South Park kicked off season 29 with a twist: the show temporarily renamed itself“South America,”a satirical jab at recent political renaming sprees. But the real surprise was the music. Country superstar Brad Paisley wrote an original song called“We Are South America,”and it plays during Kenny’s funeral scene near the end of the episode titled“South American Biker Gangs.”
The episode follows a citywide e-bike ban after Kenny dies in a battery explosion, which is peak South Park logic. Paisley’s ballad is defiant and funny, with lyrics about sticking to your given name and a nod to the Canada-as-51st-state talk. Lines like“Two words that bring a smile to my mouth, America and South”land the joke perfectly.
Paisley has had a busy year, between his Tacklebox project and co-producing a William Shatner album, and now he’s part of South Park history. New episodes air every other Wednesday at 10 p.m. Eastern on Comedy Central. So, did you catch the funeral scene, or are you still catching up?
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