I know this is going to turn some people off (especially my roommates) but I am not a fan of country music. Today, my roommates and I were in the car when "Big Green Tractor" came on which says, "Climb up in my lap and drive if you want to/ Girl, you know you got me to hold on to/ We can go to town, but baby if you'd rather/ I'll take you for a ride on my big green tractor."
I'm sorry, but what is the allure of riding on a big green tractor? I'm not hating on the John Deere fans, nor am I saying that all country music is bad, but really: that song? The story is that a girl is all dressed up when she comes to her boyfriend's house, and instead of going out to a party or to a restaurant, they'll just sit together on his big green tractor. Who in the right mind chooses a tractor over going out on the town? Especially when the girl has taken the time to doll herself up and look nice!
It just reaffirms all of the bad country songs I don't understand. Someone, please, explain to me why riding on a tractor would be a romantic gesture on any level. To me, the romance is lost in something so hillbilly as that. It is simply like saying "I don't want to spend the money on you, honey, but I will waste the gas in my tractor! Not only will you smell like gasoline, but you'll have grass stains on your dress too!"
- How romantic. <3>
Okay, next you're going to say that you don't understand why she thinks his tractor's sexy...
ReplyDeleteBut, really, I agree. Not to mention the misogynist messages of how a girl should be content to just sit alone in a guy's lap instead of socializing, building connections with a network of people, or, god forbid, enjoying some culture.
I think that country might even be, in it's way, sending as many negative messages as rap music.
Also the more I read your blog the more I want to see you sometime over break. It has been far too long.
haha you are hilarious.
ReplyDeletebut i will say there is 1 exception to the rule...
you LOVE the song "everybody knows everybody"