{"id":58025,"date":"2026-02-13T15:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/zach-bryan-trolled-brantley-gilbert-but-didnt-expect-this\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:55:32","slug":"zach-bryan-trolled-brantley-gilbert-but-didnt-expect-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/zach-bryan-trolled-brantley-gilbert-but-didnt-expect-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Bryan Trolled Brantley Gilbert But Didn&#8217;t Expect This"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/zach-bryan\/\">Zach Bryan<\/a> released a parody of <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jason-aldean\/\">Jason Aldean<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Dirt Road Anthem&#8221; to social media, and the song&#8217;s co-writer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/brantley-gilbert\/\">Brantley Gilbert<\/a>, served up a brilliant response.<\/p>\n<p>And then he ate it.<\/p>\n<h3>What Did Zach Bryan Say About Jason Aldean?<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ll share Bryan&#8217;s parody first.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s a leap to suggest he released the song (let&#8217;s call it &#8220;Chili Dog Anthem&#8221;) with malice. Had <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/cledus-t-judd\/\">Cledus T. Judd<\/a> dropped the song, all parties would have enjoyed the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of &#8220;Chillin&#8217; on a dirt road,&#8221; Bryan and company sing &#8220;Chili on a hot dog&#8221; and they describe one way to prepare a chili dog, and how much they\u2019re craving it.<\/p>\n<p><q class=\"pullquote alignfull\">\u201cI need a dog I got a bad itch \/ Throw in some mustard and some relish \/ Everyday is like a ballgame \/ Got myself a white shirt with a chili stain.&#8221;<\/q><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Chill&#8217;s my passion \/ Chili&#8217;s my life \/ If chili were a woman she would be my chili wife<\/em>,&#8221; is a standout line.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related<\/strong><\/em>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/zach-bryan-best-songs-with-heaven-on-top\/\">Zach Bryan&#8217;s <em>Heaven on Top<\/em> Album Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a pretty good parody, and Bryan sells the performance. The two men never crack a knowing grin, and they take it through two verses and choruses.<\/p>\n<p>Again, if it wasn&#8217;t from a man known for throwing his elbows around in country music spaces, we&#8217;d think it was all in good fun.<\/p>\n<h3>Brantley Gilbert Claps Back at Zach Bryan<\/h3>\n<p>Gilbert let the slight roll off like water from a duck. After a quick trip to Sonic to procure ingredients, he prepared two foot-long chili dogs (because Bryan suggested double fisting) as the song suggests and gobbled them up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;@zachlanebryan, you can climb all the fences you want, you\u2019re not getting my chili dog,&#8221; he writes, referring to Bryan&#8217;s attempt to fight <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/gavin-adcock\">Gavin Adcock<\/a> by climbing a fence.<\/p>\n<p>He sells his performance as effectively as Bryan, and his fans loved it like the Oklahoma singer&#8217;s loved the original. In addition to several hundred fans, friends like <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/chase-rice\/\">Chase Rice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/tyler-farr\/\">Tyler Farr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/brett-young\/\">Brett Young <\/a>reacted.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean also got a dig in. &#8220;Best song I&#8217;ve heard from that guy,&#8221; he writes.<\/p>\n<p>Is it too soon to add these men to our running list of country music&#8217;s best feuds?<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">See Country Music&#8217;s Most Famous Feuds<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>A few of these famous country music feuds were settled peacefully. The rest? 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