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18.07.2023 / 18:53
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Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' Sparks Criticism Over Inflammatory Images and Pro-Gun Lyrics
Jason Aldean is getting some backlash for his new controversial track, «Try That in a Small Town,» which some critics describe as tone-deaf and divisive.Just days after he ran off stage in Hartford, Connecticut, after what he said was the result of heat exhaustion, the 46-year-old country singer is sparking backlash over the pro-gun lyrics to his new track, as well as the images depicted in the song's music video. Some of his more incendiary lyrics include, «Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they're gonna round up / Well, that s**t might fly in the city, good luck / Try that in a small town / See how far ya make it down the road / You cross that line, it won't take long / For you to find out, I recommend you don't / Try that in a small town.» Aldean further stoked the flames with the music video, whose backdrop included an American flag displayed on the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee — the site of the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate. Some of the more inflammatory images used in the music video included interlacing clips of protestors vandalizing cities in the wake of police brutality and racial unrest during the height of the pandemic.
