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One of Carrie Underwood‘s most iconic songs were almost very different.
During a recent interview with Peoplethe 42-year-old singer revealed she almost forgot about her hit song “Before He Cheats”, admitting she initially wondered if it was “too aggressive”.
“Cause I was like a good farm girl [‘American Idol’] — and I hope that’s who I always am — but it was almost, ‘Maybe we won’t do this song,'” she told the outlet. “But everyone loved it so much, we went for it and it… worked.” But yeah, 20 years later we still see people playing it, and it’s a lot of fun.”
The hit song was featured on her debut album, “Some Hearts” in 2005, and was later re-released as a single in 2006.
Underwood said she almost turned down his hit song “Before He Cheats.” (Christophe Willard/Disney via Getty Images)
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Although more than 20 years have passed since the song’s release, Underwood said younger generations of country music fans continue to find the song, including his son.
“I recently vacuumed my house and when I turned off the vacuum [there was] a noise coming from my room, and I said to myself: “It’s music”. And I was like, “It’s “Before He Cheats.” And I walk in there and my 6 year old son is laying on my bed watching my music video. And I was like, “What are you doing?” And he says, ‘Nothing,'” she said.
She went on to say that after finding the song iconic, “it started going down the rabbit hole” of some of her other, older music videos.
Underwood shares two sons with her husband, Mike Fisher: Isaiah, 10, and Jacob, 7. It seems she passed on her talent for singing to her sons, as she and Isaiah teamed up to sing “Little Drummer Boy” on her. Christmas album 2020, “My gift”.
Underwood teamed up with his son Isaiah to sing “Little Drummer Boy” on his 2020 Christmas album. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
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“It was so awesome. When we recorded, I got to be in the booth with him, cheering him on and trying to remind him what words were going to come next, things like that,” she said. People in December 2020. “I was able to listen to his voice [get] put it in place then listen to me with him. I was laughing and I was crying, and it was just very overwhelming in a good way. It’s just very emotional.”
The singer rose to fame after winning the fourth season of “American idol” in 2005. She went on to release eight albums, including “Play On”, “Storyteller” and “Denim & Rhinestones”. During her career, she also won eight Grammy Awards and holds the record for the most awarded artist at the CMT Music Awards.
Years after finding success on the singing competition, Underwood returned as a judge for the show’s 22nd season, replacing Katy Perry.
“I have a big problem…I can’t lie,” Underwood told “Good Morning America” in August 2024. “I feel like I’ll be very honest but hopefully constructive and encouraging.”
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Underwood returned to “American Idol” as a judge for season 22. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images)
She later added that even after all these years, the show “feels like home” and that she “will be able to I hope to offer some insight, and help” to the candidates, because she knows how they feel.
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