Updating one of his songs for the current political climate. Billy Strings was in Nashville last night for the first of two sold-out shows at Bridgestone Arena, and during the show he changed the lyrics to his song “Wargasm” to call out ICE. The anti-war anthem, released in 2021 as a duet with rapper RMR, questions the wisdom behind sending our own men and women to fight other countries for seemingly no good reason: “I see it comin’ everywhere I look It’s falling down like rain Kill a man over a sentence in a book and collect a reward for his pain It’s such a failing situation and I’m sick of looking at it anywhere I go We let them talk us into hate and stick to war again like it’s the only thing we know So what’s the reason for this again? Right back where we’ve always been these excuses are wearing thin What’s the reason for this again?” And one verse in particular calls out the militarization of our own society: “Same s— different century Here we go again It’s no parade seeing tanks on your street What’s the mission, when’s it gonna end” While he hadn’t previously said anything publicly regarding the ongoing ICE operations around the country, Billy decided last night to make his voice heard by changing this verse in his song: “Same s—, different century Here we go again It’s no parade seeing ICE on the street What’s the mission, when’s it gonna end?” Of course he’s far from the first country artist to speak out against ICE with their music. Zach Bryan came under quite a bit of fire last fall when he teased his song “Bad News,” which also took a shot at the immigration enforcement agents: “And ICE is gonna come bust down your door Tried to build a house no one builds no more, but I got a telephone Kids are all scared and all alone The Boss stopped bumping, the rock stopped rolling My middle finger’s rising and it won’t stop showing Got some bad news, fading of our red, white, and blue” The song drew strong backlash from many on the right, including the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, who called out Zach for his song. And during the ice storm in Nashville earlier this month, both Sheryl Crow and Rosanne Cash both used it as an opportunity to call out ICE, with the daughter of Johnny Cash calling for ICE agents to be prosecuted: “Just want to point out that Department of Homeland Security is responsible for disaster relief. I haven’t seen or read about them being anywhere here. Too busy shooting private citizens and deporting five-year-olds. It’s unspeakable and it’s a sign of a country that’s falling apart. And I know I haven’t said much lately because I haven’t known what to say. This isn’t the country I was born in or that my ancestors have been here for since the 17th century. I never thought I’d see this.” https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUD6LjrEWbR/ ICE has been a hot topic in Nashville recently after it was reported that the agency had purchased a new detention facility in Lebanon, just outside of Music City. The mayor of Lebanon confirmed this week that ICE is currently in the “due diligence” phase of scoping out a new facility, but expressed his opposition to the plan.The post Billy Strings Takes A Shot At ICE With Lyric Change During Nashville Show first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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There’s two sides to every story, and this whole saga just keeps getting juicier. Yesterday, Megan Moroney released her third studio album Cloud 9, which includes a song called “Who Hurt You?” that fans are convinced is about Riley Green. There’s been speculation about that one for months, and Moroney says writing it was a cathartic moment, that finds her being incredible honest about this elusive situation. She explained that she tried to include “every possible detail” so she never has to talk about it again: “I remember coming up with that song and trying to include every possible detail that rhymes, so that I could put it out into the world and never have to talk about that situation again. Songwriting is always therapeutic for me—but with ‘Who Hurt You?’ in particular I released so many emotions, and it feels really great not to have that all pent-up inside me anymore.” That she did… it’s pretty ruthless, opening with a line that seemingly gets straight to the point about who it’s about, and while I’m sure she’ll never say for sure, it’s one of those “read between the lines” moments, I think… Really, where she sings “the devil went down to Georgia, then he crossed the Bama line” says a LOT about who the subject of this song might be. She goes onto reference “hometown happy hours” and “hand-delivered flowers,” explaining that she “tried to run” while it was still a fun fling, alleging it was the man who “cosplayed someone with feelings” and convinced her to stay: The last verse is really the most scathing, where she calls this person out for dating 21-year-olds and constantly needing his ego fed… she admits that even though she fell for it, she knows she’ll eventually move on, and he won’t. He’ll “stay the same forever”: “You said you needed less flashy, more fun Oh, of course she’s 21 On your arm through the bar God, I hate how gross you are And how did I not see it? Your ego, it needs feeding Endlessly, relentlessly At the cost of me And I’ll move on and I’ll find better But you’ll stay the same forever” Ultimately, she boils it down to the fact that this guy has a lot of unresolved issues from someone who hurt him before, and honestly, scathing doesn’t feel like nearly a harsh enough word to describe this song. She dressed him down, whoever “he” is, and if it is about Riley, he seemingly has something to say about it. Late last night, he shared an unreleased song on Instagram called “POS Like Me,” which finds him opening with the fact that his name is being drug “through the Mississippi” mud: “You can drag every letter of my name, On a chain through the Mississippi mud, Tell all your friends, your mama and them, That I’m a lying, cheating, stealing son of a gun You can call me every name, you can blame it all on me, You can say I’m an SOB, hell I might be” He continues, getting into the nitty gritty and acknowledging that he definitely has his flaws in terms of his part in the relationship (though I think there’s a lot of sarcasm there), and he even points out that this girl “hated his dog,” which a lot of fans in the comments took offense to because Carl, his corgi, is a staple on the road. Riley closes it with a little self-deprecating humor, saying this girl can look and look, but she will never be able to find another “low down… piece of s*** like me”: “And yeah I drive too fast, Spend too much time chasing largemouth bass, And I’m hooked on cussing, I’m hooked on snuff, And we both know you love that, Drink a little cold, every hunting season I disappear, You hated my dog, I guess you hated my songs, Hell you hated it way out here, One day you’re gonna try, but you ain’t never gonna find, Another low down, no good, rusted truck driving, Waffle House, eating overall wearing, piece of s*** like me” I think that last couple lines about her not finding someone else like him is a direct response to Megan’s aforementioned lines about how she’ll move on and find better, though it’s unclear when this was written, but once again, I think if you read between the lines, or even just take it at face value, honestly (they’re pretty clear), you can definitely get an understating for his side of the situation. Overall, it seems like a humorous response to Megan, with a heavy dose of self-deprecating sarcasm. He’s also smiling through the thing… check it out: View this post on Instagram We’ll see if this is the end of it, or if it turns out to be some sort of battle of the breakup songs, but either way, it’s clear that Riley is having fun with it and not sweating it too much. I mean, who hates Carl? C’mon… You can listen to Megan’s “Who Hurt You?” here: The post “You Hated My Dog”: Riley Green Seemingly Responds To Megan Moroney With A Humorous Song Of His Own, “POS Like Me” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.