Kellie Pickler has been by way of a troublesome few years, however she’s nonetheless standing robust, very similar to the girl she sang about in her hit tune “Purple Excessive Heels.” The nation singer lately had a small however important authorized win in her ongoing courtroom dispute with the dad and mom of her late husband, Kyle Jacobs. It is a welcome bit of excellent information after months of challenges, and it is a good time to revisit one of many songs that has at all times outlined her spirit.
“Purple Excessive Heels” was launched in 2006 because the lead single from her debut album Small City Lady, which got here out shortly after her time on American Idol. The tune turned Pickler’s first gold-certified single and reached No. 15 on the nation charts. It is a debut that also holds up, with its excellent mix of sass, energy, and self-worth. As Pickler sings, “Oh, you possibly can watch me stroll if you wish to, wish to / I wager you need me again now, do not you, do not you.” Later, she provides, “Nicely, you thought I might wait round without end, however, child, get actual / I simply kicked you to the curb in my purple excessive heels.”
The tune is greater than only a breakup anthem – it is a assertion of empowerment and independence. Pickler wasn’t simply singing about transferring on, she was proudly owning it, along with her distinctive mix of small-town confidence and nation defiance. Practically twenty years later, “Purple Excessive Heels” stays probably the most underrated breakup songs of the 2000s, and a reminder of why Kellie Pickler has at all times been one in every of nation music’s most compelling voices.
Lately, Pickler returned to the stage for the primary time since her husband’s demise, performing on the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville as a part of a tribute to Patsy Cline. It is a testomony to her energy and resilience, and a reminder that she’s nonetheless a robust pressure in nation music. As she strikes ahead, it is clear that “Purple Excessive Heels” will at all times be part of her legacy, a tune that continues to encourage and empower listeners to this present day.
