This is a personal opinion and therefore, I don’t want any hate mail from CW fans, which I know are fanatical and omnipresent. I do have my favorites, from a chauvinistic man’s point of view. I think that Shania Twain and Faith Hill are sexy and I enjoy a few of their videos plus some of their songs. But is it because they’re big Country western stars? No way. I have a problem listening to most of the CW stuff because it all is beginning to sound the same. I can’t tell a Randy Travis, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith or Alan Jackson song apart if my life depended on it.
I grew up on the Jersey shore and many of you may, therefore, think I’m unqualified to make such a judgment. But hold on. I’ve spent the last 30 years in Arizona. Does it get more Country or western than that? You know, the home of Tombstone, Wyatt Earp, and where the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ was filmed.
So I’m a transplant with an attitude. Don&r squo;t get me wrong, because I’ve given it a try. My late wife was from West Virginia and, during her mid-life crisis, began playing CW Music continuously for five years. We had all the CD’s, radio stations on preset, and even watched the CW awards on tv. I could recognize all the big names, the latest hits, and who was new to the scene. Through it all, I really tried to enjoy the sound, for her sake. But, eventually, I wandered back to my classic rock and roll, jazz, or blues.
I play the harmonica and keyboard and have oodles of sheet Music. I’ve attempted to play a few of the recent CW popular numbers, but to no avail . I have several of the older CW classics that have crept into mainstream by Johnny Cash and Ernie Ford, but they are few and far between. The current songs have become a formula that is fodder for Jeff Foxworthy and his ilk. According to people like him, it goes like this:
You start with a sad premise. You’ve lost your: (fill in the blank) i.e., girl, dog, pickup truck. They were your first: love, companion, way of freedom. You remember their: smiles, wagging tail, leather seats. You wish you could, once again, feel their: hair, fur, gun rack. You really miss their: smell, smell, smell. You would do anything to get them back: tell her you love her, rub her cute little tummy, (or did I have those reversed?) hose her engine compartment. While you’re waiting for them to return, you’ll have to: do your own laundry, fetch your own paper, walk to the liquor store. In other words, it’s not a pretty sight.
So that’s my gripe with CW. They c hange the harmony, the lyrics and the tempo, but the message is clear. I yearn for a total change of pace where I can get my ‘Satisfaction’ or ‘Light My Fire.’ But I also have troubles with Hip-Hop, Rap, and Grunge. So, let’s say I’ve got issues and be done with it. And, to all you CW lovers out there, stick with your Music and don’t let a basher like me change your tune, pardoning the pun. And did I mention the two things I do like about Dolly Parton?
Jeffrey Hauser was a sales consultant for the Bell System Yellow Pages for nearly 25 years. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Advertising and has a Master's Degree in teaching. He had his own advertising agency in Scottsdale, Arizona and ran a consulting and design firm, ABC Advertising. He has auth ored 6 books and a novel, Pursuit of the Phoenix. His latest book is, Inside the Yellow Pages which can be seen at his website, http://www.poweradbook.com. Currently, he is the Marketing Director for thenurseschoice.com, a Health Information and Doctor Referral site.
Author:: Jeffrey Hauser
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