In one of my earlier blog posts entitled ‘Take Your Pick! Are you a hillbilly, a lap dancer or bluegrass picker?‘ I reviewed an article by George Lewis. It is proposed in the article that one of the themes that has appropriated in the past 50 years for many female country singers is their expression of feminism in their music, to address the need for the change of standards and ethics for women within society.
Elizabeth Cook continues this Country Music feminist tradition, it is through her recent 2007 single ‘sometimes it takes balls to be a woman’ from her album ‘balls’ that she keeps the tradition alive…
(This is an excellent song, It is both well written/performed and most importantly her voice is exceptional!)
Elizabeth Cook believes ‘having balls is just the beginning’
You can find out more about Elizabeth Cook on her official webpage and MySpace for a free listen to more awesome tracks!
Post by: Ryan Wit
Carrie Underwood is another big country artist who does this as well. She got her break in country music by winning American Idol. She has won several different awards and has been number 1 many times. She is a huge hit for country music. Some of her songs that address similar things are Last Name, Before He Cheats, All-American Girl, and The More Boys I Meet. She is an amazing country artist and I absolutely love her.
I did hear about Carrie Underwood and Americon Idol, score one for country if she won what is normally seen as a pop popularity contest!!!