Jason Aldean's Rocking Country Song 'Try That in a Small Town' Makes Liberal Heads Explode, He Claps Back
Article by Bob Hoge in RedState
Country music star Jason Aldean dropped a song in May, but it seems like a memo went out among the liberal press because they’re suddenly freaking out that it slams woke blue violent cities and the 2020 George Floyd riots while daring to honor gun ownership and small-town values. Ooh, can’t do that.
Here are the lyrics for the first two verses (all caps are his from his YouTube posting. Read the rest there):
SUCKER PUNCH SOMEBODY ON A SIDEWALK
CAR JACK 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
CUSS OUT A COP SPIT IN HIS FACE
STOMP ON THE FLAG AND LIGHT IT UP
YEAH YA THINK YOU’RE TOUGH
WELL TRY THAT IN A SMALL TOWN
SEE HOW FAR YA MAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD
‘ROUND 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
Watch:
Jason Aldean just released an absolutely epic music video for the song "Try That In a Small Town" that rips into the left-wing riots, soft on crime governance in cities, gun control, and other leftist degradation. pic.twitter.com/dUYzGbnvc6
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 17, 2023
Aldean also posted the song to Instagram and wrote this caption:
When u grow up in a small town, it’s that unspoken rule of “we all have each other’s backs and we look out for each other.” It feels like somewhere along the way, that sense of community and respect has gotten lost. Deep down we are all ready to get back to that. I hope my new music video helps y’all know that u are not alone in feeling that way. Go check it out!
Predictably, the left has gone nuts, accusing Aldean of racism and any other of the usual buzzwords they can come up with. Here are just a few recent headlines:
Daily Beast: Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Criticized for Racist, Pro-Gun Lyrics
Newsweek: Jason Aldean’s New Song Sparks Outrage Over Guns—’Very Scary Lyrics’
US Magazine: Jason Aldean Faces Backlash for Pro-Gun Lyrics in New Song ‘Try That in a Small Town’
Entertainment Weekly: Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Sparks Criticism Over Inflammatory Images and Pro-Gun Lyrics
Poor snowflake reviewers, they really need a chai latte and a therapy session. Aldean issued a lengthy response to critics Tuesday afternoon:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">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.…</p>— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jason_Aldean/status/1681382697875144717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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
It’s long, but I think it’s worth including every word here:
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.
Aldean was onstage at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in 2017 in Las Vegas when a deranged shooter killed 58 concertgoers and injured nearly 500 others.
These days, the Left considers virtually everything they don’t like to be racist or related to White Supremacy. In my view, this rocking song is pointing out that the lawlessness happening in our big cities is simply unacceptable and un-American, and owning a firearm is a Second Amendment right. And guess what, folks—he’s allowed to like small-town living; it isn’t a crime.
I’ll just say it: I love this song, not only the message but the blazing guitars. You know what you can do with it, critics.
