Song Review – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s “Speak To a Girl”
Well, this Tim McGraw/Faith Hill collaboration looked good on paper.
And it still might result in some favorable and lasting contributions to country music. Be a little patient with these guys. I have some confidence that good stuff will come. But “Speak To a Girl” feels a bit like a misfire, at least on the creative side.
“Speak To a Girl” is not a bad song, but it does a lot of the little things wrong. It starts off with Faith Hill singing, and she’s in a key that’s not particularly flattering for her range, especially since she’s trying to sing in these sort of hushed tones. It makes her part comes across as a bit throaty and jagged, especially for mainstream country which has fallen in love with these perfect, sweet, digitally-enhanced vocal tracks with no vibrato or emotion in the part. Having Faith sing in this sedated nature does lend to the atmosphere the song tries to capture, but the key seems to have been selected for McGraw instead of Faith. He comes in strong, while her part feels a little failing.
The imperfectitudes of Faith’s voice is where the ear focuses first instead of on the words, which may not be a bad thing. The very first line of the song, “She don’t give a damn ’bout yo Benjamin Franklins, she wants Aretha” is just unfortunate. First off, most listeners who aren’t inclined to frequent websites to read opinions about songs are probably not even going to pick up on what that line means. I’m sure the songwriters were high-fiving each other when they added this, but many of the nard-headed Bros blasting their local Cumulus country station at the stag party think Aretha is a scientific term for a part of the female anatomy. It’s just too fey a reference for anything other than the adult contemporary crowd, which is where this single is ultimately headed.
This is just one line, but the whole song seems somewhat fundamentally flawed in its logic, and in its delivery. The chorus of the song takes at face value that “woman” and “girl” are basically interchangeable, or at least part and parcel, when both hold strong and in some ways separate connotations. This song is supposed to be about respecting women, but one way you can disrespect a woman is by calling her a girl. Girls deserve respect too, but you can tell this song was written by three dudes (Shy Carter, Dave Gibson and Joe Spargur), and sort of misrepresents the female perspective on things in a fundamental way.
One major premise behind this song is that if you want to “get” the girl, you have to be super nice to her, that she doesn’t care about your money, or as McGraw says in the second verse, “your pride, or the lies that your hiding behind.” Bullshit. If you’re in a bar or some other social setting and want to get the girl, you’ve got to bring it. If you have money, flaunt it. If you have pride, show it. If you have humor, throw it down. This is Animal Kingdom 101 stuff. Of course there are exceptions, but the nice guy is usually one who ends the night with a visit to Porn Hub, not the bootylicious promised land. Nice guys all around the world wish it was different, but this is just the law of nature. You don’t have to be an asshole to get laid, but it certainly helps. And you at least have to be assertive. Yes, women want men to be nice, but only after the catch has been made.
There is something else that fundamentally erodes “Speak To a Girl,” at least as a country song. As mentioned above, two of the three songwriters are Shy Carter and Joe Spargur. These are not country music songwriters, these are writers from the R&B/pop world. Shy Carter is known best for his work with Jason Derulo and Meghan Trainor. He also worked on Faith Hill songs in the past, and had a hand in that terrible Sugarland single “Stuck Like Glue” a few years back that ostensibly killed that franchise.
Joe Spargur, who normally works under the pseudonym Joe London, has been a songwriter for Pitbull, Jason Derulo, and Fifth Harmony. He also worked on a few of the big songs on Thomas Rhett’s latest R&B record Tangled Up, including as one of 14 songwriters on the monstrosity known as “Vacation” (that ultimately failed as a single, btw).
Are you seeing a pattern emerge here? Over the last few years, these professional pop and R&B songwriters have migrated to the country music space, seeing it as fertile ground. This is fundamentally why we have seen this shift to so many R&B influences emerging in country music recently. Blame the performers for the dreck all you want, but it’s what is happening behind-the-scenes which is systematically reshaping the genre.
This trend affects “Speak To a Girl” in the way the annunciations work in the song. “Your” is purposely pronounced “yo,” and “she just wanna” replaces “she just wants to” in an attempt to give the song that hip, urban tincture, along with other inflections that fundamentally make this song more R&B than country, even if you don’t hear the obvious drum machines or other production elements indicative of more contemporary music.
