Shania Twain "Forever and for Always"

Canadian pop singer Shania Twain apologized for saying she would have voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. In her original interview with The Guardian, Twain claimed Trump seemed honest. That quote, however, is one small paragraph of what is a highly-emotional and in-depth look at her troubled childhood, her battle with Lyme Disease (which nearly took away her voice), as well as her failed marriage to Robert "Mutt" Lange. It's worth the full read.

Dixie Chicks "Landslide"

Near the end of the '90s, the Dixie Chicks were one of the hottest country acts in the country...if not the world. Things changed in 2003 when the band's lead singer Natalie Maines told a European audience the she was ashamed President George W. Bush was from Texas and voiced opposition to US involvement in the impending Iraq War. The result was a backlash felt from coast to coast: country music radio stations shunned the band and its music, some organized stunts where bulldozers demolished the band's CDs, sponsors pulled from the group's tour, and Maines fielded numerous death threats including many who threatened to shoot her while she performed on stage. It took the group a while to get over the hoopla and, when the dust settled, the band even released the song "Not Ready to Make Nice". One could argue that Maines took the proverbial bullet for numerous acts who followed with their own criticism of Bush, the Iraqi War and, later, Donald Trump. 

Natalie Cole - "This Will Be"

2016 can go away now.  Aside from delivering us Donald Trump, the year saw numerous A-List talent taken from the music world.  In fact, the year started with the news that Natalie Cole passed away (12/31/15).  Despite being notorious for remaking her dad's songs, Natalie's resume will always include "This Will Be".  Even though it was a hit in 1975, the tune resurfaced during the 2000s in numerous television commercials for the online dating service eHarmony.  In fact, when eHarmony brought back the creepy old white guy (Neil Clark Warren) to do their commercials in 2012, they also dusted off "This Will Be" for the campaign.