It's All About Country

I love Tuesdays. Tuesdays are when iTunes releases its Free Single of the Week. I like free things. And I like the suspense of not knowing... Will this week's single "hit it big" and go the way of Colbie Caillat's Bubbly or MGMT's Time to Pretend; or should it be vaulted, never to be played again, like Black Heart Queen (link to disturbing lyrics only) by Gallows? Ah yes, life's little intrigues.

Today's pick seems promising: If I Die Young by The Band Perry, a sibling trio that features an accordion; now you can't go wrong with that. A country music selection seems appropriate, following the Country Music Awards over the weekend. Our Pastor's blog on the CMAs and his love for country music -- plus the fact that the awards show postponed our Sunday night pastime, Amazing Race, by a week (go, cowboys!) -- reminded me that country music has peppered various parts of my life. My father used to play 8-tracks of Johnny Cash and Alabama when I was a kid in Singapore; and growing up in Indiana, well... Fond memories and good times.

Go, Band Perry!