So, apparently, America’s Sweetheart (before she wasn’t), Miranda Lambert, snagged a No. 1 hit with “Over You.” And guess what? It’s all thanks to her ex, Blake Shelton’s, dead brother. 💀Talk about capitalizing on someone else’s misery! Like, seriously, did she even shed a tear, or was she just seeing dollar signs? 💰
Okay, so here’s the tea. Blakey boy’s older bro, Richie, bit the dust in a car crash back in ’90. Shelton was just a wee 14-year-old, probably more concerned with puberty than profound grief. But hey, tragedy sells, right? 🤷♀️
Lambert, bless her heart (or not), claims the song’s hook came from something Shelton’s dad said: “You don’t ever get over it, you just get used to it.” Wow, deep. Real groundbreaking stuff there. Did she really need to write a whole song about that? Couldn’t she have just, like, tweeted it? 🐦
And get this, SHELTON co-wrote the song! So he gets to relive his brother’s death AND write a sappy ballad about it with his then-wife. Double whammy! Talk about a manipulative power move on Miranda’s part. 😈
The lyrics are basically a Hallmark card vomited onto a page. “Weather man said it’s gonna snow / By now I should be used to the cold…” Groundbreaking poetry, truly. ❄️It’s giving elementary school writing assignment vibes.
Lambert goes on to explain that Christmas was a bummer for Shelton after Richie died. No duh, Sherlock! 🙄 She then says the melody Shelton played sounded like winter, so she just threw in some lines about February. Artistic genius, clearly. 👩🎨
The chorus is where the real magic happens. “‘Cause you went away / How dare you? / I miss you…” How dare you die and ruin my future songwriting material?! Seriously, the audacity of some people! 😡
Apparently, when Shelton blurted out “How dare you?” they both started crying. Because, you know, grief is all about the drama. 😭 Lambert claims she never lost anyone that close to her, so she didn’t realize the anger. Well, congrats on your privileged life, I guess? 🙄
Then there’s the verse about Richie’s favorite records. Shelton would drive around listening to Randy Travis and Hank Jr. with his bro. And now he gets all the tapes! Lucky him! 🍀 “Richie would’ve been so pissed I got all those records!” Lambert quips. I bet he would have been even more pissed that you exploited his death for a hit song. 🎶
The bridge is where Lambert claims people finally realize the song isn’t about a bad breakup. “It really sinks in / You know / When I see it in stone.” Because, you know, subtlety is overrated. 🪦
Of course, “Over You” went to No. 1 and won all the awards. Because nothing says “award-winning” like milking someone else’s tragedy for all it’s worth. 🏆
And now, the plot twist! Lambert and Shelton are divorced! 💔 She’s shacked up with some NYC cop, and he’s with Gwen Stefani. So basically, Richie’s death brought them together, made them famous, and then they dumped each other. The circle of life! ♻️
So there you have it, the heartwarming tale of how Miranda Lambert turned Blake Shelton’s brother’s death into a chart-topping hit. Is it inspiring? Maybe. Is it a little bit exploitative? Definitely. But hey, that’s country music for ya! 🤠
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