The TRUE Story Behind One of the Most Popular Country Songs of the Early 2000s | Cyndi Thomson on The Real Country Podcast Eps 30

About this episode

Nikki Cohn-Byrd interviews Cyndi Thomson about her career and the anniversary of her hit song.

On a special edition of The Real Country Podcast...The Real Country Corner...I sat down with 2000s country star Cyndi Thomson to discuss life after her break from music and the 25th anniversary of her hit song, What I Really Meant to Say. What I Really Meant To Say topped the US Hot Country Songs chart for three consecutive weeks and was one of 2001's most played songs at country radio, and was part of her My World album. She's back in the studio recording new music, and recutting this hit si...

People in this episode

Host: Nikki Cohn-Byrd

Guest: Cyndi Thomson

Topics covered

• country music
• Cyndi Thomson
• hit songs
• music industry
• life after music
• 2000s country

Keywords

• Cyndi Thomson
• What I Really Meant to Say
• country music
• 2000s hits
• music career
• Nikki Cohn-Byrd

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My World

Books & works: What I Really Meant to Say

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