There is nothing wrong with R&B music, or urban annunciations of words. What makes it a problem is when it’s passed along as country by R&B songwriters. Even though this may seem like what you’re doing is combining country influences with urban style, in reality what your doing is whitewashing all influences to where there is no distinct dialect to any separate form of American music. Whether you’re on the R&B or country station, the accents are the same instead of lending to a diverse tapestry of regional influences. And if you wanted to go there, you could even say this is an element of cultural appropriation. “Speak To a Girl” is a R&B song performed by country artists.
Lastly, “Speak To a Girl” makes the same mistake as many of these socially-conscious singles of late, which is being too overt and direct with its message until it comes across as preachy. Respecting women is a great directive to get across, and it’s even more important in mainstream country to attempt to counteract all the bad perspectives from Bro-Country. But it’s still better to deliver a message in the form of a story to personalize the impact. A song like “Speak To a Girl” has no arc. Neither did “Humble and Kind,” but that was what was kind of cool about it. But now that every other one of these socially-conscious songs is just giving up on the poetic nature of music and the importance of nuance, they’ve become pallid and divested from an emotional response.
All these concerns aside though, “Speak To a Girl” is fine. Of course it’s more slated to the adult contemporary crowd. This is the tag team of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill after all. The concerns with “Speak To a Girl” have to do with how the idea was flushed out, but the rationale is still sound.
How will it do commercially? If you look at the history of Tim McGraw’s last three projects, his lead singles have been under-performers. Usually the lead single is the one you expect to hit #1 if none others do, but the gravely unfortunate “Truck Yeah,” “Lookin’ For That Girl” and the mild “Top of the World” have all failed to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Songs chart. I could see “Speak To a Girl” being a little too sedated to do especially well, but with the appetite for new Faith Hill and the double star power of this new project with a tour to promote, Sony will definitely put what it can behind this single, which is more important than how it’s actually received by the public.
It’s fine to cheer for a song like “Speak To a Girl” because fundamentally the message is important. But as a song, it leaves a good amount to be desired.
March 27, 2017 @ 7:52 am
Being waiting all weekend for this review and although I’m a big fan of both, I agree with the 5/10 score (i.e. they could have done better). I pray this is the ‘worst’ song on their album.
Side note: Could it be because the market for urban music has decreased hence resulting in r&b writers moving over to country?
March 27, 2017 @ 8:48 am
I think you have writers from all over music moving to Nashville because that’s where some of the biggest publishing houses are now located. They may not even move to Nashville to write country, but that’s what ends up happening naturally because that’s where the money is at the moment.
April 4, 2017 @ 8:42 am
Why did I hear ad read that Tim actually wrote a song for once and this was the one? He is a great song picker but not an artist by any means. His voice in this song sounds particularly good and not like his voice at all. What gives? Agree with your assessment. Doesn’t matter what they sing, will be sent to the top of the charts because of who they are.
March 27, 2017 @ 7:53 am
“You don’t have to be an asshole to get laid, but it certainly helps.” Couldn’t help but laugh at the bluntness and level truth in that whole paragraph, Trig.
I agree with most of the points made here. It is a bit preachy, which is an aspect that didn’t bother me as much with “Humble and Kind,” but I notice it more in this song. Vocally, Faith’s part didn’t bother me in the beginning; I think it was overall refreshing just to hear her voice open the song, which is so distinct and recognizable. Hopefully on this new joint album we get a taste of what Tim and Faith do best – romance songs. 🙂
March 27, 2017 @ 11:03 am
That line is very funny and true, but expect a shit storm to appear on the horizon. All the “there are no real nice guys, just guys using niceness as a manipulative tool” folks will break down the door any minute.
Instantly forgettable song.
