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Carrie Underwood Talks About Writing ‘Drinking Alone’

Carrie Underwood performed “Drinking Alone” on the CMA Awards last week (11/13)  and then released the video for the song just a few days ago. Carrie told us of co-writing…

Carrie Underwood Talks About Writing 'Drinking Alone'

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Carrie Underwood performed "Drinking Alone" on the CMA Awards last week (11/13)  and then released the video for the song just a few days ago.

Carrie told us of co-writing the new song, “I had the title, and we just kind of started. The title could have gone to a very sad emotional place, but me being me I still wanted to have that strong kind of character in there. So, I love the fact that this is a breakup song. ‘I’m here at the bar drinking my pain away. You and me can hang out. Why should we both be lamenting over lost love separately? We’re both here doing the same thing. Let’s just do that together.’"

She added, "I love that the character. I don’t want her going home with him. I don’t want any of that. I just want it to be like, ‘Okay we’ll just hang out. We’ll drink. We’ll maybe share a corner booth kiss.’ But it’s just more about that night and that moment and that Band-Aid and then going your separate ways. ‘Like, this isn’t a thing. I’m not looking to start a new relationship. I’m out of this one. Let’s just let whatever this is be what this is right now.’”

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