| How can I possibly know that top country singers | | | | Southern USA. |
| make better lovers, I hear you ask? | | | | But I find that country music songs tend to have a |
| There is no statistical evidence that I know of to | | | | much stronger and more complete story line than |
| support my argument. But I ask you to get out of | | | | blues or gospel songs. |
| the box that your formal education and the media | | | | Now, at last, I get to my point about top country |
| have placed you in, and think laterally for a moment. | | | | singers making better lovers. I have been told by |
| Don't think in terms of empirical or statistical | | | | various female acquaintances of mine that, in their |
| evidence, please think like a normal human being. | | | | opinions, men who have lived a life full of escapades |
| Listen to your heart and your gut feeling. | | | | and experienced at first hand a full range of |
| For a moment let's consider the lyrics of country | | | | emotions, make better lovers. This would seem to |
| music songs. They are either poetic, as in John | | | | make sense to me because they have learned to |
| Denver's "Annie's Song", or they tell as story as in | | | | express emotions. |
| Willie Nelson's "City of New Orleans" or Johnny Cash's | | | | Country music songs express a tremendous range of |
| "Boy Named Sue". | | | | emotions. The best singers are the ones who can |
| For a long time I never asked myself what I enjoyed | | | | write and interpret those emotions in their singing. In |
| about country music, it was enough that I enjoyed | | | | order to be able to express the emotions as well as |
| the sound. Then I gradually noticed the stories (and | | | | they do they must have lived through a good range |
| that's another thing I like about country music, you | | | | of escapades. |
| can hear the words). | | | | My case is that these hard living, top country singers |
| The stories in country music songs are real "slice of | | | | must therefore be better lovers. |
| life" - sometimes sad, sometimes happy. This is not | | | | You can comment on this article on my blog if you |
| surprising when you consider how many country | | | | wish. Or, if you don't wish to comment, you can just |
| singers come from the Gospel and Blues belt of | | | | enjoy the country music videos. |