Kristy Lee Cook – “15 Minutes of Shame”

She underestimates herself. She could drag out her moment of shame for YEARS.

Songs like this, though, definately help you understand how Corry Morrow would up in the arms of his ex-wife’s younger sister.

I dunno. Call me shallow. I kinda like it. It’s dang sure the most country sounding (radio friendly) thing I’ve heard lately. Reminds me of early LeeAnn Rimes (before she went pop then tried to come back to country).

I cant find the writers on it. Did Brett have a hand in the writing or just the producing?

a contribution to country music as remarkable as a bag of rice toppeling over in china.

In the midst of of the whole spate of woman-done-wrong songs that came out 2006-2007 Corry Morrow released the fairly awesome Good Intentions, which is the story of the man doing the wronging.

That silly brat lost me back when she said she said she sold her favorite horse to get to American Idol, without knowing if she’d be able to get him back.

Shallow much?

OH! ok, sorry, i am good now. I cant say I am as well versed in Morrow as you are. If I hadnt read that article in Texas Music Monthly, I wouldnt ahve even caught it at all probably, thanks :-)

I hope all these signings of cute and bubbly blonde TV personality female “artists” hits a wall soon so the labels will look elsewhere. Top 40 country radio wants attractive, high media exposure pop culture types with a ready made fan base and Kristy fills the bill. The quality of the music they produce seems not to be important as the studios will take care of that. As long as Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift remain dominant figures in mainstream country radio I fear this trend will continue indefinitely…..

PS – A song about her selling her horse would have been far more interesting than this ditty….

Nice to see Casey Kessel doing well, in any event. Check her out:

http://www.caseykessel.com/index.cfm

Jim King – But this song is all about glorifying the act of slander, even if it doesn’t actually accomplish any real slander. Is that really any better?

And for the record, I don’t hate the single – I just don’t think it offers anything of great value. Give it a few more spins; I promise the initial “cute buzz” wears off.

I don’t “hate it” either, except in the sense that it is completely irrelevant. I mean, we’re really talking about “lowest common denominator” stuff here. I don’t hate Twinkies, either–but they ain’t good for you.

David…
I hope you realize the floodgate you just opened with that comment.

Country music practically COMES from Scotland. I bet David could walk down to his local pub and find a more proper country singer than Jessica Simpson.

The jury’s out on Cook. I like the fact that she’s a cowgirl (sort of), but this song is just more of the same pop-country that we’ve been hearing from every blond singer not named Swift (who I give a pass for having a unique narrative voice).

Jim: She only recently moved to Oregon. Before that she was a Dallas Deb, just like you-know-who…

OK, I respect your review of Kristy’s song. But honestly, I find it to be a little shallow itself. You don’t take into account what the 15 minutes of shame actually is, or rather, you think the 15 minutes of shame is only one thing. Here is my take on the song, and it is genius in my opinion. The 15 minutes of shame is actually three different things in the song. It starts out being the actual act of shame (maybe him cheating on her) by her soon to be ex, then it becomes him trying to cover it up with his double talk and working a line, and in the end of the song, that is when it finally becomes future tense and he will either be shamous for 15 minutes or she has a plan to make him literally feel shame for 15 minutes (depends on whether you take it literally or figuratively). In the song, if you listen to it correctly, when Kristy sings “shame shame shame on you”, that is when she catches him redhanded and actually catches him in the act of committing his second 15 minutes of shame (trying to cover it up). Notice that the whole song is written in the present tense, so everything is taking place as she sings it. Plus she says “shame” 3 times at the end of the song, leaving me to believe that the actual 15 minutes of shame is 3 different things. If you listen to it in this sense, we know exactly what lies he told and promises he broke. I’m looking forward to the video. I have a cool idea for a video that shows exactly how this scenario I outlined would play out perfectly, but I’m sure the actual video will be more creative. Sorry that was so long, I just wanted to get my point across accurately.

Must not make a 15 minutes of shame to get a record deal joke.
Must…..
Not………

Awful. Somebody tell these karoke singers to shut the hell up and go away.

Like Jamey Johnson said, Nashville needs less of these people and more people with actual talent and the goal of creating music that serves MORE than background noise at offices.

Phil, your detailed analysis is far more than this lyrical trifle deserves. I have Casey Kessel’s indie CD and she is a very gifted songwriter with an okay voice. The material she writes on her own is superior to this piffle, so I don’t hold Casey responsible here….

