Addicting Much?

When our class was first told about having to write blogs, I was not excited at all. I had no clue what to blog about. Most people were able to figure out what they wanted to blog about by the end of the class. I started to brainstorm about things that I do all of the time. Sports were the first thing that came to mind. Honestly, I could not tell you why one player was better than the next though. I finally came to the conclusion that country music was what I was going to blog about. It's definitely something that I listen to all of the time.

Believe it or not, up until a couple of years ago I never listened to country music. It was definitely not the first radio station that I would change it to. It all started the summer  before my Sophomore year. I had just become a lifeguard and was working at the pool with my brother. We would always come in an hour before opening to clean and in that time we would listen to music. Since my brother always pulled the "seniority" card on me, he would decide the station. His music of choice was country. I wasn't all for it at first. But, then I came to find out that country music is very addicting. I would find myself singing or humming the lyrics while on stand. Or when it was just my brother and I at the pool, I would belt out the words like I was the artist and he was my audience. I think what makes it so addicting is that it is a different genre of music altogether. It has a different rhythm and tone compared to other music. Country uses a variety of instruments: violin, banjo, piano, guitar, etc. Country has songs that range from being really mellow to something you can listen to at a party.For instance, "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith is a great party song (you might not like it but believe me, the lyrics will get stuck in your head). Most country songs bring this calmness over you and all you want to do is just picture yourself "knee deep in the water somewhere" like the Zac Brown Band would say. Country songs tell a story whether it be about finding love or losing love.

Whenever anybody hears that you like country music, they automatically assume that you are a "redneck". But that accusation is false because there are so many diverse groups of people that listen to country. It could range from your teacher, to a police officer, or even a professional athlete that enjoys this music. Unfortunately, many people won't even give it a chance. Maybe by the end of my blogs, some of you will start to enjoy country music the way I do.