released the video for the charming, folksy “You Ain’t Big,” the latest single off his upcoming albumThe clip opens in the style of an old film, complete with a scene in an editorial office as a man discusses how he overcame his anger: “How would you feel if you were me?” he says. “You needed to get back to the grassroots, get a little closer to people.”
The video features vintage postcards of heartland cities in the United States. Shots of white Americans contrast against clips of black protesters, as Wainwright sings, “You ain’t big if you’re little in Texas/Don’t know who you are unless you’re made it in Lawrence, Kansas/Wait a minute Lawrence, Kansas/Doesn’t really matter at all.”
In a statement, Wainwright commented on the initial meaning of the track and how it’s transformed in the wake of recent worldwide protests over the death of George Floyd. “I originally wrote the song ‘You Ain’t Big’ about the strange fact that in the music business worldwide until recently , no matter how well you’ve done anywhere else, if you couldn’t make it in the heartland of the U.S., you weren’t really considered a true star,” he said.
“However, in releasing this song now which references states such as Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas and even New York and California, all troubled places during this tremendously turbulent time nationwide, the term ‘You Ain’t Big’ has taken on additional meanings,” he continued. “The song at heart is apolitical.
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