dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 First of all, I don't think this is all that big of a deal, I just thought it would be fun to put some light on country music and it's lyrics when rap music seems to get all the negative press. The song is "All American Girl" by Carrie Underwood. These are the lyrics that I have an issue with. Sixteen short years later She was falling for the senior football star Before you knew it he was dropping passes Skipping practice just to spend more time with her The coach said, hey son what is your problem Tell me have you lost your mind Daddy said you’ll lose your free ride to college Boy, you better tell her goodbye But now, he’s wrapped around her finger She’s the center of his whole world And his heart belongs to that sweet, little, beautiful, wonderful, perfect All American The basic message is, the hell with your team, the hell with your football scholoarship, basically the hell with your future and responsibility, just hang out with your 16 year old high school girlfriend. Like I said, i'm being silly but in reality if I had a son that did the things this song is encouraging, i'd be highly dissapointed. Not sure we need song lyrics that encourage teenagers to make more bad decisions, they make enough already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I prefer a Dre and Snoop song that goes: ******* ain't **** but ***'s and tricks Lick on **** ****and **** the **** Get's the **** out after you're done And I hops in my ride to make a quick run... Edit: Extra editing done by PB. :paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thats not the basic message. The basic message is there are more important things in life than football and such. I would rather have the girl of my dreams to spend the rest of my life with and raise a family with than a football scholarship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thats not the basic message. The basic message is there are more important things in life than football and such. I would rather have the girl of my dreams to spend the rest of my life with and raise a family with than a football scholarship. So at the age of 16 or 17 you should be trying to find the girl of your dreams and doing anything to be with her even if it means jepordizing your athletic and academic career? Yes, that makes perfect sense, because 16 year olds are known for making such sound decisions, and high school sweethearts always seem to last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttr77 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Either way, the 'senior football star' will soon be posting in the Stadium here with all the other former football stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thats not the basic message. The basic message is there are more important things in life than football and such. I would rather have the girl of my dreams to spend the rest of my life with and raise a family with than a football scholarship. Yeah exactly! As much as we all love sports, there is more to life then playing football. You do whatever makes you happy and apparently this girl makes that guy happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Either way, the 'senior football star' will soon be posting in the Stadium here with all the other former football stars. Don't forget all the ex GMs and those that are experts in scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Yeah exactly! As much as we all love sports, there is more to life then playing football. You do whatever makes you happy and apparently this girl makes that guy happy. What guy in high school isn't in love with some girl in high school? If you had a son, would you encourage him to throw away an athletic scholorship because he was "in love" with a 16 year old girl when he himself was 16 or 17? I think you guys are forgetting how damn dumb you were in high school and how you thought everything was forever, like your girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 So at the age of 16 or 17 you should be trying to find the girl of your dreams and doing anything to be with her even if it means jepordizing your athletic and academic career? Yes, that makes perfect sense, because 16 year olds are known for making such sound decisions, and high school sweethearts always seem to last. I do believe that they have done study's, and the type of relationship that most often results in long-term marriages is high-school sweethearts. I will try and find something to support that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsBry Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I guess she named it All American Girl because Prince already used ***** Control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 I do believe that they have done study's, and the type of relationship that most often results in long-term marriages is high-school sweethearts.I will try and find something to support that. I wouldn't be surprised if that was true but thats not exactly what i'm saying. If you have lets say 25 couples that are high school sweethearts, how many of those couples are going to get married? Not many, especially if it's a high school that tends to send kids off to college. Now if 1 or 2 of those couples get married, like I said, I wouldn't be shocked if they stayed together. Maybe since it's a country song, the lyrics are inspired from the life style of a small town high school where nobody ever leaves and people just stick around forever and marry people from the small community. I think we all know towns like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I wouldn't be surprised if that was true but thats not exactly what i'm saying.If you have lets say 25 couples that are high school sweethearts, how many of those couples are going to get married? Not many, especially if it's a high school that tends to send kids off to college. Now if 1 or 2 of those couples get married, like I said, I wouldn't be shocked if they stayed together. Maybe since it's a country song, the lyrics are inspired from the life style of a small town high school where nobody ever leaves and people just stick around forever and marry people from the small community. I think we all know towns like that. Well do you really think its better to focus on football when how many players will actually make a career out of it? I think the percentage is higher for high school sweethearts than high school football players that make it to the pro's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcoles11 Posted April 27, 2009 Author Share Posted April 27, 2009 Well do you really think its better to focus on football when how many players will actually make a career out of it? I think the percentage is higher for high school sweethearts than high school football players that make it to the pro's! Pro's shouldn't even be in the discussion. The song talks about a free ride to college. Whether the kid ever makes the pro's or not means nothing, because football is paying for his college education. The career comes from the education you recieved in college. Who do you think has a better chance of success, someone who didn't go to college because of a HS girlfriend or someone that left her behind and got an education? Also, most football scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years, whether you pan out or not on the field, so as long as you don't do anything off the field to lose your ride, you get your college paid for no matter how football goes. I don't think any parent, including you if and when you have a child, would encourge their kid to jepordize a college scholarship for their high school bf or gf. Also, I think you're concentrating too much on the football