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Paula Cole recalls how her biggest '90s hit was misunderstood: 'It was horrific'
"One of the writers wrote that I was the ‘Tammy Wynette of Lilith Fair.’ And it was so the opposite — I was actually one of the most outspoken feminist dark horses on that whole stage.”
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Video Premiere: ’90s Songstress Paula Cole Gives ‘Where Have All the Cowboys Gone’ a Fresh Update
“I have been singing ‘Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?’ for audiences for 20 years,” marvels Paula Cole. “When I wrote the song, I thought everyone would understand the bittersweet sarcasm, the irony, the humor in love lost in the trenches of domestic gender roles,” Cole explains of the lyrics, which detail a woman who takes care of most “female” household chores such as child-rearing and cooking while her “cowboy” does typical man’s work and pays the bills. Finding this to be a interesting ex
