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Paisley said he feels the song is a lighthearted connector during these times. \"It's been fun to watch this take on this meaning of sort of defiance,\" he explained. \"It's sort of a way, like the world is screwed up and things are strange, but we can all have a beer together some way.\"

For those who can't make it to one of Paisley's upcoming drive-in concerts, his June performance with five-time Grammy Award winner Keb' Mo' at the Grand Ole Opry is available for viewing online. The duo performed \"Will The Circle Be Unbroken\" onstage.

\"Musically, he's just a force,\" Paisley said about Mo', describing the blues musician as one of his \"favorite human beings.\" \"He's just got it, and he's such a great fit for the Opry stage -- the authenticity, even though it's blues -- there's a country soul vibe to what he does anyway, it's very organic.\"

\"I knew it would be magical . . . just to have somebody that's that -- he's so legit as a talent, I just feel like such an impostor when I play with people like him,\" Paisley added.

The country singer said he's impressed with the Opry's evolution over time and the way it's embracing more music styles. \"There was a time when they were very close-minded about other formats of music on that stage,\" he said. \"But they've become this place that looks for the common thread, that looks for . . . is there something country about this that fits here? Is there's something where there's an amazing moment of that synergy?\"

\"Especially with what's all been happening in our society, to have somebody like Keb' out there, who's just -- he brings so much heart and such a great new perspective to that Opry stage, especially in an empty building like this where it's so -- you feel history when you play the Opry like this, when you play it with no audience there and you know that what you're doing is essentially, you're sort of injecting lifeblood into this place right now, on a Saturday night by keeping that circle unbroken.\"

He says the long-standing history and massive list of talented performers that have played on that stage never fails to amaze him.

\"It always hits me, especially in this time period, when Mike Terry, or one of our announcers, says this is performance 4,215 of the Grand Ole Opry . . . it's like, what? And you realize the importance of keeping this going with no audience even in place, so when you have somebody come in from another format, and represent in such a great way, it's just so heartening to me.\"

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