Garth Brooks sets the standard when it comes to marrying exceptional singing with unforgettable showmanship, so taking on any song from his catalog is undeniably a tall order. But rising country artist Alexandra Kay was up to the task.
She recently covered a portion of the country music icon’s 1990 hit “The Dance.”
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Kay, who will serve as support for Jon Pardi’s upcoming 2026 Gamblin’ Man Tour — kicking off Sept. 17 in Richmond, Virginia — put her spin on the tune’s chorus as part of a TikTok video featuring her mixing up a specialty coffee drink from the comfort of her home.
@alexandrakaymusicI could’ve missed the pain, but I’d of had to miss the dance . ☕️? #coffeegirl
♬ original sound – Alexandra KayBacked by her guitarist and boyfriend, Rocko, Kay effortlessly showcases her stunning vocals and incredible range in the video posted on Aug. 19, giving listeners a taste of what the song could sound like from a female perspective. Kay’s “Coffee Covers” video series on the social media platform helped launch her country music career after going viral in 2020, and she has been treating fans to songs ever since.
“Please do a full cover on this,” one fan requested in the comment section of the video while another follower added, “Wow! How beautiful!”
“One of my favorite songs ever. You made me cry,” a third follower wrote.
Written by Tony Arata, Brooks had his eye on “The Dance” long before he became famous. According to an interview with Arata by The Tennessean, Brooks heard the song during an open-mic night in Nashville and promised Arata that if he ever struck a record deal, he would record the song.
And that, he did.
“The Dance” served as the fourth and final single from Brooks’ 1989 self-titled debut album. Widely regarded as his signature song, “The Dance” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and won two trophies at the 1990 Academy of Country Music Awards for Country Music’s Song of the Year and Video of the Year.
For its writer, “The Dance” was inspired by a scene in the 1980s movie Peggy Sue Got Married, where the lead character goes back in time and realizes she can’t change her past marital relationship because she would never get to have had her children.
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“It hit me that you don’t get to pick and choose your memories in life. You have to go with things as they play out,” Arata said, sharing the meaning behind the song. “You don’t get to alter them because if she had not married him, regardless of how bad it had turned out, she would not have had her children ….That hit me, and I went home, and the next morning I wrote that song, the lyrics, in what is now known as ‘The Dance’ in about 30 minutes.”
“The Dance” was rejected across Nashville for three years before Brooks finally recorded the track.
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