Women as Sex Objects in Country Music
I love country music. I say that at the outset, because there is one thing that makes me want to ram a fence with a four-wheel drive...
Breakup Songs that Hit Home
When I hear a song that resonates with me, I listen to it probably 30 times. Perhaps songwriters do this often; ask themselves why a song...
The Test of a Good Melody
My sister writes songs. When she can’t think of a lyric, she sings fannies. Fanny, fan-fan; fanny, fan-fan. Since my daughter and I...
4 Reasons You're Stuck on a Song
My daughter and I tend to get into songwriting grooves. We’re either banging them out, or we’re stuck on a song. We write one song at a...
This Thing Called Love
When you say, “I love you,” what do you mean? If someone asked me that, I’d probably think, “What a ridiculous question. What do you...
The Power of Relatable Lyrics
How can you not love a song that starts, “Work sucks, truck died, hot as hell outside, my A/C just broke?” The words in Chris Janson’s...