Lyrics for Blake Shelton’s “She’s Got A Way With Words” Are Stirring Controversy
Blake Shelton’s new album If I’m Honest is set to hit shelves on Friday (5-20), and one particular song, and a particular set of lyrics is stirring a bit a controversy before the album is even released. Shelton has already made it known that the album is going to be a very personal one, with the implication being that his breakup with country star Miranda Lambert will be front and center when folks are listening to the songs and digesting the subject matter.
That’s what has some so up in arms about the lyrics on one of the tracks, “She’s Got A Way With Words.”
She put the her in hurt
She put the why in try
She put the S.O.B. in sober
She put the hang in hangover
She put the ex in sex
She put the low in blow
She put a big F.U. in my future
Yeah she’s got a way
She’s got a way with words
Another lyric that has been rumored to be included in the song, but doesn’t seem to be confirmed is, “She put the B next to itch.” But whether that line made the cut or not, some feel “She’s Got A Way With Words” is crossing the line in the way a woman is being portrayed by a major mainstream country music star, especially in the tenuous environment of today where the issue of equality for female artists and the objectification of women is high of mind with listeners and music pundits, especially if the target happens to be a female country artist herself.
All of this has to be put into the perspective that “She’s Got A Way With Words” is clearly a breakup song, and such efforts are not always rosy, even if this one seems especially riled. It’s also worth pointing out that at the moment, the song is not on track to be released as a single to radio for wide public consumption, and Shelton didn’t even write it, like most of his music (it was penned by Wyatt Earp, Andy Albert, Marc Beeson). That doesn’t mean Miranda is still not the target, and rest assured, Shelton is hoping she is the one people are thinking of when they hear the song. And like with all songs, lyrics are not always meant to be taken literal.
Nonetheless, Blake Shelton is looking to walk right up to the line of decency with this particular track. Whether he crosses that line is up to the listener to decide, and likely has a lot to do with if you fancy yourself a Miranda Lambert fan. And as the second song on the track list, it’s not like Shelton is trying to hide it.
And everyone is talking about “She’s Got A Way With Words,” which is exactly what Blake Shelton wants, and illustrates how celebrity relationships and breakups works to juice the celebrity news cycle and keep performers’ names in headlines. So if people get too riled up over “She’s Got A Way With Words,” they’re probably just playing right into Blake Shelton’s hands.
UPDATE: A video for the song has now surfaced.
May 18, 2016 @ 6:44 pm
Sounds like a shitty song but the only people who will be offended are the kind who deserve to go through life angry and miserable.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:23 am
He and Gwen cheated. He and Gwen cannot stop telling lies about GAVIN and Miranda. And mindy mann got paid 50,000 from Gwen not to dispute this affair with Gavin and the baby she is carrying is her long time boyfriend not Gavin. And the stuff Gwen claims she found on her sons ipad is nothing but lies. Her and Blake have songs that are almost identical. This is what it feels to tell the truth and his is if i am honest. Plus in 2011 he told in a interview Miranda saved his life and now he is saying the same about Gwen. And he acts the same doing a duet with Gwen that he did for Miranda. These two cheaters need to stopp blaming there exs for there cheating. And not one pic nothing to prove Gavin or Miranda cheated on them but there lies
May 19, 2016 @ 1:34 pm
Katherine,
How the hell do you think you know this?
What tabloid rag did you read that in?
You dont know the real stories so step off!
May 24, 2016 @ 7:21 pm
Katherine Harvey is CRAY CRAY!!!!!
May 25, 2016 @ 1:33 am
Agree 100%
June 11, 2016 @ 7:45 pm
This song is a clear rip off of the writing style used in The Script’s “No Good in Goodbye” which musically and lyrically is 500 times better. This song is a cheap lyric knock off done so poorly.
July 4, 2016 @ 7:45 am
I think the songs meaning is really COOL! She really screwed him didn’t she.
May 18, 2016 @ 7:01 pm
First off I’m sure Miranda could careless. Haven’t been a fan of his work in a long time and looks like that isn’t changing anytime soon. I find it HYSTERICAL that he had to ask writers to submit kiss off songs for him. Warner put out feelers for these songs even after Blake went on and on about writing for this record (co-wrote 3 of 15). He can’t even write his own! LOL, so sad. Blake put out this song to get people talking and has yet another female artist promoting his new record.
May 18, 2016 @ 7:10 pm
TMZ
May 18, 2016 @ 7:41 pm
There is nothing TMZ about this story. Saying this story is “TMZ” not only shows a misunderstanding of this article, it shows a misunderstanding of what TMZ does. I love how folks say “who cares” about these kinds of stories on Facebook, yet read them 10 to 1 compared with my album reviews. Why? Because it’s not cool on Facebook to say, “Who cares?” about music, but that’s exactly what people’s actions say in droves.
I was hoping to broach a serious discussion about these lyrics in the greater context of how women are being portrayed in country music. I’ve done similar things for lyrics from Tyler Farr and Florida Georgia Line, and nobody called it “TMZ.” I guess because Blake Shelton used to date Miranda Lambert, I’m supposed to let him off the hook, or I might be accused of clickbait.
May 18, 2016 @ 8:45 pm
Actually I’ll say this: I failed to take into consideration the whole gossip quotient with this story. I truly wanted to talk about the lyrics, but mostly what it’s done is stirred up the fan bases of Blake and Miranda supporters who only bring pre-positioned arguments to the table in the ugliness of the Stan culture. The last thing I wanted to do was get in the middle of that. I still think this is a worthy discussion, but taking into consideration all the stupidity I’ve seen coming at me on Twitter, I’m not sure I would chosen to broach it.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:31 am
Blake is a liar and a cheat and so is Gwen it is all coming out now the real truth. And it is not Gavin and Miranda who cheated first
He and Gwen want the public to view them as the two who just happened to end up together after both of there spouces cheated on them but now the real truth is coming.out.. Gwen paid mindy mann 50,000 not to dispute the cheating rumors. But the baby she is carrying is not Gavins. They need to stop trying to sell there poor us saga. They are the cheaters. And Gwen cannot get anyone to buy her concert tickets
May 19, 2016 @ 5:41 am
Do you really care this much?
