-style boxer besting an established champion or the wounded warrior overcoming a debilitating injury, nearly everyone appreciates the poetry of someone rising above their perceived station in life. At its simplest level, that kind of storyline reinforces a belief that we all have a shot at beating the odds.
That makes Barnes a particularly apt voice for his debut single,"You Ain't Pretty," a song that does what every successful underdog accomplishes: turning a negative situation into a positive. It's a tale about battling the inner tyrant — everybody's got one — who says a person isn't smart enough, tough enough, thin enough or attractive enough.
"This song was obviously written to a female from the position of the singer," says Sellers."But I think the reason it hit us all is just because men and women all feel insecure about themselves for one reason or another." After the management paperwork was done, the Brown Sellers Brown principals established the Quartz Hill label, and Barnes was the first signee. Producers Mickey Jack Cones and Derek George were enlisted, and"You Ain't Pretty" stood out when they listened to the first batch of songs in Benny's home theater.
"It's special because it was special for Nate — you know, that's a first time that you never get to relive," explains Cones."And the fact that we've got his first single on that session, and it was Derek Wells' birthday and Nate had just signed his deal literally within 24 hours of us going in and tracking, that vibe, for me, matched the tone for the song."
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