Posted on 07/18/2023 3:53:40 PM PDT by Morgana
Country music star Jason Aldean sparked controversy with his new hit song 'Try That in a Small Town', which slams left wing antagonists for antics that wouldn't fly in the South.
Aldean, 46, released the gun-toting, anti-woke song Friday, just days before he suffered a severe heatstroke on stage in Hartford, Connecticut.
But the singer is facing the heat again for his latest track, which interlaced clips of BLM protestors vandalizing cities with lyrics endorsing traditional values and 'taking care of our own.'
Aldean opens the song: 'Cuss out a cop, spit in his face. Stomp on the flag and light it up. Yeah, ya think you're tough? Try that in a small town.'
The music video was met with backlash among some who felt the lyrics were dog-whistles intended to offend, while others saw it as a commentary on America's sharp divides.
Aldean's newest hit takes aim at woke activists for acting 'a fool', particularly condemning the series of BLM protests that sprung up across America following the police-killing of George Floyd in 2020.
The riots resulted in billions of dollars in damage and led to questions over why such a large number of people were willing to break the law, with Aldean feeling the unrest was due to people not being 'raised right'.
'Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk, carjack an old lady at a red light,' he sings. 'Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store - ya think it's cool, well, act a fool.
'See how far ya make it down the road. Around here, we take care of our own. 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.'
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It's gone straight to Number One on iTunes.
My favorite Aldean song was one he did about ten years ago called "Flyover States" - also a theme of big city folk having disdain for the small towns across America.
Don’t mess with rural Texas.
Complete opposite of the cities.
True.
Good for that Texas town.
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