Kenny Chesney Lets Loose with "American Kids"

Just in time for the 4th of July, Kenny Chesney has released the colorful video for his summery new song, "American Kids," the lead single from his upcoming studio album, "The Big Revival," due out September 23rd. The new video, is as fresh and innovative as the song itself, shows the Country superstar out in the Southern California desert having fun and playing music with an eclectic group of carefree youthful friends letting loose in a crazy fun psychedelic school bus 'Partridge Family' style, which sets the tone for a lighthearted and spirited music video - the perfect imagery for an upbeat song.
The feel-good song celebrates the energy and spirit of youth across America with lyrics that are certainly sympathetic to the crazy-fun energy of being young and eager to cut loose. "There is so much more to being alive than partying, tailgates and bonfires," said Chesney. "It's every single detail of being young, growing up, remembering when, laughing about how, but especially knowing you can still do all those things! American kids are so much more complicated, more fun, more real and if there's anything about this song, beyond the rhythms, the hooks and the playing, that I love, it's the fact that it captures all the little things that life really is made of."
The 46-year-old singer once again worked with longtime director Shaun Silva for the clip, which celebrates what makes America's youth unique by featuring a cast of characters from all walks of life. "If I could create a video where it wasn't so literal, but more about the state of mind and the freedom my fans embrace, then to me, that's the best way to capture the song on film," Chesney said. "Anyone, everyone who's ever been glad they're alive... they'll take one look at this and know." The sense of freedom in the video goes along with what the song is all about with a fun, colorful ride.
There's dancing, tambourines, singing and a whole lot of fun happening throughout. Chesney shows off his younger and wilder side as he strumming a guitar while a group of young folks kicks up sand dancing around a custom-painted old bus that looks like it might have traveled to Woodstock back in the day. It isn't a clip with a storyline, but rather, a playful tribute to being young in America and a spirit and it's exactly what the singer had in mind. "The spirit of this thing - the song, the bus, the idea of the kids riding around, having fun, playing music and just celebrating life - makes you want to get involved," Chesney told Entertainment News.

Kenny Chesney yearns to be free in "Pirate Flag"

So long frigid February, goodbye winter blues, hello fun in the sun! Kenny Chesney pulls a 'Ferris Bueller' and gives us a scorching hot escape with his brand-new video for his latest single, "Pirate Flag," the lead single from his upcoming sixteenth studio album, "Life on a Rock," is due April 30. The 44-year-old Country music star is skipping out on work to play in the Caribbean in the midst of sun, sand and surf.
"Pirate Flag," an anthem for the everyman and rebelling on one's own terms, opens softly with strings and a bouncy mandolin before Chesney begins to tell his story, which feels like an autobiography, which makes it somewhat difficult to fully embrace it in that personal way country fans find to be so satisfying. "No matter where you are, no matter how you live, there is that part of you that yearns to be free, to say, 'What the hell...' and just do what you want to do!" Chesney said. "That's what this song is all about. The freedom and the idea that you can just say, 'Enough,' even if it's only in your mind, while you're watching your boss's mouth move and are dreaming of whatever gets you off."
"Pirate Flag" has a thoroughly modern percussive beat backing up mandolins, organs and tin whistles serving as the intro until a classic rock melody kicks in. This is an uptempo but suits Chesney much more than most modern raved-up rockers would. In addition, the lyrics talk about a lifestyle that is familiar to Chesney's other island songs without being something that most of his audience couldn't relate to. It may not excite early Chesney fans all that much, but for the rest of the modern Country Music listening audience it's a song that fits well within what radio is playing.
Directed by Shaun Silva, the video is an ode to a carefree day. Chesney told The Boot that the beautiful women seen in the clip aren't models from a casting agency: "What people might not realize about a lot of the 'babes' in this video is those are my friends, girls I know from the island who did the very thing this song is about," he explained, "and that freedom from what's expected just makes them shine. I think there's a little bit of 'Ferris Bueller' in all of us, and this song is all about who we'd be on a perfect day where we just said, 'Forget about it!' So, that's what we tried to capture."

Kenny Chesney pines a lost love in "Come Over"

As if you needed extra encouragement, Kenny Chesney also comes armed with a yacht, a piano, a really nice swimming pool and sweet, lusty sentiment in the brand-new video for his latest single "Come Over," the second single off the 44-year-old country-music heartthrob's upcoming 13th studio album, "Welcome to the Fishbowl," will be released June 19. The beautiful black & white clip and love lost ballad will rip your heart out.
"Come Over" shows off a completely different side for Chesney, and finds the singer returning to his old blue chair in an effort to pour his soul into a six-chord cask. It's not clear yet if Chesney wrote "Come Over," but like many of his best ballads, this cut feels very, very personal. Lyrically, the songwriters show power in efficiency, yet the singer never really conveys the physical need for this woman that the repetition begs for.
Chesney explained the song's meaning: "'Come Over'" is about two people who are as broken as their relationship is, when they realize deep down that their time together has probably ran its course, but they aren't really ready to emotionally or physically move on to something else," he said. "They keep going back to each other because it's familiar. It's about emotionally feeling wanted in a moment, but it feels impossible to let anybody else fill that void. It's a really sexy song with lyrics that are incredibly universal."
Shot in Miami, Chesney is more than willing to open up to the vulnerabilities associated with this tortured love story, and delivering a strikingly timeless and cinematic result in his longtime collaborator Shaun Silva-directed clip, which features the singer remembering the very good times with an ex whose memory he just can't shake, as Chesney slices through the water on a sleek yacht, his destination unknown, while his ex goes for a swim, remembering fond times of her own. By the end of the video, he is waiting at her dock.

Kenny Chesney Puts 'You And Tequila' In A Video

Kenny Chesney has jst released the music video during this weekend on CMT for "You and Tequila," the fourth single from his latest fourteenth album, "Hemingway's Whiskey." Written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, the ballad is closer to contemporary Americana than anything coming from the Nashville mainstream and a duet with the loamy vocals of alt-country singer Grace Potter, the leading vocalist of soulful, folk-rock band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
When Chesney was on tour in 2003 with Deana Carter, he heard the "Strawberry Wine" singer perform her song titled "You and Tequila" night after night. When it came time for Chesney to put together songs for his latest album, "Hemingway's Whiskey," he felt the urge to record the tune, asking Potter to duet with him on the song. "['You and Tequila'] is a struggle song," Chesney says. "There are some commonalities about getting someone out of your mind and drinking and trying to quit." It's a great track because it's a very poetic and acoustic way to describe how your favorite sins are the ones that do you in.
"You and Tequila" lives up to its expectations, without a doubt. It settles nicely into the acoustic vibe that Chesney has excelled in before, but still offers a little more than that. With a bit more color to his voice than usual, he convincingly sings about the struggles and temptations of wanting to see that one girl who drives him crazy. The lyrics are straightforward and direct, eschewing cute turns of phrase for understated simplicity. Potter's backing vocals give the feel of her echoing the same torturous sentiments, adding a wonderful amount of reciprocation.
The pair shot the video with director Shaun Silva mostly in Malibu, California. "That's the essence of the song, a very romantic setting. And the house where we shot it really lent itself to the song," Potter said. The video is just like the song, light, with a hint of sadness. The storyline has Chesney and Potter as ex's who have gone their separate ways, but still think about each other. The video is set up with shots of the pair having fun on the beach, on a hill overlooking the city, and drinking tequila together. Then, there are shots of them at separate times going back to those locations alone to reminisce about the relationship.