March 27, 2017 @ 7:55 am
Garbage, like the majorities of most of both their careers. So it’s fitting I suppose.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:02 am
I agree with all your points, except I did not care for Tim’s vocal performance here. Maybe I’m just too accustomed to his Southern inflections, even if exaggerated at times, which adds character to his voice. This performance was just a boring, albeit competent, adult contemporary delivery.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:51 am
I didn’t think McGraw’s vocal performance here was great, but I did think it was in his proper key. To find a song that is complimentary to both singers’ voices in a duet is one of the most difficult parts.
March 27, 2017 @ 10:32 am
That’s a good point about complimenting each other’s voices, but it’s still flat to me. I actually enjoy Faith’s performance here more than Tim’s. As someone below commented, this doesn’t sound like Tim. Not at all. I probably wouldn’t have know it was Tim if I were listening blind for the first time. By comparison, I would commend Clint Black and Martina McBride’s duet, “Still Holding On.” To my ears, they compliment each other perfectly, even though Clint has a much stronger Southern accent in his delivery than Martina, not unlike the difference between Tim and Faith, apart from this song. And even though it’s just harmony in the chorus, “Meanwhile Back at Mama’s” is proof that they can do much better as a duet.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:09 am
So, the lyrics have “she just wanna” in them? I ain’t gonna listen.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:15 am
Lol brutal song. When did Tim become such a pansy? I miss his old songs like “Two Steppin Mind” and “Give It To Me Strait”. Maybe he should just hang em up.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:17 am
Yeah, how come women are always called girls, but men are never called boys?
March 27, 2017 @ 8:22 am
Perhaps Kelsea Ballerini was trying to even things out when she said “Yeah Boy” 23 times in one song this year.
March 27, 2017 @ 2:34 pm
Ugh. That song is an abomination. With all the deserving female artists that get little to no airplay, she scores hit after hit. The next Taylor Swift? She’s not even the next Carly Rae Jepsen. At least Taylor’s early singles had a country sound and some good writing (and she was only 16 when “TIm McGraw” was released) As for this Tim and Faith song, this is just something to fill 4 minutes of airtime. I can see what they were going for but it’s clumsily written. At least the production isn’t too bad (faint praise indeed) 3/10
March 27, 2017 @ 10:40 am
What are you talking about?
Thank God I’m a Country Boy (and any other song featuring the term “country boy”, including Tim McGraw himself “Down on the Farm”, Alan Jackson “Country Boy”, Trace Adkins “Ladies Love Country Boys”, Hank Williams Jr “A Country Boy Can Survive”, Billy Currington “That’s How Country Boys Roll”, etc)
Boys Round Here, A Guy With A Girl (“Sometimes I’m the guy with the boys kicking it back”)
Good Ol’ Boys Club
Some Girls Do (“Some girls don’t like boys like me but some girls do”)
I’m sure there are plenty more examples both from modern and classic country music. But I came up with these off the top of my head.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:20 am
Meh. It’s forgettable, boring, and kinda weird. Both Faith and Tim are better than this.
March 27, 2017 @ 8:34 am
Not worth the hype
March 27, 2017 @ 8:42 am
This song is boring and generic, I’m just here to say that I liked Stuck Like Glue, at least it was playful, catchy and surely more country-pop sounding than this urban snooze-fest.
March 27, 2017 @ 9:07 am
Nice, honest review. I agree with a lot of this but I will say I enjoyed hearing Faith sing again. Tim doesn’t sound like Tim to me on this, but it didn’t matter because I listened because I wanted to hear Faith.
I’m tired of the constant message of lifting up girls at the expense of boys. Boys don’t need to constantly hear that they’re always wrong, always inferior, always at fault, always being mean or bullying. Girls (and women) can be just as mean and deceiving as boys (and men).
But I love your line about “you don’t have to be an asshole to get laid, but it certainly helps.” This is so true. There’s a reason for the old saying ‘nice guys finish last.’ Women like the bad boy when he’s being bad to other people. He just better not be bad to them. Makes no sense, but it’s true.
Having three daughters, it’s understandable that they would choose to record this. It’s a pretty song with an okay message, but like Amanda said above, they’re both better than this.
