Look at me, I'm sexy as the Devil when I mow the lawn.

Until this post, BFMH has made a huge mistake in not covering the female voices of contemporary country. Consider it rectified.



I think this video by SHEdaisy is a great place to start, because it does bring up some issues with female voices in contemporary country. In country music, stretching back to the Patsy Cline/Loretta Lynn era, female voices tended to be marginalized by the country establishment, care of stronghanded (male) managers and other male artists.

So yes, it's 2009, but the tongue-in-cheek vibe of this song has a lot to say about female artists and their depiction of women in country music. For example, if this were a Toby Keith song, some of these lyrics (and certainly the video) would be really sexist and generally offensive. The offensiveness of the SHEdaisy version is debatable, but it at least adds a layer of irony to the proceedings that comes from the fact that the song was written and performed by women.

That said, "God Bless The American Housewife" is a high-quality example of contemporary country, with ridiculous lyrics that list off things that are great about housewives and an awesomely literal video.

Tomorrow's post will also be female-focused: Faith Hill vs. Shania Twain -- the contemporary country superstar showdown!!