Re: Beer for My Horses

Date: 16 Jul 2003 04:50:30 GMT
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<< >Grape wrote:
>Is that who that actually is? Well, there never seems to be a lack of room
>forgaloots as dumb and brash as Hank Jr in Country Music.
Aw, I love ol' Hank. But then I'm a country music loving gal. And I like the
Beer for the Horses song, too. >><BR><BR>
I love country music too. Which is why a lot of the stuff Nashville pushes onto
people gives me such cognitive dissonance. They have always walked a tightrope
between "pop song" and "tradition" in the best of their stuff. But it is like
Hollywood, they are so badly wanting to reach the Lowest Common Denominator
that a lot of pablum is created.
Did Dana say something about "Frontporch looking In"?
Imagine George Burns singing it. It's in his range.
Re Re Re Re, Re Re Re Re, Re Re, Re Re Re, Do.
Which wouldn't be so bad, if there wasn't another song, by the same artists I
beleive, with the same tune. It is practically a Rap song. Words ARE
important. But so is melody.
If you want to do a country Rap song, find an Auctioneer, and put a bluegrass
band behind him. Songwriters are free to take this idea to the bank on me, I
would like to hear it.