Also, how dare they mention and thereby besmirch a classic western swing song like “Shame, Shame On You” which Tex Williams sang while lead vocalist with Spade Cooley’s band. The shame is on all of those associated with creating this song…

Well, I think a lot of people here are just getting the wrong idea what the song is actually about. It’s just a fun song and situation about a girl who finds out a guy she knows is doing a shameful act that is upsetting to her (cheating is the first thing that comes to mind, but it could be someone she knows who isn’t even her boyfriend), she catches him in the act of trying to cover it up, and she tells him every girl in the world will know all about his lies and broken promises because of it. I know I went a little overboard with my lyrical analysis, but i wanted to convey exactly how I came to my conclusion of what the song is about. Remember, the song is written in the present tense (everything is taking place as she sings it), and that is key! When I first heard it, I was surprised there were no names involved, and I was trying to figure out what his lies and broken promises were too, but really it doesn’t matter if you listen to it in the context that I just described. Sometimes I wish people had just a tiny bit of imagination. If you don’t like the song, fine, but I think my analysis of the lyrics is right on. I still think the song is genius. But you are entitled to your opinions as well, and I respect them all.

Well, Jaime, I guess if nobody here can figure out what the lyrics truly mean, it must be “genius”. Either that, or all of the people here are not “genius”. Take your pick. Whether you like the song or not is up to you. I personally love it, and I think it is a nice upbeat song with a catchy melody and very good chorus, and I can’t wait to hear it on the radio when it comes out on August 11.

well i love the song… you guys that are bashing it aren’t even giving kristy a chance… just wacth and you’ll see, she’ll be a famous country artist. :)

I, personally, love this song. It’s a nice catchy tune. This song can relate to many women. I can hear “request hour” on the radio now…ticked off girlfriends calling in and asking that the radio station play this song. Give their name and the guy that did them wrong. Broadcasted on the radio…

rick, yes american idol does help an artist. but, i do believe that Kristy will do well. maybe she wouldn’t have been as well of if she didn’t do idol… maybe sara buxton and ashley monroe should’ve gone on idol. :P

i agree elphie, cheryl, and phil.

stormie- i don’t believe she was the female sanjaya… everybody didn’t like her because of her one mistake with “8 Days A Week”… which i also love. She didn’t get a chance to do what she wanted on AI, she’s way different on tour.

I definitely disagree with this review. Kristy has a lot of vocal talent and has just as much charm as Kellie Pickler. This song is extremely catchy and until this review I had not seen any bad comments about it. This song is is already being played everywhere and it is not even officially released. Not only will this song do well but so will Kristy Lee. I don’t think she will fade out, I think she is here to stay. Kristy has a very unique voice that people will come accustom to hearing and will know when it is her on the radio and love to hear her. Kristy is someone people can relate to, she is very sweet and sincere and definitely not forgettable. Kristy is going to be around for awhile as she should be. She is extremely talented, a good role model, and an exciting performer. She has all it takes to become a huge star, and I believe she will be.

I agree Phil and Katherine. Very well put.

Hey Stormy. Believe me, all of Kristy’s fans (Krusher’s) have heard it all. I was on the AI boards since March, and comments like those show just how immature people are on that board. Sorry to see you were one of them. Get with the program, Kristy Lee Cook’s nickname will soon be Gigundo Country Star! Deal with it.

I personally know that Ashely Monroes success evading isnt a matter of marketing. In her case, its a matter of a record label not wanting to put out real country music. Well, a head of a record label, at least.

rick,
is there an “official” definition for “airhead”? i’ve grown so familiar with this attribute by now that i think it’s about time i learned what it really means.

by the way, even though phil came across as promo as hell, there’s no reason to be somewhat unfair to the younger fanbase. if this was a blog community that has no room for people that just happen to be born well after hank, merle, patsy, loretta, george, dwight or garth – i wouldn’t want to be part of it. i think the space between a glass standing around and a guitar with teardrops on it leaves ample room for everybody to find something enjoyable.
having said that, i can’t wait for the next friendly kenny-bashing or soul-searching about how country dale watson is.

Kristy Lee already has one failed country music career behind her (she was signed to Arista a few years ago in a development deal). I don’t see how this song is going to get her second one off to a great start. I couldn’t pick her voice out from the dozens of other attractive blond singers out there.

As for her outpouring Kristy love here, I think it’s become obvious by now that giving a negative review to an American Idol is to risk the wrath of their dozens of fans.

Her name WAS in millions of households. Now the two Davids kinda still have some recognition.

Rick, I won’t give you the pleasure of responding to your comment. Lord knows I want to…but I’ll resist.

