This Is Country Music

So let's talk about Brad Paisley and his new song, "This Is Country Music".  This song is everything I tried to explain in my first post about all the reasons why I love country music. The lyrics explain almost exactly what country music is. It's real life that everyone can relate to, with no fear of not being "cool" to others.

I haven't spoken about Brad Paisley in this blog, but I love him. His lyrics are always so funny, or sweet, or just easy to relate to. His songs are catchy and he's a great performer. I hope that at some point I get lucky enough to see him in concert, because he's amazing.

After performing this song at the  2010 CMA's (Country Music Awards) and winning the award for Entertainer of the Year, Brad Paisley wrote on his website:  
"As I stood on the stage at the CMA's last week clutching a glass trophy and fighting back tears, it occurred to me why I am so proud to do this for a living. See, country music is unique. It is brave. It is not afraid to deal head on with subjects like disease, death, religion, drinking, family, or anything else that qualifies as life. It isn't above its fans. It is about them. It is the soundtrack to my life, and probably yours. As its recording artists, we are given the dog-tags from family members of fans who die in battle for our country. We are there in song at the most impactful moments of our fans' lives. We are loved unconditionally, and we are given loyalty beyond what we deserve. This is country music. - Brad" 

I think that Brad Paisley did a better job than I could ever imagine doing myself at summing up why country music is so special and why I love it so much. It's amazing, and this song is one of the examples of how amazing it is.