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                                                                      TYLER FARR

                                                              "Cover Girl" 

                                                               BBR Music Group/Night Train Records

 

 

 

 

Country music has given us several songs that have danced around the topic of domestic violence in the very recent past – for example: Rascal Flatts “No Reins,” Lonestar “Long Lost Smile,” and more. 

However, in the day and age that we currently live in, very tough situations like these need to be talked about transparently. That’s where Tyler Farr’s “Cover Girl” comes in.

The song, co-written by Farr, Blake Bollinger and Ben Stennis, delivers the bold message of freeing yourself from a toxic, abusive relationship, while utilizing Farr’s incredibly gritty voice to perfectly hit all the right heartstrings in the caring and sympathetic way that the lyric calls for.

The opening verse sets the idea in motion that she’s already found the courage and strength to get out as he sings the opening two lines, “she let her last tear drop, pressed the peddle down.” As the verse progresses, Farr sings of the freeing emotion that comes with finally leaving as he talks of her finding the perfect song on the radio to accompany the rush that she’s feeling.

The second verse acts more like a cheering section as Farr proudly sings of how she never thought she’d actually leave and break the chains, while he further encourages her in the bridge to keep on going and to not let the devil turn her back around.

There’s a really great juxtaposition on the words “Cover Girl” in the chorus, where on one end Farr compares the female subject of the song to a magazine’s cover girl, and on the other end, he sings of the makeup brand when he says, “CoverGirl ain’t meant to cover black and blue.”

Sometimes songs come along that it doesn’t matter whether radio picks them up or not, so long as they reach the exact person/people who need to hear the message of them. “Cover Girl” is absolutely one of those songs.

You’d hope that radio picks it up so it can reach a wider audience faster, but so long as it strikes a chord with those who may be in a situation like this and need the extra push of encouragement to leave it behind, then the song is already a #1 hit.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

 

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