“My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from,” Aldean explained.
the controversial music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town” from its rotation amid accusations it is pro-lynching and racist.
“In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song and was subject to the comparison that I was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,” Aldean, 46, wrote in a statement posted to hisIn the first verse, Aldean sings: “Sucker punch somebody on a sidewalk / Carjack an old lady at a red light / Pull a gun on the owner of a liquor store / Ya think it’s cool, well, act a fool if ya like.
He continues: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, ya think you’re tough.” Jason Aldean stands in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, in the music video.Jason Aldean/YouTube“Well, try that in a small town / 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,” Aldean warns.
Aldean stands in front of an American flag draped over the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, which is where the 1946 Columbia race riot unfolded.The city was also the backdrop for the lynching of 18-year-old Henry Choate in 1927.
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