Great article. Although in reading it I too automatically could think of many songs that break those rules. A lot of country songs certainly do, which is probably why I'm a rock n roll/ country rock person. I've tried writing and I look at it and go oh how boring. But take Kenny Chesney all he writes about anymore are songs of the "beach life" boring but he's a award winning singer/songwriter. One of my favorite song writers is Joni Mitchell here lyrics always intrigued me. Especially Raised on Robbery..