Chris N…all Kristy fans know when her song is due to officially hit radio stations across the nation. With her album due in September, last we heard. No offical date has been announced yet, though.

I haven’t read this thread at all. All I know is from the reaction it’s causing, it’s making me NEVER want to buy anything from Kristy Lee Cook. So whether this is the street team, promo dept. from the record company, or simply fanatics, they’ve worked in conjunction to lose a potential fan. Because I hate when people invade other websites and act obnoxious toward a bad review.

I suppose I should have stopped before the last sentence, as then I’d be just like Kristy and threatening to do what I’m going to do, but without saying why.

I’ve just been told “fall” on the release date. Probably depends how well the single does.

I’ve heard the full album, and quite like it. If you like Kellie Pickler and Carrie Underwood’s records (and I do), you’ll probably dig it.

Chris N., how did you hear the whole album? Glad to hear you like it…now I want to hear it. :)

Stephen H., no one here has said that others must like the song. We respect other opinions and know that not everyone is going to like the song…or Kristy. From what I can tell, those making good comments about 15 Minutes of Shame are stating their personal opinion. What bothers me, is when someone who disagrees with my opinion of liking/enjoying/relating to the song…starts name calling (i.e. teenybopper). I’m several years beyond my teens…plus, I think the younger generation has a right to comment on music as well…they have opinions too and probably listen to music more than we adults do.

Stephen H.-no one is telling you if you must like it or not. i respect peoples opinion. you don’t have to like the song. just at least respect kristy as an artist and wish for her sucess even if you don’t like her music b/c everyone has a different taste in music-please respect that

stormy-respect her as an artist b/c that is the polite thing to do. you don’t have to like her music but just respect her and realize that not everyone has the same tastes.
for example i might not like ramiele’s music but i still respect her as an artist and wish that she does well so her fans get her music even though i might not like it b/c i know not everyone has the same opinions as i do. so i do wish that she does well

Next thing you know, we’re gonna be shamed into rooting for Kristy.

Stephen, you’re right in that none of the people here have visited any page on The 9513 other than this article, so they don’t really know what the site is about.

Anyways, this ain’t my cup of tea, but good luck to Kristy and may her second go around be more prosperous than her first.

bradly- we aren’t trying to get you into rooting for kristy. we just want you guys to stop the bashing ’cause kristy’s a person too. :) and thank for the kind comment. :)

For a second there, I thought I had misspelled my own name.

brady- oopsie… i noticed it right after i left a comment.

Yup, there’s six of us–all five vowels and the “y.” Brady, Bredy, Bridy, Brody, Brudy and Brydy.

Brooke was my AI pick by far. I thought she had the most ‘raw’ ‘natural’ talent. She just didnt have any confidence. I hope somebody gets ahold of her and helps her work out the kinks and build her self-image. I think she could do well.

stormy- i didn’t give kristy pitty votes… i believed she was truly talented… just listen to devoted.
and now she doesn’t love country music… this is all news to me.

elphie- i agree i didn’t like Jason, but i’m still gonna listen to his music and give him a chance. :)

After reading the latest comments, the first thing I’d like to clear up is that I am in no way a part of Kristy’s promotional team, nor am I a part of her family, nor have I ever met her. I do think she deserves respect as an artist, and I do want to see her succeed. Rick, I find your comments about me just as shallow as the actual review of the song. Good, I got that out of the way.
I will admit that after being on the American Idol boards for the last 4 months or so, I got sick and tired of people putting Kristy down for anything and everything, and having very little to back up their obvious dislike for her other than she either outlasted their favorite or were just plain jealous. After seeing who has been attending the AI concerts, I can see who I was talking to the whole time on the forums, and why there is such a lack of maturity on that board. For those of you who have never heard anything Kristy has sang other than what she did on American Idol live, shame shame shame on you. I have listened to Kristy’s AI studio recordings and her album Devoted, and I really like her style and voice. I have seen video of her in concert, and she is nothing like she was on American Idol.
If you don’t like Kristy’s new song, I don’t care. I just came here to give my analysis of the song, and to say that I didn’t agree with the review of it. But to call Kristy untalented and put her down just because you need to make yourselves feel better shows a lot of people have some sort of inferiority complex. Obviously, the song itself had nothing to do with a lot of the comments I have read. Most of you who are putting it down would have disliked it no matter what she sang.
If that makes me obnoxious than I hate to think of the word that would describe a lot of people who put Kristy down. Although a few come to mind.

i agree w/ phil and ashley 100%

I agree with Jim on that.

