{"id":5327,"date":"2015-10-04T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=5327"},"modified":"2015-09-28T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T18:10:11","slug":"diversity-the-biggest-factor-in-corrupting-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/04\/diversity-the-biggest-factor-in-corrupting-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity: The Biggest Factor in Corrupting Our World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Was there ever a time in your life that you let differences between you and someone else get in the way of love? Many people might think that having differences between one another is a valid reason for love not to exist, but in Collin Raye\u2019s song, \u201cNot That Different,\u201d he states otherwise.<\/p>\n

\"country-couple-forever-life-Favim.com-761265\"\u00a0Throughout country music there have always been songs written about love and relationships. Within this genre you tend to hear both the positive and negative sides of love, but rarely do you hear both incorporated into one song. \u201cNot That Different\u201d is a song I grew up listening to because my dad used to be a big fan of Collin Raye. Ever since hearing this song, it has stuck with me throughout the years due to the fact that its message doesn\u2019t have to be strictly related to just relationships; it can be interpreted on a broader scale of love between any two people. When you break this song down, its overall message talks about how people can have so many differences, yet we still are all the same. As you will see, Collin Raye presents a message to all of us that we should look past the differences with others into their personalities that lie underneath.<\/p>\n

Within the lyrics of this song, Raye states, \u201cWe\u2019re from two separate worlds,\u201d but \u201cI laugh, I love, I hope, I try\/I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry\/And I know you do the same things, too.\u201d Raye continues the song by stating that these factors are \u201cWhat they had in common\u201d and that they are \u201cStrong enough to bond them for life.\u201d But, the line that really ties the entire song together is when he sings \u201cSo we\u2019re really not that different, me and you.\u201d Despite the fact that this song is particularly about Raye trying to\u00a0convince a woman to look past their differences and to love him, people can still take this powerful message of the song and apply it to loving people around the world regardless of the bigger differences people face in life.<\/p>\n

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Throughout history, people have always let differences in race, gender, religion, skin color, sexual orientation, etc. affect how people treat one another. But it is important to know, despite these differences we have in comparison to other people around the world, that we all share similarities deep down inside\u2026we are all still human. I have always found this song to be one of my favorites because of its compelling message on how love can overcome stereotypes, socioeconomic and political boundaries. Therefore, I think that this song is important for people to hear and to understand so that our world can continue to grow in a positive direction and turn away from its corrupt and judgmental state.<\/p>\n