Country Music's Moral Decline

Published on March 17, 2006 By stubbyfinger In Current Events

Why has mainstream country music started to emulate rap music? It’s enough I have to listen to 14 year old white kids talk about there bitches, now partially grown up country stars are acting like rappers. Wearing bling and objectifying women just like a true rap star. At least the language has remained clean.

Country music used to be respectful of women, putting them on a pedestal even. Now it’s who’s your daddy and badonk ka donk. I realize sex has always been a part of country music videos and even some live performances but it used to be just women and men flaunting themselves. Generally tight jeans and a t-shirt or tube top were as far as it went.

The glorification of alcohol abuse is has been an ever-present theme in country music that while disturbing to me it is at least part of country music’s roots. It's just irresponsible with what we know now about the effects of alcohol abuse.

I don’t know I guess I’m just a little disappointed, country music is supposed to be about God, family, doing the right thing and just good clean fun. I fail to see the logic in this unholy marriage.

Comments

bakerstreet

on Mar 17, 2006

Go to the furthest reaches of rural America. Find the most central Wal-Mart to the most backward, country communities. Wait until Saturday night, say, at about 10pm.

I'd bet dimes to donuts that you'll find a half dozen beat up cars with neon glowing underneath, the windows rolled down, and rap music bumping along. You won't see anyone that isn't caucasian, but the bling will be out, and you'll hear snoop dog as often as you hear country.

Country music is just floating on the same river their base travels. I have no idea why it is, but I have lived in several spots in the lower third of Appalachia, and I've visited rural areas throughout the South, and it is true everywhere I have gone.

I hate it. We're losing traditional music in the name of dollars. In the end, though, they won't go where the consumer doesn't want them to go, because they have to sell albums. The whole country mafia thing is selling, and selling big. If people didn't buy it, the companies wouldn't waste the money promoting it.

I lost all hope in country around the time that the "Barbara Mandrell Show" got more popular than "Hee Haw". Hell, you can find country that borrowed a bit from Disco then. Country has flirted with pop over and over, and it always seems to bounce back. You just have to look for the people who don't cater to the BS.

stubbyfinger

on Mar 17, 2006

I would say this is an attempt by the country music labels to win back the younger fans but it’s really only a few artists selling out. Sometimes pure capitalism really sucks.

Say what you want about the Dixie Chicks at least there being honest about who they are. I can respect that more than the musical politicians.

Dr Guy

on Mar 18, 2006

I have not listened to C&W in a while. It is sad it has come to this stage. I remember "A country Boy can Survive". Apparently not anymore.

bakerstreet

on Mar 18, 2006

" I would say this is an attempt by the country music labels to win back the younger fans but it’s really only a few artists selling out. Sometimes pure capitalism really sucks."

It's more paranoia than capitalism, really. I don't think the suits that make most of the decisions even listen to the music. They watch "trends" and try to twist their industry to stay in people's view. What they don't seem to realize is that the core of country music never really changes that much.

People always get fed up and artists always head back toward traditional fare, and country always rebounds. It happened in the 80's, it happened in the 90's. It'll happen again. It's a shame they waste their time and effort making it something the consumers don't want it to be.

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