The first one starts with, you cannot have a country song without whiskey, or beer. Now just focusing on song titles that mention the word beer we have Toby Keith’s “I like Girls That Drink Beer, “Beer Money” by Kip Moore, Luke Bryan’s “Drink a Beer” and “Beer in the Headlights” and many more. There are many other songs that mention drinking like Miranda Lambert’s “Gunpowder and Lead” with the lyrics“another six pack in, he don’t know what 's waiting here this time”. Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” the entire song is about drinking and partying. Another big stereotype is that country music songs love water. Most country songs are either about a creek bed, a lake, or a beach, or take place at an aquatic location. With songs like “Somewhere on a beach” by Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley’s “Water”, and “River Bank”, “My Kinda Night” by Luke Bryan says “Out where the corn rows, row my boat. Floatin down the Flint river, catch us up a little catfish dinner”. Friday nights appear to be a common denominator with country music artists. Kenny Chesney 's “Boys of Fall” which is about Friday night high school football players. “Weekend” by Brantley Gilbert says the entire weekend is a Friday night. Jason Aldean’s new song “Lights Come On” is about having fun at a concert on a Friday night. It’s widely known what a country singer’s attire should be. They should be wearing cowboy …show more content…
It 's been stated that many people think those who listen to country music are less educated, technologically illiterate, and that they do not make as much money. During the annual Country Music Fest in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010 3,600 people were interviewed by CMA market research director Greg Fuson, as well as the MRI who surveyed 25,0000 U.S residence and asked about their level of education, income, what type of phone they have, and other questions related to this stereotype. What they were found in their research was that 42% of those surveyed listen to country music, and the average country fan age 45 years and older, earned an income of $75,392, the average gross salary in the United States during this time was $79,293. One in two people who have an income of $100,000 plus are country music fans. One in three people who have a professional or managerial jobs are also country music fans. 43% of active investors stated they are country music fans. One in four people who claim they are country music fans like to take risks for a chance at a high rate of return. Also 75% of country fans owns a home that was valued at $228,586, which is higher than the national average, which during 2010 was around $166,000. 32% of parents with 2.3 children had a net worth is $316,337, which is just under the national average. When it came to education, 24% said they have a college degree and 30% have had some