Day 08: A Song that You Know All the Words To

Greetings,

It's been a while. Don't hurt me. [However, I highly that you are so attached to this blog that you have developed violent tendencies towards me because I haven't written in a week or two. If you have, you may want to consider a psychiatric consultation. That's not healthy.] We resume our journey along the 30 Day Song Challenge on Day 08 [Note: My 30 Day Song Challenge will take much longer than 30 days. In fact, it may have already reached 30 days and I'm only on Day 08.]. Today's subject is a song that you know all the words to.

I've hit the country genre pretty hard in the past 7 posts, but I'm going to throw one more in there for good measure. Day 08's song that I know all the words to is "Cowboy, Take Me Away" by the Dixie Chicks. My Dixie Chick lyric knowledge is fairly frightening [also Faith Hill and Shania Twain]. I used to listen to them in the car with my mom all the time. I have four Dixie Chick albums on my iPod. Excessive? Probably. But I know all of the words to every song. I chose this song in particular because I used to sing this song in the shower, beginning to end without any music. [I also sing Disney and Glee songs while showering, and Christmas songs during the holiday season.]

But this song has been a fantasy of mine since I was little. I've always wanted to live in the country. [I wanna look at the horizon, and not see a building standing tall, I want to be the only one, for miles and miles, except for maybe you and your simple smile.] Someday I will stand in an open field on a beautiful day and sing this song, [just because I like little cheesy moments like that] and my world will be at peace.

Obviously, I like my country music. I will never deny that. There are some great country musicians [Garth Brooks, Martina McBride, Alison Krauss], yes, like any genre there are some crappy ones as well. But don't mouth off about an entire [and very broad] genre because you don't like the way Brad Paisley says "y'all." I let you have your techno and I appreciate the talent that it requires to create it, lay off of country. Gee, thanks.

Here's to singing-in-the-shower songs, singing-in-the-barnyard songs and all the songs in between. Good night.