Reba McEntire - "Stronger Than The Truth"
Apr 21, 2019 4:26:14 GMT -5
Post by someguy on Apr 21, 2019 4:26:14 GMT -5
Sorry, but I don't care for the production and the melody is a little lacking as well. The opening chords sound off/uncomfortable to me for whatever reason. Just not a fan of how it was produced, and I find myself coming back to that song the least and failing to fully remember how it goes after it ends. It honestly bores me compared to all the great uptempos on the album plus epic ballads like "Cactus in a Coffee Can," "In His Mind," and "Tammy Wynette Kind of Pain." Meh.
After a couple of bottles of red wine, the truth finally came out.
The words "I don't love you anymore" spilled from his mouth.
So I looked to the waiter for some consolation,
But he just poured the coffee, and without hesitation he said,
"Ma'am, is that all you'll be needin' tonight?"
You can feel almost a touch of comic absurdity in the whole situation based on the contrast between the way the narrator is feeling and the way that the world continues to go on around her. Not to mention the 6/8 time signature gives this a sense of urgency that is missing from all the other ballads on the album, while the somewhat disjointed piano melody is both beautiful and tragic, adding to the comic absurdity of the song. The entire setup of the song just makes me think of a sad clown doing a dance for a crowd full of jeering spectators who are laughing at him, and I would be willing to bet that that is exactly the feeling that Reba her team wanted to portray. Imo, the way that they interpreted the musical arrangement to go along with the lyrics has got to be one of the most masterful artistic moments on the entire album
Having just recently read and watched "The Wife", I'm seeing parallels and connections to that with this song. It's such a great piece of songwriting, and Reba's vocals take it to a whole new level.