Little Big Town – The Daughters

The Daughters – single by Little Big Town from the album: Nightfall, released in 2019.

One of the most gripping moments on Little Big Town’s Nightfall album is the song “The Daughters.” The ballad spotlights the plight of girls and women who find themselves on unequal footing in today’s society.

The band’s Phillip Sweet tells The Boot that even though Little Big Town knew the song would challenge country radio, it was important to them to put it out. Read on to learn why, in Sweet’s own words.

I think we had been working in the studio, and Karen [Fairchild] came back — she had been in a session — and she was like, “Guys, I think I just wrote the best song I’ve ever written. I just want you to hear it.”

And we heard it, and we all just loved it and loved what it said and thought it was poignant for the times. And we immediately went to getting it ready, and decided that, you know, no matter what, [we were gonna put it out]. The good thing is that our label … allowed us this chance to just put out our music.

You know, it might not be as commercially successful in certain venues or avenues, but we challenged them. We challenged radio, in a way, with this — I don’t even know how to say it. I guess it’s a moment. It’s just like, hey, I know we keep talking about this, but we’re just looking for a God for the daughters, and we believe that this is the tipping point. We’re moving to a greater place than we have been in the past, but we’re still having the same old tired conversation all the time. So it felt like it needed to come out sooner rather than later, and we just approached it from that perspective.

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The video, directed by Dano Cerny, was shot in a late 1940s Portland, Tennessee gymnasium. It features a contemporary dance troupe who perform in muted lighting while Little Big Town sing the song. The routine was created by Los Angeles-based choreographer Andrew Winghart, who has worked with pop singer Lorde in the past.

A second video was released a week later that extends the narrative of the “Dancers Cut.” The new version adds retrospective story lines that follows a female high school student from the 1950s, 1980s, and current day. Each refuse to follow society’s expectations and instead take their own path. The same lead actress portrays the three high schoolers.

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Oh girl, wash your face ‘fore you come to the table
Girl, know your place, be willing and able
Take it on the chin, let the best man win
Girl, shoulders back and stand up straight
Girl, watch your mouth and watch your weight
Mind your manners, smile for the camera

And pose like a trophy on a shelf
Dream for everyone but not yourself
I’ve heard of God the Son and God the Father
I’m still looking for a God for the daughters

Girl don’t be weak and don’t be strong
Say what you want just as long
As you nod your head with your lipstick on

And pose like a trophy on a shelf
And dream for everyone but not yourself
I’ve heard of God the Son and God the Father
I’m still looking for a God for the daughters

Wash the dishes, feed the kids and clean up all this mess
Do my best, forgive myself and look good in this dress
Damn I look good in this dress

And pose like a trophy on a shelf
I’ll dream for everyone but not yourself
I’ve heard of God the Son and God the Father
And damn I love my son, I love my father
I’m just looking for a God for the daughters
I’m just looking for a God for the daughters

For the daughters
I’m just looking for a God
For the daughters
For the daughters

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