Friends in Low Places Trivia Questions

The song was written by Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee in 1989. Garth Brooks recorded it for his 1990 album No Fences.

The song was a massive hit and not banned. While a live version's expletive was sometimes edited, the claim of a ban specifically for drinking references is false.

'Friends in Low Places' won Best Country Song at the 1991 Grammys, while Garth Brooks lost Best Male Country Vocal Performance to Vince Gill's 'When I Call Your Name.'

The famous opening riff is indeed a bass guitar, played by session musician Mike Chapman. No baritone guitar was used on the recording.

The phrase is from the 1990 song "Friends in Low Places," written by Dewayne Blackwell and Earl Bud Lee, not Robert Frost. No Frost poem contains that line.

The video, directed by Bud Schaetzle, features Brooks walking through a bar and was filmed in one continuous shot. No cuts were made, giving it a live, immersive feel.

The song was written by Brooks and Blazy in 1990 and featured on Brooks' 1990 album 'No Fences'. It became one of his signature songs and a country music classic.

The famous line was actually inspired by a bouncer who let songwriters Earl Bud Lee and Dewayne Blackwell into a Nashville bar through a back entrance. The bouncer joked about having "friends in low places," and the duo wrote the song, later recorded by Brooks.