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