Country Murder Ballads Won't Die
. An uncommon phenomenon hit the country music charts at the beginning of 2013: two platinum-selling singles � respectively from Carrie Underwood and The Band Perry � that are also murder ballads captured the public's attention. Underwood's "Two Black Cadillacs" reached No. 2 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, while Band Perry's "Better Dig Two" hit No. 1 on the same chart. It's been a while since the murder ballad was so prevalent in country music. There was a rash of hit murder ballads in the '90s dealing with domestic violence that included Garth Brooks' controversial "The Thunder Rolls" (1991) and the Dixie Chicks crossover career-maker "Goodbye Earl" (1999), not to mention Martina McBride's dark hit single "Independence Day" (1994) or Reba McEntire's cover of first-person murder ballad "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" (1991). And while the odd song will come out from the likes of Miranda Lambert ("Gunpowder & Lead"), whose honeymoon spent hunting is common knowledge, or Toby Keith ("Beer For My Horses"), whose name is almost as synonymous with avenging the War on Terror as it is red solo cups, for the most part murder ballads stayed underground in the last 10+ years in the world of country. Until now. We explore in our latest episode of Radio.com Inside Out, here. Radio.com is an official news provider for antiMusic.com.
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