I would agree with Chris but he drank all the beer and did not bring Ryan Adams. So he is NOT a ginorgus country star.

Elphie: Name three country singers with twangy music that Kristy Lee got you into. (Ew) Made you a fan of.

well i prob. wouldn’t like carrie underwood’s new songs but i like them more now, taylor swift, and i’m not sure if this is twangy but brad paisley is okay too

I did! Do I get a cookie?

I’d call all but one of them bland.

Yes, you do get a cookie, Stormy!

Elphie…ok–what’s wrong about it?

Chely is the only one I liked well enough to buy a cd by, and then only one and before I really got into alt-country. So my perspective is their radio stuff compared to Lucinda and Neko and Rosanne Cash, etc.

Elphie: That when pressed to name twangy country singers the best you can come up with is Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift is part of why I don’t respect Kristy Lee as country.

Try finding an artist named Dale Watson on You Tube.

Jim, you’re review was wrong because it didnt mention anything about Kristy Lee Cook’s “gigundo-ness”…

Jim, I did read your review. I found it laughable only because you said “it appears that Kristy has no imagination as a recording artist”, and found the song to be shallow and unsubstantial. That is exactly what I thought of your review. You really didn’t use much imagination from what I can tell, and therefore missed the entire point of what the song was actually about in my opinion. That made your overall review of the song shallow and unsubstantial in my eyes. I respect your review, and I am thankful you let me express my views here. Like I said, I’m not here to make people like Kristy’s song or like Kristy for that matter. I just think she has earned the right to be respected as a recording artist, and from reading the comments, it seems a lot of people here had their minds made up before they even listened to the song they weren’t going to like it. But thank you for your honest assessment of the song Jim. Even though I don’t agree with it, I definitely respect it. And thank you again for letting me express my views here.

Fair points, Phil–all except that the deserves to be respected as a recording artist. Why does she deserve that? Because she made a record? Do you respect Vanilla Ice?

RE all: just remember, those who think Julianne Hough as a “proper” country artist probably have never listened to a Beatles album either.

Sweet mother of all that’s holy, when you finally hear a Beatles album it’s going to absolutely blow your mind. You’re going to respect the utter living hell out of them as artists.

Ashley: That’s exactly the problem, Kristy is trickling in a few more fans who don’t know what country is and don’t care about the genre. Country needs to work on winning back the fans who DO care about the genre. The irony is that Kristy lack of country history hurt her badly on American Idol. She would have done far better to rip off Rosanne Cash’s I Feel Fine than Lorrie Morgan’s 8 Days A Week, had she only but heard of Rosanne Cash.

I respect Jason Castro as an artist because he sang the bejesus out of a fairly difficult Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainwright/Willie Nelson song and sang it in a way that aped none of them. He also did a good job and brought his own soul to a Dolly Parton song. Kristy, not only did not bring her own spirit to a Dolly Parton song, she wasn’t well enough versed in country to rip off Dolly’s version instead of Shania Twain’s. Kristy Lee did nothing on Idol to earn my respect as an artist, and she has done nothing since then either.

the beatles were “gigundo” weren’ they?

Ashley: I can understand not having time to listen to the Beatles. Its been a busy 40 years.

Actually, the Beatles were more Hugnormous.

I think you guys should stop bashing kristy, she is a great singer and has a wonderful personality and this song is gunna be a huge success, just wait and see who will be laughing then.

Show of hands:
How many of us can count the number of singers who were going to “show us” by bcoming “huge sucesses” on two hands?
(I need WAAY more)

How many of those singers actually did?
(For me 2. But to be fair, it was nearly impossible to tell how awesome (in completely different ways) that Madonna and The Dixie Chicks were on their first songs).

Ashley: No I haven’t heard any of the stuff she did besides the stuff on Idol. And, considering the level of “country” she does, I probably won’t have to. Alt-country does have its advantages.
I do know that anyone who prefers her best song to Dolly’s worst song is a person who’s music collection I would not want to encounter.

OMG, Elenor Rigby is so my BFF. IMO, The White Album is so hot, and if yall cant groove to that, then you will NEVER be able to groove to Kristi Lee Cook!!!!

Stormy- if you would listen to, “hold your horses”, “good luck”, or “devoted” you’d know what us krushers were talking about. Kristy’s awesome and you guys should really give her a chance.

Stormy- i don’t have to understand, becasue i KNOW that KLC will be gigundo.

Speaking of Beach Boys. I am digging the re-release of Dennis Wilson’s record…he could’ve been gigundo, if it werent for drowning and stuff.

