Little Big Town, Girl Crush | Controversial Tunes 😈🎶

On the 27^th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, “Girl Crush” by Little Big Town. 

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ring on the controversy, won’t you? Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 is a column that provides background information and insight into songs that raised eyebrows and totally stirred the pot.  The records that grace Controversial Tunes are old and new alike, with all genres of music welcome.  On the 27^th edition of Controversial Tunes, we explore the controversy behind the song, 🎵 “Girl Crush” by 🎙 Little Big Town. 

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Theme & Lyrics ✍ 

“I gotta girl crush, hate to admit it but / I gotta heart rush, ain’t slowin’ down.” If 🎙 Karen Fairchild weren’t singing lead vocals, there’d be nothing eyebrow raising about the 🎙 Little Big Town hit, 🎵 “Girl Crush” (💿 Pain Killer), would there? No.  “Girl Crush” is a cleverly written song () that shocked many people.  How? Well, if you don’t pay close attention to the lyrics, “Girl Crush” can be mistaken as an LGBTQ+ record.  IT’S NOT! “Girl Crush” is a great song that simply requires you to pay attention to the lyrics.

According to Fairchild (via ABC News), “Girl Crush” is about “a girl saying [to her ex], ‘Why do you love her and not me’ and not about a lesbian relationship.”  You can see how people made the mistake, and Fairchild acknowledges the provocativeness of the song.  Even so, the chorus debunks the oft-mistaken ‘gay agenda’ early on:

“I wanna taste her lips, yeah, ‘cause they taste like you
I wanna drown myself in a bottle of her perfume
I want her long blonde hair, I want her magic touch
Yeah, ‘cause maybe then, you’d want me just as much
I gotta girl crush, I gotta girl crush.” 

Clearly, this woman is jealous of her ex’s new girl. She admires the girl only because she’s won over her ex, which is a – drum roll please – GUY! He remains her biggest crush, end of story. 

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Final Thoughts 💭 

For those who were upset that “Girl Crush” was queer, you have nothing to worry about.  For those of us who thought “Girl Crush” was awesome because it was queer, well, take solace in the fact that it bothered narrow-minded folks and homophobes!  Personally, I think it’s cool when a country song generates controversy because it rarely happens.

Also appears on 🔽:
🔗 🎧 50 Awesome Boy or Girl Songs

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🎙 Little Big Town • 💿 Pain Killer • 🏷 Capitol Nashville • 🗓 2014
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”: Controversial Tunes 😈🎶 No. 27 [📷: Aidan Feddersen on Unsplash, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]

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