{"id":2493622,"date":"2026-07-08T16:41:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2493622"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:41:55","slug":"ashley-cookes-baby-blues-story-behind-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ashley-cookes-baby-blues-story-behind-the-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Cooke’s “Baby Blues”: Story Behind the Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tHangovers suck.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut skipping work over a hangover isn\u2019t cool, either.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn fact, putting the nose to the grindstone in the middle of an alcohol-induced headache can actually bring positive results, as Ashley Cooke <\/a>and four co-writers discovered. They held a four-day songwriting retreat, Jan. 6-9, 2025, at Smith Lake in Northern Alabama as she started building material for what would become the ace<\/em> album, released Nov. 14 by Big Loud. They were so productive in the first part of the trip that they turned their last night of the retreat into a big celebration. They paid for it on getaway day.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe woke up super hungover,\u201d she remembers.<\/p>\n

\n\tBut Cooke and her writing partners \u2013 Johnny Clawson (\u201cWeren\u2019t for the Wind,\u201d \u201cSwear Words\u201d), Seth Ennis (\u201cAmen,\u201d \u201cBoys Back Home\u201d), Joe Fox (\u201cIt Won\u2019t be Long,\u201d \u201cLast Night Lonely\u201d) and Kyle Sturrock (\u201cTexas,\u201d \u201cGet to Drinkin\u2019\u201d) \u2013 had a quota for the trip, and they were one song short. They\u2019d started the retreat by writing a verse and chorus for a song called \u201cRaised Running,\u201d and finishing that was the quickest way to meet their obligation.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re all sharing a brain cell and trying to get through this,\u201d Cooke says with a laugh.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to picking up on \u201cRaised Running,\u201d part of the conversation hung over from the previous night, too.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cMe and Joe had a massive debate the night before with Kyle and Johnny on what was the best John Mayer record,\u201d Ennis recalls. \u201cThey were wrong, and I think me and Joe were right, but alcohol definitely had something to do with how loud that debate got, and that carried over into the song the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs they worked through \u201cRaised Running,\u201d Ennis threw out one phrase \u2013 \u201cBaby, put those baby blues away\u201d \u2013 that turned everybody\u2019s head. They all thought it was too good a line to bury it in a second verse, so they made it the title of a new song.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt used the word \u201cbaby\u201d two different ways and worked so naturally that a listener wasn\u2019t likely to notice the repetition. And with its minor holster image, it created a slight Western flair.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think that\u2019s why all of our ears perked up when Seth said that,\u201d Clawson notes. \u201cWe were, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s clever without being too clever.\u2019 If you can catch someone\u2019s attention without trying too hard, that is usually a pretty good recipe for something that people will come back to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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