Keith Urban Debuted a Song Inspired by the Harvey Weinstein Accusations at the CMAs
Keith Urban took the stage during Wednesday night's Country Music Association Awards with a brand-new song based on the latest headlines. His song, "Female," was inspired by the allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Ross Copperman, who wrote the song and recorded it with Urban, said the two were inspired by the Weinstein accusations to make a statement. "We actually wrote a song three weeks ago called 'Female,'" Copperman said donuring the red carpet for the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. "It's from the Weinstein announcement. We're in a room and we're like, 'What can we do about this?' And that's the one thing we can do is write songs."
Urban said he wanted to reflect the changing way women are represented in today's culture. "I think it's just time for a recalibrating of the past, you know? Things have been a certain way for a long, long time, and I think you're seeing a turning of the tide for that," he said on the red carpet. "This song just spoke to me. I just wanted to get in and record it right away."
He also said he was inspired by his wife, Nicole Kidman, and their daughters, Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose. "I am surrounded by females in my life. I grew up in a house with boys, no sisters," he said. "Now I am in a house that's all girls. So this song speaks to me on a lot of levels."
Here's the full song:
The lyrics to "Female" are below:
When you hear somebody say somebody hits like a girl
How does that hit you?
Is that such a bad thing?
When you hear a song that they play saying you run the world
Do you believe it?
Will you live to see it?
--
Sister, shoulder
Daughter, lover
Healer, broken halo
Mother nature
Fire, suit of armor
Soul survivor, Holy Water
Secret keeper, fortune teller
Virgin Mary, scarlet letter
Technicolor river wild
Baby girl, women shine
Female
--
When somebody laughs and implies that she asked for it
Just cause she was wearing a skirt
Now is that how it works?
When somebody talks about how it was Adam first
Does that make you second best?
Or did he save the best for last?
--
Sister, shoulder
Daughter, lover
Healer, broken halo
Mother nature
Fire, suit of armor
Soul survivor, Holy Water
Secret keeper, fortune teller
Virgin Mary, scarlet letter
Technicolor river wild
Baby girl, women shine
Female
--
She's the heart of life
She's the dreamer's dream
She's the hands of time
She's the queen of kings
--
Sister, shoulder
Daughter, lover
Healer, broken halo
Mother nature
Fire, suit of armor
Soul survivor, Holy Water
Secret keeper, fortune teller
Virgin Mary, scarlet letter
Technicolor river wild
Baby girl, women shine
Female
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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