Harris Faulkner asks why Jason Aldean song is singled out: ‘There are a lot of songs out there’
Heather Hamilton
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Harris Faulkner discussed the backlash facing country music star Jason Aldean regarding his “Try That In A Small Town” music video on her show The Faulkner Focus, noting there is a double standard to what has been deemed offensive.
“My whole thing is that, you know, there are a lot of songs out there with lyrics that are extremely offensive — things that rhyme with trigger, all sorts of things,” Faulkner noted.
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“Let the market decide. You know, CMT, they can do what they want. I mean, they’ve got the awards. Let them do what they want,” she added.
Aldean’s latest song and music video, which features mass violence, carjackings, rioting, arson, theft, physical assaults, and clashes with police happening in big cities, has stirred a heated debate among entertainers and politicians across the United States.
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Singer Sheryl Crow slammed the song and video for promoting violence, saying, “There’s nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting. This is not American or small town-like. It’s just lame.”
Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) has spoken out in support of Aldean, questioning why people are trying to “cancel this song and cancel Jason.”
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On her show Thursday, Faulkner questioned what liberals desire the end result to be.
“But when it comes to letting the American public hear the song and see the video, I’m just wondering, where are we going with that?” Faulkner said. “And are we going to take a look at other genres of music to see what’s offensive?”