Play It Backwards

Ever listened to Garth Brooks and wanted to kill yourself? You are not alone.

The results of a multiple regression analysis of 49 metropolitan areas show that the greater the airtime devoted to country music, the greater the white suicide rate. The effect is independent of divorce, southernness, poverty, and gun availability.

I would like to see a similar study done for Radiohead though.

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3 Comments on “Play It Backwards”

  1. Patrick Says:

    Or on coldplay - if anyone is left alive to participate.

  2. DaveACT Says:

    Heard about this over 10 yrs ago when domiciled in country NSW. Note that the study was undertaken in 1992 on urban whites. City boys - bit soft eh?

    Bubba shot the juke box last night…

    http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/chesnutt-mark/bubba-shot-the-jukebox-5451.html

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