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Friday, December 09, 2005
Protest Music tear it out of these open pages women and kids of all ages millions of men with blank faces italicized lies headlines bold type living lives just like deer in headlights terrified blind and wait to die i wonder when they'll come get me i wonder when they'll come get me "we want you!" have to......need you and we'll tell you when they're hungry again we'll tell you when they're hungry again it never ends never ends never ends big shot screaming "PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE SKY!!!" he says "GIVE IT UP BOY! GIVE IT UP OR YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!! YOU'LL GET A BULLET IN THE BACK OF THE NECK!!! IN THE BACK OF THE NECK!! RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!!" -Hands in the Sky (Big Shot) by Straylight Run It's a very good song, great music. The EP it's on is at least partially a sort of anti-war thing, with a supportive dedication to the troops at back of the liner notes. It occurs to me that there has been and always will be protest music, but as far as I know there isn't a whole lot of "let's get over there and kill 'em" music. I can think of maybe one song by a country singer (not my strong suit so I can't name him or the title) but that's about it. If anyone can point me to some I'll take a look at it. And I don't mean war songs from the dark ages that requires a blood-soaked broadsword to perform properly.
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Toby Keith (and he is a democrat)
Aaron Tippon Lee Greenwood 3 that I can name off the top of my head that have or have had hit music that supports the troops and the war efforts of the US military. Toby Keith had 3 or 4 songs - since 9-11 that were hits, and has toured the war zones (at his own expense) giving concerts for the troops! (Capitalism rears its head in that he filmed the trips and used footage of the troops and the concerts in his videos, but. . .) In fact you'd be hard pressed to find a country and western singer/group that would openly protest the war and/or the military -- it would end their careers. . . case in point: the Dixie Chicks. Their poorly chosen remarks about President Bush, ipso facto the war, and refusal to issue a sincere apology. . . offended their base so badly that they had to change genre. . . Steve # posted by
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Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American) Lyrics
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TOBY Keith American Girls and American Guys We’ll always stand up and salute We’ll always recognize When we see Old Glory Flying There’s a lot of men dead So we can sleep in peace at night When we lay down our head My daddy served in the army Where he lost his right eye But he flew a flag out in our yard Until the day that he died He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me To grow up and live happy In the land of the free. Now this nation that I love Has fallen under attack A mighty sucker punch came flyin’ in From somewhere in the back Soon as we could see clearly Through our big black eye Man, we lit up your world Like the 4th of July Hey Uncle Sam Put your name at the top of his list And the Statue of Liberty Started shakin’ her fist And the eagle will fly Man, it’s gonna be hell When you hear Mother Freedom Start ringin’ her bell And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue Justice will be served And the battle will rage This big dog will fight When you rattle his cage And you’ll be sorry that you messed with The U.S. of A. `Cause we`ll put a boot in your ass It`s the American way Hey Uncle Sam Put your name at the top of his list And the Statue of Liberty Started shakin’ her fist And the eagle will fly Man, it’s gonna be hell When you hear Mother Freedom Start ringin’ her bell And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue There ya go, Steve # posted by
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