The Internet Is Divided Over Which Nashville Bar Morgan Wallen Is Referring To In His Song “20 Cigarettes”

Which one is it?

Morgan Wallen has a new song on his latest 37-track collection, I’m The Problem, called “20 Cigarettes.” It’s already become a favorite among his fans on social media, and it’s actually one of my favorite songs on this latest project from Big Loud Records (full disclosure, I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet).

The song tells the story of a night that starts out with a fresh pack of cigarettes and ends when the final “lucky cigarette” is smoked.

And the night just happens to start out at a bar, “on that redwood deck on Demonbreun.”

“Twenty cigarettes and I lit me one
On that redwood deck on Demonbreun
She was with her friends, left ’em standin’ there
There was more than smoke in that summer air

We burned two while she told me ’bout her hometown
She was drinkin’ Tito’s, said I better slow down
I was like, “Hell nah
I ain’t drinkin’ by myself, nah”
Said she loved my accent, so I kept talkin’
Reached for the pack on the table by my wallet
We tore off to light the night we had left”

Now, most Nashville natives are just thankful that Morgan is finally teaching everybody else how to pronounce “Demonbreun.” (It’s not “demon-brewin” or “demon-braun.”)

But there’s another debate raging about the song over on TikTok: Exactly where is that “redwood deck on Demonbreun?”

The common thinking seems to be that it’s Red Door Saloon, a bar in midtown Nashville that’s a popular hangout for locals and musicians, as well as some of the best songwriters in Nashville. The bar has a deck that’s dimly lit with red lights, and seems like the kind of place that a story like this would play out at.

@nashville_stacy

On that redwood deck on Demonbreun #morganwallen #morganwallenmusic #imtheproblem #nashville #musicrow #reddoorsaloonnashville

♬ 20 Cigarettes – Morgan Wallen

But it’s not actually on Demonbreun.

Red Door Saloon is on Division Street, just off of Demonbreun. So that has many people arguing that the bar is actually Tin Roof, which also has an outdoor deck and is located on Demonbreun Street.

Which one is it? Both are popular bars for songwriters to hang out at, and the song wasn’t written by Morgan (who can’t exactly just go hang out at the local bars anymore), but was actually written by Blake Pendergrass, Chase McGill, Josh Miller and Chris LaCorte.

Where do these guys hang out? Is it Tin Roof or is it Red Door?

If I had to guess, I’d say that they had Red Door Saloon in mind when they wrote the song, but Demonbreun just fit into the song better than “Division.” Demonbreun turns into Division Street anyway, and after a few too many root beer float shots at Red Door you’re probably burning heaters and don’t know what street you’re on anyway.

We’ll continue to monitor to see if we get any hint from the songwriters as to which bar they’re referring to so we can finally settle this debate once and for all. But for now, the internet is just going to have to debate whether the redwood deck is ACTUALLY on Demonbreun or not.

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