Garth Brooks Re-Uploads Controversial Music Video For “The Thunder Rolls” Which Was Banned From CMT In 1991 For Depiction of Domestic Violence

In typical Garth Brooks style, the “Friends In Low Places” singer introduced the rerelease of seven basic music movies, spanning from 1991 to 2019, on to his web site.

After being impressed by his dialog round his Anthology collection, the Oklahoma native determined to launch fan-favorites reminiscent of “We Shall Be Free,” “Midnight Sun,” the award-winning, “Red Strokes,” and most notably, the highly-controversial “The Thunder Rolls.”

As beforehand talked about, probably the most noteworthy choice on this batch of rereleases from Brooks is none aside from “The Thunder Rolls.” The 1991 single was nothing in need of a smash for the nineties celebrity, netting him a #1 on the Billboard Sizzling Nation Songs chart and a year-end High 5 hit. It’s the music video and the controversy surrounding it that’s made the tune nothing in need of notorious.

On condition that the tune itself is centered round infidelity and home violence, Brooks made the choice to painting all the pieces within the tune visually and even went a step additional by taking over the position of the abusive husband within the music video. He justified this choice, saying he needed to “make sure [the character] was so despicable that the whole viewing audience wanted to shoot him.”

The depiction of home violence within the music video resulted in it getting banned by each The Nashville Community (TNN) and Nation Music Tv (CMT) simply sooner or later after it was launched on April 30, 1991. Making an attempt to justify “The Thunder Rolls’” banning, a consultant from CMT mentioned the community was “in business to entertain, not to promote or condone gratuitous violence or social issues.”

TNN provided Brooks the chance to maintain “The Thunder Rolls” on their station if he would movie a disclaimer on the finish to condone the violence depicted within the video. Although Brooks advised TNN they may document a disclaimer themselves, he wouldn’t movie one, believing that it will “compromise his vision.”

The banning by TNN and CMT led to tv stations, newspapers and even nation bars requesting copies of the music video because of the information surrounding its controversy. Moreover, radio stations began “save the video” petitions with others airing screenings at fundraisers for native battered ladies’s shelters attributable to tune and video’s compelling depiction of home violence.

Regardless of the banning on a number of distinguished nation networks, “The Thunder Rolls” would go on to win Music Video of the 12 months on the 1991 CMA Awards and be nominated for Finest Music Video – Quick Kind on the thirty third Grammy Awards.

Although the video has been floating round on-line, most prominently on the Fb web page, Best Music videos, that is the primary main, HD launch from Brooks himself.

The video will be watched here.