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Nashville Council At Odds With Kid Rock And Bar Sign

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —  Tacky sign spurs Nashville debate.

 

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RIDGEDALE, MO - APRIL 22: Kid Rock hits his tee shot on the sixth hole during the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf Celebrity Shootout at Big Cedar Lodge held at Top of the Rock on April 22, 2018 in Ridgedale, Missouri. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

 

Singer Kid Rock has hit another sour note with some in Nashville, this time over a large sign planned for his recently opened bar.

 

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 11: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Kid Rock, left, listens, prior signing a H.R. 1551, the 'Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act' during a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras - Pool/Getty Images)

 

News outlets report the 20-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) neon sign will feature a giant guitar in which the base of the instrument is intentionally shaped like a woman's buttocks.

Metro Council approved the necessary aerial encroachment to allow for construction and installation of the sign. Mayor David Briley signed into law the council resolution authorizing the sign Friday.

 

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NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 07: (L-R) Jon Pardi, Kid Rock and Tyler Hubbard attend the 2017 CMT Music awards at the Music City Center on June 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMT)

 

But its approval didn't sit well with several council members, who called the sign tacky and bemoaned that Lower Broadway has steered further away from a place for family fun.

 

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LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 05: Kid Rock attends Kentucky Derby 144 on May 5, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Chruchill Downs)

 

In November, Kid Rock's profane comments on live TV got him booted from leading the Nashville Christmas Parade.

 

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First published on January 5, 2019 / 9:45 PM EST

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