Bro Country Song Analysis
Prominent protest songs of the 21st century are often found in genera’s containing boldly outspoken and poetically powerful lyrics such as contemporary rap and hip hop. However, a female country duo who debuted their first album in 2015 is stirring the gender inequality pot by crafting their music with brutal honesty. Maddie and Tae, two twenty-one year olds from Nashville, Tennessee, have dampened the burning fire in modern country music, referred to as “Bro Country.” These two ladies have taken a stance with their hit track, “Girl in a Country Song,” rebelling against the norms of society and shedding light on gender inequality through the power of protest music. In the present day, often countries throughout the world are cited with gender
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The songs begins with, “Well, I wish I had some shoes on my two bare feet / And it's gettin' kinda cold in these painted on cut-off jeans / I hate the way this bikini top chafes / Do I really have to wear it all day?” bringing to light the accepted image of country women and deeming it unfair, for gender inequality has created an expectancy that is unreasonable. Next, they address the “cat-calling” and pet names used to refer to females in country songs by singing, “Cause I got a name / And to you it ain't “pretty little thing”, “honey” or “baby.” These two lines protest the downgrading langue of popular country music and demand that females be treated as equals. They then augment these ideals in the chorus of their song and eventually reach the bridge, where they reference past country music by saying, “We used to get a little respect / Now we're lucky if we even get / To climb up in your truck, keep our mouth shut and ride along / Conway and George Strait / Never did it this way / Back in the old days / Aww y'all, we ain't a cliché / That ain't no way / To treat a lady” ("Maddie & Tae Lyrics"). With this bridge, Maddie and Tae make it apparent that women, including themselves, are not content with simply being the girl in a country song. The audaciousness of this duet is commendable, for they produced a very powerful and trendy protest song; however, the effectives is even more
The songs begins with, “Well, I wish I had some shoes on my two bare feet / And it's gettin' kinda cold in these painted on cut-off jeans / I hate the way this bikini top chafes / Do I really have to wear it all day?” bringing to light the accepted image of country women and deeming it unfair, for gender inequality has created an expectancy that is unreasonable. Next, they address the “cat-calling” and pet names used to refer to females in country songs by singing, “Cause I got a name / And to you it ain't “pretty little thing”, “honey” or “baby.” These two lines protest the downgrading langue of popular country music and demand that females be treated as equals. They then augment these ideals in the chorus of their song and eventually reach the bridge, where they reference past country music by saying, “We used to get a little respect / Now we're lucky if we even get / To climb up in your truck, keep our mouth shut and ride along / Conway and George Strait / Never did it this way / Back in the old days / Aww y'all, we ain't a cliché / That ain't no way / To treat a lady” ("Maddie & Tae Lyrics"). With this bridge, Maddie and Tae make it apparent that women, including themselves, are not content with simply being the girl in a country song. The audaciousness of this duet is commendable, for they produced a very powerful and trendy protest song; however, the effectives is even more