Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
What a GREAT song! I'm amazed but not surprised. The production, the writing, the mix, and the vocal are all great!

I'm not sure we all recognize your vocal enough. You are very close to what some of the "new" country guys, that sound a bit "throw back", sound like. There's something Randy Houser-ish about your vocals...and he always liked Ronnie Dunn. I love that style of vocal. Big, strong, and non-apologetic; without sounding like your trying to be all of those things. It just comes across as confident and genuine.


I listened to the new Randy Houser record a couple of weeks ago (it's quite good). I only WISH that I could sing THAT Country!! I'll take "confident and genuine" any day of the week!

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Now, something you may want to consider. And to those who jump on me for this being not supportive, please realize he asked us to "have at it." This will just be an idea.

If I lyrically "mute" the male part for this verse something seems slightly out of character for me. The lines would read like this with the male omitted :

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she likes french wine and russian novels
she's pasta and rock and roll
she says "vive la difference"


She likes french wine...got it.
Russian novels...getting it even more
Pasta...good development
Rock and roll...she does? Maybe I don't know her.
"vive la difference"...ah, back to who I thought she was.

For me, it would be consistent with her character if you did something like "

she likes Itialian pasta and Russian novels (could leave "Italian" out, just thought it added a bit of description)
baseball's what i know
i'm bbq and country music
she's jazz with a glass (near rhyme) of merlot/Bordeaux (for the rhyme, and also both French wines which you alluded. Also taking into account the next line)
she says "vive la difference"
i say "what the hell"

Of course, you can come up with what to do much better than I could. Just throwing out some examples.

For all I know, you like the juxtaposition of rock and roll which does work in a different, grab your attention, kind of way.

Like I said, I really can't give much, or anything to improve on. I'm on the tee and whiffing the ball, so... I guess, I'll leave it at, another great one my friend. I used to say "I don't say this often, but this could be on the radio" but I'm starting to say it pretty often around here. I love the song. Really great job, as everyone else has said.



I readily see your point about using "jazz" instead of "rock'n'roll". I "fits" the perceived scenario (to the logical mind). However... this verse was written as a comparison/juxtaposition of my wife and I - and every part of it is "real life". She hates jazz. She loved 70's Rock - BTO was a favorite - though she could not names bands - she just knows the songs when they come on the radio (and returns to her wild-college-days).

I would argue that "french wine" goes with "russian novels" in a way that "italian pasta" does not (and as you implied, I doubt I would ever use "Italian" to modify "pasta).

Although I started with "french wine" and later used "vive la difference" it was not to make "her" seem THAT French - which adding the merlot (or Bordeaux) does (for me). Needless to say, the point was "we are completely different". (She does love french wine and she does use those phrases she learned in high school french class - to this day...)

All of this is, of course, subjective. But it was fun to "argue the point"! Thanks for the chance to do that!!

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