Sheryl Crow he became one of the first country stars to speak out publicly Jason Aldean’s The recently released song “Try That In A Small Town”. The track was released in May, but has received even more attention since its release on July 14th. Music videotaken at the site of the lynching of black man Henry Choate in 1927.
Cheryl tags Jason directly twitter About her reaction to this controversial song. “I come from a small town,” she wrote. “Small towns are tired of violence, too. There is nothing small town or American about promoting violence. You know that better than anyone who survived a mass shooting.” It’s not American or small-town, it’s just lame.” (I decided not to post the controversial video here.)
.@Jason_Aldean I come from a small town. Even people in small towns are fed up with violence. There is nothing small town or American about promoting violence. You know that better than anyone who survived a mass shooting.
This is neither American nor small town.it’s just lame https://t.co/cuOtUO9xjr
— Sheryl Crow (@SherylCrow) July 19, 2023
One of the song’s most controversial lyrics seems to call for better gun control laws in the wake of years of mass shootings in the United States. “I got the gun that his grandfather gave me,” Jason sings. “They say they’ll round up one day. Well, that bastard might fly all over town, good luck. Try it in a small town and see how far you can go.” Here, we take care of ourselves.Once you cross that line, it won’t take long to find out.I suggest you don’t try it in a small town.”
As pointed out by Cheryl and many others on social media, Jason was performing at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas in 2017 when a gunman opened fire and killed 60 people. Given that Jason has never hesitated to publicly express his political views, his apparent pro-gun stance is not surprising, but his lyrics and music seemingly threaten violence. The video takes things to another level. CMT also stopped airing a music video denouncing Black Lives Matter protesters.
However, Jason defended the song and video. Instagram In an article on July 18, he claimed that he was not racist or advocating lynching. “These references are not only worthless, they are dangerous,” he wrote. “There is not a single lyric in this song that references or points out race, nor a single video clip that is not actual news footage. You can try to respect having, but this is going too far.”
He continued, “As many have pointed out, I was on Highway 91, where so many people lost their lives and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. No one, including myself, wants to keep seeing nonsensical headlines and families being torn apart.” He then went on to explain how HE interpreted the controversial song. . “[It] It refers to the sense of community that I grew up in, where I cared about my neighbors regardless of their religious background,” Jason explained. “Because they were our neighbors and that was more important than any difference. I know we don’t agree on whether we can get back to feeling normal, we’re awake at night, but the desire to be is the theme of this song.”
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