It's convenient to say a band is making fun of country music because it is not their main genre. However, in reality, most musicians are inspired by many types of music and, believe it or not, may stray from their primary sound from time to time. In this case I think they wanted to include a song that sounded different from the rest of the album. Since they had another country-sounding song on their follow up album, I am even more convinced this was not merely a jab at the country genre. As a fan of multiple genres, I appreciate it when bands mix up their sound. This is a good quality song and should be viewed as such.
It's convenient to say a band is making fun of country music because it is not their main genre. However, in reality, most musicians are inspired by many types of music and, believe it or not, may stray from their primary sound from time to time. In this case I think they wanted to include a song that sounded different from the rest of the album. Since they had another country-sounding song on their follow up album, I am even more convinced this was not merely a jab at the country genre. As a fan of multiple genres, I appreciate it when bands mix up their sound. This is a good quality song and should be viewed as such.