Comments on: Bucky Covington, “A Different World”

By: malcmcgookin

malcmcgookin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:38:33 +0000

There’s a difference between playing a role in a song (such as a prostitute, gunslinger or a bar brawler) and singing a documentary lyric, inferring you know what you’re singing about and have actually experienced it.

Billy Joel might sing about Atlantic trawlermen, but we don’t think he used to fish the high seas, whereas Bruce Springsteen sings about Glory Days at highs school and he’s living everyone’s high school experience, no matter what the generation.

Bucky Covington stole an idea from a maudlin email flyer that proved to be popular, and sang it as though he had lived it, but he’s actually too young to have done so. This is the type of sycophantic sucking up that is more typical of country than any other musical genre, whether they’re praising God, Mom and Dad, the Girl They Left Behind, their daughter’s Butterfly Kisses or some other Hallmark sick-making thing, the country machine needs to keep cranking this crud out and it doesn’t care where it comes from.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:09:36 +0000

I looked high and low trying to buy the cd and ended up finding it on the web and ordered it. I ran across the song on the radio and looked to find out who sang it and then immediately bought the cd. Now that I have the cd, I love several of his songs, but ADW is definitely my favorite…and I was born in 64, when all he says was true..and my mama smoked and drank, but has since quit…and most would say I turned out alright… Thanks Bucky for the song and so much more….and the rest of ya’ll need to grow up!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:39:35 +0000

Way to go Bucky!

I think the song is amazing. It brings me back to when I was a kid and the guy who said “enough of this crap” is just jealous and not handling his age too well.

Why don’t you get over it you idiot. I think he is doing and amazing job. One of my oldest friends is in the group sawyer brown and I have listened to Country music for a long time now and I can tell you KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! You and Mark make a great team.

The rest of you who have nothing nice to say, shouldn’t say ANYTHING at all.

sincerely,

Hilary

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:57:01 +0000

DiIferent doesn’t necessarily mean either better or worse. I personally believe that the “good old days” are right now but that doesn’t mean everything about the present is better than it was in the past (I personally think all forms of music, on the whole, have been on a downward spiral since about 1975)

I do like the Covington song – I’d give it a B+

By: Frankie D

Frankie D — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:37:53 +0000

I agree with you completely. He never really says if he liked the different world more, or if this “world” is better.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:54:37 +0000

The song really hit me because it describes my generation. I saw some complaining about the first line in the song, but it’s true, & while I’m can be a little slow at times, I’m turned out ok. His age surprised me because his voice has an older sound to it. If Hank Sr. was around these days, I have no doubt that he would’ve recorded this song because I’m pretty sure he would’ve looked for any way possible to tell people where to shove their politically correct garbage.

By: carol

carol — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:16:48 +0000

You know everybody is a cridic, BUT……he didn’t specifiaclly say that his mother smoked and drank while she was pregnant. AND he is not the only person in the world who sings songs about , fact or fiction…….THEY ALL DO,,,,, so give the guy a break….give him credit, for at least getting off the sofa and making something of himself, young or not………OBVIOULY YOUR AN OLD FART…….IF YOU CAN REMEBER ALL THAT STUFF, SO GET OVER IT….

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:21:33 +0000

Though it’s kind of weird that he’s a little too young for the song, it’s a good song, so deal with it. lol

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:08:59 +0000

i like the song i dont see why you want to give it an F

By: Ash

Ash — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:01:34 +0000

great song!!!