I think many of them still want to pretend that "small town life" is the idyllic world of Mayberry.
~Marti On Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 6:26:25 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. wrote: > I know Chris Willman, the writer from Variety who posted the article > yesterday critical of the music video that boosted the signal which led to > its removal. Willman’s now getting threats and slurs from exactly the sort > of people you’d expect. > > As I commented on his Facebook page, if we want to have a serious > discussion about small town life, let’s discuss that small town residents > are more likely to be addicted to drugs and alcohol. They are also more > likely to be involved in domestic violence. And small towns typically have > poorer schools than most big cities, and poor to nonexistent medical care. > I’ve never understood those who boast about small town living… as someone > who, unlike Aldean, actually lived in a small town, it’s horrible and songs > should be sung about the reality of that. > > On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 4:10 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The former Country Music Television, which still plays videos in the >> overnight hours amongst a schedule of mostly sitcom reruns (and has the >> 24/7 vidclip channel CMT Music), will not play the new music video for bro >> country stalwart Jason Aldean's three-month-old single "Try That in a Small >> Town" (single has already peaked at 35 on Billboard's country chart and is >> nowhere on the Billboard Hot 100), which presents news clips and security >> camera footage of thefts and riots in the big cities with the song lyrics >> that they won't put up with that in real Small Town AMURRICA--Aldean (born >> in Macon, Ga., population 157,346--SAAAA-LOOT!) denied on Twitter that it >> was an attack on Black Lives Matter and said that he is only pointing out >> some truths: >> >> >> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/jason-aldean-music-video-pulled-cmt-1235539052/ >> >> My view: Aldean, whose winning streak of country number ones seems to >> have dropped off lately, is trying a last ditch effort to turn his stiff >> (not written by him, but by four of the usual Nashville hacks) into a hit >> by betting on the volatility of streaming and TikTok and any publicity he >> can get off the video to get noticed and maybe get crossover airplay (like >> fellow bro Luke Combs currently is with his remake of Black lesbian Tracy >> Chapman's "Fast Car"). MAGATs don't listen to Top 40 radio, Jason--ain't >> gonna work. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e1181742-5697-4e92-afb3-74575b9cdb0dn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e1181742-5697-4e92-afb3-74575b9cdb0dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/642858f3-ecc2-45ce-a899-6448010077e1n%40googlegroups.com.
