On my last trip to Wisconsin I spent some time listening to country music since the other radio stations weren't coming in as clearly. I don't listen to a lot of country music so I was surprised at how much fun it was to listen to. Consider the following example from the song "Honky Tonk Badkadonk" by Adkins Trace.
That is a fabulous piece of poetry. I can't say I understand the entire song properly, for instance the donkey kong reference flumoxes me, but that couplet I quote above is a work of art.
Even the song titles are priceless. I had never before heard the song, "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", by Nichol Joe. How can a song with that title not be great? I tell you these cowboy hat wearing poets are geniuses. Poetry is alive and well in America.
... Band shuts down at two But we're hangin' out till three We hate to see her go But love to watch her leave ...Adkins Trace, Honky Tonk Badonkadonk
You're not serious are you? While I agree it is a form of Poetry, it is a little like Robert Frost might have been like if somone had introduced him to Schlitz and a mechanical bull.
Seems....basement to me.
If you have a basement there should be poetry there too!
Jan, Ms. "Community," wrote about sex in heaven in her blog and now Tim is singing the praises of country music lyrics? Have I entered the twilight zone? ;-)
Seriously, I can appreciate the little bit from Honky Tonk Badonkadonk. But Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off? I wouldn't rate that much higher than Rod Stewart's, "You fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness..." Blehck.
There's country music I don't mind, but then there's, what was it, "She loves my tractor" or somesuch nonsense?