American country singer Jason Aldean said allegations his song Try That In a Small Town defends lynching are meritless and 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,” said Aldean in a Tuesday tweet. .Aldean released Try That In a Small Town on Friday and has a part where he challenges people who were participating in Black Lives Matter riots to try to do what they did in small towns. .“Round here, we take care of our own,” said Aldean. .“If you cross that line, it won’t take long.” .Aldean acknowledged he was present at Route 91 during the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. He said no one, including himself, “wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart.”.He concluded by saying Try That In a Small Town “refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbours, regardless of differences of background or belief.” These people recognized they were neighbours 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,” he said. .“But the desire for it to — that’s what this song is about.”.Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the music video for Try That In a Small Town on Monday. .The video was released on Friday and was in rotation on CMT through Sunday, playing in the mornings. It is unclear how many times CMT played it before pulling it. .It has received about 1.9 million views on YouTube as of Wednesday and features Aldean performing in front of a courthouse with an American flag hanging from the entrance. The performance is interspersed with footage of a flag burning, protesters screaming and attacking police in various scenarios, and an attempted convenience store robbery.
