Country Music

This week in class we discussed Country music, to me when I think of country music I think of a predominately white audience and male artists. Songs about America, love, drinking, summer, and trucks come to mind. When I think of country music I think of happy good vibes most of the time and sometimes sad and sappy country songs come to mind. I am not a huge fan of country music but I do like some songs and artists. I have noticed that many country songs have deep meanings and a story behind them. Country music is a very emotional genre in my opinion. I think that country artists have passions for music and use their life experience as a way of showing that. We spoke about how some country music songs have a very strong sense of politics toward them. We listened to one about building a wall and how the artist of the song portrayed his views towards politics in America to exemplify his message. We also listened to the song "a girl in a country song" I have heard this song before however I never realized the meaning behind it. The two artists in the song are calling out gender roles and are displaying to the audience that they don't want to be just another girl in a country song getting whistled at and wearing short jean shorts. I think that many country songs have deep meanings behind them whether it be about politics, gender roles or about love. Some are easier to assume the meaning with others neededing you to think deeply about the lyrics which I find really interesting about the genre of country music.