marichiko

Actually most of them are fabricated to a greater or lesser agree, John Denver was just so obvious about it. Here are the lyrics to a Country Western Song that I really DO like:

Gone Country
(sung by Alan Jackson)

She's been playing in a room on a strip
For ten years in Vegas
Every night she looks in the mirror
But she only ages
She's been reading about Nashville and all
The records that everybody's buying
Says 'I'm a simple girl myself
Grew up on Long Island'
So she packs her bags to try to her hand
Says "this might be my last chance."

She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country,
here she come!

Well the folk scene is dead
But he's holding out in the village
He's been writing songs speaking out
Against wealth and privilege
He says 'I dont believe in money
But a man could make himself a killin'
Some of that stuff dont sound
Much different than Dylan.
I hear down there it's changed you see
They're not as backwards as they used to be."

He's gone country, look at them boots!
He's gone country, but to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes!

He commutes to LA
But he's got a house in the valley
The bills are piling up
And the pop scene just aint on the rally
He says 'Honey I'm a serious composer
Schooled in voice and composition
But with the crime and the smog these days
This aint no place for children
Lord it sounds so easy, it shouldnt take long
Be back in the money in no time at all'

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes
Yeah he's gone country, a new kind of walk
He's gone country, a new kind of talk
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, oh back to his roots

He's gone country
He's gone country
Everybody's gone country
Yeah we've gone country
The whole world's gone country

Songs like this are the reason I'll listen to CW occasionally. The song is a great parody of the whole CW/ Nashville scene, plus its got a great melody and rock beat that make me want to start dancing every time I hear it. (Alan Jackson appears on his covers in a very swank cowboy style suit with boots, (of course!) that would probably have bought an entire cattle ranch at the price. He doesn't pretend to be anything other than what he is.