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Carrie Underwood - Just A Dream

ARTIST: CARRIE UNDERWOOD

SINGLE: JUST A DREAM (19/ARISTA)

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The fourth single from Carrie Underwood's double-platinum "Carnival Ride" finds the singer charting new territory. Previous singles have stuck to a similar lyrical theme, contrasting between Underwood's girl-next-door image with inspirational or family-centered songs ("So Small," "All-American Girl") and her naughtier bad-girl side ("Before He Cheats," "Last Night"). "Just a Dream" delivers the heartbreaking, storytelling side of Nashville with the kind of song usually reserved for vets like Reba McEntire or Martina McBride. Underwood convincingly sells the story of a young widow of a soldier killed in combat, using shades of her emotive vocal to convey anger and despair. While the subject matter is sensitive in this day and time — particularly for flag-waving country pundits — it is rooted in reality.

Source: Reuters/Billboard

Photo: MusicRow.com

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