In the song, Paisley discusses wearing a shirt depicting the Confederateflag simply as a symbol of the Southern United States hoping that it is not misinterpreted.
The song generated controversy for its discussion of racism, particularly the song's message of showing "Southern pride" which includes the Confederateflag. Paisley stated that the films Lincoln and Django Unchained were inspirations, and noted particular importance in the lyrics "We're still picking up the pieces, walking on eggshells, fighting over yesterday" as well as "Paying for the mistakes that a lot of folks made long before we came," stating "We're all left holding the bag here, left with the burden of these generations. And I think the younger generations are really kind of looking for ways out of this."[2] In his verse, LL Cool J raps "RIP Robert E. Lee, But I gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me."
Receptionedit
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard said the song "carries good intentions, but Paisley's latest track fails to become more than a flat-footed apology for hate-induced uneasiness" and critiqued LL Cool J's verses, saying "his proclamations regarding the history of slavery and the solution to racial tension are downright bizarre", particularly the lyrics "If you don't judge my gold chains, I'll forget the iron chains", saying it was "the most downright offensive line ... if LL Cool J's gold jewelry can be overlooked, so can all of slavery. Maybe... 'forget' is the wrong verb to use in this line? Does anyone really want to 'forget' the horrors of slavery instead of learn from them?"[3] David Graham of The Atlantic also took issue with these lyrics as well as the lyrics "If you don't judge my do-rag, I won't judge your red flag", saying "It's pretty insane to compare an inoffensive piece of headgear to a flag that represents a treasonous secession movement devoting to maintaining the practice of slavery. It's even more insane to compare jewelry to, you know, slave shackles" and said "this is exactly how not to write a song about the Confederate flag."[4]
Brandon Soderberg of Spin criticized the production of the song, saying it was a "plastic-sounding Nashville facsimile fitted with rudimentary nods to hip-hop production—electronic drums tug along the almost six-minute song, while its studio effects-soaked sound vaguely nods to record scratching" as well as its message, though concluding that "It's hard to get really enraged at Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's country-hop attempt at racial solidarity because their clueless take on race-based message music seemingly meant well" but called it "the most politely toxic thing to drop onto the Internet this year."[5]
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^Lipshutz, Jason (April 8, 2013). "Brad Paisley's 'Accidental Racist': LL Cool J's 10 Craziest Lyrics". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
^Graham, David A. (April 8, 2013). "Brad Paisley and LL Cool J Show How Not to Sing About the Confederate Flag". The Atlantic. Atlantic Media. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
^Soderberg, Brandon (April 8, 2013). "Dissecting Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's Politely Toxic Dud 'Accidental Racist'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
^Nicklaus, Logan (April 14, 2013). "'SNL' Adds a New Verse to 'Accidental Racist' With Vince Vaughn Hosting". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
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Accidental Racist is a song performed by American country artist Brad Paisley from his ninth studio album Wheelhouse 2013 It features rapper LL Cool J and was written by Paisley LL Cool J and Lee Thomas Miller Accidental Racist Song by Brad Paisley featuring LL Cool Jfrom the album WheelhouseReleasedApril 9 2013GenreCountry hip hopLength5 50LabelArista NashvilleSongwriter s Brad Paisley LL Cool J Lee Thomas Miller 1 Producer s Brad Paisley Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2 1 Parodies 3 Chart performance 4 References 5 External linksBackground and composition edit nbsp In the song Paisley discusses wearing a shirt depicting the Confederate flag simply as a symbol of the Southern United States hoping that it is not misinterpreted The song generated controversy for its discussion of racism particularly the song s message of showing Southern pride which includes the Confederate flag Paisley stated that the films Lincoln and Django Unchained were inspirations and noted particular importance in the lyrics We re still picking up the pieces walking on eggshells fighting over yesterday as well as Paying for the mistakes that a lot of folks made long before we came stating We re all left holding the bag here left with the burden of these generations And I think the younger generations are really kind of looking for ways out of this 2 In his verse LL Cool J raps RIP Robert E Lee But I gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me Reception editJason Lipshutz of Billboard said the song carries good intentions but Paisley s latest track fails to become more than a flat footed apology for hate induced uneasiness and critiqued LL Cool J s verses saying his proclamations regarding the history of slavery and the solution to racial tension are downright bizarre particularly the lyrics If you don t judge my gold chains I ll forget the iron chains saying it was the most downright offensive line if LL Cool J s gold jewelry can be overlooked so can all of slavery Maybe forget is the wrong verb to use in this line Does anyone really want to forget the horrors of slavery instead of learn from them 3 David Graham of The Atlantic also took issue with these lyrics as well as the lyrics If you don t judge my do rag I won t judge your red flag saying It s pretty insane to compare an inoffensive piece of headgear to a flag that represents a treasonous secession movement devoting to maintaining the practice of slavery It s even more insane to compare jewelry to you know slave shackles and said this is exactly how not to write a song about the Confederate flag 4 Brandon Soderberg of Spin criticized the production of the song saying it was a plastic sounding Nashville facsimile fitted with rudimentary nods to hip hop production electronic drums tug along the almost six minute song while its studio effects soaked sound vaguely nods to record scratching as well as its message though concluding that It s hard to get really enraged at Brad Paisley and LL Cool J s country hop attempt at racial solidarity because their clueless take on race based message music seemingly meant well but called it the most politely toxic thing to drop onto the Internet this year 5 Parodies edit The song was parodied during the Weekend Update segment of a season 38 episode of Saturday Night Live where Paisley and LL Cool J were portrayed by Jason Sudeikis and Kenan Thompson respectively In the sketch the artists proclaim that the song cured racism 6 On The Colbert Report Stephen Colbert and Alan Cumming performed a parody of the track titled Oopsie Daisy Homophobe 7 Chart performance editChart 2013 Peakposition US Billboard Hot 100 8 77 US Hot Country Songs Billboard 9 23References edit Accidental Racist Legal Title Broadcast Music Inc Archived from the original on June 28 2013 Retrieved April 9 2013 Smith Grady April 8 2013 Brad Paisley talks about his LL Cool J duet Accidental Racist Entertainment Weekly Time Inc Retrieved April 9 2013 Lipshutz Jason April 8 2013 Brad Paisley s Accidental Racist LL Cool J s 10 Craziest Lyrics Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved April 9 2013 Graham David A April 8 2013 Brad Paisley and LL Cool J Show How Not to Sing About the Confederate Flag The Atlantic Atlantic Media Retrieved April 9 2013 Soderberg Brandon April 8 2013 Dissecting Brad Paisley and LL Cool J s Politely Toxic Dud Accidental Racist Spin SpinMedia Retrieved April 9 2013 Nicklaus Logan April 14 2013 SNL Adds a New Verse to Accidental Racist With Vince Vaughn Hosting Rolling Stone Wenner Media Retrieved April 18 2013 Haglund David April 18 2013 Stephen Colbert s Oopsie Daisy Homophobe Slate The Slate Group Retrieved April 18 2013 Brad Paisley Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Brad Paisley Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard External links edit Accidental Racist at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Accidental Racist amp oldid 1220473731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
