{"id":1577,"date":"2014-10-23T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2015-01-22T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T17:18:26","slug":"the-girl-in-a-country-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2014\/10\/23\/the-girl-in-a-country-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl in A Country Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maddie<\/a>Ever listen to the lyrics of country songs? I mean really<\/em> listen? I\u2019ll be the first to admit that sometimes, I just play music and sing along without even knowing what I\u2019m singing about. It becomes second nature after you hear a song a couple of times; the lyrics are constantly stuck in your head, the beat is catchy, and you can\u2019t help but belt out the latest Luke Bryan song at the top of your lungs in the car. But when you really listen to the lyrics, sometimes you catch things that you overlook during a normal, relaxed listen.<\/p>\n

To combat this lack of awareness, new duo Maddie and Tae released a song titled \u201cGirl In A Country Song\u201d in July. When I first heard this song on the radio, I couldn\u2019t help but laugh and turn it up, because every single lyric was SO TRUE. Here\u2019s a sampling of the lyrics:<\/p>\n

“Bein\u2019 the girl in a country song \/ How in the world did it go so wrong? \/ Like all we\u2019re good for \/ Is looking good for you and your friends on the weekend \/ Nothing more \/ We used to get a little respect \/ Now we\u2019re lucky if we even get \/ To climb up in your truck, keep my mouth shut and ride along \/ And be the girl in a country song”<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not even the best part. The song takes so many jabs at the typical lyrics of a male-sung country song, from Luke Bryan\u2019s \u201cThat\u2019s My Kind of Night<\/a>\u201d to Thomas Rhett\u2019s \u201cGet Me Some Of That<\/a>.\u201d These girls take sarcasm, humor, and attitude to a whole new level, but at the same time, they really are trying to draw attention to a huge issue in modern-day country music.<\/p>\n

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Role reversal from the music video<\/p><\/div>\n

When objectifying women is the norm of a genre and people don\u2019t think twice about it when singing along, that\u2019s a problem. Most people associate lyrics like that with rap songs, where they constantly talk about women shaking what they\u2019ve got for the men around them. So when did it become so accepted in country lyrics? The sad part is that I\u2019m completely guilty of the \u201cin one ear, out the other\u201d habit when listening to songs. But this song really made me stop and think about the songs that I listen to, especially this lyric:<\/p>\n

“Aww no, Conway and George Strait \/ Never did it this way \/ Back in the old days \/ Aww y\u2019all, we ain\u2019t a clich\u00e9 \/ That ain\u2019t no way\/ To treat a lady”<\/p>\n

They said it perfectly. What happened to the old George Strait songs when a woman was treasured? The Conway Twitty songs about his \u201cdarlin\u2019\u201d rather than the generic label \u201cgirl.\u201d You know, I honestly couldn\u2019t even tell you. All I know is that I genuinely wouldn\u2019t want to be the girl in a country song.<\/p>\n

Girl In A Country Song – Maddie and Tae<\/a>\u00a0(music video)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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