\u201cI hate George Strait\u201d isn\u2019t something you want to say too loudly in a bar full of country music fans, but that\u2019s just what Tim & Taylor are doing. The Vail and Nashville-based country music duo just released their new song with a controversial title on June 12 and it\u2019s creating quite a stir. Big billboards proclaiming the statement filled up Nashville during CMA Fest last week and the website has garnered chatter about this controversy from several media outlets.<\/p>\n
Before you get too worked up, here\u2019s a spoiler alert. Tim & Taylor actually love George Strait. In fact, they danced to his music at their wedding a few years ago. Read on as they explain the impetus behind this song about love and love lost.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had the idea for a song because of something a friend of ours said. He told me that he hates George Strait,\u201d Tim Gore said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t really believe it and kind of made fun of him. I told him, \u2018Man, saying I hate George Strait is probably the worst thing you could say in country music because he\u2019s the king of country music,\u2019 but when I listened to his reasons for saying that, I knew there was a song in there, and I loved the shock value of the title.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tim & Taylor, who play regular gigs at the Beaver Creek Chophouse, The Tavern at Vail Square and The Gambit Bar when they aren\u2019t touring or recording songs in Nashville, have been testing out the title on their audience.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I tell a crowd, \u2018Hey, here\u2019s our new song, it\u2019s called \u2018I Hate George Strait, \u2018 people boo at us, they take off to go grab a beer or go to the bathroom and Taylor and I have to say, \u2018Okay. Well, listen to the lyrics.\u2019 \u00a0And then they\u2019re giving us a standing ovation after they hear the hook,\u201d Tim Gore said.<\/p>\n
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