The Good Country Goodtime: Aubrie Sellers, “Make the World Go Away”

On September 27, Good Country and BGS debuted our brand new variety show, the Good Country Goodtime, at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. The inaugural show was hosted by country and bluegrass singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks and featured appearances by artists Victoria Bailey and Aubrie Sellers as well as a hilarious set by comedian and actor Kurt Braunohler. Backing up the talent was our first class Goodtime house band led by the Coral Reefers’ Mick Utley.

Dynasty Typewriter is one of LA’s premier spaces for comedy, music, podcasts, improv, and so much more. The very first Good Country Goodtime was livestreamed online, captured by the venue’s fully built-out rig of cameras, so we’re incredibly excited to get to share exclusive clips, performances, and sketches from the Goodtime – not only from our first show in the fall, but going forward as we continue these events in 2025, too.

For our second installment in our series of clips from the September edition of the show, “garage country” artist and singer-songwriter Aubrie Sellers offers an incredible cover of a country classic, “Make the World Go Away.” Sellers is a fascinating roots artist with a deep and broad country and Americana pedigree. Her music combines so many genres – indie, folk, rock and roll, grunge, and blues blend effortlessly with bona fide old country chops and pop-meets-countrypolitan glamor. But here, on the Dynasty Typewriter stage, her rendition of the indispensable Hank Cochran-penned hit is remarkably simple and down-to-earth.

“Make the World Go Away” has been recorded and covered dozens of times. First a country chart hit for Eddy Arnold in the ’60s, the song has been a timeless, perseverant sensation in the decades since. Superstars like Elvis, Dean Martin, Donny and Marie Osmond, Martina McBride, and Alison Krauss and Jamey Johnson have released their own studio versions; the song is even a common “call” at jam sessions and guitar pulls, even in bluegrass and old-time communities. It has earned its place in the country canon and American songbook.

Here, the lyric is showcased expertly by Sellers. Intricate vocal twists, turns, and runs serve the song more subtly than showy. Sellers certainly has a powerful voice, capable of filling rock clubs and commanding festival stages, but it’s just as lovely and perhaps even more entrancing in this more understated context. It’s easy to tell this is a song at her command, a classic as well-worn and comforting to Sellers as her version will be to her listeners – and was to our Goodtime audience!

Enjoy Sellers’ nostalgic and beautiful performance of “Make the World Go Away” and stay tuned for more songs and silliness from our the Good Country Goodtime coming to you in 2025 right here on BGS and Good Country.

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