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Vernon Parker

Top 10 Most Controversial Country Songs in History

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Okie from Muskogee-Merle Haggard

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The song was released in 1969 at the time of the hippie culture and the Vietnam War. The song criticized the hippie culture happenings at the time, such as doing LSD or burning draft cards. The song was banned by radio stations when they didn't agree with the politics of the song

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Top 10 Most Controversial Country Songs in History

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The Thunder Rolls-Garth Brooks

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The video for the song was also banned from a couple of tv shows due to it's graphic nature, despite it giving a statement about domestic abuse

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Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue-Toby Keith

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The song was an angry and patriotic response to 9/11, which happened months before the song was released

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Red Ragtop-Tim McGraw

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The song is about a young couple who decides to have an abortion. The song was criticized for the simple word abortion and some radio stations refused to play the song

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Goodbye Earl-Dixie Chicks

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

Critics considered the song was about glorifying murdering one's spouse, the song is about two friends who kill one of the friends' abusive husband, who nearly kills her after a brutal beating that lands her in intensive care.

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Fancy-Reba McEntire

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The song was criticized due to it being about the character's name Fancy's mother sending her into prostitution in order to make money because of their state of poverty

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The Pill-Loretta Lynn

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

It was criticized for being about birth control in 1975, which was a huge topic at the time, when it was released, some radio stations banned it and it was criticized by some religious leaders

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Would You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone-Tanya Tucker

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

The lyrics were considered too racy because of Tucker's age at the time, 15

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Accidental Racist-Brad Paisley and LL Cool J

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Vernon Parker 8 years ago

It's a song that addresses racism in the U.S and also reminds the U.S that we can't forget our past(civil war, slavery). It has been criticized by many for it's lyrics and it's message about racism

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