Stormy, i am not trying to be mean, but you need to get a life, nothing is wrong with kristy and there is not doubt she will be a gigundo country star!

I’m going to be heretical and suggest that Dennis Wilson’s solo stuff is only semi-gigundo because of the drowning.

Jim – those may be “gigundo” artists …. but listening to them in no way gives me any reason to believe any artist will or will not be “gigundo”. Or even sucessful. I like the Beatles. I like the Beach Boys. You pretty much lose me after that (ok, as a teenager I liked the Jackson Five).

So … listening to “gigundo” artists cant predict other “gigundo” artists – in my opinion.

I know some folks in Nashville that should have been “gigundo” artists 10 or more years ago – and still they struggle day to day to get their music out there. They are way better (in my opinion) than Michael Jackson and Prince and others ever thought about being.

While I’m not going to bash anybody for singing something I dont like, I’m also not going to listen to them or support them. I’ll buy what I like, and hope the one or two or ten albums I buy of their’s will help propel them a little closer to “gigundo” status.

(Although I do suggest that Ashley listen to a wide scope of artists and find those that she likes and appreciates – not just the ones that were “gigundo”. My daughter – 24 years old – loves anything from KISS to Poision to Patsy Cline to Ernest Tubb to Blake Shelton to … well, you get the drift. She also loves quiet nights at the Bluebird and sold out arenas.)

Chris: I do think that your theory about today’s music scene is more integrated into a larger media scene that focuses on keeping its audience locked into that one music scene. Movies, video games and radio all seem to turn around the same songs.

Steph: I have a life. More importantly I have a music collection that contains more than one cd. I don’t need to like Kristy Lee Cook in order to have about 50 really good cds to come down the pike year. Who cares if she becomes Hignomouigantic? I don’t listen to the scene she plays in and she doesn’t have to talent to cross to the scene I listen to.

thank you. I encourage all 12 year olds to find a beard in their own generation that fits them the best.

dammit, I thought I got that off the internet.

I’m only saying that you cannot talk about artists being “the next big thing” if you don’t understand what “big things” are made of, or what the past “big thing” was. That has nothing to do with liking an artist.

Ashley has every right to LOVE the music KLC makes…but talking about how much you like an artist’s music and talking about how that artist is going to set the world on fire are two very different things.

Oops. I guess my last comment was a little late. I missed out on some good stuff. Let me just say that I am well versed in Rock music history, not so much Country music history. It doesn’t mean I’m a fan of the Beatles and the Beach Boys, and I’m not a fan of Waylon Jennings and Dolly Parton. Everyone has their own musical tastes, but there is no need to put someone down just because he or she doesn’t happen to be yours. Sorry everyone for joining the conversation late.

Phil: Except that this was a REVIEW and its really hard to do one of those without looking at the song analytically.

How can a song with absolutely nothing to say can speak to so many people? The review is spot on…

Defending KLC is fine by me- she may turn into a decent top 40 country artist. But this song is really indefensible. It brings absolutely nothing to the table. The fact that it was considered, much less picked as a first single is a little scary and a little sad.

I really am curious as to why street-teamer types actually think they can go on a forum and hype up a singular artist where people are having actual discussions of country music and the genre as a whole.

Do they really think that rabidly gushing over an artist with generic praise (because they never actually bring in anything of substance like the craft of the song, the vocal stylings, the production values, etc) will win her any fans? As Stephen stated upthread, you actually make it even more remote that most of the regular posters here (translate to mean: people who actually like the genre of country music) will be able to stomach giving your celebrity deity a chance.

Do you think by making comments like “People like her version more than Dolly Parton’s” will make country music fans gravitate to what you say? I would say street teamers should stick to buying concert tickets, merch and downloads and voting in online polls and on fan boards to spread the word. All you are doing here is alienating people farther with the “You must be crazy not to love this mediocre vacuous singer” stuff.

Elphie: I don’t intend to do anything with your taste in music, but Kristy has done nothing to earn my respect as an artist.

Phil: There is an age old addage in writing–show don’t tell. This means write what the characters are doing and show those characters through their actions. The problem Jim has with this song is that it gets so busy telling us about the characters that we never get to see the characters. Its a poorly written song because it violates the basic tennants of writing.

