First of all, I think this “Carrie vs Shania” argument is ridculous and not fair to them or their fans. Both women have managed to reach astronomical heights that are unknown to most artists- let alone two women who have who have managed to do so in a male-dominated industry.

Is it really necessary to be rude to someone with an opinion different from your own? Opinions make the world go around- this world would be pretty dull and lifeless without them, and we wouldn’t even be having this discussion if they didn’t exist.

Yes, I perfer Carrie’s music over Shania’s, but that doesn’t mean my opinion (or yours) has any less value.

I personally think Carrie has a better voice than Shania- I would argue that fact alone elvates her above Shania. I think much of Underwood’s material has the same charm as Shania’s- “Last Name,” “All-American Girl,” “Before He Cheats,” and many others among them.

I think lines like “even my skin is acting weird, I wish that I could grow a beard,” are not clever, but ridculous. Carrie would be crucified if she ever tried to get away with singing a lyric like that. On the contarary, there are plenty of Carrie fans who don’t defend her trite lyrics, either.

I would’ve personally preferred “Play On” though as an uptempo single <3

And I still hope that "Change" is released at some point, that song is my favorite

I think she has to be careful with uptempo because some of them are a tad mindless or more focused on her voice and the instrumentation rather than lyrics.

“Undo It” is catchy and has got the short timing and fun beat for country radio, but I feel it’s missing the brains and wit that was behind “Before He Cheats” and “Last Name”.

She can’t be all ballads, and I appreciate her bouncing around musically, but I dont like this sound for her :]

I find Shania’s stuff to be cleverer than most of what’s released by Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift. Yes, her subject matters have often been inane and less-than-deep (which coincidentally is the explanation all Carrie fans hiss at you if you criticize her lyrics, “Songs don’t have to be meaningful or intelligent; sometimes you just want to crank them up!”), but the way she spun them was more often interesting and clever than not. In “I’m Gonna Getcha Good” you could find amusing and sharp lines such as “You’re a fine piece of real-estate, and I’m gonna get me some land”.

So, to summarize: Not every song has to be intelligent, deep, or meaningful. But if it chooses not to be, it has to have some sly, witty, and sharp lines and a defined style to make up for it, something “Undo It” and every other uptempo Carrie single (almost excluding “Before He Cheats”), lacks.