March 27, 2017 @ 9:27 am
What is that awful synth sound that starts out the song? It sounds like the soundtrack to Aladdin! I’m not saying it has to be a pedal steel, although that would be nice, but they could have done better than that.
March 27, 2017 @ 9:41 am
Way too favorable a rating for a song that isn’t remotely country. I get it has a positive message, but you even point out the ways they screw that up.
March 27, 2017 @ 10:14 am
It still must be judged against its peers in the mainstream, and there’s just as much worse as there is better.
March 27, 2017 @ 9:42 am
Really enjoyed hearing Faith’s voice.
Too bad the song was meh.
March 27, 2017 @ 11:02 am
Like I said in my review, it balances out to be kind of forgettable. I agree with some of the people above that Faith sounded better than Tim, and Kevin is absolutely right that Tim lost his signature twang. Faith at least sounds like herself. The message is good, but it’s delivered in a shallow way. It feels underdeveloped. They’re both capable of a lot better, and I hope the album will be.
March 27, 2017 @ 11:41 am
The reason Tim McGraw has no twang here is because it’s not baked into the composition. When you have R&B writers writing country songs, the pentameter and annunciation and such is going to fit the writer’s tongue as opposed to the performer’s. The rough edges of Tim McGraw have been smoothed out here for maximum commercial performance.
March 27, 2017 @ 11:52 am
To be fair, it seems to me that Tim’s ‘twang’ has always been a little put on. He’s never had a very thick accent in his speaking voice. Faith on the other hand had a very thick Southern accent at the beginning of her career that started disappearing after the It Matters to Me album.
I think they both sound good, but it is definitely more of an AC song. Luckily they both sound good in that genre and I’ve never minded either of their pop leaning music.
March 27, 2017 @ 11:03 am
Doesn’t really do much for me.
It aint country.
Adult contemporary is more like it.
Might do well with the soccer moms.
March 27, 2017 @ 12:32 pm
She don’t really care how you’re spending your money”
hahahahahah, yeah — no
Trig, have you ever thought about flipping this around and asking “is this song meant for play on urban adult contemporary radio”? Forget bringing R&B into country for a second. Maybe they’re trying to bring a little country into R&B? I don’t typically read the magazines R&B types read — is there any discussion there about country music butting into their business?
March 27, 2017 @ 12:55 pm
I listen to country, hip hop, R&B, rap… the only genre that seems to get offended by a lot of things is country. Look at Daddy Lessons for example. Nobody complained about the country infusion but quite a few complained about the ‘minority’ infusion into country.
March 27, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
There’s nothing wrong or disrespectful with calling a woman a girl or a man a boy. There are endless examples of female and male artists doing that., not just in country music. People do it in real life. Sometimes people say “girl” or “boy” in a sexy way. They’re not referring to actual children. It’s like calling your girlfriend or boyfriend “baby”. Nobody is stupid enough to think they are referring to an actual baby. Anyone who takes offense to that or doesn’t realize things can have multiple meanings is wrapped up in this ridiculous PC culture.
March 27, 2017 @ 12:43 pm
The point here is not that “girl” or “boy” is offensive necessarily, it’s that they’re not immediately interchangeable like the chorus of this song tries to imply. “Woman” and “girl” have separate connotations.
March 27, 2017 @ 1:11 pm
Such a boring song. Tim is just playing the part of the good guy once again. Boring! He doesn’t say anything creative or interesting in his music. Nothing memorable. Faith is just no longer relevant. She was out of the game too long. There’s no passion in either of their voices. Merely going through the motions. I’m not gonna reward a song just because it has a nice message. It’s pandering. it doesn’t come from a real place. 1/10
March 27, 2017 @ 1:19 pm
Kudos to McGraw for sticking by his wife and switching labels, especially since I feel he took a step back with this song after a good run of songs that got him away from the Adult Contemporary black hole he seemed to be stuck in. Humble and Kind being the exception (the message and timing just clicked). I don’t think their voices or “sweet spot” in their range are made for an actual duet where the key stays the same and they swap melodies an octave apart. They are at their best when one or the other sings harmony against the others’ melody (Back at Mama’s). I’ll be patient and see what else they release.
