"Murder on Music Row: Taylor Swift? Cute little kids? What has happened to country?"
These are the first words I read in the article by Steve Tuttle, who claims he is “fed up with contemporary country music”. I believe this man needs to broadcast his own music station, or turn to satellite radio. I am personally in love with country music. It tells a story, and most songs have good moral views. One song, “Songs about Me,” by Trace Adkins explains country perfectly in my view. The lyrics state the country is “songs about me, and who I am; Songs about loving and living and good hearted women, and family, and God.”
Steve Tuttle’s article goes on bashing other country artist such as Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Rodney Atkins, Miranda Lambert, and Heidi Newfield. Tuttle explains that he believes country music is all about the sweet little voice, and a pretty face. I think that Tuttle is wrong, yes many country stars are very pretty or handsome, but many other genres go by the “pretty factor” or sex appeal. Rap is inappropriate, and only talks about disgusting things in exhilarating beats- you can hardly call rap music…music.
Tuttle accuses country music stations overlooking the main focus in music…the lyrics. Many contemporary country music is about love, happiness, heartbreak, or fights. The lyrics give people examples they can relate to. It applies to the old and young, giving us tales about life. The music, I must agree, does revolve on the young female and male voices. Being a country music fan I like the old and new. I believe the reason so many listen, and love the new much more is the new generation. The singers of this time will be our Johnny Cash, or June Carter of our day. They will be there singing when we are old. The young singers relate with the upcoming generation who will be the presidents, fire fighters, police, lawyers, teachers, and so on of the future. They sing of what life is like now, the sadness and heart breaks of high school and college, not what life was like fifty years ago.
Tuttle’s article main focus is that country music is about looks. This statement does agree with society’s views- you fit in if you are pretty in society. But the statement does not agree with my views. I believe that the singers of country music are popular because they sing of what is going on in our world now, not the past. They will be the ones singing in the future also. The “pretty little faces” have views and morals. They sing about something everyone wishes they have, something everyone wishes they could say in real life. I often find myself telling someone the lyrics to a Taylor Swift song, because I don’t have the courage to say it in my own words. I can tell someone that I love them, or they’re beautiful, or why did you hurt me like that in a song. The songs of the singers who are “ruining country music,” as Tuttle says, help me get my words across clearly. I think that Tuttle is absolutely mistaken when he says that Carrie Underwood, or Taylor Swift are people who are ruining country music. Its people like Lil’ Wayne and other rappers who are ruining music itself.
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Wow, this is a great post! I can not believe someone could have the courage to write those things. I never really liked country music, but I started getting into it, and honestly, only for the lyrics. The words really do tell a story, and some artists, like Taylor Swift, are incredibly relatable. I find myself thinking, "Was that song written about MY life?" The fact that someone could say that this is ruining country music, is just crazy. Country music may be changing, but times are changing, and the music that people are going to like is the music that they easily listen to and can relate to. I believe that Tuttle may have his opinions, but that it is downright rude to say some one specifically is ruining country music based only on his opinion.
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