Dr. Frank's What's-it

It's the midget that clinches it.

I feel overstimulated

CF

oh my gosh, i was so sure that i was going to experience my first homosexual country singing duo, just based on the title and first 10 seconds of video.

It's amazing how current country sounds like late 80s pop and hair metal these days.

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i have a couple coworkers that like Big and Rich..I think they're the the going thing in the new country world these days.

which is why Aaron is right.

new country? yech.

i say big ups to the midget. i'm such a sucker for little people despite the fact they almost sued me.

I defer to no man when it comes to love of midgets in videos, but what really grabbed me here were the mannequin girl, the parasols, and the banjo marching band. I suspect that there are hidden meanings in this video, but I don’t know what they are.

Country is getting a sense of humor, which I'm sure if anybody can understand having a sense of humor in music it should be you, Frank. I'm not talking about blant Weird Al humor though. If you want to hear another funny country song go for "Why Does Everybody Want To Kick My Ass" or "Why Would I Want to Kiss the Lips That Always Chew My Ass"

The one guy seems more like a Village Person dressed as a cowboy than an actual country musician. That mustache is just little too well groomed.
Also, I could be wrong about this, but, it doesn't kill a horse when you ride it, does it? I mean if anything it should probably be, "Save a horse, ride a horse." At least that'll keep it away from the glue factory. Not to mention the obvious differences in speed and comfort and the fact that surprisingly few cowboys are even willing to carry you from point A to point B. All in all, it's not quite "the weather is here, wish you were beautiful" to a nod to our host.

It reminds me of a bumper sticker I once saw: "Save the whales, harpoon a fat chick."

Zaphod,don't tell me you're a new country sympathizer. I mean i admit sometime they have funny ideas,but the music in general is so gourdawful. I suppose I've always had a love/hate relationship with Jeff Foxworthy's comedy. He's got some new show which is almost funny,which I watch on rare occasion to remind myself he's really more gross than funny. Plus they always have those same awful bands.

He is in charge of this site though...

www.redneckbackyard.com

A couple things I noted.

1. As pointed out above, neo country seems to be developing similarily to rock 'n' roll. Neo country seems to be progressing (at a slightly retarded pace ) that was already mapped out by rock. It wasn't too long ago when electric guitars and riffs were a revolutionary thing in country. The influences of hip-hop can be seen with the "bling" references which is something that hasn't, to my knowledge, been as blatantly aped in popular rock.

2. Remember Kid Rock? His music was awful but he seemed to be having so much fun going over the top that it was actually tolerable. He too had chorus girls, gratiutious tit and ass shots, and midgets. However, everyone seemed to be in on the joke. Now that the joke isn't funny anymore and the novelty has worn off I am genuinely curious as to how tounge-in-cheek this whole production is intended to be.

3. Neo country has, more than any other genre, sourced bumper sticker aphorisms. Some of them are funny, some are banal, some are downright offensive, but a good 50% of neo country lyrics prominently feature well-worn quotes, double entendres, and other cliches. I have no compelling arguments for why this should be so. In a way, it is similar to the way MTX (and, I'm sure, other pop bands) regularly use pithy quotes in their lyrics.

Couple things I forgot to mention:

-The women in revealing psuedo-business suits is an image repeated throughout popular culture. There are some interesting feminist articles on that image that I could not do justice here. Something about women becoming powerful in the workforce and men's need to deprive them of their new found power. A google search will probably reveal some relevant material. I am aware that neo country has a solid history of sexism and misogyny but I was not aware of this sort of social commentary. Then again, I don't watch a lot of country music videos. Is this a prevalent trend?

-One aspect I have no insight into is the woman in the car. At first I thought that she was an inflatable doll, then I figured she was dead or drugged. The whole thing was odious and the shot of her face at the end was particularly disturbing. Could be another attempt to disempower women but I really have no idea.

Van Serpico has a point about new country sounding like 80's hair metal, and I have an idea of why this is.
Shania Twain is very popular.
She's married to Def Leppard's producer, Mutt Lange.
Her stuff sounds frighteningly like DL if you really think about it. Just add fiddles.
All popular stuff gets imitated.
There you have it. Big and Rich was almost inevitable.