March 27, 2017 @ 1:39 pm
As a woman I no longer go to bars to meet guys, bc they all try to be assholes to get laid. Which speaks to my main point, women are diverse individuals…..stop stereotyping us or what we want. And good god can a roomful of men stop writing stuff about what women want.
Also if you want to preach respect for women, respect women when they don’t do what you think they should/act how you think they should/dress how you think they should. Respect them by respecting them as adults….the good and bad.
March 27, 2017 @ 2:58 pm
You just said you stopped going to bars because the men ALL try to be assholes to get laid. You then went on to say women are diverse…”stop stereotyping us”, right after you stereotyped men. Hmm. Obviously Faith Hill doesn’t have a problem singing a song written by men talking about women. Is she part of the problem then? Or is she a sellout? So much butt hurt over a song.
March 27, 2017 @ 5:31 pm
I don’t like the term sell out, I don’t have a problem with people who want to sell a lot of music, or be heard on the radio, or be popular. People make music for lots of reasons. In this case I think Tim and Faith wanted a song with a generic but “nice” message, that would do well at radio.
(also I don’t think all men are assholes, but generally the things guys do to try to pick up women at bars, comes off as assholish to me…)
March 27, 2017 @ 3:09 pm
It sounds like you’re asking for blind acceptance rather than respect. Not to be an a**hole, but what’s the difference, seak?
March 27, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
Yeah, I’m not saying, you should accept women killing people, killing people is murder. Also if I punch you at a bar, that’s assault. And part of treating women with respect, is also holding them responsible. But I meant, how women dress, and if they drink, and how much sex they have, and if they’re aggressive, and if they want power, and if they are opinionated, or boisterous, and basically all the other ways we tell women their is a special way for them to behave, while “boys will be boys”.
March 27, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
‘And good god can a roomful of men stop writing stuff about what women want.’
this
August 15, 2022 @ 9:32 am
If they are acting like assholes in bars, it is because it is a proven formula that works.
Instead of complaining about men and saying they should change, you should critique your fellow females on their behavior. Because clearly, they are rewarding assholes.
As someone once said on Reddit, “Reward good behavior and people will behave that way. Reward bad behavior and people will behave badly.”
You complain about stereotyping but guys wouldn’t be acting that way in bars if the vast majority of women didn’t respond favorably to it.
March 27, 2017 @ 3:17 pm
Its ironic that the cover is covering Tim’s face because I think thats what this whole Sony deal is about is him putting in an effort to help rejuvenate her career with his second charge of success that he’s had.
March 28, 2017 @ 12:03 pm
Long history of cover photos with Tim’s face obscured. I don’t think he’s doing anymore than what they have been saying they would do someday for the past 20 years…a duets album.
March 27, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
I was surprised Trigger not to see a review on The Breaker. For no other reason than that its from the flagship group in mainstream country music right now.
March 27, 2017 @ 3:44 pm
I haven’t ruled out reviewing “The Breaker.” There are many albums and only one of me, though I usually cover Little Big Town through their singles. They seem to be where the most intrigue and importance is.
March 27, 2017 @ 3:58 pm
“Happy People” is out as a single on April 3. Their performance on the Today Show had dishrag energy. Looks like they played to a drum machine kick — with a drummer on stage with them. If it weren’t so humiliating to watch, it’d be boring.
More trite preaching, too.
There Trig, no need to review. : )
March 27, 2017 @ 5:37 pm
I almost mentioned LBT’s latest album in my comment above. This song fits perfectly within the model of ‘The Breaker’. Everything is smooth and sanitized, including Tim’s newfound vocals. I have tended to defend LBT in the past, but I hated this latest album, which is the culmination of the worst trends in their previous album and in the genre as a whole.
March 27, 2017 @ 3:43 pm
5/10?
You don’t understand the positive message!
March 27, 2017 @ 4:53 pm
I think what Trigger meant to say is 5/10 would bang. You have to read between the lines.
March 27, 2017 @ 5:21 pm
weak payoff line…..