Well Stormy, I respect your opinion that you think the song is poorly written. I disagree completely of course. I think the song is written very well. The song can relate to anybody and the characters could be anybody you want them to be. Everybody has done something wrong and been caught trying to cover it up by somebody in their lives. I don’t get how you think the song is too busy telling us about the characters that we never get to see them. From the review that I read from Jim, it seems the exact opposite is true, since Jim obviously wants to know all the juicy details of what promises he broke and lies he told. I think it’s best to leave that up to the listener since that isn’t even what the song is written about to begin with. I can see the characters and the storyline crystal clear just as the song is written. It would be great if you could show me where I am mistaken, rather than tell me.
She has endless scenarios she could use in her video to depict the actual idea of the song. I just happened to pick the cheating boyfriend one. Heck, maybe she’s even singing about you in the song. If so, I hope you enjoy your 15 minutes of shame. I’m sure I could come up with a video idea for that as well.

Hey! I saw the Beatles live in ‘65. They totally sucked and I mean blew chunks bigtime. I repsected them in the morning though. :-o

And this is for you Jim. You put this stupid song in my head so it’s payback time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-is6S_b_g

Now you too will walk around in a daze trying to get that puppy out of your consciousness. Some things are simply so bad they can drive you insane.

Kristy’s little song isn’t one of them. It’s a cute song and that’s about it. No, it’ll never have the appeal of “Let It Be” or the mind blowing vocals and killer guitar rifts laid out by Steve Marriot on Humble Pie’s “30 Days in the Hole” but still, it’s a cute little tune.

I’m going back to playing with Kellie’s doll before Chris takes all the good stuff!

Well Stormy, in answer to your question, what if one of the characters happens to be you? Anyway, you are obviously not going to like the song no matter what I say, and I am not here to make you or anyone else like the song, or Kristy for that matter. And I respect all of your opinions. I just came here in the first place to say I didn’t agree with the review of the song because I thought it missed the whole point of what the song is about, and it in itself to me was everything it said the song was: Shallow and unsubstantial. Some people will like the song and some people won’t, I just wanted to make sure I could at least give my take on the song and maybe people would see it from a different perspective. I’m just happy the song is getting good reviews, and I have heard that a lot of people who were not fans of Kristy’s on the show are now becoming fans because of the tour and/or this song. Whether the song is well written or not is up to the listener, as is his or her overall feelings about the song.
Of course, I totally disagree with what Jim said about Kristy not having any imagination as a recording artist, and I think the review he gave was highly unimaginative as well, but I respect his review and his thoughts of the song. It’s funny because I always said who cares what the critics think since they seem to be wrong more often than the experts. And here I am arguing with the critics who think they are experts.
I do apologize if I upset anyone on this forum with anything I’ve written, and thank you for letting me post my thoughts and opinions here.

I feel like I’m arguing with some 14 year old on the AI Forums back in April. It’s kind of fun actually. It’s been awhile, so I’ll play along for a little while. I hope nobody here minds me having a little bit of fun. I always win the argument, but I lose the battle because someone always comes back with some short statement like the one you just made Stormy. Remember this is all in fun and not meant to offend anyone, especially not you Stormy.
Did you even read my last post Stormy? I don’t care if you like the song or not…so it fails for you. Can you at least imagine yourself being one of the characters in the song? A lot of people will be able to relate to this song, I’m sorry you don’t. Maybe someday soon you will. I respect that you don’t like the song, and will find every reason possible to diss it. That’s your prerogative.
Shucks, now I have that song Stormy by the Classics IV in my head. I like that song even though I don’t think it was very well written, and I’m not one of the characters in the song, but I can imagine myself being the guy who wants Stormy to “bring back that sunny day.” I’m that guy right now. I hope you get my point Stormy. That was fun!

Phil, I think you’d have to work pretty hard to make any of the regulars here angry. You don’t need to apologize so much for your opinion.

From your arguments here, I have an idea of your disposition regarding music, and I have a question. Can you give me the name of a song you dislike, and tell me why you dislike it?

Phil: Why would I have hard feelings?

As for the song: I’m not offended by it. I’m bored by it, which is worse.

Plus, if I’m offended by it, it at least made me think.

You’re kidding me? There is more than one version of this? I thought one was more than enough …

I didn’t review the “full version”–I reviewed the version that is being sent to radio. That’s the point. Hence the fact that it’s called a “single” review as opposed to an “album cut” review.

I can’t wait to hear the full version though–I bet it answers all of my questions!

