The Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, scored one of their biggest hits with “Goodbye, Earl,” a Fox News-infuriating tune about the murder of the abusive titular husband. Offing a no-good spouse or significant other is nothing new: Murder ballads have a longstanding place of honor in American folk music. “What would it be like if I happened to poison my ex-husband, and he died a slow death after all the things we’d gone through and he’s done?”
“It’s going to sound psycho, but it was a random thought that popped into my head,” she recalls. Nikole was inspired to write the song about six years ago, when she was a medical student writing a paper about arsenic, a naturally occurring element present in most municipal drinking water that has found use as a slow-poisoning agent. “Everyone has someone in their life who they are like, ‘Ugh, not that person,’ or ‘I can’t stand that person.’ It relates to everyone, but I also feel like it has a feminine power vibe.” “The song can relate to anyone,” she says. The song showcases a bluesy fuzzy guitar riff over a sparse drum arrangement as well as a guest verse from Denver rapper Jay Triiiple. It was a morbid daydream that inspired her single “Dangerous,” which is now available to stream. Some of us have had more than one such relationship, and perhaps should just take up needlepoint for the good of society.ĭenver-based singer-songwriter Marisa Nikole has had one of those relationships, and being the civilized person she is, Nikole didn’t fantasize about shooting her ex - only slow-poisoning him.
Most people have had a relationship so toxic that once it’s over, the parties involved vow that if should they cross paths again, it’s pistols at 25 paces at dawn.
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