May 19, 2016 @ 7:08 am
Really, $50k? Gwen Stefani is worth over $100 million and yet this girl only asked for that small of amount to stay quiet, please. Do you really even know any of these people. You have no idea what any of these people are like including Miranda. You are obviously a fan of hers who has gotten way too wrapped up in her personal life. She very well may have been the one who cheated, you have absolutely no idea. Were you traveling with her on the road everywhere she went and rooming with her in her hotel, I doubt it. The best thing to do is just try to enjoy the music and not get involved at all in personal issues, because none of us really know what any of these people are like or are doing.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:07 pm
This politically correct bullshit is getting very out of hand. I hate blake Shelton as much as the next guy but stop complaining about music not having real emotion and meaning then when it does you get all butthurt cause it ”offends women”. You’re being a white knight and putting women up on a pedestal and trying to push this oh women are so musically oppressed horse crap way too much now. I feel like I’m being lectured by a third wave feminist who is mad cause she has no skill and is fat and ugly.
May 19, 2016 @ 7:18 pm
Political correctness is the difference between calling someone “black” or “African American,” or freaking out over the Confederate flag when it’s not necessarily displayed in hate. Putting Blake’s lyrics up for discussion is just that, putting them up for discussion. As I said in the article, and in numerous comments, I can see it both ways. I’m not necessarily saying they cross a line. The reason I wrote this article was because it was a big discussion point out in the public. I was interested what my readers had to say about it, because I personally was conflicted if they crossed a line or not. If you don’t think they do, then that’s a worthy, valid opinion.
May 20, 2016 @ 8:35 am
I think it’s fine to write material like this, while this isn’t necessarily good, as long as you’re the one writing it and it’s genuinely how you feel.
But it becomes slimey and deceitful when you have someone else express it by writing the material for you. Even if it’s genuinely how you feel, to me, the intimacy is lost. And it’s very diva like.
Blake: (To the writers in an overly dramatic fashion while falling gingerly onto his designer chaise lounge) I have been pained, emote for me.
Writers: Yes sir Mr. Shelton.
May 20, 2016 @ 9:32 am
If I’m honest, I didn’t actually write this.
May 25, 2016 @ 1:01 am
I think it’s an awesome song and I’m not a big fan of country music (I should say country music of the last 30 years, at least!). I actually think the lyrics – to me, doesn’t matter who wrote them! – are really great. I can definitely relate to the lyrics. I’m not thinking of Blake and Miranda when I hear the song. I’m just thinking it’s bad@ss to be call’n someone out who you feel “wronged” you… and doing it in such a creative way! This song is giving one-side’s perspective on being sh*t on and if the other person wants to give their perspective then have at it! I have no idea how people can think it is “crossing the line” for someone to tell it like they see it. It’s a perspective. He has shared his and if she wants to share hers I’d be more than happy to hear what she has to say, either in an interview or a song. Just because they are celebrities shouldn’t preclude them from being able to do what the rest of us get to do when someone wrongs us… tell everyone we can!
May 21, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
Just being honest here Trig, sounds pretty TMZ’ish…
Yours truly,
Country Boy
May 18, 2016 @ 7:36 pm
Blake Who?
May 18, 2016 @ 7:41 pm
#1 hit
May 18, 2016 @ 7:49 pm
He’s become such an attention whore.
Almost as bad as the Kardashians.
May 19, 2016 @ 3:49 pm
Well, at least he can sing and has made SOME positive contributions to American culture (“Old Red”, “Playboys of the Southwestern World”, “Some Beach”, “Back There Again”, a few others). The only thing the Kardashians have contributed is a defense of OJ Simpson, a sex tape, reinforcement of female objectification and more attention for Kanye West. I’m not sure Blake is QUITE at this level just yet, but we’ll see.
May 18, 2016 @ 8:07 pm
As if I needed another reason to dislike this guy. And no, I’m not a super fan of Lambert, I just think this guy’s personality has been shitty ever since 2010 or so.
May 18, 2016 @ 8:27 pm
I’m far from a Blake fan, but I don’t have a problem with what little we know about the song. He is talking about a specific woman who hurt him, not generalizing about all women or objectifying them the way that the bros do with their nameless tan leg beauties. Breakup tracks can be brutal, and revenge fantasies are sometimes a part of the process. Lets not forget that the Chicks, Carrie, and Miranda have all cut songs about killing men. I know that women rightfully get a little more leeway with these things because of unequal power structures, but I just don’t think this should be out of bounds for Blake, either, even if he did use the b word. I will reserve final judgment until I see all the lyrics, of course.
Yes, its not exactly classy for Blake to record this knowing people will connect it to Miranda, but again, his art, such as it is, shouldn’t be constrained just because his ex is famous.
May 18, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
Why do women rightfully get more leeway? If people are always campaigning for equality, they should be equal in all things. That argument is non-sensical Having said that, I find it amusing what women like Carrie Underwood(she’s the perpetrator I think of most when it comes to violent, stupid breakup songs) get away with ” ‘cuz women’s rights man.” I think what Blake is doing with this song is bullshit, but so is everything else he has done lately. This song shouldn’t be censored so to speak but consumer backlash ain’t censorship.
May 18, 2016 @ 11:50 pm
I’ve seen a lot of folks (especially on Twitter) bring up a double standard in how Blake is getting criticized for this, but Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are given a pass for their revenge songs. I can’t speak for anyone else, but on Saving Country Music, that is not the case. On numerous occasions I have criticized both Miranda and Carrie for taking revenge songs too far, and been criticized for it.
For example, in my review for Carrie Underwood’s “Storyteller” I said,
https://savingcountrymusic.com/album-review-carrie-underwoods-storyteller/
“Storyteller is bye bye to the aw-shucks Underwood from Oklahoma singing about Jesus, and hello to breaking shit and shooting your way out of a scrape. “Two Black Cadillacs” was just the beginning; Carrie Underwood has unleashed the full wrath of the feminine id, and casts herself as the narrator of this fantasy romp into seduction and evening scores.
Not that I blame Carrie Underwood for following in the footsteps of Lam Lam. Hell, Miranda has rung up the last seven ACM Top Female Vocalist of the Year awards, and the last five CMA Female Vocalist of the Year trophies. That would be twelve such awards in a row—by far the most dominant run in this history of country music, while Carrie Underwood has to be wondering what the hell she’s doing wrong. As unprecedented as Lambert’s run has been, so has Underwood’s systematical snubbing. So load up an album with one “badass” song after another, and see if that gets the voter’s attention.”
