Country radio stations have banned Little Big Town's song, Girl Crush, because their listeners mistakenly think it's a "lesbian song."
Country Music Group Little Big Town's hit song "Girl Crush" sold over half a million copies - but that was before the homophobia set in. Recently, country music fans have begun threatening a boycott of stations that play the song, because they mistakenly think the song is about lesbians.
"You are just promoting the gay agenda on your station" one Texas listener warned. "And I am changing the channel and never listening to you ever again!!" one Texas listener warned.
The head scratching part of this country music homophobia outbreak is that the song is not about lesbians at all. The lyrics, for those who care enough to listen before they succumb to gay panic disease, are actually about a woman who longs to be back with an ex-lover so badly that she wants to be the girl he's with:
"I want to drown myself in a bottle of her perfume. I want her long blond hair. I want her magic touch. Yeah cause maybe then, you’d want me just as much."
But country music fans have decided "Girl Crush" is about gay love, and are demanding stations stop playing it.
Nashville syndicated radio host Bobby Bones had a chance to ask Little Big Town about the controversy in a recent interview:
''Is it frustrating to you that here is your song - that is one of the Top 10 sellers for weeks and weeks and weeks, and people on the radio are still afraid to play it because they think it’s a lesbian song?"
Band member Karen Fairchild, who does the vocals for "Girl Crush" answered:
''Just the fact that we’re still discussing that, number one, there’s so many problems with that whole issue."
Have a listen to Girl Crush and see what you think all the drama is about:
Country Music Group Little Big Town's hit song "Girl Crush" sold over half a million copies - but that was before the homophobia set in. Recently, country music fans have begun threatening a boycott of stations that play the song, because they mistakenly think the song is about lesbians.
"You are just promoting the gay agenda on your station" one Texas listener warned. "And I am changing the channel and never listening to you ever again!!" one Texas listener warned.
The head scratching part of this country music homophobia outbreak is that the song is not about lesbians at all. The lyrics, for those who care enough to listen before they succumb to gay panic disease, are actually about a woman who longs to be back with an ex-lover so badly that she wants to be the girl he's with:
"I want to drown myself in a bottle of her perfume. I want her long blond hair. I want her magic touch. Yeah cause maybe then, you’d want me just as much."
But country music fans have decided "Girl Crush" is about gay love, and are demanding stations stop playing it.
Nashville syndicated radio host Bobby Bones had a chance to ask Little Big Town about the controversy in a recent interview:
''Is it frustrating to you that here is your song - that is one of the Top 10 sellers for weeks and weeks and weeks, and people on the radio are still afraid to play it because they think it’s a lesbian song?"
Band member Karen Fairchild, who does the vocals for "Girl Crush" answered:
''Just the fact that we’re still discussing that, number one, there’s so many problems with that whole issue."
Have a listen to Girl Crush and see what you think all the drama is about:
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