cheating songs
Betrayal ballad genre
Cheating songs are country music tracks about infidelity—either committing it, suffering from it, or confronting it.
The subgenre is so established it has its own conventions: the honky-tonk, the other woman, the suspicious spouse.
Half of classic country is cheating songs and drinking songs, and they're usually connected.
The term sometimes extends to similar songs in other genres.
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- countrySovereign state or territory
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
whiskey · lipstick · lying · unfaithful · goodbye · revenge · jukebox · lonesome · two-timing · affair · broken · deceived · foolish · teardrops · wandering · suspicious · lonely · hurting
- Honky-Tonksjukebox, dance floor, live band, neon signs, bar stools