How about Brandi Carlile? Her name’s on the Grammy nomination list for Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song of 2008 and Best Country Song of 2009.

It’s hard to argue that this year’s crop of Best Country Album contenders are any less deserving.

These are the albums that deserve a listen each and every time.

We can debate the merits of each song or album’s overall quality, but the bottom line is – we need to be aware and weHow about Brandi Carlile?

What’s next?

So how about a big screen version of the original?

If you are still not convinced, here’s the original:

And here’s Brandi Carlile’s video:

It’s an interesting take on old-school rocker that’s also a great song on its own (although, you know, “No One Believes Me”).

And don’t even get me started about the lyrics.

And what’sHow about Brandi Carlile? She is a former rock singer who is just now starting to release her latest album from Columbia. Her latest single is “The Long Lonesome Road” and she has been on the road for 2 days promoting it. She doesn’t have a TV commercial, a TV interview, or an ad campaign. She has been traveling on a motorhome. It’s not exactly the same journey that Tom Brokaw took to get here, but there are plenty of parallels.