Happy May, everyone!
I have a song this time. :)
But before we get there, just a few updates on the world of country music. For one, the nominees for the first round of the CMT (Country Music Television) Awards have been announced. The special thing about these awards is that it is the one country awards show that is completely fan-voted, so if you wish to vote for the next round of nominees, please check out this website: http://www.cmt.com/cmt-music-awards/vote.jhtml. In case you were wondering, I've already voted. The nominees are all deserving, so just go and vote for your favourites (or just to check out some new songs!). I think voting closes May 11th or so.
Next, and I know this is rather old news (I love oxymorons), the ACM Awards have come and gone. In fact, it'll be a month on Tuesday. Nevertheless, I will bore you to tears and give you a rundown of performers and winners, because I notate these things with precision. The opening number was a showcase of many talents, with the main focus being Brooks and Dunn with "Play Something Country"; the other performers were Taylor Swift ("Picture to Burn"), Sugarland ("It Happens"), Carrie Underwood ("All-American Girl"), and Rascal Flatts. Kenny Chesney with "We Went Out Last Night" was next. Following with a live interpretation of her music video for the song was Heidi Newfield with "Johnny and June" and lots of rings of fire. The next performer was Toby Keith and "God Love Her." For Toby Keith, it was an okay song. Jamey Johnson performed "In Colour" next, and it was beautiful - the lights cast a black and white glow on him, and it was only him and the acoustic guitar on top of a pile of old colourless pictures. Next was the timeless George Strait with his song "Troubadour." The next performer was introduced by the magician David Copperfield, and she appeared in a box out of nowhere; playing the piano accompaniment to "You're Not Sorry" was Taylor Swift, who was then called over by host Reba McIntire and received a Crystal Milestone Award for selling more albums than anyone else this year. After that the next performers were Lady Antebellum (my new favourite group!) with "I Run to You" and its beautiful harmonies. The next song, a slower one, was LeAnn Womack's "Solitary Thinkin'." Keith Urban performed next, his latest single "I Wanna Kiss a Girl." The subsequent performer was Miranda Lambert, with her new song "Dead Flowers," which will be a hit and is beautiful. John Rich sang next, his solitary effort "Shuttin' Detroit Down." The omnipotent Miley Cyrus performed "The Climb," from Hannah Montana: The Movie, which is actually a powerful and tremendous country song. The next group was Montgomery Gentry, with "One In Every Crowd." Carrie Underwood wore the most gigantic dress when she performed "I Told You So," which was the next song. After that was "Strange" by host Reba McIntire. The next was an homage and a tribute by Trace Adkins, "Til the Last Shot's Fired," a song which made me tear up (which was probably the point). Sugarland continued its streak with "What I'd Give." The last two performances were Blake Shelton with "She Wouldn't Be Gone," a very catchy and nice song, and "Here Comes Goodbye" by Rascal Flatts, which was very moving.
A full list of winners follows:
Vocal Event of the Year - "Start a Band," Brad Paisley and Keith Urban
Video of the Year - "Waitin' on a Woman," Brad Paisley (is anyone surprised?)
Song of the Year - "In Color," Jamey Johnson
Single Record of the Year - "You're Gonna Miss This," Trace Adkins
Album of the Year - Fearless, Taylor Swift (I loved her speech)
Top New Artist [fan-voted] - Julianne Hough
Top Vocal Duo - Sugarland (duh)
Top Vocal Group - Rascal Flatts (duh, again)
Top Female Vocalist - Carrie Underwood
Top Male Vocalist - Brad Paisley
Entertainer of the Year [fan-voted] - Carrie Underwood
Brad Paisley was not there, on account of the fact that his wife was about to give birth, so he accepted his awards via satellite.
Here comes my song! I hope you like it. I'd love to hear what you think it is about before I tell you. I wrote it on Tuesday night, and I like it. The first two lines of the chorus just popped into my head and it was just so beautiful I couldn't not use it, and I love when that happens. The reason there are ( ) around the "Just" in the title is because I'm not sure if it belongs. Please tell me what you think!
(Just) One More Victory
that's not the way it was supposed to be
too soon, too unfair, the end came too quickly
still don't know exactly what happened
too stunned to move, too stunned to speak
but what is there for us to say anyway
CHORUS:
it's just one more victory for the doubters
and another blow to the innocence of the believers
don't try to apologize, I see the tears in your eyes
we tried and left it all out there
no one can say we don't care
we were winning for so long
when just like that it all went wrong
that's not what was supposed to happen
we should've stayed strong and not given in like that
still not sure exactly how it ended
but time keeps on movin' and bringing change
and there we were, swept up by a hurricane
CHORUS:
it's just one more victory for the doubters
and another blow to the innocence of the believers
don't try to apologize, I see the tears in your eyes
we tried and put ourselves all out there
we were winning for so long
when just like that it all went wrong
BRIDGE:
it'll take some time for us to recover
and I love you and I will - forever
someday we'll look back and point and say
that's what made us all that much stronger
it only took a minute for it to go wrong
in the blink of an eye what we've built has gone
still don't know exactly how it happened
now we're stuck wondering why us
to figure out how we got so lost
we didn't think we'd actually feel this empty
it's like everything's gone, some part of me
still don't know exactly how it ended
all the promise escaped with all the glory
and all the hope we had for us destroyed
CHORUS:
it's just one more victory for the doubters
and another blow to the innocence of the believers
don't try to apologize, I see the tears in your eyes
we tried and left all we had out there
no one can say that we don't care
we were winning for so long
when just like that, it all went wrong
and what we've had for so long slipped away
so we shake hands and go our separate ways...
So there it is. Comments, criticism, ideas all welcome and accepted.
Much love and thank you for the musik,
NBK
