That might be doing Abba a disservice. "Wild at Heart" by Gloriana has to be the poorest excuse for a country song ever.
Slate has another take on it: Gloriana's daffiness might be too much to take if the song weren't so damn good..
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It's fairly typical country-pop that's far from "the poorest excuse for a country song ever", I can think of several that are far more obnoxious. "Have You Forgotten?", anyone?
Posted by: Vandelay | July 21, 2009 at 07:06 AM
How about "Redneck Yacht Club"? GAH! I can't STAND that song.
Posted by: musicfan | July 21, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Ack. Sounds like something a small-town Methodist church would teach kids to sing during vacation bible school.
I would nominate for consideration Tim McGraw's "Indian Outlaw."
Posted by: Zod | July 21, 2009 at 10:14 AM
That song is pretty bad...
But we get it, you don't like country. Where are all the posts or YouTube videos about all the awful pop music on the radio right now? It is the state of pop music that makes artists like this and Taylor Swift go the country route...
Posted by: Clint | July 21, 2009 at 10:17 AM
So we don't get reviews of country concerts on a regular basis but you feel the need to talk about this. Doesn't make sense to me.
Posted by: Stacey | July 21, 2009 at 11:07 AM
That song is about as country as Johnson County.
"Where are all the posts or YouTube videos about all the awful pop music on the radio right now? "
Even David doesn't have the gumption to search for Lady Gaga videos.
Posted by: bob | July 21, 2009 at 02:21 PM
Taylor Swift? Is this who you are holding up as an example of someone who has integrity by going the commercial country route? Did you see her performance with Def Leppard? Talk about your no talent ass clowns!
Posted by: NEW | July 21, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Amen Stacey! What's worse is when they DO review country concerts, it's only the people they complain about being "pop country".
There have been a few smaller country/Texas music acts come to town recently playing good music..not that you would here about it on this blog or site in general.
Posted by: Leigh M. | July 21, 2009 at 04:33 PM
i need help...i can't stop singing this song!
Posted by: Nick | July 21, 2009 at 05:31 PM
I personally like think of this band as Barbie, Dark-haired Barbie, Ken, and Ken's odd older brother.
It is a catchy little tune that get's stuck in your head.
Posted by: Leigh M. | July 21, 2009 at 07:02 PM
Why do bands like this have to associate themselves with country music? Couldn't they just soil the pop music category? Man, this stuff is just awful.
Posted by: Dale | July 21, 2009 at 09:04 PM
"There have been a few smaller country/Texas music acts come to town recently playing good music..not that you would here about it on this blog or site in general." Leigh M.
Leigh, those smaller acts out of TX generally are reviewed in this column. For example,there was a really nice Lucinda review just a few weeks ago. It's just the manufactured Nashville crud that is ignored, with good reason.
Posted by: NEW | July 22, 2009 at 09:32 AM