Doug Hensley, Charger Staff
I have been told by many people that country music has only the theme of drinking
alcohol. Country music is good music with more than one theme.
Let us take the song “Everything’s Changed” by Lonestar. The
song begins when a girl goes back to visit her hometown. She sees an old boyfriend
who tells her about the changes in the city, like a new interstate, the train
that does not run there anymore, and their old neighborhood that is filled with
new houses and new people. Then in the chorus he tells of a plant being built
where they used to park and talk, the drive-in theater that is now a new Wal-Mart,
and the cafe where they had their dates has closed down. He explains that everything
has changed except for the way that he loves her. There is no mention of alcohol.
The theme of this song is love.
Another song without alcoholism is Brad Paisley’s “I’m Gonna
Miss Her.” He says that he loves his wife but fishing intrigues him more.
She says that if he goes fishing, she will have everything out of the house
by noon. He says that he is going to miss her when he gets home. At that time
he is on the lake shore and is actually catching fish. He claims that he will
try to get home in time to apologize, but he says that he is catching fish instead
and that he will surely miss her.
There are many other songs that do not deal with alcoholism.
Country music is part of our heritage because it goes back farther than rock-and-roll, pop, hip-hop, and most other types of music.
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Article prepared for web by J. Wheeler 6-Sept-2002