{"id":2659905,"date":"2026-09-13T06:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-choosin-texas-were-all-choosin-ella-langley\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T06:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T10:57:50","slug":"with-choosin-texas-were-all-choosin-ella-langley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-choosin-texas-were-all-choosin-ella-langley\/","title":{"rendered":"With &#8216;Choosin&#8217; Texas,&#8217; we&#8217;re all choosin&#8217; Ella Langley"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-choosin-texas-were-all-choosin-ella-langley%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2659905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article narrates a summer performance at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio, where a young musician playing an electric guitar chooses to perform a simple, catchy song with a mix of country and rap elements rather than original compositions or classic hits. The crowd, appearing tired, rhythmically mumbles along as he sings a heartfelt lyric about longing. The content also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huawei-fraud-trial-set-to-begin-over-iran-dealings\/\" title=\"Huawei fraud trial set to begin over Iran dealings\">includes promotional material encouraging readers<\/a> to subscribe for full access to the Washington Examiner&#8217;s coverage and analyses, highlighting unlimited access, with options to log in or cancel anytime.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The young man holding an electric guitar on stage at the Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio earlier this summer looked briefly thoughtful. \u201cWell, I\u2019ve played some of my originals,\u201d he said, \u201cand I thank you for the response, but we have a big crowd here right now, so let\u2019s do something that you all know.\u201d What followed wasn\u2019t a golden oldie from the songbook of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3910313\/trump-show-business-homecoming-kennedy-center\/\">George Strait<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/johnny-cash\/\">Johnny Cash<\/a>, or even Garth Brooks, but a dead-simple two-chord trotter of a tune that lived somewhere in the arid desert between country and rap. \u201cI just wanna be her so bad, it hurts so bad, it hurts so bad,\u201d he sang, and the crowd of a few dozen tired park-goers mumbled along in perfect time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 160px; 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