it is a proud tradition of feisty backyard feminism and amazing american art: kitty wells, patsy cline, tammy wynette, loretta lynn, emmylous harris, reba mcentire, patty loveless. miranda  lambert is a worthy daughter of this regal line. here i'll prove it to you:

 

that's a perfect performance of a perfect country song. that whole album is great. buy it. oh, miranda, i ended up giving everything for you and not, as i had planned, for lucinda williams.