Why do Americans like country music?

I am not trying to make fun of you or discredit your music taste, but I have listened to some country music and found it to be pretty awful.

But I heard that it is very big in America and I was wondering what people like about it or their favourite songs.

Country music is popular among SOME Americans...not all. And I heard a lot of country when I visited Canada.;)

Why do people eat onions? No one knows, it will forever be a mystery.

Pretty much all walks of music have some good and bad songs.

Irritating when people down a whole genre.

Why do people eat onions? No one knows, it will forever be a mystery.

Large_Soda

Taste. Mystery solved.;)

I hate country music and I'm an American. I know alot of Americans that do like it though. I heard it was pretty popular in Germany, atleast that is what the exchange student from there said. There is such a funny song about Country musicians, if you want to know it PM me, it's hilarious(can't post the name here for fear of suspension or banning).

I'm American, country is all they play on the radio! I hate it! :x

I'm American, country is all they play on the radio! I hate it! :x

TheZ3nMan

That's not true...:|

I'm American, country is all they play on the radio! I hate it! :x

TheZ3nMan

I can find plenty of radio stations that don't play country music at all. . . .:|

I'm American, country is all they play on the radio! I hate it! :x

TheZ3nMan

I live in Charlotte and there's only like two country stations, and that's smack dab in the middle of North Carolina.

Three quotes in a row! Neat!

Anyway, what I meant was local stations in my area...it's either country or hip-hop. Irritates me.

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

Pretty much all walks of music have some good and bad songs.

Irritating when people down a whole genre.

Zulgaines

Im with you there. if you dont like a genre keep it to yourself

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

monkey_monger

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

monkey_monger

It's always an R&B song around here, or rap.

[QUOTE="monkey_monger"]

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

R0cky_Racc00n

Sorry it must have been a joke on the program then

[QUOTE="R0cky_Racc00n"][QUOTE="monkey_monger"]

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

monkey_monger

Sorry it must have been a joke on the program then

Other countries generalize the hell out of America. Like we're all deep south hillbillys.

Not like we don't generalize. British teeth.

[QUOTE="monkey_monger"][QUOTE="R0cky_Racc00n"][QUOTE="monkey_monger"]

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

Zulgaines

Sorry it must have been a joke on the program then

Other countries generalize the hell out of America. Like we're all deep south hillbillys.

Not like we don't generalize. British teeth.

[QUOTE="Zulgaines"][QUOTE="monkey_monger"][QUOTE="R0cky_Racc00n"][QUOTE="monkey_monger"]

Sorry for generalising, I have never really heard or seen anyone in the UK who enjoys country, and I have always b told that it is big in America.

It usually gets no.1 in the charts doesnt it?

R0cky_Racc00n

Sorry it must have been a joke on the program then

Other countries generalize the hell out of America. Like we're all deep south hillbillys.

Not like we don't generalize. British teeth.

The Irish are all drunk all the time

[QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

Why do people eat onions? No one knows, it will forever be a mystery.

LJS9502_basic

Taste. Mystery solved.;)

There's something deeper than taste, because onions have the worst taste and have no business being in any food.

I am hijacking this thread!

Onions suck! Only thing worse is a Country Singing Onion.

Not all Americans like country music... (I know lots that don't)

This is one of those things that I cannot defend my fellow American for enjoying.

Though I have to admit, I do enjoy that Soggy Bottom Boys song from "O Brother Where 'art Thou?"

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="Large_Soda"]

Why do people eat onions? No one knows, it will forever be a mystery.

Large_Soda

Taste. Mystery solved.;)

There's something deeper than taste, because onions have the worst taste and have no business being in any food.

I am hijacking this thread!

Onions suck! Only thing worse is a Country Singing Onion.

Onions taste exactly the same as apples and potatoes. Its the smell that is diferent. Hold your nose, and take a bite out of an apple, then hold your nose and take a bite out of an onion. They will taste the same.

country music is actually one of the most popular genres of music in North America. It routinely has one of the highest and most devoted audiences of any genre and country radio draws about 77 million listeners every single week in the US alone.

now, there is plenty of bad country out there... but for some reason, most people only think of bad country songs when they think of the genre. Yeah, we've got to put up with Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Jack Ingram... but Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Jr. and Johnny Cash are pretty outstanding. Toby Keith writes some pretty fun songs, and who doesn't like Charlie Daniels? Name any genre, and I'll name you plenty of bad bands who make a living at it.

It's not my favourite genre, not by a long shot, but it definitely has a place in our culture.

I am not trying to make fun of you or discredit your music taste, but I have listened to some country music and found it to be pretty awful.

But I heard that it is very big in America and I was wondering what people like about it or their favourite songs.

monkey_monger

[QUOTE="monkey_monger"]

I am not trying to make fun of you or discredit your music taste, but I have listened to some country music and found it to be pretty awful.

But I heard that it is very big in America and I was wondering what people like about it or their favourite songs.

ishoturface