MUSIC: From A Table Away

The name may not be familiar, but Sunny Sweeney is no stranger to the country music scene. Her debut album, Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame, released back in 2007 was a hit with critics but failed to chart or really get any radio attention. Her debut single, "From A Table Away" off her untitled forthcoming album is doing the opposite, currently at #46 on Billboard's Country Chart.

The song is about a woman who sees the married man she's been seeing at a restaurant with his wife. In the course of the affair, as suspected, he's seemingly been telling her that he is miserable and will leave his wife for this mistress. The events that unfold across the room tell a different story, however.

And I heard you tell her you still love her,
So it doesn't matter what you say,
I saw it all,
From a table away.

It isn't a vengeful song - a route many country artists may have choosen to take - but one of quiet acceptance. The idea that anyone who engages in infidelity can't be as honest and pious as they seem and shouldn't be trusted in either relationship.

You can download the song for free, along with several others by going to www.people.com/free and entering the code into your iTunes account. In the meantime, before the full album drops, check out Sweeney's previous and underappreciated CD. I know I will!

Sergio del Limonar