I am not really sure that I did this project correctly. I am not the most creative person you have ever met and so when I read about the creative project I understood it as we just needed to find an example of something we talked about in class and that was it. So for my project I found a song that talks about Country Music and thought it was perfect. But upon further review, it isn’t the best. So I guess I will just have to make the most of it as I write this paper.I chose to do my presentation on Brad Paisley. It had to do more with the song that he sang at this year’s Country Music Awards then it actually had to do with Brad himself. But I believe that although History may not consider Brad Paisley to be one of the great Country artists just give it a few years and I believe that you will be studying him more.
Brad Paisley was born in West Virginia in 1972. At age 8 he taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing by the time he was 10 years old. He wrote his first song at 12 and started his first band at 13. Brad was on the way to stardom. He graduated from Belmont University where he met many people who would be influential in his career. He married Kimberly Williams from Father of the Bride in 2003 and the couple now has two little boys.
I think that Brad will be famous for the songs that he writes and sings. He is well known for his songs that poke fun of American/Pop/Country Culture. Which is why I thought his song was very fitting for the project.
This is a song about Country Music. I love the beginning of the song where he says, “telling folks that Jesus is the answer can rub em wrong…..but this is Country Music and we do.” To me this just reminds people of where Country Music came from. Country music sprang from Protestant roots and about the problems of life. In many cases Brad Paisley’s songs reflect this and talk about the things that many people don’t care to sing about.
Country Music is also very patriotic. Later on in his song Brad says, “..if there is anyone that still has pride in the memory of those that died defending your red white and blue…this is Country Music and we do…” After 9/11 happened many country artists wrong songs about America and how thankful they are for those who defend it. What can be more American than that? I know that people get annoyed because they think that Country Music is all about a bunch of hicks and they only sing about tractors, trucks and women, but I think that Brad Paisley has helped to change that.
Again just to reiterate I chose this song because I thought it was such a great example of saying what Country Music stands for. A Country Music Song about Country Music, it doesn’t get much better than that. I actually did gain a greater appreciation for Country Music through doing this project. I feel like in class we didn’t focus much on what is happening today in the Country Music scene. We spent a lot of time focusing on what lead up to now, but not much on what is happening now. It is probably because we don’t know who will be famous and what kind of outcome they will have on society and for Brad Paisley we don’t know what his influence on Country Music will be. I have a feeling though that one day we will be looking back at the ingenuity of his songs and lyrics and how they truly reflect what our society has become. He will be famous for changing Country Music to be more about modern day life and what is happening in our lifetime.
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