Listen to this when
Follow Your Arrow
They'll talk anyway. Follow your arrow. 🏹
Who it's for
Musgraves' song points out that people will criticise you whatever you choose, so you may as well do what feels right, with casual LGBTQ+ inclusivity unusual for country radio in 2013.
Judged either way→Light, self-directed
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Follow Your Arrow" is a 2013 country single by Kacey Musgraves from her major-label debut album Same Trailer Different Park, co-written with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. The song argues that someone will criticise you whatever you choose, so the best course is to stay true to yourself, and its chorus includes a line supportive of LGBTQ people. Some conservative groups objected to it.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Drinking and marijuana references.
Age: Suggested 13+
For nonconformity the world whips you with its displeasure.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”
