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Song lyrics of "Where Were You"

Not knowing anything about Alan Jackson, when I heard "Where Were You" I assumed it was satirical. Are you sure it isn't? The character in the song is portrayed as such a backward hick that it can't be serious, surely? Bonalaw 20:23, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Satrical? That's one I've never heard of before about "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)." In no way was this song meant to be satrical, but rather, a reflection on the events of September 11, 2001, a way to sort out what everyone was feeling after learning of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. This song asks a series of rhetorical questions – such as whether one cried, became angry or scared, whether they decided to call their mother, purchased a gun, turned the channel, etc. – and then asks, "Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?" Listen to the song's lyrics again, and I'm sure you'll agree. Yes, this song is aimed at "backward hicks" – after all, they have opinions too on that day, even if they lived in remote mountainous sections of the mountains. But it is also aimed at middle Americans who were deeply affected – emotionally, physically and otherwise – on that terrible September day. No wonder this song was so widely acclaimed. [[Briguy52748 19:39, 14 December 2005 (UTC)]][reply]

And there was me giving Alan Jackson the benefit of the doubt and all. Pah. --Bonalaw 16:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Blatantly, it's not satirical, nor is it 'aimed at backward hicks". Of the suggestions for 'Where you were' on that September day, I don't think "working on some stage in LA" chimes too directly with the "hick" experience of 9/11. The point is to show that, wherever you were "when the world stopped turning", the experience was a shared one, a shared American one, and one from which the message that "faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us, and the greatest is love" can be reflected upon and strength be drawn from it. It is an incredibly powerful song, and I assume the original contributor to this discussion had his tongue firmly in cheek. That or he is deaf.

If people can say that Alan Jackson wasn't just trying to turn a buck, then it is equally valid to say that he was. If Alan Jackson wasn't doing this just to make some cash, then he should've just gave all profit from his sales to the victims of the tragedy.

Originally from?

From what I recall (in my younger years I was a HUGE fan) he was born in Noonan, GA. Kyou 03:26, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Except that I spelled it wrong, and didn't notice it until later. :P Kyou 17:03, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Monday Mourning Church?

Who is the woman who sings backup with him in "Monday Mourning Church"? I can't find any refernece to her anywhere, who is she? Or is she just a plain old backup singer or what exactly?

Also, when is Alan's next single out? USA Today has been old since November.

Faris b 00:48, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]