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Postmodern Jukebox Puts a New Spin on Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats”

Postmodern Jukebox Puts a New Spin on Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats"
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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

Postmodern Jukebox has done it once again! They have successfully put a new spin to a Carrie Underwood classic. “Before He Cheats” gets a good dose of the vintage country!

Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” Gets a New Spin

Underwood’s song gets a vintage countrified spin as the Postmodern Jukebox gets their hands on it. The version gets upbeat and is filled with a country arrangement that will surely tickle your senses.

Carrie Underwood, Underwood, Before He Cheats, Postmodern Jukebox, Jukebox
Screengrab via Youtube

This song is essentially about revenge. The song sings about getting even with a husband or a boyfriend who was not being loyal to the singer. So, she goes to the parking lot to vandalize her cheating lover’s truck with a baseball bat. Sometime in the song, she also revels in the fact that if this happens again, it would be on her next time.

Carrie Underwood, Underwood, Before He Cheats, Postmodern Jukebox, Jukebox
via Youtube

Funnily enough, despite the nature of the song, Underwood had said that she has not been cheated on. She also does not recommend doing any property damage, and she is a “let it go, move on” kind of person.

The PMJ did a stunning arrangement of the song and they fully captured its essence.

Watch the Postmodern Jukebox’s amazing version here!

The song became a huge crossover success. It topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for five consecutive weeks.”Before He Cheats” reached number eight and achieved longevity of 64 consecutive weeks on the chart, making it the sixth longest-charting single in the history of the Hot 100 chart.

Carrie Underwood, Carrie Underwood, Underwood, Before He Cheats, Postmodern Jukebox, Jukebox
Image from Carrie Underwood’s official Facebook page

It also received a number of awards such as Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the song’s writers won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song. It received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year as well. It was also named the 2007 Single of the Year by the Country Music Association Awards. It ranked on CMT’s 40 Greatest Songs of the Decade at number 25.

Here’s the original in all Carrie’s Glory!

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