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Rate-a-Record Vol. 8-Valentine’s Vocals-Version 1
Who hits the love notes better? Boys ballads
Love is corny. So is country music.
When I think of country music love ballads, they generally fall into two categories; Really Bad and Worse.
The male singers are usually drunk with self-flagellation, followed by shameless begging and pedestal-worthy praise of their beloved. Sorry, not sorry, but that’s gross.
Songs celebrating a couple’s romance on equal footing are rare, but they shouldn’t be. Balance is key to successful relationships. Power struggles, control, and conflict are old school. Those ideas should be given a funeral and left in the dirt for good.
So, for this and the following “girls” edition of my Rate-a-Record invitations, I am offering songs you can listen to without feeling nauseous. That’s my goal, at least. But everything is subjective, and you can’t make everyone happy.
If you are not familiar with Rate-a-Record, it is quite simple. Instigated by the troubadour of tunes, Terry Barr, and constantly fed by the Papa of Prompts, Paul Combs, it’s an offering of two (or more) tunes for readers to listen to and review. The ratings work off of the American…