May 19, 2016 @ 7:29 am
Thanks for the reply Trigger. I was actually specifically talking to Smoky so I don’t want you to think I was lumping you into that opinion as well. I do appreciate tha you call the women on their bullshit too!
May 19, 2016 @ 8:27 am
Yeah I kind of piggy-backed off of your comment to make a bigger point. I do that sometimes 🙂
May 19, 2016 @ 5:39 am
Look how he did his first wife could Miranda have thought she was special to him. He met Gwen just like Miranda and he will cheat on Gwen and be writing lies about her to and Gwen is not the first and will not be the ladt. Once a cheater always a cheater. I like the saying if they will cheat with you they will cheat on you. My husband was a cheater and always thought i would take him back no so i am one lucky woman he is with her
May 18, 2016 @ 8:35 pm
Miranda could release something twice as bad as this and it wouldn’t even be questioned. These double standards are getting out of hand.
I never thought I’d be on Blake Shelton’s side on something, but there’s nothing really all that wrong with these lyrics.
Last but not least, ART is supposed to be a medium with which we can express are deepest and darkest emotions and thoughts. Opposition to lyrics like this isn’t “defending women.” It’s trying to censor art.
May 18, 2016 @ 8:39 pm
One more thing I feel I need to add about double standards. While female country singers can release songs about killing abusive or cheating partners, if “Rose in Paradise” was released today it’d end a male artist’s career. If “Kate McCannon” were to ever hit the mainstream market, Colter Wall would be facing a shitstorm.
Nevermind that those two songs are ten times better than songs like “Goodbye Earl” or “Gunpowder and Lead” or “Two Black Cadillacs” or “Church Bells.” They’d create a gigantic but unjustfied shitstorm.
May 19, 2016 @ 2:27 pm
Chris young actually released a version of “rise in paradise” not too long ago. I don’t know what album but it was damn good. Shame he cuts boring stuff now cause the dude can sing
May 23, 2016 @ 8:08 pm
I mean, Goodbye Earl is a fucking jam, dude. So is Maggie Rose’s cut of “Looking Back Now,” from before she sold out.
Those Carrie and Miranda songs aren’t good, though, and they get way more traction.
May 19, 2016 @ 4:37 am
I think it’s only trying to censor art if we tell him he can’t make it an album cut… if it’s an album cut who cares? lots of artists like Charlie Parr, Axl Rose, and even Johnny Cash have said things as bad as or worse than this… To be fair they usually didn’t say quite as many things in the same song, but they said them nevertheless…
But I think it should be kept away from radio… At least try to keep a publicly accessible medium from being too explicit…
as long as it isn’t slated to be a single, I can keep my poor opinion of those lyrics to myself…
May 19, 2016 @ 6:15 am
To your point, I don’t suppose anyone will be covering “Cocaine Blues” anytime soon! Lol. “I can’t forget the day I shot that bad bitch down”. Even though that whole song is meant to be ironic, he probably couldn’t get away with it now. I think it was controversial even then.
May 19, 2016 @ 2:09 pm
exactly! that’s the kind of song I’m talking about. Double standards!
May 19, 2016 @ 5:36 am
Absolutely. If Miranda released a song about imagining killing Blake in his sleep, it would be bold, sassy, and brave. She would get all of the girl power support. That shitty song Before He Cheats is a perfect example. If a guy walked into a bar to see his slore of a girlfriend cozying up to some dude, and then went outside and destroyed her car, he’d be a maniac and the girl would have rightfully gotten rid of him because he was controlling and violent.
Axl Rose caught hell for Used to Lover Her and for the entire Lies ep.
May 18, 2016 @ 8:41 pm
Sounds like your typical, garden-variety bro-country blast of misogyny, just taken to an ‘R’-rated extreme by one of the biggest perpetrators of said form. I just worry about what it might encourage.
May 18, 2016 @ 9:46 pm
I like that blajke Sheltan
May 18, 2016 @ 9:48 pm
Who is Blake Shelton again??
May 18, 2016 @ 10:03 pm
So artists shouldn’t sing about how they feel? I’m no Blake Shelton fan, but those lyrics at least seem like they’re about so,stump real(more or less). Yes, it could be a ploy for attention, but this doesn’t seem to be the worst thing Blake has ever done.
May 18, 2016 @ 10:16 pm
The difference is Miranda would have the balls to write it herself and then say, yes, I felt it, so I wrote it. Much like Priscilla, that Blake himself said was well known at being directed at him. He is a joke. Like her or not, she can write and sing and is a country artist, not a karaoke singer trying to be a country artist. Yes. Shade thrown. Some of his biggest hits featured her. Instead of trashing her, he needs to stop acting like a braying ass and take lessons from her. She has yet to throw him under the bus and back over him with that he deserves.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:15 am
I agree! There is something to say for singing about how you’re feeling and what you’re going through… but just bashing someone without giving the whole story, and simply making someone else look like a bitch without the public knowing the whole story, just seems wrong and makes him look bitter and bad.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:46 am
Neithet him or Gwen is that talented. He only wrote 3 songs on his album. And no talent Gwen she is having problems selling her tickets for her concerts who would go.
May 18, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
Trigger I always respect each article you write and the opinions you share. I guess I just wonder where the line is with “revenge” songs like this. Obviously a song like Redneck Crazy crosses that line and has some pretty messed-up lyrics. When done effectively though, like Mental Revenge preformed by Waylon for example, revenue songs can be pretty effective. Bob Dylan did his fair share of revenge and kiss-off songs too. So again, I wonder where you see that line that separates revenge from creepiness?
May 18, 2016 @ 11:45 pm
I think that’s a really good question, and I wish there was an easy answer. That’s why I posed these lyrics with that question myself as opposed to taking a strong opinion about it, because I am honestly confused myself. It’s a breakup song. The point is to vent your frustration and anger. But I think some of these lines probably do cross a threshold, at least for mainstream music. Wheeler Walker Jr. can say all kinds of stuff, but it’s because we know it’s fake and he’s trying to be funny. That’s not meant for mainstream consumption. “Redneck Crazy” was just, well crazy. “Mental Revenge” speak on a state of mind we’ve all been in at one point because we know we’re powerless. Taking “mental revenge” doesn’t result in a victim. The girl in “Redneck Crazy” was getting beer cans thrown at her, and some redneck driving up in her yard screaming.
