![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a lyric like "I'm hittin' easy street in mud tires," you feel the escapism and the reason why you need escape. Backlit with fire both filmed and fueled, he bounded onstage with the unapologetic "Hicktown." Yeah, we got another party anthem but we also got its underbelly seeing the "neighbor's butt crack" as he's "nailing down shingles" while his wife is "smokin' Pall Mall's and watching Laura Ingalls." The song gives enough details to let you know that he knows the rich people are doing it up better somewhere else and that this party is only being brought to you by beer because there was enough money left over to put some gas in the car.Įven the encore, "Dirt Road Anthem," one of the few country-rap songs that doesn't sound like an egregious mistake, has enough details of the downtrodden to make you think Aldean has at least read “The Grapes of Wrath” and has known some grit in his life. That should be a “Jeopardy” category.Īll thoughts of Swindell were soon forgotten (except when he was brought back onstage later) once Aldean took the stage, looking like the last man standing on Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Street Survivors” album cover. But there's gotta be more to country than Things You Can Do in A Silverado. "I'm raising my glass to those savin' our ass overseas," he sang. But it was "You Ain't Worth the Whiskey," where he managed to rag on an ex and salute the troops at the same time. After extolling the virtues of all-day drinking turning into all-night binging while eyeing girls who can get guys with six packs instead of guys who can just about manage 12-ounce curls, Swindell exclaims, "Hey guys these girls just may be out of our league so we might as well keep on drinking!" Why is this man still smiling so much at this glum face-up? George Jones could've squeezed four tearjerking masterpieces out of that one line of exposition.ġ5 best Jason Aldean singles ever (so far anyway)Īnd just when you thought Swindell was going to launch into something other than a tailgate invite, a song where love exists outside of the bed of a truck and one mile of off-road, he launched into a sensitive breakup song. He started out writing these bro anthems for the likes of Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett and Florida Georgia Line before becoming a guy who just sings his own bro anthems, most of which were heard on Saturday, such as "Hey Y'all," "This Is How We Roll" and "Brought to You By Beer." That last one came complete with a yakety coda from Swindell. “The old me before you belongs to the past” – Got What I Gotġ5.Which brings us to grinning galoot opener Cole Swindell, a name that recalls some moustache twirling villain trying to extricate the deed to your ranch but actually turns out to be this aw-shuckster no party animal worth his spitting tobacco could ever take offense to. “Drinking whiskey in a champagne town” – Champagne Townġ4. “Tattoos to remember, tequila to forget” – Tattoos and Tequilaġ3. “Thought we were gone but you’re wrong, now it’s on, we back” – We Backġ2. “That’s the way she was born and raised, she ain’t afraid to stay, country”- She’s Countryġ1. “I’m just doing my thing, you love it when I sing”- Burnin’ It Downġ0. “We got your country boys and your redneck girls, it’s the party heard round the world”- Hicktownĩ. “We talked, and drank, and danced, and said goodbye We laughed until we cried”- Laughed Until We CriedĨ. We let the world know we were here, with everything we did”- Tattoos on This Townħ. “It sure left it’s mark on us, we sure left our mark on it. “Yeah she’s the perfect shot of faith when every bit mine is gone”- When She Says BabyĦ. Lights in the sky, yeah, everybody’s singing”- Lights Come Onĥ. ![]() “When the lights come on, everybody’s screaming. “You’re my sunshine in the darkest days, my better half, my saving grace”- You Make It EasyĤ. “I sit back and think about them good ol’ days, the way we were raised and our southern ways”- Dirt Road Anthemģ. If you’re lucky enough to catch him on tour, we have the perfect lyrics for your Instagram posts!ġ. We decided to take a look back at Jason Aldean’s incredible catalog of songs and with eleven ACM wins, including multiple wins in the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ category, as well as, the recent win for “Dick Clark Artist of the Decade,” Aldean’s songs make the perfect backdrop to our Instagram photos. ![]()
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