Friday, February 21, 2020

Music: Opinion - Johnny Cash - The Ballad Of The Teenage Queen

I just posted some of my Johnny Cash playlist, you can view the playlist on www.mix.com/jasonmackenzie

Does the song "Ballad Of The Teenage Queen" by Johnny Cash send a bad message?

To me it does, you can hear the song below on my playlist.

In the song the teenage queen is the prettiest girl in town who is in love with the boy next door, she doesn't care about the other boys who have money. One day she leaves to become a movie star and then become rich and famous.

She leaves and sells all here stuff to be with the boy she was in love with as a teenager and quits being a star, no one would ever do that in real life. That sends the wrong message to choose love for a poor person over fame and fortune - never do that.

No one would ever be worth giving that up for, plus why didn't he just go to her?

That just sends a bad message, never give anything up like that for "love" that could be gone tomorrow, plus I think they have medication for that now.

 Ballad Of A Teenage Queen


(Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever seen)

There's a story in our town
Of the prettiest girl around
Golden hair and eyes of blue
How those eyes could flash at you (How those eyes could flash at you)
Boys hung 'round her by the score
But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store
(Dream on, dream on teenage queen prettiest girl we've ever seen)

She was tops in all they said
It never once went to her head
She had everything it seems
Not a care, this teenage queen (Not a care, this teenage queen)
Other boys could offer more
But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store
(Dream on, dream on teenage queen you should be a movie queen)

He would marry her next spring
Saved his money, bought a ring
Then one day a movie scout
Came to town to take her out (Came to town to take her out)
Hollywood could offer more
So she left the boy next door working at the candy store
(Dream on, dream on teenage queen see you on the movie screen)

Very soon she was a star
Pretty house and shiny car
Swimming pool and a fence around
But she missed her old home town (But she missed her old home town)
All the world was at her door
All except the boy next door who worked at the candy store
(Dream on, dream on teenage queen saddest girl we've ever seen)

Then one day the teenage star
Sold her house and all her cars
Gave up all her wealth and fame
Left it all and caught a train (Left it all and caught a train)
Do I have to tell you more
She came back to the boy next door who worked at the candy store

(Now this story has some more, you'll hear it all at the candy store)

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