Country music in battle over patriotism, free speech (liberal alert)

The Tennessean ^ | 6/2/03 | CRAIG HAVIGHURST

[GailA]

American flags are everywhere as Toby Keith, center, performs Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue at the Academy of Country Music Awards last year in Los Angeles.

As thousands of country fans stream into Nashville this week for Fan Fair, the country music community is wrestling, perhaps as never before, over issues of patriotism and free speech.

[johnfl61]

The war is not over. The Muslim thugs are still out to destroy th USA. The Saddam Sluts should stay out indefinitely and their Country supporters too.

[Fawnn]

Oh the humanity! If Republicans like it, it has to be awful, huh? The market decides. If some people want to sing liberal country songs, let them sing them. Let the market decide.

Should we help them?

Thank Anything Except Religion I'm a LIB-er-al

Well, life in my tasteful loft is cushy and kinda soft
And late to bed doesn't mean I wasn't boffed.
Values are judgmental, or so says my favorite prof:
Thank Anything Except Religion I'm a LIB-er-al

Abortion and inhaling never did me any harm,
(But if you light a cigarette near me, I'm gonna break your arm.)
My days are all filled with a touchy-feely charm:
Thank Pelosi I'm a LIB-er-al

My work's never done 'cause I've always got to go
To yet another demonstration so I can let the man know
Life's all about how I feel and spendin' other people's dough
Thank Hillary I'm a LIB-er-al

I'd play Dixie Chicks all day if I could,
but then my friends might think I feel country music's any good.
So I complain when I can and I b*tch & moan 'round the 'hood:
Thank Barbra I'm a LIB-er-al

I say I won't trade my life for diamonds or jewels,
But little folks can't afford them 'cause of money hungry fools.
Who think they should keep their earnings when we know taxes are proper gov'ment tools:
Thank Al Gore I'm a LIB-er-al

Yeah, Huffington be ridin' in a black limousine,
To let people know that SUVs just ain't at all keen.
Well, folks let me tell you now exactly what I mean:
Thank All the Kennedy's I'm a LIB-er-al

Well, I'd try to deal with logic 'cept my brain is kinda fried,
besides, life's about feelings; results just lead to false pride.
I say it's all the truth if they can't prove that you lied,
Thank Billy I'm a LIB-er-al

My daddy taught me young how to distort and debate,
those media-controllin' conservatives and their vast right wing of hate.
He taught me love is for liberals and and tolerance only for those with whom I commiserate:
Thank Anything Except Religion I'm a LIB-er-al

CHORUS:
Well I got me a fine private school to keep my kids from the riff-raff while they're little.
When the sun's comin' up I got Republicans on the griddle;
and life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle:
Thank Anything Except Religion I'm a LIB-er-al

(It's a quick first draft, so be kind.)

;)

[Paul Atreides]

You get thumbs up from me!

[Tax-chick]

got potential, touch up your scansion!

[tet68]

Just imagine, Liberal country & western.

The top five for this week.

1. Imprisoned in the USA.
by Barbra Streisand

2. The Zionist Entity stole yur love.
by Cynthia McKenney

3. Your Cheating formerly Presidential heart.
by the DNC Glee Club.

4. Hillery! came riding out, one dark and stormy night.
by the Fosterettes.

5. Drop kick me Algore, through the goal posts of love.
The former second lady sings her heart out. Tipper Gore

And tonights special offer!

( for those of you who go waaaaaaay back, and I do mean back)(before Tang, before Saran wrap, before that congresswoman walked on mars!)

The Joe Lieberman country platter, seven of his top 45rpm
singles in one gaily wrapped package for only $ 6.95
brought to you by... (here it comes).....

Ernie's Record Mart! Nashville Tenn.

Or try our DNC Blue light special....
"Bill Clinton sings the blues ", for the same price.

Hear,

"I got those unelectable blues agin Senator Momma!"
and

"The ice bucket is in the refridgerator.( If you want
to sass me again.)

And finally his greatist hit, written with the Blizy Chiks.

"Hello darlin, you're not ashamed of Arkansas?(Well climb right here in back)."

Yes the blue light is on at the DNC and here at Ernie's
we are red hot.