May 19, 2016 @ 7:00 am
Does the same apply for “Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah” by Reckless Kelly? I love that damn song. I think “Redneck Crazy” sucked not for the message, but just that it plain sucked
May 19, 2016 @ 8:33 am
I like that song, too. I think the difference is that most people don’t have a clue who Reckless Kelly is, while that piece of trash from Skylar Near came out on a major label.
May 19, 2016 @ 12:28 pm
“Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah” is a great song
May 19, 2016 @ 7:09 pm
I think you hit the nail on the head with the “mental” part. The line probably deals with actual threats. Like a Rolling Stone is another great example of a revenge song. But again, its lyrics are about finding satisfaction in an ex’s suffering without him actually inflicting harm.
June 3, 2016 @ 3:10 pm
For me the line has less to do with the individual lines and more to do with the context and intent. The lyric for “Way With Words” is a mean spirited word-play with no context. He’s intentionally being a jerk. There’s no story, no campiness, no tongue-in-cheek playfulness… it’s like the writers are mistaking word-play for humor. The lyric for “Crazy Eddie’s Last Hurrah” is over the top storytelling with some genuinely funny lines. It’s easy to tell that Reckless Kelly is not taking themselves too seriously. It’s just dark fun. Same with songs like Goodbye Earl.
Songs like Two Black Cadillacs, Independence Day, and the Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia are just stories too. They aren’t funny, but they have a beginning, middle, and a tragic end. I don’t see these songs as mean-spirited any more than I think Stephen King stories are mean spirited.
I think about this quite a bit when I write. I have several songs that could be labeled as mean-spirited or misogynistic… but I think the performance and the fact that I’m telling a story…with a beginning, middle, and end… hopefully captures the light-hearted spirit in which the songs are intended. But then… to hell with it… people are just so touchy these days.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:26 pm
This great question is distracting me from figuring out how much money Gwen paid her babysitter to pretend she was carrying Gavin’s baby. What’s wrong with you man?
May 19, 2016 @ 7:11 pm
Haha, priorities my man! But it is a compelling question to think about. Revenge songs can be great when written correctly. The think about this effort from Blake is that they lyrics aren’t necessarily creepy, but they’re not that clever either.
November 9, 2017 @ 5:25 am
10/4, This nut case has her story all fucked up, backwards! Blake and Gwen were cheated on long before they got together and anyone with half a fuckin brain knows this!
May 23, 2016 @ 8:09 pm
Or, my go-to for this, Steve Earle’s “More Than I Can Do.”
May 18, 2016 @ 11:14 pm
Have to listen to the whole song to see how the woman is portrayed and if it crosses the line. I thought those lyrics posted were cheesy, but the big FU in my future line was great
May 19, 2016 @ 1:02 am
As long as he has some remorseful and insightful breakup songs on this album, this one will just be considered “the funny one”, in my opinion. People don’t get divorces because they’re getting along well with each other. Not a big deal.
May 19, 2016 @ 4:58 am
Looking at those lyrics, some of it doesn’t make a damn bit of sense.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:10 am
This song just seems incredibly tacky. As a person, he is making himself look awful and bitter after this divorce. After their divorce was announced, he asked for privacy, and has not spoken directly about it. Everyone has the right to privacy, but for him to ask for privacy, then carry on in a VERY public relationship, and seemingly bashing his ex in a song (I know, he didn’t write it, but he chose to record it, and knew what people would assume when he did record it – so thats clearly the message he is choosing to put out there.) Whether or not she DID screw him over, he’s making her look so much better, by her taking the high road, not carrying on a public in-your-face relationship and putting something like this out there.
May 19, 2016 @ 10:39 am
It all goes back to Blake’s big ego and being seen as The Winner! Didn’t ya know? He got himself an aging rockstar & put her on an album as soon as he could, even though she can’t sing. Gotta go for MAX PR now a days.
May 20, 2016 @ 12:15 pm
That is what Hollywood does to people!!!! He cares about Hollywood more than the Boomer Sooner state.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:31 am
It may not be the classiest song ever released, but I see nothing overtly offensive about it. Does it paint women in the best light? No, but by that same token plenty of female Country singers have written songs that don’t exactly portray men in the best light. Nitpicking songs like this about it’s potential sexism, distracts from the very overt, real sexism that appears to have become the norm on Music Row.
It’s sorta like all the Social Justice Warriors on the Internet these days, they are quick to cry fowl on a variety of small issues as long as they don’t have to leave the comfort of their keyboard. Ask them to actually fight for some sort of substantive change (such as rampant corporate greed and fraud) and you get nary a whisper in response. The 5 people upset at the lyrics to this song, should be more pissed off that the mainstream female Country singer is some sort of endangered species these days and the few that still roam Music Row pretty much have an expiration date on each of them. That date being the minute they are no longer considered “hot” they no longer become marketable and are shunned by radio and advertisers.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:09 pm
“Nitpicking songs like this about it’s potential sexism, distracts from the very overt, real sexism that appears to have become the norm on Music Row.”. Exactly.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:16 pm
“Nitpicking songs like this about it’s potential sexism, distracts from the very overt, real sexism that appears to have become the norm on Music Row.” Exactly.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:18 pm
Sorry Trigger and all! Feel free to delete 2 of these.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:50 am
Blake needs to grow the fuck up. He should of made it work with Miranda she is a good looking woman and can sang her ass off. Blake Gwen is ugly as hell.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:56 am
Why does BS still need a publicist? With all his money??
Jeez–give it a rest old man.
May 19, 2016 @ 6:31 am
Unfortunately, trash sells, news about bad things always get to the medias, etc… Blake is very angry right now, with time, he will find peace and just learn to leave this alone. I know it.
May 19, 2016 @ 7:21 am
How come everyone knows so much about blake and his life. You only know what tabloids have written and not listened to anything he or Miranda have said. Maybe someday someone will judge your life I hope it’s before God does because I’m sure you have no halo. Blake Miranda and Gwen have a god given right to be happy its their life and their call how they do it. I’m happy to hear that everyones life is so good and right that you can judge any of them.
May 19, 2016 @ 7:43 am
Thanks for the sermon, but none of this has to do with Blake’s personal life, aside from pointing out the obvious. I wonder what God thinks about the lyrical content of this song?
May 19, 2016 @ 11:52 am
HAIL ODIN!!! KING OF ASGARDE AND VANQUISHER OF THE ICE GIANTS!!!
