This dude is 100% Correct
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Price_RZ — 11 years ago(April 22, 2014 03:45 PM)
I believe if you look, it is female country singers that encourage violence of all kinds far more often than male country singers.
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lizcarlo87 — 11 years ago(April 22, 2014 09:55 PM)
Yes they are violent. I do agree that more current males singers cannot do those type of songs. Hypocritical feminists would kill them. Blake Shelton did do one at the beginning of his career called Ol Red.
Males for years upon years in country had violent songs about men killing women for cheating. How is that not violent? Males sang about killing males as well. Honestly I like the songs. The violent nature of songs about men killing cheating wife's doesn't offend me. In fact id rather males do murder ballad than another stupid bro country song. Now that women are doing the same thing its offensive all of a sudden. Country has songs called murder ballads. Violence isn't new subject to country, and most certainly did not start with Carrie or Miranda. -
Price_RZ — 11 years ago(April 23, 2014 04:55 PM)
Yes they are violent. I do agree that more current males singers cannot do those type of songs. Hypocritical feminists would kill them.
I couldn't agree with you more on this point.
Blake Shelton did do one at the beginning of his career called Ol Red.
I had forgotten all about it, nice call. Might this be the last one that was commercially successful? Just saying that as I really can't think of another male on female violence song that has been a hit since.
Males for years upon years in country had violent songs about men killing women for cheating. How is that not violent?
I was trying to think of all I could come up with and it was a short list.
Garth Brooks - Papa Loved Mama (maybe balanced out by the Thunder Rolls)
Charlie Moore - Down in the willow Garden
Johnny Cash - Delia's Gone- The Banks of the Ohio (more commonly heard by Joan Baez and Olivia Newton John)
"Whispering" Bill Anderson - The Cold Hard Facts of Life
The Oak Ridge Boys - Don't Break the Code
I know there are more but that is all I can think of. It was indeed more common in the past, but I think we could put together a list of women killing men about that long in the last 10-15 years.
As for the first time a woman murdered a man in a country song Some might argue Bobbie Gentry's
Ode To Billie Joe
is the song, but that isn't how I understand it. I think Vikki Lawrence's
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
(later recorded by Tanya Tucker and Reba) would be the first I could think of and that would place it in the late 70s.
Honestly I like the songs. The violent nature of songs about men killing cheating wife's doesn't offend me. In fact i2000d rather males do murder ballad than another stupid bro country song.
I agree again, the emotion at least exists there, I have had enough with the get drunk and party theme. Yeah Luke Bryan and the rest, we know you love to party..
Now that women are doing the same thing its offensive all of a sudden.
Why didn't she (Carrie Underwood in Before He Cheats) confront the guy? She did that in a social setting, it would have really shown him in a bad light and had a more long term effect. Rather, she damages personal property and would go to jail for it. I find it more stupid than offensive. Sometimes you have to be a bigger person but the song portrays this to be a crime without consequence. Several of the songs mentioned above do result with the men facing death or long term incarceration. I guess I am bothered that
Before he Cheats
portrays a crime as both victimless and results in no consequence. As Carrie Underwood appeals mainly (or did at the time) to teens and tweens.. Well, without a fully developed pre-frontal cortex, encouraging such actions isn't wise with a group that lacks the neurological development to decided that it wasn't a wise course of action.
Country has songs called murder ballads. Violence isn't new subject to country, and most certainly did not start with Carrie or Miranda.
True, but it has become the sole domain of women. That should be a bit unnerving.
Some people count sheep. Doesn't work with Bryan, just gets him excited ~ John-Redcorn
- The Banks of the Ohio (more commonly heard by Joan Baez and Olivia Newton John)
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lizcarlo87 — 11 years ago(April 23, 2014 07:36 PM)
Why didn't she (Carrie Underwood in Before He Cheats) confront the guy? She did that in a social setting, it would have really shown him in a bad light and had a more long term effect. Rather, she damages personal property and would go to jail for it. I find it more stupid than offensive. Sometimes you have to be a bigger person but the song portrays this to be a crime without consequence. Several of the songs mentioned above do result with the men facing death or long term incarceration. I guess I am bothered that Before he Cheats portrays a crime as both victimless and results in no consequence. As Carrie Underwood appeals mainly (or did at the time) to teens and tweens.. Well, without a fully developed pre-frontal cortex, encouraging such actions isn't wise with a group that lacks the neurological development to decided that it wasn't a wise course of action
I don't listen to the song all that much. Its not favorite of mine. I usually skip it. Its not my anthem like it is for some women.