Kacey Musgraves Gives Us Butterflies

EPISODE #82

On her single ‘Butterflies,’ Kacey Musgraves demonstrates a tour de force of songwriting. This song is a wild success because it incessantly reinforces one core emotional concept: that queasy anxious feeling in your stomach. No we’re not talking about your leftover lunch, we’re talking about love. But this is not just a simple little love song. It is a masterclass of creativity. Musgraves uses every element of music to reinforce her core idea. The lyrics fold back onto themselves with dual meanings as the harmony, melody, orchestration and rhythm all interweave to literally give the listener butterflies. Caution: this song may induce feeling of tender sorrow and longing for mutual crushes and anxious kisses.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Kacey Musgraves – Merry Go Round

Kacey Musgraves – Butterflies