Great points above Trigger ….but remember that these lyrics are what Nashville THINKS women want to hear . ……its all about writing to a market that will agree with , relate to ,and /or find solace in a sentiment / lyric .
poorly written song IMHO …..and as I say ….a very WEAK payoff …. which kind makes no point , really .
March 27, 2017 @ 6:04 pm
Predictably boring song by two artists, who in theory, should be able to create a modern day equivalent to Twitty/Lynn, Jones/Wynette, etc but can’t as part of the Sony empire. Blah cause blah sells.
March 27, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
The third writer is Dave Gibson. Is that Dave Gibson of the Gibson/Miller band? He’s a great country songwriter and has been duking it out on Music Row for a long time.
March 28, 2017 @ 8:01 am
It is the same Dave Gibson, writer of Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind, Ships That Don’t Come In, and Jukebox In My Mind.
Such a disappointment to see him tied to this dreck.
March 28, 2017 @ 11:13 am
Dang, that’s some 90s country gold right there.
March 28, 2017 @ 5:12 pm
I like the song..
R&B,country…whatever.
Maybe I’m alone.
Faith sounds awesome…really strong in fact.
But what else would you expect from her? She’s not a novice for Pete’s sake.
Yeah,yeah,yeah…not country.
Obviously.
Still a billion times better than 99% of what’s out there now.
Tim can sing anything.
March 29, 2017 @ 9:26 pm
What a totally off the mark review. The chorus is actually genius- and you completely misinterpreted what it means. When they sing “that’s how you talk to a woman, that’s how you speak to a girl” they are doing the OPPOSITE of using them interchangeably- they’re saying “that’s how you talk to a WOMAN…..that’s how you speak to a GIRL”. They mean you should speak to a girl (talking to younger men) the same way you speak to a woman, which is the same way you respect your mother. You completely missed this and then critique the song for claiming it, basically, directs the listener to insult a woman by calling her a girl when it does no such thing and, BTW- I don’t know ANY women, and I know hundreds very well, who are insulted when they’re called a girl. In fact quite the opposite- most women of my age (late 30’s) think being called a girl is cute. Just like Humble and Kind, this is music BY mature people FOR mature people (who happen to have all daughters as children, so it hits home with them) who have enough established capital in the genre that they can take what might be perceived as a risk with a song like this. I argued Tim took a risk with Humble- and it panned out fantastically. Of course, this isn’t Humble- nothing is. But that’s not the point- the intent of the song is to be along the same lines of maturity.
I also completely disagree with your assessment of Faith’s vocals- I LOVE that you can hear the little gravel and growl in her voice. That’s authentic and real- who the hell cares about these pitch corrected, basically pop, female singers today- that’s the problem WITH the female side of the genre. Faith shouldn’t be pandering to that, she should be challenging it and she does. If anything, this song take Faith AWAY from one of the things I’ve always critiqued about her voice- she’s technically amazing but somewhat middle of the road almost generic vs. Tim who, while less of a gifted vocalist naturally has always been the more emotive of the two. Now- to a large extent I completely agree with your points about how this approach would fail miserably in some bar or club with 20 somethings- but, yet again, that’s not the point- the point is this is how MATURE people act and how I think we’d all prefer our children in their youth would act (it’s certainly how I’d want my 19 year old girl to be treated and will expect my 9 year old boy to be when he comes of age). Furthermore, I can tell you for a FACT that sophisticated, self respecting woman of any age respond fantastically to this approach- and I think THAT’S the ultimate goal of the song. That women can and should expect more and better and men should deliver more and deliver better. Do I think this is the best song Tim and Faith have ever done? Not by a long shot- but to knock this song in the ways you have to the degree you have is just sloppy.
