Carrie Underwood's "Just a Dream" Music Video Premieres on CMT
This week, Carrie Underwood released a music video for what I believe to be the strongest track on her album Carnival Ride, “Just a Dream.” While it took a few listens for me to pick it up way back when the album came out, the song is about a wife-to-be who loses her military husband before their planned wedding. It’s not only the best song on the album in terms of Carrie’s vocal chops, but it’s also probably the strongest song in terms of writing as well.
Already as one of Carrie’s best performances live in concert, “Just a Dream” continues to shape Carrie as a music artist that could easily find herself in more prominent acting roles in the near future. Unlike videos like “So Small,” where Carrie acts as more of a narrator, Carrie plays the lead role in this video, much like she did in “Last Name.” It’s hard to look attractive while you’re crying, even when you’re Carrie Underwood, and I think the fact that you cringe a little bit at her crying face in the latter parts of the video make her a more believable actress than many would think.
Is Carrie destined for some non-Glitter, small screen/big screen stardom soon? Me thinks so!
