For Tuesday, August 9: Like My Mother Does

Lauren Alaina was the runner-up in this most recent season of AI. Just like Scotty blew us away in auditions so did she. I mean THAT voice coming out of that little 15 year old? Crazy! It seems that like Scotty Lauren comes from good family. She's very close to her parents and you can tell that they did a great job of giving her a firm foundation to stand on for life. We loved, and still love, about Lauren that she is so confident in who she is that she isn't too fazed about body remarks that have been thrown her way. She's beautiful and curvy and that's all okay!
This song is done beautifully! The power in Lauren's voice is very comparable to Faith Hill or Martina McBride. I can imagine they might be kicking themselves for not picking up the song, if they had the chance. The voice Lauren has is right up there with the big girls of country. She's gonna do just fine. :)

Like My Mother Does

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