Watch Garth Brooks take the stage for a throwback performance of the hit song "She's Every Woman" which had fans praising the singer.

You bet Garth Brooks owes Nashville ... is better known than he is. The song's lyrics also reference a dive bar that surely bears no resemblance to what Brooks has masterfully created.

Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood ... belted out at the Washington National Cathedral, but Brooks was definitely roasted ...