Uh oh…John’s venturing back into Country territory again.
One of the most talked-about songs at Country radio right now is John Rich’s “Shuttin’ Down Detroit”, which tells a tale of the fat cats in the Motor City driving off with the livelihood of the folks who work in their factories. You know, noble idea to document a real-life situation in real time. However, Rich decides to wrap himself in some pretty lame cliches, and the result is an overblown, lowest common denominator track that misses any sense of balance whatsoever. But if you think that sounds lame, try watching the video.
Did you watch it? If you didn’t, good for you. It’s crap. On the same day that the guy with 32 years seniority at an auto plant gets laid off (like that’s gonna happen with unions), he also gets a foreclosure notice. Sorry…sledgehammers have slightly more subtle delivery methods than this self-important video. So the guy who wrote an ode to John McCain and compared gay marriage to incest gets a buzz track. Good for him. But karma’s a bitch…his “hit” stalled at #12 for a few weeks, and is now losing airplay. Songs that get that high on the country chart almost ALWAYS make the Top 10.
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well he sounds a right delight doesn’t he?!
I wouldn’t fuck this guy with the exhaust pipe ripped off his tour bus.
Totally agree about Mistrah Cliche here. Rich was mouthing off about his former employer, Nashville Star, saying how he never agreed with the show’s premise or the contestants (except his 2 picks..the winner and runner-up). What a douche bag.
Paul, no.
D’luv, SO not a pretty picture.
Yuri, you forgot “tool”.