In the George Strait w Alan Jackson song "Murder on Music Rd.", Who and what posse are they referring to?

Answer 1

Um there is no mention of a posse. I think you mean at the end where Alan says about They even told the Opossum to pack up and head back home. That is actually a DIRECT shot at the Academy, either the ACMs or CMAs I don't know or care which it was. When George Jones song Choices was up for Song of the Year he was told he COULDN'T perform it. They would only give him like a 5 second type thing. That is also where the Alan Jackson singing like half of it after singing the start of Pop a top was about. Also this song was a shot at CMT, which had just been bought by MTV/Viacom, and their "upgrade". They claimed they didn't have the room to list the Songwriters name on the videos anymore, well a big protest of Singers and Songwriters took place on Music Row and MTV/Viacom was forced to give in and put the songwriter credits back on the video. Of course people don't realize the subtle point in the songwriters names being removed as part of what the song was about.

Answer 2

Listen to a George Jones Album. Listen to a George Strait or ALan jackson Album. Now totally the same, but the songs are rather similar, same tone etc. Now listen to some of the new songs? (if they can be called that). For example-Save a Horse, that RETARDED Johnny Cash song, Kieth Urban, A lot of Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins, Toby Kieth. Most songs by these artists are not traditional country and Western Songs. So the they are singing about the "Murder" of the Traditional Sound. Nashville has been taken over by a more Pop and Rock sound and that is wrong, so two legends are pointing it out.

From wiki
The song is a criticism of the then-recent trend of country pop crossover acts. Its lyrics tell of how "The steel guitar no longer cries and fiddles barely play / But drums and rock and roll guitars are mixed up in your face".[1] In addition, the song states that older and more established neotraditionalist artists, such as George Jones and Merle Haggard, "wouldn't stand a chance on today's radio".[2]

Answer 3

The song is a criticism of the then-recent trend of country pop crossover acts. Its lyrics tell of how "The steel guitar no longer cries and fiddles barely play / But drums and rock and roll guitars are mixed up in your face".[1] In addition, the song states that older and more established neotraditionalist artists, such as George Jones and Merle Haggard, "wouldn't stand a chance on today's radio".[2

Answer 4

Music Row is what they're referring to. It's where the heart of the industry is with many labels, publishing companies, etc. make their home

Answer 5

not posse, its possum, which is George Jones nickname. Thats a good song.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Are you sure it says "posse?" I thought the lyrics talk about the "opossum" not being welcome any more. That is a nickname for George Jones who has tons of good "old" country hits.

Answer 8

i always understood them to mean the new generation of pop-country, probably the record labels for signing the new artist and the artist for performing the new country, not traditional country music.

Answer 9

they mean modern country music

Answer 10

THESE" NEW CLOWNS"IN THIS CIRCUS THAT THEY ARE CALLING COUNTRY MUSIC NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!