Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Country Music

Have you ever listened to the real meaning of country music songs? Probably not because so many people say it’s dumb and only talks about the same thing. The song Accidental Racist is probably the only song that defies the typical country music song. If you really listen to the lyrics and break down what Brad Paisley is trying to say, he is trying to break stereotypes. The main chorus of the song has a very strong meaning. Brad Paisley says that, “He is proud of where he’s from but not everything they have done.” Also “His generation didn’t start the nation but still paying for the mistakes.” The song is trying to show race as a long term goal that is still going trying to fix the problems of race, specifically in the south. Even though this song is trying to make a point about the Confederate flag still flying in the south even with tons of African American people. The song is trying to defy the stereotypes and see what it is like to walk in the shoes of African American walking around town and seeing those flags.

Towards the end of the song LL Cool J is featured. His part is a rap about how just because he has saggy pants, doesn’t mean that he is up to no good. Or that his chains are gold, he is just completely misunderstood. A strong line in this rap part is that LL Cool bean says, “I guess we're both judgin’ the cover not the book.” This line is especially meaningful because the song is both saying that we all judge African Americans by the “cover” (the color of their skin) and not their actual book (what talents they have or what they can’t achieve in life if they weren’t enslaved.)

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