I used to love watching CMT Europe before it was taken off air - yes, there was a fair bit of crap but then it's the same with MTV (at least in the days pre-Osbournes when it actually showed pop videos). The difference is, CMT would throw up works of genius like this zinger from Travis Tritt, where he movingly portrays the struggles of a paralysed Vietnam vet. It's like he's Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan, all rolled into one. It's a trilogy, or if you will, a Trittology. OK, maybe not.
In part one, Anymore, Travis deals with his injuries in a sensitive yet manly way - the wheelchair strumming is impressive.
But for me, the highlight comes about five minutes in with the second installment, Tell Me I was Dreaming: here his pregnant wife Annie slips off a boat, hits her head and dies, but their baby, also Annie, survives (not sure how she got pregnant, maybe it was his ever-present buddy Al).
The third act, If I Lost You, is set five years on, showing how he and Al cope with their loss.
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