I thought this story was interesting so I figure it’s worth getting my thoughts on. There’s a country group named Little Big Town who’s latest single, “Girl Crush” is being pulled off of radio stations across the country ’cause fans complained and speculated that the song promotes lesbianism. Looking at the lyrics, I don’t see where it’s about a woman having a crush on another woman. To me the song is about a woman who has a crush on a guy who is not single and she’s jealous of them. That’s what the song is about. The fans are just being whiny babies, in my opinion.
I mean, where was the outrage when Jill Sobule wrote that song “I Kissed A Girl” and Katy Perry wrote a song with the same title. Was there any controversy and backlash from Jill Sobule’s and Katy’s songs of the same title? No.
I’m sure there are tons of songs about lesbians out there like KD Lang, “Constant Craving” for starters and you can throw Melissa Etheridge, “Come to My Window” in there and Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One More Reason” is another one.
That Little Big Town song, “Girl Crush” is a great tune by the way, I liked it too although I’m not big on today’s country.
I just find it hilarious that people are accusing “Girl Crush” being a lesbian song when it’s not even that and there are tons of other lesbian songs out there.
That’s okay. Controversy over a song is actually good. When your song is creating “controversy” you know that it’s being talked about and people are hearing it… that’s when you know your music is successful.
Kev
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