The controversy over Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” is getting bigger by the day.
on Tuesday and called the idea that his song is pro-lynching “not only meritless, but dangerous.”
Aldean’s statement along with an image of his lyrics, writing, “This song is an ode to a sundown town, suggesting people be beaten or shot for expressing free speech. It also insinuates that guns are being confiscated, the penalty for which is apparently death. Aldean was on stage when 60 of his fans were shot to death and 400+ were wounded.”
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