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by Gary E. Andrews - 10/19/26 10:48 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
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Vickie,
You certainly stirred up things here. Good job. I don't want to comment on the song itself, it is fine, I just would like to provide a little perspective. Actually some people do listen to these types of songs. There are actually quite a few of them. In a town like Nashville, about 70% of songs written are personal issue songs, political, songs pointing out the negative in society, within cultures, economic etc. Writers are by very definition the chronicilers of what goes on in society. So with so many songs about pretty much the same subject, it is not only information overload, but subject overload. People see it continually in print,television, movies, real life around them etc. So you will get a LOT of songs about the same subject. And as you can see, these same songs alientate half your audience. People either agree with you, or want to pick fights with you over the way you believe. And most often, with writers, they just want to play you their songs about the same subject.So while you have many songs written about these and similar subjects, there are very few that go anywhere outside the writer's own world. Not that there's anything wrong with that. So don't get too worried or caught up about the responses or lack of responses you get. Everyone has opinions. Writers just write about them. You should always write what you want, any way you want it. But the more common the subject matter you take, the least ability you have to take a unique perspective on the subject.
MAB
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