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Brad Paisley Is a Nerd

Or at least the hip-swiveling, guitar-picking country music star understands them.

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The video of Paisley’s song, “Online,” from his recent “5th Gear” album, recently topped the chart on iTunes, something no country selection had ever done. It could have been the star-studded cast, which included Jason Alexander, Estelle Harris and Patrick Warburton of “Seinfeld,” as well as William Shatner, Kellie Pickler and the original Marcia Brady, Maureen McCormick.

Why? Well, watch the very funny video below and see the tale of someone who is a little different in real life and on MySpace. As the often clever Paisley writes: “Cause online I’m out in Hollywood/I’m 6 foot 5 and I look damn good … I’m so much cooler online/So much cooler online.”

Aren’t we all?

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