![]() ![]() A song about GPS-driven combines doesn’t have the same folksy appeal as “ The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn ,” for example. Less than two percent of the American population is employed in the agricultural sector, and it’s a different game for those of us who remain. The record labels know the market they’re aware that the ups and downs of farm life aren’t as relatable or romantic as they used to be. “Maybe after work I’ll cool off in the creek, or have a bonfire out in the orchard, and there’ll be a song about that, too!” And there would be.īut it’s a different fan base than it used to be. Growing up on a farm, it was the logical station to listen to: “I’d be on the tractor, she’d be on my mind / With that sun beatin’ down on this back of mine…” “Hey, that sounds just like me!” thought seventeen-year-old Nick. To be fair, it’s kind of an acquired taste that requires some affiliation. But when asked, I’ll be straight with you: I love country music dearly. For better or worse, country music grabs politics by the horns, vocalizes social issues, and attempts to capture the sentiments of the rural proletariat.Įver since a number of these fans hitched their wagons to a certain president, the cowboy hat is not a label I feature as prominently as I used to, at the risk of being lumped in. It isn’t for lack of relevance country is a constantly morphing genre with a deeply stereotyped fan base. And yet, almost every month, I consider writing a post on country music before abandoning it a few paragraphs in. I often fall into the habit of keeping my least popular opinions to myself, and I’m aware that in certain social circles, this is one of them. ![]() Shame on me for assuming, but I’ll wager my fellow post calvin authors’ opinions of this genre fall mostly within the range of ‘polite indifference’ to ‘outright disgust.’ I get it many people simply don’t care for the twangy instrumentals, the niche subject material, or the superficial lyrics. Today we’re going to talk about country music. ![]()
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