We now return control of your usual broadcasting.

Readers Note.

I used to listen to Ernie's bluegrass program on a
little crystal set smuggled under my pillow, along with
a Sci-fi radio program called X -1 or something like that...
radio plays. (again before there was a Twilight zone and
TV sets had 6" screens, we would get up on saturday and watch the test pattern before programing began.)

Later I would listen to WWLS I think from New Orleans.
"Bringing you the wonderful music of Leon Kellner his
accordian and orchestra, coming to you from the beautiful
Blue Room of the Hotel Roosevelt."
Sigh........

Sorry, just waxing my nostalgia.

[Fawnn]

Thanks. ;)

[bigghurtt]

top Democratic country songs for this week....

1.) Stand by your partner, whoever you choose that partner to be, and as long as you have both agreed that mongamy is for you.
2.) Ain't going down til the taxes come up.
3.) Courtesy of the Red (The Angry Socialist)
4.) He stopped oppressing her today.
5.) I'm ashamed to be a war-mongerer's daughter.
6.) Where were you when the Gore stopped whining.
7.) I can run you better than that (The Govt Program Theme)
8.) If said you had a beautiful body, would you express the shame it causes you in a nurturing, assertive way?
9.) Kaw-linton
10.) I fall to patsies.

[HHFi]

Having worked in radio for over 25 years, I'd like to know at what mythical time and in what fictitious place anyone ever thought they could achieve musical success on a mass level without any self-censorship at all? "Self-censorship" is the term liberals fling around to protest the fact that they might actually be subject to "editing," a process everyone who makes a living in the popular media has to deal with.

And it's a good thing: a few societal limits force you to think before spewing. That's why back in the days when lyrics were censored for sexual content, we got the brilliantly witty double entendres of Cole Porter, and today when literally "Anything Goes," we get braindead thug rappers saying the F-word 495 times. Country is one of the last bastions of music where singers and songwriters are expected to think before they open their mouths, which is why clever wordplay and good stories still matter, and why Natalie Maines is in so much trouble.

[GSWarrior]

I saw Allison perform last year in SF. It was a good show.

[Tax-chick]

I love her songs - particularly when I'm a little depressed, the sister has a lot of pain! I'm looking forward to another album.

[GSWarrior]

#11

(You've Got To) Kiss A Pagan Idol Good Morning.

[nonliberal]

Conservative Metallers:

Slayer
Zakk Wylde
Nugent
Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo, Sick Speed, Fozzy)
When you can pin down Blitz from Overkill he sounds right of center.
Not sure HOW conservative he is, but he recently blasted the guy from System of a Down for being Anti-American: Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard)
Tripp Eisen (Static X)
Jackyl

[bigghurtt]

I have one cd from stuck mojo, and they have a track called "an open letter to jesse jackson"...I believe it should be required listening for all "civil rights leaders"

[nonliberal]

That would be off of the "Declaration of a Headhunter" cd. Their "Rising" album has an anti-Clinton song entitled "Crooked Figurehead" which got them investigated by the Secret Service.

[bigghurtt]

I really liked the pics on the sleeve of that cd...will have to check out the second you mentioned

[surelyclintonsbaddream]

Very good. LOL

[Inyo-Mono]

Having worked in radio for over 25 years, I'd like to know at what mythical time and in what fictitious place anyone ever thought they could achieve musical success on a mass level without any self-censorship at all?

You got it HHFi, I worked on the air in country radio for two decades and what you say is true. And by the way, yes, Country Music is Republican music. It is truly all we have, the Liberals have all the rest of it.

[ladyinred]

Years ago when I was young, I never expected to see the day when a big debate was raging over whether or not one should be patriotic! It makes me sick to see it now, and it tells me something or someone is at work in this country to tear it apart.

[Flora McDonald]

''The war is past us and gone,'' Dalton says.

Well what planet is he living on? Does he think all our Troops are home? Does he have any idea how many of them have been killed and maimed in the last few weeks?

I never thought I would call anyone connected with country music a poofter litwonk but if the shoe fits...

[anncoulteriscool]

****Some fear intolerant atmosphere will lead to self-censorship*****

TRANSLATION: Some leftist dont like pro-america music!