May 19, 2016 @ 7:23 am
I’m just…very confused about all of this. Yes, it’s easy to take the lyrics as a direct shot at Miranda. It’s also easy to say that Blake probably picked this song because he thought it would go well with the theme of the album. But I think my biggest misunderstanding about all of this is why people who have NOTHING to do with their personal relationship want to point fingers in the aftermath of a divorce. I get that we live in a world of 24 hour news cycles and have breaking news at our fingertips. But Blake and Miranda are artists. The way they will process the last few years of their life is through their music, whether one fan base likes the way the other person is portrayed or not. If you choose to live your life in the public eye, you’ll get attention for every “good” or “bad” thing you do. It’s all about how you carry yourself on a day-to-day basis. Blake is choosing to continue to be on the Voice, which places him on a particular pedestal, and Miranda is choosing to write and tour. If they are content with how they are currently processing their lives, then so be it.
Personally, I’m not a fan of the lyrics. And because it’s another stupid laundry-list song written by committee.
I think a lot of people are underestimating Miranda, too. If you listen to the songs she has SOLELY written in the past, like “Love is Looking For You”, “Love Your Memory”, “Love Letters”, “More Like Her”, “Dead Flowers”, “Dear Diamond”, and even “Bathroom Sink” – she has the potential to write an album that will set a new standard for female singer-songwriters. I say “potential” – because she’s fallen into writing less and less for her albums as her career has progressed, which is not necessarily a mark against her. But if her next album has any indications that she will go back to writing the beautiful, honest, and thoughtful songs she penned on her own time – you can bet that a lot of male AND female Country artists will want to go back to the drawing board with their own tunes.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:31 am
You can’t sell your wedding photos to People magazine, have your publicists institutionally use your personal life to promote your music, and then blame the media for not respecting your privacy. As I said in a comment above, I underestimated the celebrity gossip quotient to this story before posting it, but all of these people saying their personal lives are none of our business will also not shut the hell up and time one of these people does something for charity to show how awesome they are, personally—that they pay a publicist to push to media outlets. It’s all a game. I just wanted to focus on the lyrics.
May 19, 2016 @ 9:23 am
Totally understand. Definitely wasn’t trying to add to the shitstorm. My point with the celebrity lifestyle is that you get what you pay for, and in turn, if you hit a certain point of relevance, you get that plus everything else. But what annoys me to no end is when people just don’t shut the hell up and get back to the music, which is also applicable when musicians cross over into the political area (see Bruce Springsteen). We were given two ears and one mouth for a reason.
May 28, 2016 @ 11:59 am
PR sock puppetry. Meh. I’m so glad that it’s weeded out here.
Forums are loaded with sock puppets and spinning everything for financial gain.
I’m not fond of the lyrics. It doesn’t have a catchy hook or tune. It’s depressing as hell. I won’t be humming it while I work. I won’t remember where I was when I first heard it. It’s stirring up the waters but it won’t catch many fish.
It is a bold thumbscrew. The lyrics won’t work on the hearts and minds of others because it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth without mercy.
There is little redemption without forgiveness, in a lyric or real life.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:14 am
Not a fan of people who don’t write or at least co-write their own songs. You’re essentially a hood ornament for other artists if you do this in my opinion, however well you may sing or deliver the song. I much prefer the song sung from the source soul.
Take Blake off the Voice and he will vanish like his music has. Miranda’s music sucks now too, but she at least had some good songs in the past. Her new boyfriend’s music, terrible.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:19 am
Great, I don’t get the song but the past 30 minutes of my life has been.
Wendy put the cheese in cheeseburger.
My bank put the fee in over draft fee.
My boss put the fired in get back to work or you’re fired.
My doctor put the over in bend over.
The Yankees put the last in last place.
Nancy Kerrigan put why in why why why.
My day is screwed thanks for nothing Blake.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:30 am
Its a great song idea , a clever hook , some terrific lines to support the hook throughout and as a writer I’m looking forward hearing this . The REAL stuff comes from deep emotional experiences . I’m sure Blake didn’t write it so he just relates , possibly , to either a great lyric or the experience as written by a good songwriter . Too bad its Blake, though . I can almost hear the sappy , generic production trying to undermine the lyric as I type . I hope I’m wrong and I’ll happily apologize if I am .
May 19, 2016 @ 7:12 pm
I wasn’t wrong . The music/melody sucks ….( what melody ????? ) A great song idea butchered and ” radio-ed up ” to feed the ears of all those 18 year old girls standing in front of the stage . This is just SAD . Another piece of Shelton shit that COULD have been terrific when you start with a solid idea like this . Crappola .
May 19, 2016 @ 8:45 am
Put Miranda on a fire and roast that bih… Oh lawd… He just toasted her Ahhh. Hol’ up get that bih to a burn shelter. Oh man oh man lawd above please help that girl.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:46 am
I think context matters: the context of this song is clearly the divorce, & anger after a divorce is a pretty standard emotion. Having seen the song performed it’s also very clearly sarcastic. The song also needs to be placed in the context of the album, while this song is angry, the two following it are more sad/nostalgic.
Advocating violence against women is a problem, but saying mean/funny things about a women you went through a breakup with? That’s just life.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:59 am
I sure miss the days when the most challenging thing you had to explain to your kids about the lyrics in a country song was divorce.
May 19, 2016 @ 9:21 am
The most unsettling part of this is that, gauging by the sound of the live version at least, it sounds like a track that is tailor-made for radio and we can expect to be released soon enough.
I dislike acerbic break-up songs in general, personally. But if you’re insistent on getting it all out of your system, at the very least make it sound raw kind of like how Beyonce does in much of the former half of “Lemonade”. It just sounds cheap when you’re trying to patent it to the most blatant Adult Top 40 production treatment and screaming for heavy airplay.
May 19, 2016 @ 10:34 am
Don’t see it really all the controversial. This so is typical Blake. Do you think that his ex cares? No way she knows how he is. Blake got another writer to write an song that his team will push to #1 at radio. The real test is to see it people will buy his albums. Even w/ all of his exposure the last album had bad first week sales and at the end of the week Google plus was literally giving cds out for free. This is what he wants for people to talk about him, sadly I am -but now I will tune him out again and wait for some quality music to be released.
May 19, 2016 @ 10:36 am
heartbreak issues aside…
Those are bad lyrics.
May 19, 2016 @ 10:53 am
I don’t really see a big issue with these lyrics. Maybe I am missing the controversy.
