Working with Rick Rubin gives Jennifer Nettles an added sense of artistic integrity to the world outside of country music but it's something that she was never really lacking in her band Sugarland (who have made artistically interesting records from the very beginning). Taking a break from Sugarland to work on her solo album, Nettles worked with Rubin to create the sultry "That Girl." It's a song which features interesting instrumental sounds which are never be too far behind Nettles subdued -- yet still powerful -- vocal delivery of the lyrics, which are easly some of the year's strongest.
I know boys can be promiscuous/Yeah, that’s just what they do/But this involves the both of us/Yeah, it’s our business too/So, I thought I’d call to tell you/It was never in my plan/I’m not the scarlet Devil/I don’t want to take your man/...I Don't want to be That Girl
The story we get finds Nettles not wanting to be the other woman in anyone's life. It's simple.It's powerful. And mostly, it's unique in a land of songs about beer and rural field parties and paired with the jazzy, classic melody -- which would make for a great song to dance the tango with -- it's too good to not suggest people seek out "That Girl" as soon as possible.
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