When you turn on Country music radio, how long does it take to hear the word baby?
“I don’t feel like rocking since my baby's gone, so don’t rock the jukebox play me a country song” "Better baby your baby, cause if you don’t, one day your baby will be gone” One of the games my dad would play with me and my sister in the erra of the 1978 Ford Courier “The Little Blue Truck” the one with holes in the floor boards, going over puddles in the road, he somehow knew which hole to cover- a well practiced routine. Other than Country Music’s prolific use of the word baby, it dawned on me recently that the only difference between it and opera music, is that one is in a language I understand. Both tell stories. Some stories are glamorous, include suspense, resolution and heroism. Some stories include pain, loss and fear. This is why we love Country, it intertwines with our lives. Also, doesn’t every girl want to be called baby by someone she loves? “When you're rolling down a two-lane highway And you turn your radio on, Tell me which one hits you, baby Yeah, what's your country song?” This Month, each day unfolded another chapter to my story, some days were thrilling, some days were mundane. So, how do you know if it’s a good Country song? - if it tells of love, loss and life, for each of us are living these stories.
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