MUSIC: "Pray For You"

I have an unhealthy obsession with vengeful break-up songs. Usually such songs are written and performed by a female artist against some guy who wronged her in love. Face it, it's difficult for a male artist to successfully convey this sense of being wronged without coming across as unnecessarily violent or just being a cry-baby. (In the country music genre, for example, I can't see Tim McGraw or Gary Allen having any success with the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" or Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats.")

Newcomers Jaron and the Long Road to Love perform this feat with fantastic finesse and grit in their single "Pray For You". Formerly of the early 2000's pop duo, Evan & Jaron, the later of the twin brothers has ventured back to his folk roots with a country album due later this month, Getting Dressed In The Dark. The lead single finds the crushed guy in a quasi-spiritual state, reflecting on how the preacher tells him "we must not condemn," and to "let the good Lord do His job; you just pray for them." With this, the remainder of the song consists of a long list of biting things on his prayer list for this girl who breaks hearts.

"I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls,
I pray you're flying high when your engine stalls,
I pray all of your dreams never come true.
But most of all, I pray for you."

Wouldn't it be nice if all ex's cared so much?

Sergio del Limonar