I don’t think “Last Name” is awful. Think “Before He Cheats” on steroids. The thing about Carrie is she is getting harder and harder to pigeonhole. She can sing almost any style, and that can be a plus and a minus with fans. Remember, it was a rock song, “Alone,” that propelled her on AI. I think she will go through a few more “interesting choices” before she settles in on her “thing.” Country is natural for her, but it has its artistic limitations. She will probably do some more songs like LN down the road. She seems to me to be someone who likes to experiment with lots of genres. Her concert encores are 80s rock songs. Who knows what her library will contain ten years from now? She’s in the early stages of her career’s “carnival ride.” Just my thoughts because I sense “Last Name” is going to be her most controversial choice yet.

Sure, she is a lovely girl who you could take home to meet your mum. But she can do sassy very well too.

Before this review was posted, there was a post about how this song was the female version of Alan Jackson’s “I Don’t Even Know Her Name.” The same thing happens–person gets drunk, ends up married, doesn’t even know the name of the other person.

And when it comes to “complaing about Carrie,” I’m not in that group. I love Carrie Underwood’s music. I have both of her albums, I watched her and rooted for her on American Idol, and I think she’s the best country act out there right now. I voiced my concern because I didn’t think that this was the best choice for a single off the album. She’s had 5 Billboard #1′s out of 6 official Country singles (the other went to #2) and I’m really rooting for her to keep putting out great music. After all of her previous singles, this is actually a let down for me only because of the fact it is too similar to another song. This is my opinion, not a professional critique.