As I write this, there is a country song with a lot of controversy surroudning it (mostly based upon its music video). It's a big hit song. It's also not very good.
By the way, I am presently sitting in a small town, saying that, so you could say I tried it ina small town. (I feel like that joke isn't going to make sense in a month).
So, at a loss on what to write, I decided to do a week dedicated to country music that doesn't suck.
Of course I'm opening the week with Kelly Willis. I've written about her before, but everything I've written this far is about her MCA years. Her three albums for MCA were excellent but poorly marketed. Her first album for Rykodisk, on the other hand, What I Deserve, was very well marketed. Its first single, today's song, is excellent, much like her earlier work, and actually got label support.
The song would go on the broad critical accalaim, as would the album, and deservedly so. Co-written by Kelly Willis and Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, it is now a part of the American music fabric.
Of course she performs the song live. And it's delightful.
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