A saloon song, by definition, is a conversation set to music that one has with oneself or with an imaginary bartender about being dumped. It doesn't matter if the "bartender" is actually listening, and the person singing can, of course, be a man or woman. What matters most is the impression the singer leaves with the listener that he or she is at a near…
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