Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

  • Bucket_of_Truth@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 year ago

    The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”

    Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends to round up its citizens: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.”

    Who does he think does the rounding up?

    • scottywh@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 year ago

      The context makes it actually sound to me like he is saying he thinks “they” are going to come round up people’s guns, not the people themselves.

      • JackbyDev@programming.dev
        1·
        1 year ago

        Guns. I’m extremely confident the line is about guns. It is a common fear amongst conservatives and he mentions a gun in the line before.

        • garretble@lemmy.world
          4·
          1 year ago

          The liberals have been THIS CLOSE to rounding up everyone’s guns for decades now. Somehow they never do it, though. But soon they will! Trust me!