Being a huge country music fan myself, I was happily surprised to see that in a poll taken by the NDP group country music was selected as
"America's favorite genre" in 2012. While this was just one poll done, I think that the results may be telling us something. And of course I am bias to the wonderful genre of country, but maybe the poll revels something deeper, perhaps about what makes country music so appealing. It is the lyrics of everyday rural farm-boys loving life, and upbeat simple tunes prove to appeal to me, and I hypothesis that this is the same thing that allures other Americans as well.
The NDP group claims in their article that "Country music has become America’s favorite genre, mostly because of its diversity and the accessibility of its artists to young and old alike." While I agree with this statement, I think it is also really interesting to consider classic American stereotypes. Apple pie, farm boys driving Chevy trucks, "Main Street" USA, all things that people think about when picturing the US, and also the things primarily sung about in country music. I find an interesting parallel between these two. Is it the "diversity in artists" that makes country music so popular? Is it the way it fits into so many stereotypes? Or do you disagree with the survey in the first place and feel that country music is not America's favorite genre. Or maybe you think that since this survey was taken in 2012, things have changed. Please comment below with your thoughts.
