Here’s What Garth Brooks Thought of Morgan Evans’ Cover of ‘Ain’t Going Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up)’

Morgan Evans just performed a cover of one of Garth Brooks‘s most vocally challenging, enduring ’90s hits — and the Country Music Hall of Famer had some thoughts about it.

During an episode of the God’s Country podcast earlier this month, Evans briefly sang a bit of “Ain’t Going Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up),” which appeared on Brooks’ 1993 album In Pieces and was a two-week Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs chart-topper. The song’s full-throttle, spit-fire delivery makes it a fan favorite in concert.

Alongside the podcast’s hosts, brothers Dan and Reid Isbell, Evans sang the song while seated casually in a chair, and smoothly kept pace with the rapid-fire lyrics, singing the song with such ease that even Brooks himself had to comment on it.

Brooks replied to a video of the performance, writing, “Dude!!!!! Are you kidding me???? I can’t sing that song without going into cardiac arrest and you guys make it look easy!!!! QUIT doing Garth stuff better than Garth!!!! Honored, flattered and absolutely LOVE that moment!! love, g”

Evans replied to Brooks, writing, “Hahahaha maaaaaaate!!! Been singing your songs my whole life. Means a lot! Thanks legend!”

During the podcast, Evans recalled growing up listening to Brooks’ music, and said of “Ain’t Going Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up),” “finally learning all the lyrics to this song was like a great achievement.”

Evans appeared on the podcast in support of the March 20 release of his new album Steel Town, which finds the Australian-born singer/songwriter returning to his roots.

“In 2026, I feel like people are more drawn to the more unique version of someone,” he said. “I really tried to lean into that with songs like ‘Steel Town,’ about my hometown, or ‘Land I Love,’ which is about Australia.”