Come on, The "Battle of New Orleans" was a historical song. just commenting on a historical event. That is too much of a stretch for anybody. If you want to pick on something, "Folsom Prison Blues" talks about "Shot a Man in Reno, just to watch him die." But wait a minute. The guy is in prison. Oops. Doesn't glorify violence.

I guess you could go "Boy Named Sue" and the knife fight. Oops, ended up knowing his Dad better. Not glorifying violence there either.

El Paso. Found a girl, shot a guy, then got killed myself.

Green Green Grass of home. Guy getting hanged. Oops, seems like most of the "murder songs" are talking about the moral of the story.

There is not so much the glorifying of anything as much as commenting on life. That is what country does. Now depending on your own biases, and prejudices, you can read whatever you want to into it. But for the most part, those of us who write and distribute country music, try to keep our audiences in mind always. We might make statements, and go off the deep end from time to time, but usually there is a moral to the story.

That's what country is about.

MAB