Affairs Of The Heart...speaking of "Country" Any more than 2 versions?

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Hey you guys...
As you know I'm a Country Strummin' and Pickin' digger.

Seriously, we have been talking about country with the "Rumors" rumors...and I've seen how it disgusts some...and others like me think its cool. I'm into the older Country...just like the old school Classic Rock. I'm from Boston and Beverly Hills so, even I can't figure out how that genre of music slipped through! Haha.
Anyway, my mom had all the vinyls that I would play on the Living Room stereo...most don't remember those huge pieces like a coffin furniturey thing that you lifted the top and tada...a turntable and radio...there wasn't an equalizer...it was pretty much set to high bass. Wow.
My generation had the ghetto blasters playing Classic Rock, Pop and Punk/New Wave. So Zepplin to Edge of 17, Cyndi Lauper Berlin and...The Dead Kennwedys. Horrible.

Anyway, from the 2nd I heard this I dug the poetry but, hated the music...like much of the Mask record. Chris had nice songs, but again it all sounded like The Cure or The Cult...heavy duty thrashing guitars, which I love but, not from the Mac...all the way even before L & S joined they had a certain vibe sound that was almost Folk and Blues. Mask altered their whole sound, their thing that set them apart from others...and made them unique. Don't get me wrong...I wound up liking some but, it took a while...sans songs like Stand on The Rock and Second Time Around which made me want to jump out of the window or even listen to Cher, Bobby Brown or Toni Basil (my former neighbor and nut job). ...you're so fine you're so fine you blow my mind HEY MICKEY... Weird Al even sounded better...ug.

Now back to Affairs Of...
I wonder if this was a continuation of Welcome To The Room, Sara...or did she write it on the Rock A Little Tour...honey or pink and gray rooms in which she would live and die.
My favorite line...break our hearts, tear it apart, but no one understands the affairs of the heart...
Anyone that went thru a sad, nasty break up can relate to the lyrics of this song.
I also was wondering if anyone heard the countryish sound on this and some other songs on the record?
Now, Loretta Lynn did an album a couple of years ago that was produced by (I forget his name) the White Stripes guy...most, very cool and true to her unique sound but many sounded like Dolly on dope doing Thrash Rock. Huh?

Stevie is known to write in a countryish style as she, like me was first exposed to music via Country and Western.

Do any of you Ledgies like this song? Do you like her country songs...demos or released like, Designs Of Love, That's Alright, Cathouse Blues or Garbo demo and The Feeling Remains...How about, Crying In The Night? Country with the edge of heavy electric guitars and bass.

I would like to know if there are any other versions of this...like a very plain demo with a strummer and a picker...or any others with this kind of sound?

What are your takes?
Jim