Murrowhead (Song Parody)

Holland/Wasserman/Kriesel/Parada/DeCamp | 2008 | "Hammerhead", from "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" by the Offspring, adapted by Rich

[RichInOC]

I was the man
On ESPN
Now I spend my life
Keeping the people informed

Freedom of speech
Vested in me
This I defend
By making the truth deformed

Out of makeup
What’s on the other side
Never knowing
Exactly how I’ll lie
Locked and loaded
Director’s screaming
“Let’s go!
“Four, three, two—”
The red light glows

I’ll tell a lie
That leftists may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
I’ll shut my eyes
Ed Murrow’s in my head
When he’ll end nobody knows

I’ll tell this lie
Then leftism may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
Ed’s playing over and over in my head
When he’ll end nobody knows

Nobody dies
When I tell lies
I believe I serve a greater good

Smoke and dust
Principles are crushed
Nothing left
Where my values once stood

Out of makeup
What’s on the other side
Never knowing
Exactly how I’ll lie
Locked and loaded
Ed is screaming
“Let’s go!”
But I’m just doing what I’m told

I’ll tell a lie
That leftists may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
I’ll shut my eyes
Ed Murrow’s in my head
When he’ll end nobody knows

I’ll tell this lie
Then leftism may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
Ed’s playing over and over in my head
Where Ed begins
And where I end
Nobody knows

Heyyyyyy—go!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

Bang bang Ed Murrow’s in my head
Bang bang Ed Murrow’s in my head
Bang bang Ed Murrow’s in my head
In my head
In my head

Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I’ll fear no evil for Ed is with me
Locked and loaded
Gonna make my own truth
Now I’m busting through
All hell breaks loose

And you can all hide inside the booth now
And you can cry, “Hey, guards, come help me!”
Through you all
My aim is true...Ohhhhhh!!!

My aim is true...

My aim is truuuuuuue.

[RichInOC]

“Hammerhead”, on the Offspring’s new album, is sung from the point of view of an severely disturbed young man who believes he’s fighting to defend his country. For some reason, Keith Olbermann came to mind.

Enjoy. And remember...“No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.”

“Good night and good luck.”