A small acoustic guitar with a wilting red rose under its strings and a tiny boot beside it.

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Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List

Janette Rallison

That’s probably why a lot of people resist falling in love, and why those who don’t are doomed to write depressing country music.

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Our interpretation.

Falling in love is presented as a risk some people try to avoid. Those who don't resist it get an unexpected fate: writing gloomy country songs. The jump from a large emotional question to a familiar kind of music gives the observation its playful sting.

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