Carrie Underwood "So Small" Rapidshare Music Video&Lyrics

She’s a little older, and a little wiser, this Carrie Underwood. Surfacing as a co-writer on the lead single from her mega-anticipated sophomore set, she’s singing about the importance of loving one another, and not getting lost in the mundane daily trials that can seem so big at the time.

It’s a solid song, and she sings it beautifully, though I can’t help being a little concerned by the busy production and the big notes towards the end. It’s not painful to listen to like some of Martina McBride’s recent power ballads, because Underwood’ voice is big enough to carry it. But the string section and the glory notes seem like too many bells and whistles. She needs sparser production that gives subtle support to her voice, rather than push against it.

Hopefully, the album will be balanced and have those subtle moments, and this is the big showcase number or something. It’s a darn good single and it’s already stuck in my head, so I’m sure it’s full speed ahead for the Carrie Underwood juggernaut. Still, I can’t help but wish she’ll release an acoustic version as a download bonus. She’s one of the few vocalists we have that doesn’t need a drop of production polish to shine.

Grade: B+

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The fourth official country single from the mega-selling Some Hearts is also the album-opener, and it’s a strongly written declaration that life must have a purpose, or it will have been wasted. An interesting contrast between a woman leaving a relationship and a man recovering from alcoholism, my only minor criticism is that it’s a little sluggishly paced. Her vocal intensity deserved a less anemic production. Don’t they realize they’re backing up a superstar about to happen? Grade: A-

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The country girl couldn't take down Madonna, but it looks like she may be taking down Kelly Clarkson very soon. The original American Idol's debut album stalled at 2.5 million in the U.S., and her subsequent singles after Miss Independent failed to make an indention on radio. Of course, now she's a mega-success with the explosion that was her sophomore album Breakaway, but it looks like Carrie Underwood's first album Some Hearts has not only surpassed Clarkson's first effort, but could be approaching the status of her second.

Carrie just released her highly anticipated third video off this album for the killer single "Before He Cheats," and the fans are buzzing — this shit is off the chain. You can hear the sass and growl in Underwood's voice as she quite frankly tells her man off for cheating on her, especially with some "bleach blonde tramp" singing a "white trash version of Shania karaoke." She bashes a nice, shiny red car up like it's Simon Cowell's face and attitude oozes from the screen as she makes a sassy little walk down the street holding a Louisville Slugger.

Even from just hearing the song, you know Carrie's not playing. In a deep, sexy but gritty dull roar she sings "Right now, he's probably buying her some fruity little drink 'cause she can't shoot whiskey. Right now, he's probably up behind her with a pool stick showin' her how to shoot a combo. But he don't know, I dug my key into the side of his pretty little suped up four wheel drive. Carved my name into his leather seats. Took a Louisville Slugger to both headlights. Slashed a hole in all four tires. Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats."

Well damn. I would think too after hearing that. After beating the daylights out of the car, Carrie throws down her bat and starts strutting towards her man who is in no way hiding his cheap love affair with Ms. Peroxide. "Right now, she's probably sayin' 'I'm drunk', and he's a thinking that he's gonna get lucky." Carrie says while she pulls off her jacket and starts scouring the crowd like an angry lioness on the hunt, throwing people left and right in search of the cheater and the other woman, who are distastefully making out up against a brick wall while he caresses her torn up, too short jean skirt.

And here comes the moment — Carrie just caught his ass. She first looks mildly shocked at the audacity of these two low-class lovebirds, but almost immediately then shoots him a look of "Oh no you didn't, boyfriend", and his ego deflates to the size of a prune as he wallows in just getting caught by the Queen Bitch.

Carrie throws his car keys into the drink sitting on a table and stomps off like the diva she is, while cheater-cheater, pumpkin-eater pushes wannabe Natalie Maines off of him like a fat girl avoids a stalk of celery.

Now comes one of the best parts of the video. Carrie thumps her way down the street — gale forced winds plowing past her as lights fizzle, break, and burst while glass windows shatter and she stops to throw her arms up in the air for a final hurrah. She slings her head back with her arms still up and yells "Maybe next time he'll think before her cheats!" while a male harmony coos behind her "Na na na na na na na na na" and loud drums bang away, leading us to the end of the song. But not before one last looked at the busted up four wheel drive.

The second I heard this song when I bought Carrie’s CD last year, I knew it would make her a superstar. The album’s already sold 3.3 million… more than Kelly Clarkson’s debut, and that’s without a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 (which Kelly actually had – ”Miss Independent”), and when this song blows up at radio (which it will) Carrie Underwood will be Miss Independent from American Idol. She’ll no longer need to rest on her talent competition laurels to propel her career, the success of her music will do it for her.

I’ve anticipated this video for so long, and let me tell you, Carrie tore that shit up! I’m sorry Beyonce, that "Ring The Alarm" bull is whack. Carrie Underwood takes the crown for best angry video of 2006.