Comments on: Single Review: Carrie Underwood, "Two Black Cadillacs"

By: Louie M

Louie M — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:02:19 +0000

What do you guys think about the newly-released video for this song? I think it’s very well-made and that it adds a horror twist to the already compelling storyline. I don’t mind the video not following the lyrics word for word (like the “women in two black veils” and “two black cadillacs meeting for the first time”).

All in all, I love this new video and I’d give it an “A”. I think the references to the Christine novel of Stephen King are awesome. And Carrie seems to become less awkward in the acting department! (Remember Carrie’s crying part in “Just a Dream” video? It felt weird in my opinion. :))

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:50:12 +0000

Priscilla brings up an interesting point; at what point do people just need to accept country is not what it was decades ago? And, really, who wants any genre to stay the same year after year? Obviously there needs to be some quality of a genre in a song for it to be related to that genre, but to expect anything current to sound like George Jones is a bit much.

By: Noah Eaton

Noah Eaton — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:34:33 +0000

I’m inclined to disagree with your assertion that she has released outstanding single after single this album cycle.

“Good Girl”, despite having a unique rhythmic section and arrangement, had a RAPID burn-out rate to me and also from the start just struck me as a more concise retread of “Cowboy Casanova” lyrically. And the title track didn’t impress me necessarily either, especially in how processed Underwood’s vocals were in that track.

That said, this is by Underwood’s best single to date, and one of a rare breed I will be cheering on toward the summit of the country singles chart.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:11:30 +0000

To comment more specifically on the arrangement, I’m not bothered by the fact that it doesn’t sound country, but I do feel like the arrangement tries a little too hard to imbue drama into the song that the lyrics and performance already supply enough of. It just feels heavier than necessary.

But in general, I still think this is a very cool record, and one that will certainly land on my Best of 2012 list.

By: CountryKnight

CountryKnight — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:47:33 +0000

Just because the genre evolved to sound like 70′s pop or rock and roll doesn’t mean that process was a good thing and should be allowed to continue.

By: Markus

Markus — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:04:02 +0000

I think this song is decent but not spectaclar

I’d say B-

By: Vance

Vance — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:25:25 +0000

This single is the best of the three that have been released from Blown Away in my opinion, and is (IMO) her best single from any of her four albums.

@Ben Foster, they aren’t good friends. That is a myth and nothing has suggested that your claim is true.

By: mefloydkirk

mefloydkirk — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:45:27 +0000

The best song on any of Carrie’s albums!great single choice! I can’t wait to see the video.

By: Priscila

Priscila — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:24:37 +0000

I’m sorry, but some of you are way too hooked on the original sound of Country, and it’s just bitter and childish at this point.

The genre has evolved. Adding contemporary sounds and much better vocal performances to a lyric that is undeniably Country-suited doesn’t make this not Country. Adding dubstep beats or Urban raps (or anything along those extents) make songs “not Country” (even though they’re labeled as Country).

“Two Black Cadillacs” is Country. The sound is of progressive, adult contemporary Country. It’s not Pop, it’s not alternative, and it’s not mainstream Top 40. It’s a strong, well-written story that only a Country song could be of such a basis, and it holds one of Carrie’s finest vocals on record. If people were to take out Carrie’s vocals on many of her songs, I have a feeling they’d think twice about their clarifications of what is and isn’t Country. She has a very strong, contemporary voice that is versatile enough to record Country music and grant the music the ability to cross over. This song is yet another example of exactly that.

“This isn’t Country!!!!” my behind. Get an iPod jack for your car and turn off public radio if evolving music bothers all of you naysayers so much.

A+, Carrie Underwood. The entire “Blown Away” era has been perfection thus far.

By: CountryKnight

CountryKnight — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:45:23 +0000

I don’t care how good the story or lyrics are, if the song doesn’t sound country, then the song isn’t country.

Grade A for the writing
Grade D for the non-country sound