Country-music network CMT pulled Jason Aldean's video for his latest hit 'Try That in a Small Town,' after days of accusations of racism and gun fetishism.
There were other charges of love for “sundown towns,” where blacks dared not enter after the sun set during the Jim Crow “lynch law” era.
“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,” Mr. Aldean“While I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far,” he said.
Mr. Aldean said in the statement that the song “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.”“Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they gonna round up / Well that sh— might fly in the city; good luck,” Mr. Aldean sings.
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