{"id":5300,"date":"2015-10-01T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2015-09-28T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T18:21:41","slug":"from-american-idol-to-my-ultimate-girl-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/01\/from-american-idol-to-my-ultimate-girl-crush\/","title":{"rendered":"From American Idol to My Ultimate Girl Crush"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the moment Carrie Underwood walked on stage in front of the original (and arguably best ever) three judges of American Idol, I immediately developed the biggest girl crush on this random girl from Oklahoma with pipes that could take anyone\u2019s breath away. Sometimes I go back to watch her first audition<\/a> and I still get goose bumps. Carrie Underwood dominated season four of American Idol from the beginning, winning the hearts of fans from all over the country.<\/p>\n

For me, there is no artist on my iPod that I listen to more frequently. Walking to class, going on a road trip, dancing in my room (no shame,) really almost everything I have ever done I have done it at least once while listening to Carrie Underwood. There is something about her music that is so relatable, especially to girls my age.<\/p>\n

She is humble and from a small-town, and unassumingly beautiful. I look up to her in so many ways, but the most impressive thing that she has done in my opinion is keeping a level head and being normal when the pressures of Hollywood so often push stars into strange phases just so they can gain more popularity *cough Miley Cyrus cough.*<\/p>\n

\"Miley\"<\/a>A huge moment in my life was my first Carrie Underwood concert. The atmosphere and show that she put on were exuberating. She played some of my favorite songs such as \u201cLast Name,\u201d \u201cAll-American Girl,\u201d and \u201cGet Out of This Town.\u201d Seeing how much fun she was having and hearing how amazing she sounded live created one of the coolest feelings I have ever felt. I am sure the whole audience felt the same way, but for me I realized that singing is something I could want to pursue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved singing. In middle school, I started singing a little bit more publicly, but after high school and through my first couple years of college I have been pretty low-key about it\u2014literally. If you were to ask any of my college friends, none of them would have any idea that I love to sing and it might be something that I want to make a career of. I\u2019m not saying that I am as good as Carrie Underwood, but she has inspired me to pursue music.<\/p>\n

Whether or not I ever make it big like her is honestly highly unlikely, I get that. But I will always love singing along with her as if I was on stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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