aspect of it. What if the kid had an academic scholarship and he started skipping classes and what not. Would you be ok with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 This thread needs more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinFeathers Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You forgot the end of the song where they get married and have a baby of their own...so it seems like his life worked out for him. It's a song. Maybe still went on to play football in college....my parents were high school sweethearts, my dad still went on to play football all throughout college. They're still married. Devil's advocate over here today aren't we? You probably coulda found a better country song to use :silly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Pro's shouldn't even be in the discussion. The song talks about a free ride to college.Whether the kid ever makes the pro's or not means nothing, because football is paying for his college education. The career comes from the education you recieved in college. Who do you think has a better chance of success, someone who didn't go to college because of a HS girlfriend or someone that left her behind and got an education? Also, most football scholarships are guaranteed for 4 years, whether you pan out or not on the field, so as long as you don't do anything off the field to lose your ride, you get your college paid for no matter how football goes. I don't think any parent, including you if and when you have a child, would encourge their kid to jepordize a college scholarship for their high school bf or gf. Also, I think you're concentrating too much on the football aspect of it. What if the kid had an academic scholarship and he started skipping classes and what not. Would you be ok with that? I would be ok with my kid making them do what makes them happy. If my child is not academically gifted enough to go to college without a sports scholarship, then maybe they should not be going in the first place and should be exploring other career options. Did you go to a division I school with scholarship athletes? Most of them could not form complete sentences they were so dumb. The ones that were actually smart would have gotten into school regardless and would have gotten financial aid. I just would not want my kid to ignore a social life for sports. Social development is just as important whether it be with friends or relationships. That being said, I still think you are missing the point of the song. She is saying that finding love is one of the most important things in life and I agree with her. I would rather be in a happy marriage with less things than be single or end up in a not so happy marriage and have lots of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 This thread needs more pics. Agreed. I saw her in concert and the pictures dont even come close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxBuddy21 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You probably coulda found a better country song to use :silly: Yea there are plenty of songs about drinking that could have been used...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 A Country Boy Can Survive propogates gun violence, tobacco usage, alcoholism, and bootlegging illegal liquor. The preacher man says it’s the end of time And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry The interest is up and the Stock Markets down And you only get mugged If you go down town I live back in the woods, you see A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive I can plow a field all day long I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive Because you can’t starve us out And you cant makes us run Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun And we say grace and we say Ma’am And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn We came from the West Virginia coalmines And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive I had a good friend in New York City He never called me by my name, just hillbilly My grandpa taught me how to live off the land And his taught him to be a businessman He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights And I’d send him some homemade wine But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife For 43 dollars my friend lost his life Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes And shoot him with my old 45 Cause a country boy can survive Country folks can survive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 What guy in high school isn't in love with some girl in high school? If you had a son, would you encourage him to throw away an athletic scholorship because he was "in love" with a 16 year old girl when he himself was 16 or 17?I think you guys are forgetting how damn dumb you were in high school and how you thought everything was forever, like your girlfriend. I'm not sure I understand why you are complaining about this song? I don't think anyone was encouraging him to "throw away" his scholarship. I really just think the song is about showing people that while sports are fun, there's more to life than sports. I don't see why you are making a big deal out of this. And I don't even like country music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondizzle Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I really just think the song is about showing people that while sports are fun, there's more to life than sports. I haven't heard the whole song, but based on the posted lyrics, I think it has nothing to do with sports at all. I think it's about high school sweethearts and how they become so enamored with each other that other priorities seem to disappear. It could have been about a guy who got good grades then got distracted and started failing or a guy who stopped hanging out with his friends. I think the OP read too much into it. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you want lyrics where parental discretion is required, you need to go old school. For example: Shave 'em Dry - by Lucille Bogan - 1935 I got ******* on my *******, big as the end of my thumb; I got somethin' between my legs'll make a dead man ****. Say I ****ed all night, and all the night before baby; And I feel just like I wanna **** some more. Now your **** hang down like a damn bell sapper; And your **** stands up like a steeple; Your goddamn ******* stands open like a church door; And the crabs walks in like people. I've tried to sanitize this, you can go to the link for the non-redacted lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I haven't heard the whole song, but based on the posted lyrics, I think it has nothing to do with sports at all. I think it's about high school sweethearts and how they become so enamored with each other that other priorities seem to disappear. It could have been about a guy who got good grades then got distracted and started failing or a guy who stopped hanging out with his friends. I think the OP read too much into it. :2cents: I agree. Reading the lyrics alone, it almost sounded like a cautionary tale, not a glorification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Predicto Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Gabba Gabba We Accept You We Accept You One Of Usgabba Gabba We Accept You We Accept You One Of Us i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For d-U-M-B everyones Accusin Me d-U-M-B everyones Accusin Me i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For i Don't Wanna Be A Pinhead No More. I Just Met A Nurse That I Could Go For gabba Gabba Hey gabba Gabba Hey Now that is Art! Best concert I ever went to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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