Throughout his years in country music, Jason Aldean produced songs like “She’s Country”, “Got What I Got”, and “Tonight Looks Good on You.” While finding his place in country music and gaining a sizable following, nothing compared to when he released the song “Try That In A Small Town.” Appearing on his Highway Desperado album, the song received praise among fans, but some found issues with the lyrics. At the time, Aldean dealt with a great deal of backlash. Now, it appears that the writers behind the controversial song started their own podcast called Try That In A Small Town.
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Much like Aldean, Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher, Kelly Lovelace, and Tully Kennedy watched as the song seemed to strike a chord with Americans. With some criticizing the lyrics, the team of writers decided to use the song to create a podcast. According to the podcast website, the goal is to “reinforce the traditional principles that historically shaped our nation.”
Some of the first guests on the podcast featured country singer Jeffrey Steele and Navy SEAL Jason Redman. And given he helped give the song a voice, Aldean and even his wife Brittany appeared on the podcast. When “Try That In A Small Town” released, much like Aldean, Kennedy was shocked by the reception, explaining, “We were stunned by how people’s sensitivities made them so [antagonistic toward] something very simple that we were trying to convey.”
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Jason Aldean Clears The Air About “Try That In A Small Town”
As the song continued to make headlines when released, Aldean shared a statement surrounding the lyrics. Sharing where the inspiration came from, the country star wrote, “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.”
Not afraid of a little backlash, Aldean concluded, “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.”
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