Jason Aldean Removes Specific Footage From “Try That In A Small Town” Music Video
Jason Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” has been all over the news regarding its intention. Jason Aldean removes specific footage from the “Try That In a Small Town” music video.
The Washington Post reported that the YouTube video “Try That in a Small Town” is now six seconds shorter than the July 14 version. Fox 5 Atlanta’s news clip on Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 has been removed.
Jason’s “Try That in a Small Town” lyrics and music video have received widespread condemnation, with critics citing the promotion of gun violence and targeting the Black Lives Matter movement, with some suggesting it contains coded references to lynching. The video was shot in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee.
CMT pulled the song after social media criticism that started last week.
The next day, Jason denied any racial elements in the song on Twitter, saying:
“In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far. As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91-where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart. Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.”
In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.…
— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) July 18, 2023
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