Lil' Wayne or Chuck Wicks?

Meet Amanda from It's Blogworthy.  She puts the A in Awesome and not just because her name starts with an "A." Our mutual love for HIMYM created an instant bond, then I learned about her Disney obsession and there was no going back...

When Hutch asked me to guest post for her, I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. Actually I had several ideas, because apparently it's easier to come up with ideas on someone else's blog than my own. At first I was going to write about How I Met Your Mother, which is the awesome show that this blog is named after (and the best show you're probably not watching). But we have something else in common, a trait that not many others have or admit.

We're country music fans.

People think country music is, like, the devil. “Oh, it's so hillbilly, its' only about drinking and cheating and heartbreak.” and “I can't stand steel guitars.” Actually that's pretty much the only excuses I ever get. No one seems to have a legitimate excuse for hating on country.

Although I do understand that taste is a factor (I don't like heavy metal), I'd like to give you 5 good reasons to try country music.

1. They have clever lyrics.

It's not just tears in beer anymore. Country is more like your everyday top 40 station than the twang of the past. I like country because the songs are either poppy and meaningless or tell a really great story. There's one song that says “God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.” If that isn't one of the truest things ever, I don't know what is. Then there is Taylor Swift who likes to sing about being 15 years old and finding out you're not a princess. Come on, ladies, you remember those days, right? Relive your awkward teenage years with Taylor Swift! And one of my favorite songs is Toes by Zac Brown Band, telling the story of leaving the confines of city life and escaping to a tropical island where you drink Jager all day and play guitar on the beach. See? No beer. No tears. Just Jager and the ocean. 

2. It isn't pretentious. 

You wont' see any stilettos and champagne in clubs in the country world – it's all PBR by the lake and whiskey by the bonfire. COME AS YOU ARE, they beckon, we will welcome you with open arms but might kick your ass if you try to steal our women/men so tread with caution. And then after they party, they go to the Waffle House. Have you seen Ke$ha head to the Waffle House after the po po shuts her down? No, the sugary syrup would mix with her Jack toothpaste and cause cavities. 

3. It's becoming increasingly female dominated with women who write their own songs.  

Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift. And not all those ladies sing about princesses. Most female country singers also play guitars and they are sort of badass – You rarely see a female country singer hiding behind a gimmick. However, they call out their cheating boyfriends, they light stuff on fire and they basically don't take any crap.  

4. It's sort of like a reality TV show – sometimes you can't look away. 

Because come on – you KNOW you stop to watch Jersey Shore, even if you don't tell anybody. Or, for instance, let's say you're driving someplace and see a girl slamming a bat into a nice truck. You'd totally stop and watch that mess and then text your friends about it, right? Hello Before He Cheats?  

5. Country singers = eye candy 

I have a girl crush on Carrie Underwood. Seriously, and I will readily admit it. She rocks fake eyelashes and is like 5 pounds and her makeup always looks amazing. There are lots of pretty people in country music, especially the young solo artists and groups like Lady Antebellum and Gloriana. And there are some cutie country guys too (Dierks Bentley is one who comes to mind). Would you rather look at Lil Wayne:

 or Chuck Wicks:

So there you go – 5 good reasons why next time you flip by your local country station, you should stay for a few minutes. Hutch and I say so!