{"id":58159,"date":"2026-02-16T12:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/is-this-really-rascal-flatts-most-overrated-song-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:46:27","slug":"is-this-really-rascal-flatts-most-overrated-song-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/is-this-really-rascal-flatts-most-overrated-song-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Really Rascal Flatts&#8217; Most Overrated Song? [EXCLUSIVE]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/rascal-flatts\">Rascal Flatts<\/a> kid Dylan DeMarcus \u2014 aka the son of band mate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jay-demarcus\">Jay DeMarcus<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 stopped by the <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/nights\"><em>Taste of Country Nights<\/em><\/a> studio with his dad, and he got to poke a little fun at his dad&#8217;s band&#8217;s expense.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan DeMarcus just released his version of Rascal Flatts&#8217; &#8220;Bless This Broken Road,&#8221; and I asked him, with his dad in the room, which one of Rascal Flatts&#8217; songs are the most overrated.<\/p>\n<p>The one he picked was pretty shocking.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Which Rascal Flatts Song Does Jay DeMarcus Song Think is Overrated?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dylan said &#8220;I think an overrated one is &#8220;Life Is A Highway.&#8221; After I chimed in with an &#8220;Oh stop it,&#8221; DeMarcus swung back around to double down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s overrated,&#8221; Dylan said as his dad chimed in with &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna spank you when we get home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dylan continued, with a large grin on his face. &#8220;I know it&#8217;s done a lot, but it&#8217;s a lot of just the same thing, ya know, [singing] life is a highway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the elder DeMarcus joked, &#8220;This is hard to listen to, I&#8217;m not gonna lie to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After I swooped in and tried to defend the Flatts&#8217; honor by saying how great the guitar riffs are compared to the original version of the song, Dylan agreed, &#8220;Yeah the guitars are great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dylan did say that Rascal Flatts&#8217; version is better than the original\u00a0Tom Cochrane version from 1991, but stuck to his guns that it is their most overrated song that they play.<\/p>\n<p>Jay DeMarcus, being the seasoned pro he is, knew what was about to happen after his son said this. &#8220;This is gonna be the headline in the social media clips, you know that right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jay-demarcus-faith-based-country-music\/\">Jay DeMarcus Explains Surge in Country + Christian Collaborations [EXCLUSIVE]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dylan still did not shy away after that, saying &#8220;It&#8217;s a hot take, it&#8217;s a hot take for sure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That part of the interview ended with his dad cackling at what his son said. Even if it was a little mean, he was still proud that his son had a strong opinion and stuck to it the whole time, even when he got pushback.<\/p>\n<h3>How Old is Dylan DeMarcus?<\/h3>\n<p>Dylan DeMarcus, the son of Rascal Flatts&#8217; Dylan DeMarcus is 13 years old. He is DeMarcus&#8217; only son.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Essential 2000s Country Songs: 50 Best From 2000-2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">Country music sure did get a lot brighter in the 2000s, but not every song on this list of the best and most essential hits replaces banjo with beatbox. There are some all-time fine 2000s songs from timeless\u00a0artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/chris-stapleton\/\">Chris Stapleton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/miranda-lambert\/\">Miranda Lambert<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/blake-shelton\/\">Blake Shelton<\/a> and more.<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/best-2000s-country-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Forgotten 2000s Country Songs: 40 Great Country Hits, 2000-2009<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Enjoy 40 of the best songs from 2000 to 2009. Each one came and went like a tornado. 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