Okay, I’m not a country music fan. At all. Sure, I like some of the crossover hits by Carrie Underwood and others, but in general I don’t care for it at all. In fact, if I’m driving in the car with someone who is playing country music, I have to ask them to turn it off.
But, like most rules, this one has an exception. Sugarland. I know, I know, for someone who doesn’t like country music you would think that a group with one of the twangiest lead singers would make me grit my teeth, right? Noppers.
A few years ago I was channel surfing and happened to flip to a country awards show. Surgarland was performing a new single. Stay. I was riveted. Blown away. I had no idea who they were, but the song, my God! I immediately Youtubed them and found the video.
Okay, the video. I have been a music lover since before I could walk and remember when MuchMusic and MTV came on, so I’ve seen a lot of video’s. Stay is the most emotionally charged video I have ever seen. I still can’t watch it without getting choked up.
I HATE songs where the singer is bitching about how hard it is to cheat. Now, Stay is written from the perpective of “the other woman”, but it doesn’t come of as whiny. It’s about being in a crappy situation and make a hard decision. It doesn’t romantify cheating like some other songs do. (Yes, Hinder’s Lips of an Angel, I’m talking to you.)
Okay, enough gushing from me. Watch the video, but grab some Kleenex first: you may need it.
Lavender Lines 