May 19, 2016 @ 11:24 am
This is a record with a single that plays off of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ with ‘Straight Outta Cold Ones’. So whatever.
Also, you can say whatever you want about whoever you want in any recording you want. Just depends on how much you want people to buy it. 11,000 likes to the guy up top who made the comment about miserable people being offended because they enjoy misery.
May 19, 2016 @ 11:29 am
Blake is an easy target to crap on with the music he’s made, and some of his comment. But given a current male mainstream country culture that includes: Keith Urban’s last album, Luke’s concert props, Sam Hunt on the radio, and Florida Georgia line, it’s almost refreshing to see an album that isn’t (mostly) about drinking, or wanting to be 20 on spring break, or sleeping with as many women as possible, or trucks. Heck, one of the collaborations is with the Oak Ridge Boys, and it includes an actual hymn.
I wish more of the songs were written by Blake, because I think that’s part of being an artist, and I’m sure the production will piss me off (see CHTF as a perfect example) and the lyrics won’t be great. But given the current curve in mainstream country music, this album is (probably) not the worst thing out there.
May 19, 2016 @ 11:33 am
and yes my current lukewarm positive feelings towards Blake’s are influenced by the fact that the song he is choosing to perform at the CMT awards is the one featuring the Oak Ridge Boys, so the Oak Ridge Boys will be on stage at the CMT awards.
May 19, 2016 @ 12:17 pm
I’ve always heard that Wyatt Earp was a lier and a whore monger, can’t say I’m surprised he would be involved in writing something like this.
May 20, 2016 @ 11:39 am
Last I heard of Mr. Earp, he was down by the creek, walking on water. So who knows?
May 19, 2016 @ 12:48 pm
I don’t necessarily have a problem with the subject matter per se. Country music has a long history of “kiss off” songs from the Miranda and Carrie songs mentioned to songs like Aaron Tippin’s “Kiss This” or Garth’s “Friends in Low Places”. The part that makes folks roll their eyes is the fact that it’s such an obviously transparent attempt to stir up media coverage for the launch of the album. As well as there’s no real organic, authentic emotion behind the lyrics (song by commitee strikes again). The great songwriters told you why they had been done wrong. This is just half-ass wordplay.
May 20, 2016 @ 9:53 am
Aaron Tippin’s “Kiss This” avoided the possibility of being offensive to anyone because the verbal beat-down that Tippin deliver’s in the song s actually coming from the woman in the break-up. Tippin appears in the guise of a “third party” witness who’s recounting the incident and “quoting” the woman. I always thought the song could have been quite interesting if the lyrics were tweaked to be direct–and dispense with the third party and the “quoting”–and if the song were covered by a woman. Paulette Carlson would have been perfect.
May 19, 2016 @ 1:46 pm
First time I heard the CD I loved it. People get over it country music tells feelings if that’s his feelings he has a right to sing the song if you don’t like it don’t listen to it and get over it or live with it
May 19, 2016 @ 5:24 pm
but Carrie Underwood :before he cheats” trashing her lover car because she thinks that he MIGHT me cheating is perfectly accepital right? Look i cant stand pop country but to whine misoyginy because someone anger over divorce is ridicules.
May 19, 2016 @ 7:14 pm
Never said that. In fact, I said the exact opposite when reviewing Carrie Underwood’s last album:
https://savingcountrymusic.com/album-review-carrie-underwoods-storyteller/
I would refute your second point, but I don’t understand it.
May 19, 2016 @ 5:33 pm
On a bit of a side-note, I don’t get why the opening track of the album is a track titled “Straight Outta Cold Beer”.
I thought this album was supposed to be an honest look into the story surrounding his relationships and life this past year or two? To have your album opened by yet another generic, laundry-list backwoods party song smacks as so drastically out of place.
I can imagine it all now:
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Blake: (hands final CD to Warner executive) “There ya go! All done!”
Warner Executive: “Good!”
(Blake stands in shock, realizing something is amiss, sweating bullets)
Blake: “No, wait! Aw s***! I forgot to record a country party song! Stop the presses! I need more time to get that on the album!”
Warner Executive: “You’re testing our patience, Blake! And I thought you said this album was all about your recent relationships anyway?”
Blake: “Aw, I just made it all up as I went along! That was pure BS!”
Warner Executive: “Well, look, I need to get this to the printers by the end of the day! And you know how long it takes to listen to cuts trying to find the right…”
Blake: (interrupts) “Wait! I got it! You know that film “Straight Outta Compton”?”
Warner Executive: “No.”
Blake: “Me neither! But get this: we have yet another country party song, right! But instead of saying we’re straight outta this town or that city…………………man, this is brilliant…………………what if we said we’re straight outta cold beer!”
Warner Executive: “That’s stupid!”
Blake: “I know! Let’s record it this instant!”
Warner Executive: “Whatever you say!”
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May 19, 2016 @ 8:51 pm
god that cold beer song sucks i can already tell it has nothing to do with the rest of the album (hopefully)
May 19, 2016 @ 8:31 pm
Ok, first off, just want to defend Blake’s record for a second (oh my God, why. Look what Scm makes me do.) Anyway. Straight outta beer is the worst bro crap ever, I agree. BUT. Blake did say that the album is supposed to be a chronological order if his last year. Starting with… beer with his friends, realizing Miranda sucks, the divorce, Gwen, something new, etc., and ending with Savior’s Shadow. To quote commenters Stephanie, “I’ve got no love at all for Blake Shelton”, but I thought I’d throw this out there.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:43 pm
Ok.Next. As far as being offensive goes, I will admit I didn’t make it through the whole song. However. I wasn’t offended by it. Like Mike said above, I am WAY more offended by the absence of women in country radio, and all the bikinis, sliding pickup truck doors, tailgates and objectification of women than I am at some singer who is mad at his ex-wife. This song actually feels more country to me than most of Blake’s recent stuff because at least it is honest. It’s a little laundry list like, sure. But I prefer this to Sangria and I think it’s way more country than Came here to Forget, which sounds like pop to me. Again, as far as offensive, it diesn bother me. But I don’t mind revenge songs. This is country music. I don’t expect to hear “Bibbety-Bobbety-Boo” from the Cinderella soundtrack.
