Carrie Underwood- “Last Name”
Review:
I don’t get it. No, not the song itself. I understand what the song is saying. I am sure that there are a lot of men and women out there who have gotten drunk and stupid, and ended up married that same night. What I don’t get is why is Carrie’s “people” are putting out this song to the radio when there is much better material on her album. I do think that this song is a “radio worthy” song, but the fact that they haven’t released “Just A Dream” yet is incredible. I have read places that there is some speculation that they are trying to establish Carrie’s song writing credibility as all three of her singles from Carnival Ride have be co-written by her. (The fourth and final song on the album co-written by Carrie is “Crazy Dreams” just in case you’re wondering).
Initial Projection:
My initial gut feeling is that “Last Name” is good enough to be a Top 20 song. I do like Carrie’s vocal on the song, and I have always liked songs that could change either one word or the meaning of one word in the last chorus to put a new spin on the song.
Prediction:
We all love Carrie Underwood’s music. We love it so much that she’s gotten airplay on the Country charts with two singles that were never official releases in “Inside Your Heaven” and “I’ll Stand By You.” This is mostly because of the popularity of American Idol, but she’s a star in her own right now. I’m going to predict that this song will be her lowest charting official song to date (that doesn’t say much since “Don’t Forget to Remember Me was the only one not to go #1 on the Billboard chart, although it did go #1 on the Radio & Records chart befor R&R and Billboard began working together). I think the fact that it does have a “been there, done that” feel to it (Alan Jackson’s “I Don’t Even Know Her Name was the male version of this song) will ultimately wear on people eventually. I see this song making it to the Top 5 on the strength of the Carrie Underwood name, but I do not see it making it to #1 or #2 on the charts.
