{"id":416399,"date":"2026-08-25T16:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416399\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:58:38","slug":"texas-gov-greg-abbott-releases-botched-summer-playlist-no-one-asked-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416399\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott releases botched summer playlist no one asked for"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TexasTexas Gov. Greg Abbott spreads good cheer at the Republican National Convention. Credit: Shutterstock \/ Maxim Elramsisy<\/p>\n

Somewhere, a social media intern should be embarrassed. <\/p>\n

Even though summer is almost over, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted a \u201csummer playlist\u201d online Friday for some reason, and it features several glaring errors that are likely to leave any fan of Lone Star State music shaking their head.<\/p>\n

The playlist<\/a> \u2014\u00a0which we\u2019re totally sure wasn\u2019t created via a prompt in ChatGPT \u2014\u00a0features songs about Texas. However, it butchers the name of more than one of the state\u2019s well-known musical artists.<\/p>\n

Most glaring of all is the inclusion of \u201cKrugbhagin,\u201d which presumably refers to the Houston band Khruangbin and not Bilbo Baggins\u2019 unemployed cousin who sells skunk weed in the Shire.<\/p>\n

The entry \u2014 which is supposed to refer to a song called \u201cTexas Sun,\u201d a track the chill, funk-inspired band collaborated on with Fort Worth singer-songwriter Leon Bridges \u2014 also botches the title by calling it \u201cTexas Sun Krugbhagin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Umm \u2026 gesundheit?<\/p>\n

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But the embarrassments don\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

Abbott also included a version of \u201cDeep in the Heart of Texas\u201d by San Antonio-tied country artist Moe Bandy but butchered his name too, calling him \u201cMoe Brandy.\u201d<\/p>\n

What in tarnation?<\/p>\n

The cursed playlist also features \u201cTexas\u201d by Dallas rapper BigXThaPlug, an artist we\u2019re sure Abbott listens to all the time while sippin\u2019 on some sizzurp.<\/p>\n

Ironically, around the same time that Abbott was plugging BigXThaPlug, the rapper was arrested in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on several charges<\/a>, including driving while intoxicated, possession of less than two ounces of marijuana and unlawful possession of a firearm. The arrest caused him to miss an appearance at a country music festival in Winnipeg \u2014\u00a0even though the governor is apparently a huge fan.<\/p>\n

A rapper whose name alludes to drug culture was arrested for \u2026 drugs? We\u2019re shocked \u2014 SHOCKED, we tell you! <\/p>\n

Granted, if Abbott even laid eyes on this list at all, he probably thought \u201ctha plug\u201d was referring to a hair transplant procedure or a shower drain.<\/p>\n

But the social media team wasn\u2019t done trying to prove that Abbott is cool, actually.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, the guv\u2019s minions also released an Instagram video of him shaking hands and kissing babies set to a song by Future \u2014 another rapper we\u2019re sure he listens to all the time.<\/p>\n

The clip includes the lyric \u201cWorkin\u2019 on the weekend like usual\u201d from Future\u2019s song \u201cLife is Good,\u201d but for some reason doesn\u2019t include the part where the artist raps, \u201cI was in the trap serving cocaine.\u201d Huh.<\/p>\n

Fans also may notice that Abbott\u2019s summer playlist didn\u2019t include obvious selections from other Texans, including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bob Wills, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jim\u00e9nez, Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins, Selena, Beyonc\u00e9 or Kris Kristofferson.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s be glad that they were marked safe from being uncool by association.<\/p>\n

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