Maren Morrisis taking herHumble Questback home to Texas!The 32-year-old country star and her band recently filmed an hour-long concert special for Season 48 ofAustinCity Limitson PBS, and PEOPLE has the exclusive premiere of Morris'“I Can’t Love You Anymore"performance before the episode airs Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET.Taped at theACLstudio in Austin, Texas, the hour-long performance features eight tracks from Morris' latest albumHumble Questas well as earlier singles “80s Mercedes,” “I Could Use a Love Song,” “Rich,” “The Bones” and “My Church.“The episode marks the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s first-ever set on the Peabody Award-winningAustin City Limitsshow, the longest-running music television program in history.Maren Morris.Scott Newton, Courtesy of Austin City LimitsIn a November 2022 interview withBillboard, Morris spoke in-depth about writing the lyrics for “I Can’t Love You Anymore” following an argument with her husband,Ryan Hurd.“Ryan and I were bickering about something — I can’t even remember what, it was so stupid,” she told the outlet. “But we were kind of arguing that morning, and then going into the [writing session], Ryan threw that title out and it just sort of lightened the mood: ‘I can’t love you any more than I do now.’ So the song ended up becoming couples therapy for us.“The song’s first verse finds Morris singing about Hurd, 36: “Should’ve known what I was getting into / Fallin' for a boy from Michigan / You love your mom like every Midwest kid / You like driving to Texas / You put up with all my exes / To deserve you, don’t know what the hell I did.“Maren Morris.Scott Newton, Courtesy of Austin City LimitsExplaining the “exes” lyric, she toldBillboard, “They’re not in my life, but they are in my songs. It’s part and parcel of being married to a songwriter who’s had a past.““You do have these relationships internalized in songs. I have songs about previous relationships, and so does he. It’s just something we accept about each other,” added Morris. “But honestly, I was going for the rhyme, and it felt like a cool ode to George Strait. ‘Texas’ and ‘exes’ just go together so perfectly.“Check out the full setlist for Morris’ACLperformance below.Circles Around This TownI Can’t Love You Anymore80s MercedesHumble QuestBackground MusicNervousI Could Use a Love SongHummingbirdDetourRichGood FriendsThe BonesMy Church
Maren Morrisis taking herHumble Questback home to Texas!
The 32-year-old country star and her band recently filmed an hour-long concert special for Season 48 ofAustinCity Limitson PBS, and PEOPLE has the exclusive premiere of Morris'“I Can’t Love You Anymore"performance before the episode airs Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. ET.
Taped at theACLstudio in Austin, Texas, the hour-long performance features eight tracks from Morris' latest albumHumble Questas well as earlier singles “80s Mercedes,” “I Could Use a Love Song,” “Rich,” “The Bones” and “My Church.”
The episode marks the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s first-ever set on the Peabody Award-winningAustin City Limitsshow, the longest-running music television program in history.
Maren Morris.Scott Newton, Courtesy of Austin City Limits
In a November 2022 interview withBillboard, Morris spoke in-depth about writing the lyrics for “I Can’t Love You Anymore” following an argument with her husband,Ryan Hurd.
“Ryan and I were bickering about something — I can’t even remember what, it was so stupid,” she told the outlet. “But we were kind of arguing that morning, and then going into the [writing session], Ryan threw that title out and it just sort of lightened the mood: ‘I can’t love you any more than I do now.’ So the song ended up becoming couples therapy for us.”
The song’s first verse finds Morris singing about Hurd, 36: “Should’ve known what I was getting into / Fallin' for a boy from Michigan / You love your mom like every Midwest kid / You like driving to Texas / You put up with all my exes / To deserve you, don’t know what the hell I did.”
Explaining the “exes” lyric, she toldBillboard, “They’re not in my life, but they are in my songs. It’s part and parcel of being married to a songwriter who’s had a past.”
“You do have these relationships internalized in songs. I have songs about previous relationships, and so does he. It’s just something we accept about each other,” added Morris. “But honestly, I was going for the rhyme, and it felt like a cool ode to George Strait. ‘Texas’ and ‘exes’ just go together so perfectly.”
Check out the full setlist for Morris’ACLperformance below.
source: people.com
