Outspoken Toby Keith Shakes Up Industry

AP (via Yahoo) ^ | 5/16/2005 | John Gerome

[Choose Ye This Day]

I really liked Toby's "Unleashed" CD, and most of his stuff before that, but for the past three years his songs have seemed uninspired. I think he's just phoning it in until his contract is up.

(Of course, his songs continue to be huge hits, so maybe I'm the idiot...)

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

I know many dems of his ilk. Oh that the party leadership was likewise so inclined...

[used2BDem]

Oh, Thank You! I get CMT, but no CBS. (Thank You, Lord!!) Popped over there for a second and it looks like I might get it! Thank you so much, texasbluebell!!

[MissouriConservative]

Big Red, White, and Blue bump for later enjoyment.

[texasbluebell]

This is fun too.

You can click on this to watch his videos, they've got most that I've seen on tv. Click on "more videos" -- they've got "My List" here.

Just click on the video link, it's great to just watch them sometimes.

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/keith_toby/artist.jhtml

[Syncro]

Thanks for fixin' up this song, Jim. I made a couple of change too.

We got winners; we got losers;

Chain smokers and boozers.

An' we got yuppies; we got bikers;

An' we got, thirsty hitchhikers.

And the girls next door dress up like movie stars:

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I love FR.

We got cowboys; we got truckers;

Broken hearted fools and suckers.

An' we got husslers; we got fighters;

Early birds and all nighters.

And the veterans talk about their battle scars:

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I love FR.



I love FR,

It's my kind place.

Just loggin' on each morning,

Puts a big smile on my face.

It ain't too far; come as you are.

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I love FR.



I've seen short skirts; we've got high-techs;

Blue collar boys and rednecks.

An' we got lovers; lots of lookers;

I've even seen dancin' girls and hookers.

And we like to drink our beer from a mason jar:

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I love FR, yes I do!



I like my truck, (I like my truck),

An' I like my girlfriend, (I like my girlfriend),

I like to take her out to dinner;

I like a movie now and then:



But I love FR,

It's my kind place.

Just refreshin' the latest posts,

Puts a big smile on my face.

No cover charge; come as you are.

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I love this FR.

Mm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmm, I just love this ol' FR

[Route101]

...And freedom flies!!!....

[skr]

Perhaps he looked up the numbers because Rolling Stone brought it up, and it didn't sound right to him. Perhaps it was just fun to prove RS wrong.

[injin]

Toby you are definately THE MAN.....
Thanks very much

[Treader]

Dang, ya just had to bring that up. Yet, I was only tryin' to reference their similar music and the music industry b-s. You did read the thread article, right? I liked hearin' that Toby ain't gonna Nashville-package anymore or any longer. How 'bout you? Toby is a dem and Willie is also. Willie played the game longer than most, then said... Heck, if someone has been a conservative since G-d first knew 'em, then glory to 'em... never made that promise, myself. How ya feel about Emmy Lou or the Greatest Folks of Country Music? They were are all dem's. lol...by the by, the jane fonda reference is outta line.

[goldstategop]

Toby Keith is a Zell Miller Democrat. He backed Bush's re-election but he doesn't always agree with its policies. He's an outstanding American as well as a terrific country music singer.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Ohhhhh yeahh....

:-)

[Dick Vomer]

"earned "mostly red state dollars." "The truth is — and we looked it up — we made a lot more money in the blue states,"

Nothing against him, but I'm weary of this kind of silly stuff. Why would he look up such a stupid statistic

too counter the lies that were spread about him... you see the only way to battle the libs is to use a little thing called facts.

otherwise you let the enemy define you. He's great for getting in their face and kicking their a@#.

[OKIEDOC]

Very good, send it on to Toby.

[Guenevere]

bttt

[mewzilla]

UMGN co-chairman Luke Lewis said, "To (Keith) I say, 'Good luck.' The track record of artists running record labels is not that good."

Couldn't stop after just the Good luck, could ya?

Meow.

[backhoe]

And until recently, there were a lot of conservative democrats in Michigan...

Dan, here in south Georgia, until Reagan came along, you could not run for office and have a prayer of winning without the "D" beside your name.

Back when I got involved in politics- 1964- the area was probably 80% Democrat. That said, it wasn't as bad as you might think- the Dems around here in those days were strong supporters of the military, advocates for the 2nd amendment, and generally understood the importance of the Bill of Rights.

Unlike the new breed which has displaced them, they were not enemies of America or the average American. I long for the days of Sam Nunn, Scoop Jackson, and Pat Moynihan.

[PigRigger]

"Again, the (Democrat) party left them..."

Work in NYC; most of my liberal friends can't fathom that a lot of Dem's of yesteryear used to be what the Repubs are today.

They call me far Right Wing Christian conservative; I just state the everything moved left while I've stayed anchored. It is hard for them to fathom that many Dem senators were conservative Christians not to long ago.

Some of the more open minded one's, who are willing to look at history, are starting to see the light. One of them even appears to understand how dangerous the Newsweek lie is.

I may not convert them; but maybe shining a little light on their world naivety and ignorance may lead them to make some better informed decisions.

[WKB]

Ala Waylon, Willie and the Boys (Outlaws)

[texasbluebell]

Scoop Jackson, how I admired him in my early years.

He was one of the last of the great old-style dems, wasn't he?

Those days are sadly gone.