April 4, 2017 @ 1:45 pm
When I heard the song I also did not think girl and woman were interchangeable. The message is speak to a WOMAN with respect and speak to a GIRL with respect (ideally even if their behavior in your eyes is not respectable)
The idea that R&B songwriters were collaborators on this track was enlightening because I too felt like an R&B soft rock kind of feel. As someone who grew up on R&B, I also have been taken aback by how much R&B I hear in country, without anyone really acknowledging its influence and passing it all off as country. Yes soul is one of the building blocks of country, but I think ( and hope) you know what I mean. I always said many of the issues in HIP HOP are prevalent in COUNTRY. Once the genre goes commercial, it becomes diluted, filled with cliches, less creative both musically and lyrically. Unfortunately, I have heard many commercially successful country songs that sound like really bad R&B or infused with lousy Hip Hop influences, like Luke Bryan’s Kick The Dust Up & Strip It Down as well as Dierks Bentley Somewhere on a beach. I don’t mind people drawing from different influences just as long as the music is GOOD for crying out loud. However, once one type of sound is successful, many execs & artists/producers/songwriters etc try to recreate it one way or the other in pursuit of ANOTHER hit, making everything ultimately sound similar and formulaic. That is probably why so much POP music is now sounding like variations of watered down Caribbean music.
I don’t agree with everything in this review (esp that all woman like male assholes). However I really do enjoy and appreciate this site. I think it attracts many passionate music lovers (and even some buttholes too HA!).
Nice to meet everyone, and keep supporting great music.
March 30, 2017 @ 2:04 pm
This review makes sense critically, but given the demographics of the country radio listening audience, the song is well suited to that target group. I know, I know, this site is about Saving Country Music so it’s really mostly just concerned with the critical appeal. I’m with the writer that I’d rather not hear cookie cutter formula material on country radio either, even though I know we’re handcuffed by it…
March 31, 2017 @ 8:21 pm
Disagree. This song could be my words exactly. You’re right in that it’s not in the ‘new’ part of a relationship but rather in the thickness of a long term relationship. I think it will resonate with the older crowd. And I think that will be just fine.
April 1, 2017 @ 7:28 am
Honestly I give it a 0.1/10
April 3, 2017 @ 9:40 am
There is nothing to say but that this song is terrible as well as their performance at the ACM’s Sunday night – I have been to see Tim Mcgraw every year for the past 5 years and he has become so fake – Humble and Kind and now this song – wish he would get back to country and let Lionel Richie sing these stupid songs.
April 4, 2017 @ 1:47 pm
“Let Lionel Richie sing these stupid songs…” BWAAHAAA HAAA HAAA
April 22, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
I am relieved to find this review and see that others share the sentiment. Faith’s voice sounds really forced and awkward in the opening lyrics. I turn it as soon as I hear it on the radio. Off the mark, but MAY assist in a farewell tour for them.
May 26, 2017 @ 3:17 pm
Aretha is not a part of a woman’s body! ??? are you referring to Urethra!? Which, by the way, both men and women have!! Dumb Song… she was referring to Aretha Franklin…. but it makes no sense to me!!
July 5, 2017 @ 6:46 pm
They lost me at “respect the “Hell” out of her”
August 27, 2017 @ 5:43 pm
Although I agree with you saying that the terms women and girls are not interchangeable, I highly disagree with you about women not caring about your lies or your opinion about if we are nice to women we usually have to go to the video store to get a pornographic video. Haven’t you heard the expression you can catch more flies with honey than you can vinegar? Set and your animal Kingdom 101/your so-called truth about you could be nice to her later, right now at like a jerk is a bunch of ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. Sometimes, if not all the time, I feel like if that’s what if money in your packet is more important than the love in your heart, then I would rather be single for the rest of my life. After all, what good is it for a man to gain the world but lose his soul? Maybe you should read your Bible. I know, I should too.
December 6, 2017 @ 9:08 pm
the two of you.. make me feel like a pile of adolescent vomit. made up of some type of gross pink bile, baja rosa and poor decision making. your collective career amounts to a teenagers hangover.
GFY!! try having some integrity as an artist.
January 19, 2018 @ 1:44 pm
Complete garbage. Tim should just hang up the Cowboy hat because the direction he is going is for easy listening. Oh, Keith Urban should not be on any Country station, what a joke. Easy listening 101 for him. These guys are ruining Country music. Urban I knew was a joke, but Tim man what happened? Time to turn in your Cowboy gear. Oh, Faith Hill, man I was cringing when I heard her singing. She has to be better than this.