Episode 64
Woke Country: Where Cowboy Boots Meet Birkenstocks!
Zach Bryan's new jam "Bad News" is causing a bit of a ruckus, and we’re here for it! 🎶 The man’s throwing some political shade, and let’s just say not everyone is vibing with it—cue John Rich from Big & Rich throwing a full-on Twitter tantrum! 😂 We dive into the split reactions, from folks calling it courageous to others claiming it’s political overreach—classic country drama, am I right? And speaking of drama, we’ve got a hilarious take on what a “Woke Country” album would sound like, featuring tracks like “Friends in Marginalized Places.” 🤠💖 So grab your coffee and join us for some laughs, hot takes, and maybe a little bit of friendly controversy!
Transcript
Jelly roll is on 96.
Speaker B:7 the bull.
Speaker A:Good morning, I'm Haystack.
Speaker A:And there is a.
Speaker A:There's a little bit of a controversy.
Speaker B:A little bit of a hullabaloo bubbling.
Speaker A:Up because of a new song teased by Zach.
Speaker A:Brian the Something in the Orange singer has stirred the pot after teasing a new track called Bad News that's unexpectedly political.
Speaker A:Some of the lyrics include the line ice is gonna come bust down your door.
Speaker A:And he talks about the Boss stopped bumping name dropping.
Speaker A:Bruce Springsteen, a long time icon in liberal politics and music.
Speaker A:And so you know, Zach Bryant Something Orange is so emotional and personal and he's not been overtly political in most of his songs.
Speaker A:Although if you look at his social media and some of the people that he's done duets with, it's not hard.
Speaker B:To figure out that he skews to.
Speaker A:The left side of the aisle, without a doubt.
Speaker A:And so reactions are of course split anytime politics gets mentioned.
Speaker A:John Rich from Big and Rich fame, a hardcore conservative is slamming it, saying it's political overreach.
Speaker B:It's why I hate Nashville, because they're all liberals, big city liberals, other people saying, oh, it's courageous.
Speaker A:A mainstream country artist using his platform.
Speaker A:So it'll be split like anything else that gets into politics.
Speaker B:But the one thing you always know.
Speaker A:Is the music business is going to try to take advantage and make money.
Speaker A:So I know it's just a matter of time before some studio and some artist decides to rerecord legendary country songs that are maybe just a little bit different.
Speaker C:Trade in your cowboy boots for a pair of Birkenstocks with Woke Country, a collection of country favorites.
Speaker C:Re recorded with a liberal helping of liberalism.
Speaker D:Stand by your life partner.
Speaker C:Woke country is the safe space to express your lived truth.
Speaker E:I identify as a woman.
Speaker C:Woke country features songs like Friends in marginalized Places, Tennessee Latte, and this twist on this Johnny Cash favorite.
Speaker E:Well, I'm stuck in iced detention.
Speaker E:Cause of Kristi Noem.
Speaker C:Woke country available online and at the remodeled Cracker Barrel.
