what exactly is the difference between country and pop music?

Answer 1

if you listen to country your wife has left you , your an alcoholic with no car and a supended license

Pop : dont even try there is no hope for you

Answer 2

ok...there's a hell of a lot of difference between country and pop. firstly pop is what teeny boppers listen to and anyone with no taste in music......pop is all about bouncing around the dance floor to a catchy tune and you can't understand a word they're going on about because it's crap anyway........now country is fantastic....country music tell stories from the heart or about someones life or living on the land.....the music is beautiful it has rythym to dance to and soul to fall in love with the singer.....once you hear a country song you love you'll be hooked.....people dismiss country too quickly as old hill billy music and some of it is that but the majority of country music is fun and with a good beat you can dance to and if you listen to the story the artist is telling you will relate in someway......i love the fact that country music has stories behind the song it's not just a bunch of techno machines punching out annoying bopping music but is played with real instruments and played with heart and soul..........gotta love country....

Answer 3

I tend to agree with the person who told you that these days there isn't much difference. I would dismiss those who claim it to be "sappy" and those who use the trite expressions about losing your wife, being drunk, etc. What is called country these days, i term conutrypolitan music. it really isn't much different than pop with the exception that occasionally different musical instruments are used. Those who really love country music have little to listen too anymore as even the mainstream country artists such as George Strait, Alan Jackson, Mark Chestnutt, Gary Alan and Tracy Lawrence have bent to the will of the commercial media and lost much of their country sound. Occassionaly, one of these will release a "Country" song and it will usually climb the charts rapidly. Examples would include "Paint Me a Birmingham" or "The Seashores of Old Mexico." However, a song released a couple of years ago said it best, "Murder on Music Row." The genre used to be called "Country & Western" but much of the western flavor was gone by the sixties and by the 70's the 'western' was pretty much dropped as a tag. I am a country music fan, but I try to be honest about all music. I think you will find that country music fans tend to like most kinds of music, while those who like "pop" or "rock" tend to be closed minded about music in general and only listen to that kind of music.
I say I am a country music fan but also enjoy "the blues" especially Kenny Wayne Sheppard, BB King, Clapton, Tab Benoit, Jimmy Thackery, etc. In addition I enjoy artists like Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Aaron Nevell, Cher, and many others. I also like to listen to older pop music from artists like Dean Martin, Nat "King" Cole, Sinatra, and Bobby Darin. So, I am not closed minded about music. I enjoy most of it at different times, including contemporary Christian, and Southern Gospel. You will not find me listening to "rap" or "Hip, Hop" however, as I find the lyrics disgusting, and unimaginative, and the "music" (if you can call it that) annoying. If you really want to understand "Country Music" you should listen to it's roots, for it's roots are also the roots of today's "Pop" music. Country music grew out of the Blues and Folk music, and Pop was an extension of "Country" music and the "Pop" music of the 50's, who's artists were Cole, Patti Page, Martin, The Ink Spots, Perry Como, etc.. the big separation between the two began in the late 50's, but was really completed with the "British Invasion" when groups like the "Beatles," "Dave Clark Five," "Stones," & "Herman's Hermits" came crashing on to the American music scene. If you listen to some of that "rock" music from that era, you will find much of it is remakes of older country music, i.e. the Beatles - There gonna put me in the movies (old Buck Owens song), and the Stones did several covers of Buddy Holly songs.
I've probably bored you by now, so I'll quite, but I hope this has helped if you truly wanted to know the difference. Country music is pretty much a lost genre nowadays, as the industry has tried to appeal to the masses. As with anything, you can't please everyone, and in there attempt to do so they have all but forsaken their fan base for those seeking a compromise between rock and country. I would hope you don't become closed minded but choose to enjoy all forms of real music. Given a real listen, I think you will find even some Classical music you enjoy. Try giving Pachobel or Mozart a try, some is absolutely beautiful.

Answer 4

You need to listen to the music , & you will know the difference , take a week & listen to one ,then another week for the 2nd one

Answer 5

country tells a story of someones travells or about the land

Answer 6

country music is sappy crap that hurts your ears, pop is upbeat and, well popular

Answer 7

These days, other than a twangy accent, not much.

Answer 8

cowboy hats