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Country Music Lowers Your Kid’s IQ
A Prestigous Weekly Journal ^ | 9/21/01 | DENNISD'ANTONIO

Posted on 09/21/2001 9:46:20 AM PDT by dead

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Young children exposed to country music score lower on IQ tests than kids raised on rock 'n' roll, declares controversial music professor Dr. Roger Solett - and he bases his startling claim on the results of a study of 1,000 kids!

"Country music makes kids stupid," he said. "It's the mind- warping lyrics." And he cited a few examples drawn from what he called "some of the most popular country songs of the past two decades." On the list:

"I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me Than a Frontal Lobotomy."

"Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissin' You Goodbye."

"If You Wanna Keep Your Beer Cold, Put It Next to My Ex-wife's Heart."

Dr. Solett is the former director of the prestigious Chopin Symphony and a professor of music. He said he and his research team gave IQ tests to 500 6-year-olds whose parents played country music in the house or car daily.

"They're Billy Ray Cyrus, Faith Hill, Clint Black, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks fans - and their children scored, on average, 10 points lower on standard IQ tests than 500 6-year-olds whose parents are rock 'n' roll junkies," said Dr. Solett.

"Now what's the difference between rock and country? It's just wild people banging on drums and strumming guitars in both cases. Lots of howling. Lots of noise. The only difference between rock and country is that country is stupid - the lyrics, I mean.

" 'I wanna whip your cow . . . I fell on a pile of you and got love all over me . . . Drop-kick me, Jesus, through the goalposts of life' . . . I mean, c'mon, this kinda stuff'll warp your mind."

But Dr. Solett's controversial study, and particularly his views, are not shared by many, if any, of his peers. And a member of his own research team, who asked to remain anonymous, told Weekly World News, "He hates hick music with a passion."


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To: HKUSP9mm
She Got the Goldmine, I got the Shaft

I Flushed You From the Toilet of My Heart

Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road

41 posted on 09/21/2001 10:48:00 AM PDT by Jim Noble
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To: OBAFGKM
The Girls All Get Prettier At Closin' Time...Jerry Lee Lewis.
42 posted on 09/21/2001 10:48:37 AM PDT by okie01
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To: OBAFGKM
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
43 posted on 09/21/2001 10:50:01 AM PDT by Capitalist Eric
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To: OBAFGKM
If the Phone Don't Ring, Baby, You'll Know It's Me.

I generally despise country music, but if this is the same one I've heard (on non-country radio), it's one of my favorites.

44 posted on 09/21/2001 10:50:09 AM PDT by justlurking
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Well, I like all kinds of music but I have some people who are big fans of country music and that, if it's true is sure going to be news to them.
45 posted on 09/21/2001 10:52:57 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: E.G.C.
People in my family that is.
46 posted on 09/21/2001 10:55:16 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: dead
from David Allan Coe's "One More Time"

One more time, I'd like to slip my p_____r in you
Even if it's just a quickie, I won't mind
No I won't get your new white dress dirty, baby
I'd just like to f__k you one more time.
heaven knows, that you've been a good daughter, baby
And I'd just like to f__k you one more time.
Lord I love it when you call me Daddy
And I'd just like to f__k you one more time

47 posted on 09/21/2001 11:04:13 AM PDT by phillibuck
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To: justlurking
The only version I've ever heard is Jimmy Buffett's If The Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me on his Last Mango in Paris album.
48 posted on 09/21/2001 11:12:54 AM PDT by alpowolf
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To: dead
The Taliban loves 'Country Music', they use it like LSD.
50 posted on 09/21/2001 11:24:19 AM PDT by maestro
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To: dighton
Ima Lives!
51 posted on 09/21/2001 11:32:13 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: dead
I suspect it has more to do with what the parents listen to.
52 posted on 09/21/2001 11:34:16 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: RationalThinker
BUMP
54 posted on 09/21/2001 11:39:22 AM PDT by Publius6961
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To: dead
Wait,,, the IQ test in question must be writen in ebonics! So the results are biased!! And why are we allowing some maniac with too much time on his hands to get inside the minds of 1 thousand 6-year olds???? And did this guy ask his husband/boyfriend to help!~
55 posted on 09/21/2001 11:44:48 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1 (theircomingtotakemeawayhahahehehoho)
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To: phillibuck
Shelby Singleton, one of Nashville's most successful Producers in the late '60's & '70's, was once asked in an interview why, from out of all the eager young talent available then, he chose to produce David Allan Coe.

His response ... "Because David Allan Coe is the kind of guy who is willing to do ANYTHING to become successful."

IMO, the guy has always lacked a moral compass, as evidenced by his body of work.

56 posted on 09/21/2001 12:06:32 PM PDT by CIBvet
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To: CIBvet
A friend of mine here in the humble burg in which I live (Amarillo), used to work at a music store. He's told me this story before of D A Coe coming to play here one night. He stopped off at said music store, and while I don't remember all of the details, he got all upset over something, fired his whole band, I believe, then had to have a guy at the store help him program all the keyboard parts back into his keyboards. Was a real prick, evidently.
57 posted on 09/21/2001 12:21:22 PM PDT by phillibuck
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To: dead
Well my response to him is a line from a newer country song...

"Kiss this...and I don't mean on my ruby red lips!"

58 posted on 09/21/2001 12:28:50 PM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: 1Old Pro
Your walking on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it leave it let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'
When your runnin' down our country man your walking on the fightin' side of me.

To all you country music bashers "I Am Proud To Be An American" is a country song.

59 posted on 09/21/2001 12:36:22 PM PDT by bluecollarman
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To: dead
"Ah keep mah pants up with a piece of twine.
Ah keep mah orms wyd open all th' time.
Ah keep mah self kwite willin' all thuh time...
Because yore mine, pleeze pull thuh twine!"
60 posted on 09/21/2001 12:48:04 PM PDT by stboz
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