US Calls For Michael To Quit

Sky News/ Sky.com ^ | 7/6/02 | No mention

[Wondervixen]

Americans have rallied to call on George Michael to be kicked out of the country over his controversial new anti-US single.

The British multimillionaire, who has homes in the US, has been slated coast to coast for Shoot the Dog in which he ridicles President George W Bush.

The star criticises America and close ally Britain for their war against terrorism and portrays Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair as gay lovers in the accompanying video.

The video jokes about the fight for freedom in the wake of the World Trade Center atrocity. Neither the song nor video has been released in the US over fears that George's career would be ruined.

'What a coward'

American radio stations have been bombarded with complaints from listeners who have managed to hear the song.

Popular American DJ Lisa Stanley summed up the feelings. "If he released that song here, he would be torn apart. What a coward," she said.

"He owes it to his fans here to show what he is really like, and with the current patriotic feeling here, I doubt his fans would be impressed."

'Safer toilets'

She added: "Do we really need to let him back in? Our toilets would be safer without him," referring to the singer being caught performing a sex act in a public loo in Los Angeles.

In Britain, radio bosses have refused to play the single on their airwaves but a defiant George hit back saying he was only expressing his concerns about the terror campaign.

"I would never knowingly disrespect the feelings of a nation which has suffered so much loss, so recently," he said in The Sun. "I am definitely not anti-American. How could I be? I have been in love with a Texan for six years."

[Wondervixen]

Can anyone say Boy George? How about Sinead O'Connor?

Why is it so easy for these goofs from across the pond to be ruined and forgotten yet we can't seem to rid ourselves as quickly of our own Dimwits?

[sirshackleton]

This guy hasn't had a career here in years...let's not give it back to him.

[JMJ333]

And what was the gender of the person he was caught having sex with in some no doubt filthy public restroom? Hmm?

GM is preoccupied with one thing, and one thing only: homosexuality.

Base, gutteral, and utterly one-dimensional.

[Prodigal Son]

One day, guys like George are going to get the message. Hey George, you're rich, you've had a successful career, you've got it made. But nobody gives a flying pig what you think- so just shut up and sing. You want to do politics- run for office.

[Flyer]

We report, you decide. . .

George Michael - Shoot the Dog

I had to choose the "slow connection" option to get it to work.

[Slainte]

I just looked at the video and pulled up the lyrics (links follow).

In the end, I'm left with the impression that if this tripe is what passes for substantive political discourse in Mr. Michael's mind, he truely is an idiot of titanic proportions. Reserving my comments on his, er, lifestyle choices. Even reserving my comments on the content of the video. The lyrics themselves aren't insightful or even thought provoking, they're littered with cliche, and they're simply inane. This is protest music? The whole thing is contrived.

I suspect the publicity helps him revive his career, so this probably falls right into his diabolical master plan...

Anyway, the video is available from MTV's UK site-
http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv.co.uk /en/dynamo/features.jhtml?id=3 0015730

And here are the lyrics, originally posted by The Mirror.

SHOOT THE DOG - THE LYRICS IN FULL

GTi, Hot Shot,
He parks it there, just to piss me off.
Bullyboy, gonna show ya who''s tough,
I''m gonna shoot the dog,
I''m gonna shoot the dog

It''s party time, everyday
I spent Saturday night on Novocaine
Called the pigs, but nobody came
I''m gonna shoot the dog,
I''m gonna shoot the dog... (come on ladies)

Nine nine nine gettin'' jiggy
People did you see that fire in the city?
It's like we''re fresh out of democratic,
Gotta get yourself a little
something semi-automatic yeah...

That''s why I''m always gettin'' stoned yeah
That''s why I''m out there havin'' fun again
Good puppy, good puppy
Rollin' on over...

Mustapha
Mazeltov,
The Gaza Boys,
All that holy stuff.
I got the feelin'' when it all goes off,
They''re gonna shoot the dog,
they''re gonna shoot the dog.

So, Cherie my dear,
Could you leave the way clear for sex tonight?
Tell him "Tony Tony Tony,
I know that you're horny,
but there''s somethin' bout that Bush ain''t right"

Nine nine nine gettin' jiggy,
People did you see that fire in the city?
It's like we''re fresh out of democratic,
Gotta get yourself a little
something semi-automatic yeah...

That''s why I''m always gettin'' stoned yeah
That''s why I''m out there havin'' fun again,
Good puppy, good puppy,
Rollin'' on over for The Man...

The Ayatollah''s gettin'' bombed yeah,
See Sergeant Bilko having fun again,
Good puppy, good puppy
Rollin' on over for The Man....

I believe, I believe what the old man said
Though I know that there''s no lord above
I believe in me, I believe in you
And you know I believe in love
I believe in truth though I lie a lot
I feel the pain from the push and shove
No matter what you put me through
I''ll still believe in love
And I say

Cherie Baby, Spliff up
I wanna kick back mama
And watch the World Cup with ya baby
Yeah, That's right!
We're getting freeky tonight
Stay with me tonight
Let's have some fun while Tony's Stateside
It's gonna be alright
It's gonna be alright
See Tony dancing with Dubya
Don't you wanna know why?

[DB]

First there is a difference if an American does it and a foreigner.

Second he was ridiculing America.

Last, since when is it bad to ridicule the ridiculous?

[SouthCarolinaKit]

Free speech is one of our tenets; making jerks rich by
buying their products is not. Boycott anything this guy
ever has produced should be our response. Anything less
will not be enough for this 'mouth' to get it!

[Joe Boucher]

Hey mikey how's the glory hole business doing lately you pervert. As a result of your duplicitous nature you have become rich and largely due to America. Now you crap on the U.S.? What a serious dumb ass.

[Caipirabob]

George Michael. Yet another role model for the homosexual/Pedophile community to embrace (in the local public stall no doubt.)</p>

[TxBec]

Neither the song nor video has been released in the US over fears that George's career would be ruined.

He's toast

In Britain, radio bosses have refused to play the single on their airwaves but a defiant George hit back saying he was only expressing his concerns about the terror campaign.

Right.

"I would never knowingly disrespect the feelings of a nation which has suffered so much loss, so recently," he said in The Sun.

He IS offensive.

"I am definitely not anti-American. How could I be? I have been in love with a Texan for six years."

:: grumble ::

[nicmarlo]

. . . guys like George are going to get the message. Hey George, you're rich, you've had a successful career, you've got it made. But nobody gives a flying pig what you think- so just shut up . . .

Add to that list:

Barbra Streisand, Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise . . . who else?

I boycott them all. They all said they would move out of the States, criticizing our Country because of Bush taking over, or in Cruise's case, because "it's scary here," after making millions off us Americans, who do love our country.

[Brownie74]

I have never heard the song and I don't know that much about the guy. With the exception of a few, the whole entertainment industry is goofy if you ask me.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

"I am definitely not anti-American. How could I be? I have been in love with a Texan for six years."

Which Texan? Dan Rather?

[JZoback]

That video was quite vile and lame

Looks like he did it just to make it notorious.

Pretty pathetic when you have to resort to something like this to get everybody's mind off the fact you got busted having homosexual sex in a public toilet

[habaes corpussel]

"I have been in love with a Texan for six years."

Man I got to tell you. You guys in Texas have been really loosing it lately. What's the problem? Need a little help from your Yankee cousins?

[TxBec]

This is the first I've heard of it. He's just an obsolete, over-the-hill, has-been remnant of the 80s.