them at EssieCountry. Com. 
 
This Cleveland, Ohio, born singer/songwriter said she “came from a pretty musical family, and spent a lot of time sitting around the campfire with 5 to 7 guitars going at once.” After graduating from high school, she left the safety of her family and the warmth of the family campfire to head for Nashville. 
 
Since arriving in Nashville in 2015, she found her own community of singers and songwriters. In 2019, she recorded her debut single, “Playin’ Old Records,” and later released her first album, “Won’t Die This Way.” That album, released on July 21, 2023, features 13 tracks, all co-written by her, including “Pray,” “Old Time Melody,” and “Cheap Paradise.” 
 
Within the lyrics of this song, there's a line that references the sun setting over Turtle Bay. Turtle Bay might not be nearby, but if you set up a couple of lawn chairs in your backyard, and as the sun dips below your horizon, have a cold beverage of your choice in hand, with your sweetheart close by (for a kiss or two) to join you. Then you too can enjoy a “Cheap Paradise.”
 
                     Cheap Paradise
                    by Erin Viancourt 
https://youtu.be/1SW6QNaz27A?si=HXAaMSLjuccWL9HN