May 19, 2016 @ 8:49 pm
Trigger, would love a review of this whole album, if you can stomach the moralists and obsessed tabloid fans.-Orgirl1
May 19, 2016 @ 10:40 pm
Would it be crazy to request an album review? Normally I buy Blake Sheltons albums but they’ve been progressively getting worse and worse. I’m not sure if I’ll even bother with this one. Same with Miranda Lanbert. I’m a big fan but her albums have been getting worse after her success with Revolution. Hopefully she’s writing her own stuff again and pens a decent breakup album.
Also, this song sucks. With a crap melody like that I haven’t bothered to analyze the lyrics.
May 20, 2016 @ 5:48 am
It’s actually overall the best album Blake’s put out in a while (low bar). The straight outta cold beer song is dumb as dirt & offends me way more than She’s got a way with words, but after that it gets more interesting.
May 20, 2016 @ 6:51 am
Let me also ad, in addition to being a ballads guy, Blake has always been a trend chaser, country went beach, he went to the beach, country went bro, he recorded some bro songs, and you can clearly hear more of a Chris Stapleton influence on this album.
May 20, 2016 @ 12:26 pm
That’s what Spotify is for.
May 20, 2016 @ 1:37 pm
I just streamed “If I’m Honest”.
What I can at least acknowledge is that it’s a hair above its three predecessors (his best since “Startin’ Fires”). But that’s not exactly saying much because I didn’t enjoy any of his “Voice”-era albums to begin with.
The issue I’ve long had with Blake is that he sells himself way too short. Because let’s be honest: Blake is lucky to have as much charisma as he does. Love him or hate him, he undoubtedly has a great deal of personality and charisma that single-handedly sets him apart from the anonymity of acts like Cole Swindell.
So, then, it’s mind-boggling that this personality seldom reflects in his music beginning with “Startin’ Fires”. He just settles on the most banal, interchangeable, safest material imaginable that is tailor-made for Adult Contemporary persuasions. And considering AC radio has embraced recent hits from the likes of Lorde, Lukas Graham and Adele that have more substance than Shelton’s songs, that’s especially embarrassing.
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It’s really hardly any different with “If I’m Honest”.
I will admit, though, that I like “Friends”. Even if it was written specifically for a movie soundtrack, it actually struck me as more authentic and enjoyable than any song he has released in quite some time. He keeps it simple, there is more country instrumentation, and no gimmicks attached: making for a song that I actually enjoy replaying.
“Savior’s Shadow” isn’t bad either. The production may be bland and the lyrics aren’t deep, but Shelton sounds sincere and I can buy that it was coming from a genuine place, so it works well enough.
And finally, “Doing It To Country Songs”, while lyrically inane, at least sounds pretty good. It might be an on-and-off guilty pleasure.
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As for the rest, it provides very little insight into Shelton’s life and just smacks as another forgettable hodge-podge of songs that play it way too safe.
May 20, 2016 @ 8:38 am
This man needs to grow up and get over it! So he and his wife have divorced. Let it go, already! He supposedly has moved on…Doesn’t sound like it! I didn’t bother to listen…those lyrics I read are ridiculous!
May 20, 2016 @ 9:22 am
THIS is some funny $hit. The song sucks. Blake is now no better than the KARDASHIAN clan.
For someone who is going on about “privacy”…..he sure is seeking the attention.
BLAKE RAN TO HOLLYWOOD.BLAKE WANTED A Divorce. Blake is now divorced and crying about what he wanted all along. Seriously, he needs to stop. HE SAYS GWEN saved his life.
How about focusing on the WONDERFUL LIFE BLAKE now has with GWEN? Could it be the old saying: “All that glitters is NOT Gold”? The song sucks.
May 20, 2016 @ 1:52 pm
More Click Bait. Can we talk about new Cody Jinks album?
May 20, 2016 @ 5:30 pm
Cody Jinks has a new album. It’s coming out in August. That’s all we know at this point. No track list. No confirmed cover art. No pre-order link. So not content for an article. In fact I’d be jumping the gun, and off message to post an article about it at this point. Besides, you already know what I know, so what do you want from me?
And this is not click bait.
May 21, 2016 @ 5:27 pm
I did not mean for you to get defensive. I’ve simply noticed a trend towards low-hanging fruit in “reviewing” songs/albums by unapologetic mainstream country radio artists. Sure it’s easy for readers to get all fired up and leave 100++ comments. And I realize it’s frustrating to do a good piece on Guy Clark and not get half the response. My main point is that you have turned me on a plethora of new artists that have become staples. Whitey, Margo Price, Turnpike and the aforementioned Cody Jinks (who I evidently shouldn’t have brought up) are all artists I will forever appreciate you turning me onto. I guess with all the undiscovered new music and artists out there to talk about, what is the purpose of reviewing Urban, Blake, Rhett, Eldredge etc, except to drive up comments & controversy (notice how I didn’t use the term clickbait)? They don’t claim to be traditional country.
May 21, 2016 @ 10:59 pm
Hey Dane,
I appreciate the concern and feedback, and your concerns are something I see often and definitely take to heart. But I have a couple of clarifications:
1) Comments are not always indicative of traffic or interest in an article. They can be, but not always. It’s great to see readers engaging with content, but how many comments and article might get or if it might stir up “controversy” in no way influences whether I will write it or not.
2) In 2014 and 2015, I personally wrote more album reviews for independent and underground artists than anyone else in the greater country music world, and I’m on pace to do the same in 2016 as well. I’m not trying to brag or toot my own horn. I’m just pointing out that the coverage of “undiscovered” artists is greater than any other website that exists in country music, period. Just because I may cover other stuff has no bearing on the volume or time I spend covering small-time artists. At the same time, I can’t just decide to write about more small-time artists. There has to be music worth writing about. There has to be material to flesh out an article (like in the case of Cody Jinks releasing a new record). Ultimately I write whatever I am passionate about at a given time because otherwise I spend hours starring at a computer screen or getting lost in a wormhole on YouTube, and end up not writing about anything.
3) My job is not to promote music. Music promoters make money from the artists, and I make nothing from the artists. The reason I write about mainstream artists, or independent artists is not to promote them, it’s to offer objective criticism to their music. Of course Keith Urban doesn’t need my help, but he’s not getting it either. He’s likely getting a negative review from me which hopefully helps consumers decide if they want to invest time in his music or not. Just as many mainstream fans reach out to me requesting album and song reviews as do independent fans. I cover it all: Americana, underground, mainstream, Texas country, deep blues, whatever. I will cover whatever I have an opinion about that I believe is worthy of sharing, and I don’t discriminate against anyone. You would be blown away about how many artists, professional songwriters, label employees, and publicists in the business read this blog, and how many people here come here via Google. This is directly influencing the direction of the music (hopefully).
