Miranda Lambert had us hooked on “Crisco” before the song even existed in our hands. Before the streams. Before the download. Before we could even press play — the title alone was enough to send our brains into a loop we had absolutely no interest in escaping.
And now that it is finally, officially here?
We are done. Fully and completely done. This song has taken up permanent residence in our heads and we are not even a little bit upset about it.
But here is the part that sent us completely over the edge on our very first listen.
Buried inside the easy, breezy, impossibly charming lyrics of “Crisco” is a moment that stopped us cold — a callout to none other than Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Two icons. Two legends. Two names that carry the entire weight of country music history in just a handful of syllables.
Only Miranda Lambert could make a song about Crisco and somehow weave Kenny and Dolly into it so naturally that it feels like it was always supposed to be there. That is the gift. That is why there is nobody else quite like her.
“Crisco” is fun. It is effortless. It is the kind of song that sounds like a cold drink on a front porch in the middle of summer. And it is absolutely, one hundred percent, already stuck in your head whether you have heard it yet or not.
Do yourself a favor. Press play. And then try — just try — to get it out of your head.
We will be here. Still humming it. Sending our thoughts and prayers to Kenny and Dolly for being name-dropped in the most Miranda Lambert way imaginable.