Comments on: Brad Paisley - “Waitin’ On a Woman”

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:20:18 +0000

a lady is never late - it’s always the genleman, who comes too early.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:31:01 +0000

I don’t have a problem with Brad or his music in general and I don’t think he’s condescending to women in general.

That being said, I do not like this song. It says that women being late for everything is cute. Well my dad has spent 22 years waiting for my mom who is late for EVERYTHING constantly with complete disregard to the rest of the family. It is not cute. It is infuriating. (Not that I don’t love my mom; I do. I love almost everything else about her. Just not her perpetual lateness.) I hope to heaven that when I grow up and get married I will not make my husband sit around and wait for me all the time.

Every time I hear this song, I roll my eyes and think, “You think it’s cute now, you wait 20 years and see how cute it still is.” But I suppose we might as well let him have his happy delusion while it lasts. :)

By: Tami

Tami — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:33:05 +0000

I only got about half-way through these critiques because I got bored with their length.
I just wanted to say that, as a female in a happy marriage with a “guy’s guy” (much like Paisley himself), I believe that Paisley’s aforementioned songs are FUNNY and REALISTIC. That is what I love about his writing, and that is why my husband is also a fan.
So, no need for all this offense at an alleged condescending tone, when the man is just being FUNNY. He obviously loves his woman as my husband loves me. They can tease us all they want because they know they can’t live without us. That is the charm to the songs.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:28:30 +0000

This entire chain is unbelievable! The simple fact is. There’s no condescension intended in any of the aforementioned lyrics. True, an uptight princess with polar propensity may find a lyric or three of Brad’s offensive but come-on; consider the source of the angst. However even some of the enlightened; dare I say men, seemed to use this opportunity to jump the feminine title wave, agreeing with a few uptight broad’s over analyzation of some damn country song lyrics. Lets get real, Brads is; “laughing all the way to the bank, cause it all just seems so funny, a bunch of guys like us, in a big tour bus makin that easy money” You see… if you listen to the entire CD he unlocks it all for you. “Cause when your a celebrity it adios reality” we must have a lot of celebrities opinions in this chain.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:21:03 +0000

My two cents.. Very, very few country artists can make me laugh and cry on the same album. His writing is clever, funny and touching. His way of “listing” things (She’s Everything) is a short way of tying things together when making a point, “She’s saturday out on the town/a church girl on sunday/a cross around her neck/and cuss word cuz it’s monday”. This shows the versatility, changes and the things he knows about his girl because she is his. The song is very sweet (from a girl’s point of view). “Ticks” cracked me up, what a line! It’s meant to be light and funny. Some of his relationship songs, “waiting on a woman” included, seem to focus on the differences between a man and a woman. It’s in spite of and because of these basic gender differences that they click, it shows acceptance and keeps things interesting.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:10:43 +0000

Wow…congrats to y’all. I didn’t realize the semi or all-around seriousness of Brad’s interpretation! I must say that I read all comments and now have a new face of Brad…thanks a bunch. Not sure if that’s complimentary or not, but it certainly left my brains a reelin and mood a grieving. But for a final answer: I think he’s just having fun and for someone who was polished in country music all his life, I think he knows the in’s and out’s of what makes a great single, regardless of how much controversy is spewed over by fans and the like.

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:00:10 +0000

I wonder what the opinion will be for the poorly educated, unreliable woman?

I didn’t mean for it to come across that way at all! Its just that many of the comments left seemed to imply that women who enjoy Brad’s music must be pushovers…and as my husband can attest, that I am not. I appologize if I offended, that was not my intent.

By: Funk

Funk — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:34:25 +0000

As an educated, professional woman, I have to respectfully disagree with many of the comments about Brad’s music.

I wonder what the opinion will be for the poorly educated, unreliable woman?

By: Lois

Lois — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:45:55 +0000

As an educated, professional woman, I have to respectfully disagree with many of the comments about Brad’s music. I find Brad’s lyrics to be very wide-ranging and definitely not offensive. He can go from a hilarious play on a real-life farmer-boy fantasy (TICKS) to a serious and welcomed perspective of the woman he loves (She’s Everything). In songs such as “I’m Still A Guy” he appeals to the blue-collar boys who captivate the hearts of women everywhere, much like Trace Adkins’ “Ladies Love Country Boys”. I can’t help but listen to his lyrics and think of my own husband…not in an offensive way, but rather in a ‘laughing at our differences’ kind of way. In contrast, ‘She’s Everything’ is a man enjoying every little imperfection of his wife along with all the wonderful things about her. My interpretation is that it’s the imperfections and simplicities we have that make us perfect to our spouses. If someone told me I looked “great in anything” I would be flattered, not offended.

Brad Paisley is one of the only artists (with the exception of Dierks Bentley) that both my husband and I can appreciate together. His guitar picking is impeccable not only on all of his songs, but also in concert. We’ve been fortunate enough to see many of his shows over the past few years and are always blown away, especially when compared to many of his country-counterparts such as Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw and even Dierks Bentley. His band is world-class and his fiddler can compete with the best of the best especially on songs like “Whiskey Lullaby” and “When I Get Where I’m Going”

I enjoyed reading everyone’s comments very much and thought I’d add my own view as a big Brad Paisley fan. I hope you can appreciate my perspective, as well. I’m looking forward to the release of Waitin’ on a Woman. I have a feeling it will be another #1 hit for him. Thanks.

By: leeann

leeann — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:22:55 +0000

Sorry, I wasn’t meaning to put a political label on him. By saying “Left of center”, I did not mean to imply that he is a leftist or any other political persuasion. I simply meant that he doesn’t always think the way that most lyricists do. It works for some and not for others.