May 20, 2016 @ 2:59 pm
I really don’t have much of a problem with this since this song looks like it won’t be released as a single. But still this song is a typical but harsh breakup song. I could careless if this song is towards Miranda. Look at some of Carrie Underwood’s songs (Before He Cheats, Two Black Cadillacs, Church Bells) Those were far over the top songs about either trashing a car with a baseball bat, or killing a man, but yet we are here ratting on song that ain’t even on the radio. Now I ain’t a Blake Shelton fanatic, I only like Ol’ Red, Some Beach, and Austin. Other than those songs, not a big fan. I really don’t see why some people are overreacting to this, this song isn’t about objectifying women in country, it’s just a standard breakup song.
May 20, 2016 @ 7:50 pm
Yeah, I think Blake Shelton’s stuff is pretty awful musically, but I don’t see what the heck is supposed to be “offensive” about these lyrics. It’s not like they’re obscene or violent (is spelling “F.U.” and “S.O.B.” really that big a deal in 2016?), and it’s kinda harsh towards the female subject, but that’s kind of the point of a breakup song. And as others have pointed out already, there have been plenty more violent and crazy breakup/cheatin’ songs than this recorded by contemporary female artists.
Like another commenter said above, I think the most egregious offense to good music here is Shelton not even being able to write his own breakup song and passing off someone elses words as his own. But I don’t really get the hullabaloo over this one – seems like there are a whole lot better things out there to worry about.
(PS: always love the site and your writing though, Trigger)
May 21, 2016 @ 9:29 am
I think the controversial lyrics actually work to partially eclipse how bad that song really is.
May 23, 2016 @ 8:13 pm
…eh? At least it pretends to be about something. That’s the first Blake Shelton song in a while that anyone can say that about.
May 24, 2016 @ 7:26 pm
Sing it, Can’t we all get along???
May 24, 2016 @ 10:51 pm
Unbelievable !!! Blake Shelton just proved he is NOT a true down to earth country gentleman. If he were he would not drag Mirandas name in the mud. Seeling revenge, in any way, is a dirty act. Sadly Adam Levine had a smile from ear to ear when Shelton sang this on the Voice tonight. That says a great bit of his true character also. True country gentlemen & country women do not write songs, nor sing songs, so hateful. I hope CM shuns him. He is not a classy guy like George Jones…for sure. I think he needs to stay in Hollywood for that goes more with his “lack of character”.By the way He cheated with Miranda while he was married. WOW just think.
May 25, 2016 @ 6:51 am
hilarious. He didn’t even write the song.
May 25, 2016 @ 12:08 pm
A cheating song is a cheating song is a cheating song. First, it was never confirmed it was about Miranda. I’m not saying it may not be, just that it was never confirmed. Who’s to say the writers write it about a personal experience about one of them? I love Blake, Miranda and Gwen. I just listen to their music and I either like one of their songs or I don’t. Second, people cheat all the time. What Blake, Miranda, Gavin and Gwen do privately is just that private. People are only seeing and hearing heresay. No matter who cheated on who I still love these singers. I personally love the song no matter who it’s about. Today’s hype is just way about of hand. I think the lyrics are very comical. If we all (as a people) got frustrated over every breakup song, love song, hate song and any song in between, then this entire world would be on meds from all the stress. Come on people, get a life and move on! Spend all the time you spend getting angry and frustrated about songs and such on yourself and family. Trust me, it’s a lot less stressful.
May 26, 2016 @ 4:19 pm
Ahhhhhhhh finally a voice of reason!
May 31, 2016 @ 2:20 pm
Trigger, the country music SJW
May 31, 2016 @ 2:25 pm
I love how you’re bouncing around to selective articles to make that assertion. Not any one articles encapsulates the core philosophies of myself or this site.
June 7, 2016 @ 7:47 pm
To be honest, this song is realistic, not offensive. I thought we wanted honesty and insight from artists, not sanitized singing.
June 10, 2016 @ 4:54 am
So if a happily married man recorded this song, it would be less offensive? You only object because you *assume* it’s about Miranda? It’s one of the most painfully corny set of lyrics I’ve ever heard but, I don’t get misogyny from someone saying they feel like one woman screwed them over.
June 22, 2016 @ 2:49 am
I am reminded of a great break up album from way back in 1978. While it may not have been recommended for radio play, it was indeed filled with some great song writing. If you are wondering what this album has in common with this album of Blake’s, it too is a retrospective of a relationship in chronological order. Happy side represents songs written during the good times of the marriage and Suicide during the post break up of the marriage. The Album is David Allan Coe’s Human Emotions. I am not defending David Allan Coe as being a decent human being, but this album is my favorite of his, and one of my favorite of all time. Obviously the last song on the album, Suicide is one that crosses the line in no small measure. It was a different time in 1978 and not much was made of the song. However I would put his song writing up against anything coming out of Nashville today. Maybe it isn’t the song that people have a problem with, or even who wrote it, maybe it is just the lack of quality writing overall in country music today.
September 13, 2016 @ 11:54 pm
judging how it slipped out of the top 10 this week this song may forever be referred to as the one that broke the streak
September 19, 2016 @ 10:04 am
I always kind of wondered if certain “traditional” stations would play the song because of the line “big FU in my future” and maybe a few that thought it was offensive to Miranda Lambert. I like the song and love the Big FU lyric – cracked me up first time I heard it. I admire him for taking a chance with it. Might be good that the streak ended. Maybe he won’t tailor songs for radio as much in future. Given CMA snub for entertainer of year and low radio play on song, I suspect that he has become less popular with DJs and country establishment relative to those who buy music (one of few with a gold album this year). I don’t think it is a “Gwen effect”, i think it has more to do with him not spending the time talking to DJs to promote his work. For instance, SIRIUS seriously overplays people who they launched or who come into studios frequently,
November 9, 2017 @ 5:45 am
Country music sucks no matter who’s it is, Here, I’ll write a quick country lyric for you in seconds, I was drinkin beer watching my stear, he acted a little queer as he came near, while I was standing here! Yeah, I know, dumb shit, but this is what 99 % of country lyrics are! simple stupid going threw the alphabet ryme words that make no since and you have your song. you can pick any known bad rock song and the lyrics beat the hell out of any country crap’