Post by Admin on Jan 17, 2020 1:31:33 GMT
Little Big Town - Nightfall (Audio)
Little Big Town's Karen Fairchild does two remarkable things during "Sugar Coat," the signature song on the quartet's new Nightfall album.
Lori McKenna helped write a lyric that is — simply put — what a Grammy sounds like. With careful ease, "Sugar Coat" describes a modern woman's experience in terms all but the thickest of heads can appreciate. "Why are we doing all of this?" Fairchild asks with great empathy. It's her (and Little Big Town's intentional production choices) that give this message front page billing.
"Sometimes I wish I liked drinking / Sometimes I wish I liked pills / Wish I could sleep with a stranger / But someone like me never will / Sometimes I hardly can stand it / I just smile with a lump in my throat / Sometimes I wish I could bear it / Didn't have to wear this sugar coat."
Fairchild, age 50, is more adept at describing the frustrations, emotions, angst, insecurities and joy of being a woman than any female artist aiming for mainstream country success today, but if she were a solo artist, she wouldn't stand a chance. This is what summaries of the women in country music conversation miss. It's not just females who are being boxed out — women over a certain age take the brunt of the snubbing. It's a heartbreaking truth because it's these women (successful mothers, friends, daughters and businesswomen) who have the life and songwriting experience to really say something in a way that matters, but doesn't divide, and they can do it with half as many words.