The Real Meaning Behind Brooks & Dunn And Luke Combs' '1, 2 Many'

It makes sense that Luke Combs would collaborate with Brooks & Dunn, so it was no surprise when they worked together on "1, 2 Many." Released in 2019 on Combs' second studio album, "What You See What You Get," "1, 2 Many" is his second collaboration with Brooks & Dunn, but what does the song mean?

"I like drinking songs," Combs said in a Facebook Live video (via Kase 101) when he first debuted the song. "I just wanted to write a song that I felt like my '90s country music heroes would be proud of. And I hope they would be proud of this song." Brooks & Dunn were certainly proud of the single, since they were on it, after all. 

"1, 2 Many" contains a classic message in drinking away one's problems. The song's lyrics also admit to a blatant binge drinking, with lines like "But I can't turn it off once I turn it on" and "There's no stopping me once I get goin'," per Genius. Combs tweeted that "1, 2 Many" is "a song about drinking too much," but it also has a sense of nostalgia for the chart-topping country singer. "[It] takes me back to the '90s country music that I grew up listening to," he added. Even though the narrator of the song seems to need an outlet for his issues, "1, 2 Many" is all about imbibing some beer and having a good time.

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