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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DukeWill:
I wrote a song to tackle about being fat. I wrote the song about a bar that's a meat market. All kinds of people there. Including a fat girl who hits on me. And I say "fat girl." On purpose. In the song, I am not interested in her but I become interested in her as the evening progresses due to her personality. It was attempt to use a volatile moniker, "fat girl," and make it work in song. I dunno if it did but I like it.

As for country radio, odds are about a billion to one it would get there anyway, even if it's a masterpiece, so, don't worry about it. Second, Lyle Lovett would do something like this. Of course, he's not played on country radio, so, that proves they don't know what the hell they are doing. The guy is brilliant.</font>


You sure the increased interest in the "fat" girl was due to her personality or just that you had a few more drinks as the evening progressed? [Linked Image] (see Graham, I have a sense of humor too... [Linked Image]).

Seriously though, you are right. Artists like Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Harry Chapin (RIP) will rarely, if ever get airplay. I personally think this says more about the state of radio than it does about them.

Van

Van Borden
a.k.a. Buzz Grudge