Kid Rock says he’s got a surprise planned when he takes the stage for his headlining set at Turning Point USA’s Halftime show on Sunday night (Feb. 8.)
Specifically, he’s planning a surprise song.
During an interview with Fox & Friends over the weekend, Rock teased the moment, saying it’s a big country song, he’s putting his own spin on it and he’ll release a studio version after the show.
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He didn’t share exact details, but we’ve got a theory about what that song could be and why he’s choosing to debut it on this specific stage. Keep reading and we’ll break it down.
What Did Kid Rock Say About The Surprise Song He’s Performing on the Turning Point USA Halftime Show?
Rock said he’s planning to begin his set “pretty classic Rock, in your face, high energy,” but then shift the mood in a different direction.
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“Musically, I know that nothing beats a great song. That’s the most powerful thing,” he explained. “No performance, no pyro, no lighting will beat a great song. So I’m gonna flip a 180 and do what I think is one of the best-written songs in a long time.”
To us, that sounds likes his surprise is a story song and a ballad.
He also said that this song is a “pretty current” country song released within the last few years, and that it was originally recorded by a “friend of mine” who is a “very talented, famous artist.”
“And I actually wrote something new for it,” Rock continues, “that I thought they missed when they were writing this beautiful song.”
He added that he recorded it a while ago, and decided to release it at midnight on Monday (Feb. 9), just hours after he sings it at Turning Point USA’s show.
What is Kid Rock’s Surprise Song at the Turning Point USA Show?
We’ll have to wait until the show to find out for sure.
But based on the clues Rock gave, we’ve got a theory: We’re guessing that Rock will give a performance of Cody Johnson‘s “‘Til You Can’t.”
This song ticks all the boxes: It’s a ballad that tells a story. It came out just a few years ago, in 2021. And Johnson is one of the biggest artists in the genre.
But there’s even more evidence that “‘Til You Can’t” might be Rock’s surprise song. Rock performed the song during Arizona’s Hondo Rodeo Fest last November, and he added a new verse he’d written for it — inspired by the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
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The original version of “‘Til You Can’t” presents a variety of scenarios, from a relationship to an aging father to a girlfriend waiting patiently on a proposal, and reminds listeners not to take them for granted.
The verse Rock tacked on is about finding faith.
“There’s a book that’s sitting in your house somewhere that could use some dusting off / There’s a man that died for all our sings hanging from the cross,” Rock sings in that verse. “You can give your life to Jesus and he’ll give you a second chance / ‘Til you can’t, ’til you can’t.”
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For an event so closely tied to Kirk’s legacy, with such a strong emphasis on faith, a performance of this song — and subsequent track drop — would fit into Rock’s Turning Point USA set like a hand in a glove.
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