Pulse Article

60-Second Critic: Jason Aldean, “Laughed Until We Cried”

By Michael Callahan

Jason Aldean
Aldean, the latest crooner trying to claim the mantle of Kenny Chesney Lite, strolls the Cape May beach and Wildwood Boardwalk with suitable pathos in this video, as he warbles your boilerplate “Weren’t things great back when” country tune from his latest CD, Relentless. While some lyrics (“That senior trip down there on that Panama strip”) clearly aim to throw viewers off the Jersey scent, others — such as “We all started yelling when we smelled the beach/Just couldn’t wait to try our fake IDs” — are dead-on for anyone who spent (or misspent) youthful summers at the Shore. C+
Originally published in Philadelphia magazine, December 2007
 

Change text size
Print

Email

Write a comment
 
 

User comments

No users have posted comments on this article.

Post a comment

(* = required field.)
  • Please check to make sure that your referer is not blocked.


Subject line of your comment*
Your comments (200 words max)*
Email*
First name*
Last Name*
Enter the code shown below.
Visual CAPTCHA
This helps prevent automated form submissions.
Philadelphia It List

Guide to Holiday Entertaining

Browse through delicious recipes and preview episodes on The Chef's Kitchen as the experts teach you how to prepare the best dishes and cocktails of the season.
 
 

Design Home 2009

Explore the two luxurious carriage homes, one modern and one country, that make up Philadelphia magazine's Eighth Annual Design Home.
 
 

FYI Philly

Watch FYI Philly on 6 ABC! Join hosts Karen Rogers and Adam Joseph for all things sizzling and buzzworthy. Each show includes content from the editors of Philly Mag.
 
 

Green House

Visit our virtual room-by-room green guide for energy-saving tips and ideas.