Jim Malec, the song could be any number of situations you can think of. That’s what gives it a universal appeal. More people will relate to it because they can use it in their own lives and past experiences.
Why give out all the juicy details, as they are irrelevent to anything the song is trying to convey in the first place, and would only make the song lose its appeal because people might not relate to them.
I guess everybody wants everything to be handed to them on a silver platter and can’t do any thinking for themselves. That was what I gathered from reading your review, and a lot of the comments here.
I will agree with you that the song is not very good if you want to know the answer to the questions you raised in your review. But don’t you think they would have added those if they were important to the song? You missed the whole point of the song because you failed to take into account what the song is actually about. I hope you at least read my other posts, or at least try to listen to the song in the context that I stated in them. It makes all the difference in the world if you focus on what the 15 Minutes of Shame is (are), rather than the juicy details you so crave. Afterall, the song is titled “15 Minutes of Shame”, not “I’m Spilling the Beans” or “Shout it Out”.
Like I have said a few times here, if you don’t like the song that’s fine with me. I just want to express what I think the song is about as well to give it a different perspective. Thanks Jim and/or anyone else who might read this.
Oh, and I really do hope you get those juicy details you want in the full length version of the song Jim Malek.
Thank you for letting me post my thoughts here even though I am not a regular. I appreciate it.

Specifics are not in all cases more interesting than the generic. Especially not this one. You are overgeneralizing by using the word “always”.
If you can relate this song and situation to your own life, then those specific details are already known by yourself and the other person. Which is exactly what Kristy is doing in the song to whom she is singing it to. Remember that the song is written in the first person present tense, and that Kristy is singing it directly to someone who is listening on the radio in the beginning of the song (and later face to face) who already knows what the beans are she is going to spill and shout out, so there is no need to go into specifics about what he (or she) did since he (or she) already knows. Everything in the song is taking place as Kristy sings it. Almost anybody could put themselves in a situation where the entire song would be relative to their own life or at least think up a situation that would work with the songs intent, providing he or she had a tiny bit of imagination. I have plenty of scenarios I could think up.
I think you need to read my other posts Stormy, and you will see if you focus on what the 15 Minutes of Shame is (3 things actually, and I layed each one out analytically), then those specific details become obsolete to the whole intent of the song. I’ll repeat it again, the song is called “15 Minutes of Shame” not “Spilling the Beans” or “Shout it Out”.
If she does add specific details to the song, then the song would lose it’s original intent of what it is trying to convey in the first place.
I’m sure if the songwriters wanted specifics in the song, they would have added them. Of course then we’d have a whole new song to discuss, and you and some of the others here would be stating some other reason you don’t like it, which is fine by me as long as I felt that you at least understood the meaning of the song and the message it was trying to convey in the first place.
The only reason I posted here to begin with was to show those specifics that Jim Malec and some of the others here wanted are left out of the song for a reason because they have no bearing on what the song’s intent is in the first place. Making his review of the song exactly what he called the song to begin with, “shallow and unsubstantial”. If people still dislike the song, I’m fine with that. But at least I was able to make my point and make you see it from a different perspective. Maybe Kristy can sing a follow up called “Spilling the Beans” and you can all learn the specifics you so badly need to know. Thank you.

I think you read the first couple sentences of all my comments and don’t take into account the rest of what I have to say Stormy. After you have read my entire post(s) I will gladly reply back to you. You definitely lack the tiny bit of imagination necessary to be a music critic though, as did this review of this song in my opinion. Maybe you watch too much MTV and music videos and need the video to explain the song to you. If that’s the case, give it a month or so.
By the way, I actually think this song fits perfectly with Jim’s review of the song. I could definitely sing “I hope you enjoy your 15 minutes of shame” right to Jim and every word to this song would ring true with his review of it. Although I have yet to see him try to defend his review from anything I’ve written so far.

I feel like I’m watching an immovable object meet an unstoppable force.

