RaeLynn has had moderate success over the past few years ever since she left The Voice. She has had Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert behind her ever since there, so it is hard not to have some success. Her debut single, "God Made Girls" and her debut EP, practically called ME - EP have been received positively by fans and her fan-base is growing every day. This track is the second single off her forthcoming debut album, and is another look into what makes RaeLynn's music different.
One thing that makes RaeLynn's music different is that she cannot seem to get over gender roles. Shown more in her debut than this one (read full review of "God Made Girls" here), RaeLynn seems to have set ideas in her mind about how boys are supposed to be, and how girls are supposed to be. "God Made Girls" contained lyrics like "Somebody's gotta wear a pretty skirt/Somebody's gotta be the one to flirt/Somebody's gotta wanna hold his hand/So God made girls." Not only are these lyrics borderline offensive, this is the 21st century. It is as if RaeLynn wrote that song for a 1950's housewife with modern country-pop production.
Anyway, this is a new song, and a different song. RaeLynn unfortunately continues the gender roles issue by first stereotyping guys with the lyrics "For a boy, your heart is pretty see through" and "For a boy, you're good at sayin' sorry" and continues with the girls by singing, "For a girl, I'm pretty cool, calm, and collected."
There are three reasons that RaeLynn could still be spitting out these types of lyrics:
1. She actually believes that women are made for men, that women are usually unreasonable, and that men are better than women. This seems pretty unlikely though, because her debut single, according to her, was to empower girls, not put them down.
2. She's had some terrible luck with guys. If she's so stereotypical about guys, she must have met some pretty bad guys in the past. Based on her EP, that seems like a pretty plausible reason.
3. And finally, she honestly doesn't see these lyrics as being sexist or bad in any way. Or maybe she just doesn't care what people think, and puts out what she wants to, despite what the reaction may be.
Even so, this song is actually very good for what it is. The catchy country-pop production is reminiscent of Carrie Underwood circa Carnival Ride, and RaeLynn's vocals are better on this song than they have been on any other song she has released. It's your typical teen-country song, but is one that many young women will connect with, and be able to fall in love with.
Overall rating: 3 and a half crowns
Anyway, this is a new song, and a different song. RaeLynn unfortunately continues the gender roles issue by first stereotyping guys with the lyrics "For a boy, your heart is pretty see through" and "For a boy, you're good at sayin' sorry" and continues with the girls by singing, "For a girl, I'm pretty cool, calm, and collected."
There are three reasons that RaeLynn could still be spitting out these types of lyrics:
1. She actually believes that women are made for men, that women are usually unreasonable, and that men are better than women. This seems pretty unlikely though, because her debut single, according to her, was to empower girls, not put them down.
2. She's had some terrible luck with guys. If she's so stereotypical about guys, she must have met some pretty bad guys in the past. Based on her EP, that seems like a pretty plausible reason.
3. And finally, she honestly doesn't see these lyrics as being sexist or bad in any way. Or maybe she just doesn't care what people think, and puts out what she wants to, despite what the reaction may be.
Even so, this song is actually very good for what it is. The catchy country-pop production is reminiscent of Carrie Underwood circa Carnival Ride, and RaeLynn's vocals are better on this song than they have been on any other song she has released. It's your typical teen-country song, but is one that many young women will connect with, and be able to fall in love with.
Overall rating: 3 and a half crowns
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