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When Martina McBride released her single "Independence Day" in 1993, some radio stations refused to play it. The song's subject, a long-abused woman who sets fire to her house in retaliation, proved to be too controversial for some at the time. Martina McBride - Independence Day Click The Pause Button To Stop Music Video Deputy Jeremy Banks quickly convinced his boss, St. John's County Sheriff, David B. Shoar - that Ms. O'Connell's death was a suicide. The most memorable country music video of 1994 is Martina McBride’s controversial “Independence Day,” a sensitive clip dealing with the repugnant subject of spousal abuse and, at least by Official Video for "Independence Day” by Martina McBride Listen to Martina McBride: Watch more videos by Martina McBr Official Video for "Independence Day” by Martina McBrideListen to Martina McBride: Watch more videos by Martina McBrid Independence Day Lyrics “Independence Day” was recorded by McBride in 1994, 20 years later being deemed one of the 100 greatest country songs of all time by Rolling Stone. While the moment is the mother’s “Independence Day” and the day she sets her daughter free from the cycle of abuse, it is not about America’s Independence Day. The song sounds like a rousing anthem in the name of killing the husband and possibly even committing suicide (although Martina McBride has claimed that the woman doesn't die in the fire), presumably so that the 8-year-old child can live a better life than if weighed down by the situation (abuse and lack of cohesion and love in the family Martina McBride may be second only to Thomas Jefferson in being identified with the word “independence.” For Jefferson, it was the Declaration of Independence; for McBride, who turns 53 today (July 29), it was the emotionally explosive song and music video, “Independence Day.” Martina McBride’s “Independence Day”: A Powerful Anthem of Liberation Released on May 2, 1994, as the third single from her sophomore album “The Way That I Am,” Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” stands as one of country music’s most compelling and controversial narratives. Written by acclaimed songwriter Gretchen Peters, this 3-minute-25-second country power ballad has In 1977, after being repeatedly raped and beaten by her alcoholic husband, Hughes poured gasoline around their bed while he slept and set it on fire, escaping the burning home with her three Continuing our series of songs about women who turn the tables on their abusers permanently, today’s murder ballad is country star Martina McBride’s “ Independence Day “. Right and wrong lose their ordinary meanings for a child whose mother’s desperate act can only be understood by other survivors. Martina McBride released “Independence Day” as a single twenty years ago. It was the third single from her album The Way That I Am. The album was released in 1993, and the single from it released in late April/early May 1994. Gretchen Peters wrote the song, and it’s a power ballad that is murder ballad, patriotic hymn, and proclamation of a kind of resurrection all in one. The song Official music video for ”Concrete Angel” by Martina McBrideListen to Martina McBride: Watch more videos by Martina Mc " Independence Day " is a song by written by American singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters and recorded by American singer Martina McBride her 1993 studio album The Way That I Am. It was released on May 2, 1994, as the third single from the album. The song has been regarded as McBride's signature song. [4] . Official Video for "Independence Day” by Martina McBride Listen to Martina McBride: Watch more videos by Martina McBr Breanna Nix Belts Out 'Independence Day' by Martina McBride Watch American Idol Sundays AND Mondays on ABC or stream now on Hulu! Join judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood, along with host Ryan Seacrest, for an unforgettable season! Martina McBride Independence Day lyrics & video : Well she seemed all right by dawn's early light Though she looked a little worried and weak She tried to pretend he wasn't dri What makes “Independence Day” particularly powerful is how it functions on multiple levels—simultaneously serving as a murder ballad, patriotic hymn, and proclamation of liberation. The song has provided catharsis for survivors of domestic abuse while raising awareness about both violence in the home and the indifference of bystanders. 03:09Let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning. 03:16Let the weak be strong, let the wrong be wrong. 03:24For the while when guiltily paid. 03:28Let Independence Day. 03:32For the while, it's Independence Day.
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