Yep, Stormy I hear you. My background in college is English Lit, Creative Writing and Journalism. Although I majored in Business. Doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the song and make it pertain to my own life. In fact I can use it right now…I’ll show you:
Let me expand on my example of using Jim Malec as the character in the song as I did in my previous comment. Sorry Jim, this is just for fun, but I need to show how this song works, rather than tell how this song works to Stormy.
OK. So first off Jim wrote a shameful review of this song in my opinion and put it on the Internet for everyone to see. I went ahead and spilled the beans and shouted out to him exactly what the song is actually about if you listen to it correctly. That is his first 15 Minutes of Shame.
Jim now either won’t respond to his review of the song to me because he is nervous, or will stick to his alibi and try to deny it when I reveal the truth (about his review of the song) and double talking will catch up to him if he does try to defend it. Sure, he’s pretty good at working a line but it’s just a matter of time. I’m about to catch him in his own trap. This is his second 15 Minutes of Shame (trying to cover it up). When he does come forward or I find him, we are face to face and this is when I say Shame Shame Shame on you. I have actually caught him trying to cover up his act of shame and he only has himself to blame blame blame and he won’t be fooling anyone anymore.
So I sing the last chorus to him. This is when the final act of shame is revealed (being shamous and having every girl in this world knows his name for all the things he did). Hence, the line “I hope you enjoy your 15 Minutes of Shame” actually has 3 different meanings in the song.
So, as you can see, I (Kristy) know exactly what is going on with Jim the entire time during the song. Jim may know that I know, but thinks he can get out of it if he either doesn’t respond, or tries to stick by his alibi (stick to what he wrote in the review even if it is inaccurate in this scenario). I catch him redhanded in the act and tell him shame on you and let him know he won’t be fooling anyone ever again. I’m going to let everyone in this world know his name and I hope he enjoys his 15 Minutes of Shame. The rest is history. The actual lies and promises he told would not matter in the song because they are between the person singing the song and him/herself at that moment.
That is just one scenario this song presents, and it happens to work for me in my life at the present moment. Once again, I apologize to Jim for using him as an example, but it was just something I thought of off the top of my head. Tomorrow I could have something else going on in my life and the entire song could be used for a whole new scenario.
Stormy, the whole purpose of a song is to connect with it’s audience.
In the end it’s the singer, not the song that sells it anyway. I mean, would you rather buy a new CD of songs you’ve never heard before by an artist that you like, or buy a CD of songs that you know and like being covered by a singer you’ve never heard of before. Sure, you may buy the CD of songs by the artist you don’t know out of curiosity, but in the end you’ll go back to listening to the original recordings and remember why you like those songs in the first place (you connect with the artist who sang them to begin with). For me, I want the CD because of the Artist, not the CD because of the songs. Believe me, there are songs that I love by certain Artists, but if you have the wrong singer singing them they are horrible.
That’s why I think this song works for Kristy. It is a perfect song for her voice and style, and connects with the audience she is going after. So long as she has the right marketing and promotion (both selling and radio play) the song will do great. That’s the name of the game in the Music Business. Sorry, that was another really long comment.
I know I have outworn my welcome here a long time ago, but I do hope I at least was able to show and tell my views of what I think the song is about to me and why I like Kristy as an artist. You don’t have to agree with me. But it’s great to share opinions.

But if it were a good song you wouldn’t have to figure out how to apply it to your own life to care about the charcters.

For example: I just got done listening to Kathleen Edward’s remarkable debut single “6 O’Clock News.” I don’t have to be the pregnant teenage girlfriend of a high school shooting suspect to relate to that song because she writes well enough to make you care about the characters.

I’m not here to tell you whether Kristy’s song is well written or not. I think it is because it is clever and it does make me think, you don’t because of the reasons you stated. You want a song that tells you all the details and lays them out for you so you don’t have to think. I did listen to the song you mentioned and I respect you for liking it, but maybe it doesn’t connect with me because I don’t care about the story. It may be well written, but only a certain segment of the audience will relate to it because it is about one subject. In Kristy’s song you can create your own story and relate it to your own life in countless scenarios…I like that, you don’t. Plus, I’ve heard voices like Kathleen Edwards before…basically it reminds me of the Lilith Fair tour. I’ve been there, done that. Kristy’s voice is unique to me, even though I can relate it to female singers from the past that I enjoy, she has her own unique voice and style.
I just wanted to get my point across to what Kristy’s song is about to me and why I disagreed with Jim’s assessment of it, and Kristy for that matter. Not everyone is going to like the song or Kristy for that matter, and I respect that. But seeing it from a different perspective and trying to figure out what the 15 Minutes of Shame is, and not worry about the juicy details at least explains why I disagreed with Jim’s review of it in the first place, and that is what I was trying to convey.

I agree Stephen H. You can blame me and I apologize. I got way too carried away. I just want to thank everybody here for letting me participate in this comment section and I respect each and every one of your opinions, and the review of the song that brought me here to begin with. I’m sure I came off badly to some people here and that was not my intent. I should have let the subject go before I even made my first post. I for one, actually took something from this experience and learned quite a bit, so thank you all for that.

I think this song is a hit! Casey, Kelly, and Justin are really great songwriters. I seen all three in rounds in Nashville and thought they were unbelievable.

I think her song is awesome and I think anyone who bashes her is retarded and jealous! I also think the person who wrote this article is jealous.. Get a life say something good or don’t say anything at all!!

Jesse: Don’t make us sic the Tropic Thunder prostesters on you.