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Go Behind the Scenes of Jake Owen's New Video

The country star gives us a sneak peek of his roadside diner-driven video.
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Jake Owen at Waffle House
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The country star gives us a sneak peek of his roadside diner-driven video.
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Setting the Scene

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Courtesy of Jake Owen
It's fitting that Owen's "Real Life" video was set in everyday hangouts, like Waffle House and Finch's Country Store in Pegram, TN (shown here).
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The Most Unexpected Part of Filming

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Courtesy of Jake Owen
"[Owen's] dance skills came out of nowhere," director Jeff Venable told CMT.
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Also, There's Talking Taxidermy

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Courtesy of Jake Owen
No, really.
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Courtesy of Jake Owen
"I wanted to make [the video] over-the-top literal, but I also wanted people to watch it and have to go back and watch it again and see something they didn't see the first time," Owen told Rolling Stone Country.
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Americana Everywhere

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Courtesy of Jake Owen
Another hidden singer in Owen's video: The taxidermied squirrel, above, who seems to move throughout the Finch's Country Store scenes.
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