# I'd like to see country music fans kicked in the mouth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 1, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820 "2003-04-01T23:03:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/1 "2003-04-01T23:03:30Z")
First of all, I like country music, been listening to it all of my life. There’s certainly a bunch of crap that comes out on country radio, but that happens with all genres. That being said, I’d like to see someone ram a Patriot missile up Darryl Worley’s ass. His latest song is a jingoistic, makes-you-feel-good-since-you-don’t-want-to-actually-think-about-the-issues pile of crap. According to Darryl, we’re invading Iraq to get revenge on those sonsabitches that took out the WTC. From [here](http://www.countrygoldusa.com/have_you_forgotten.asp): > [@](#): > > \*\*I hear people saying we don’t need this war… > They say we don’t realize the mess we’re getting in > Before you start preaching > Let me ask you this my friend > Have you forgotten how it felt that day > To see your homeland under fire > And her people blown away? > \*\* No, Darryl, I haven’t forgotten about the horrible tragedy that happened on 9/11. And yes, bin Laden is a monster for organizing the attacks. Blood for blood baby. Although I guess it doesn’t really matter who’s blood it is, as long as we get revenge on someone. And country fans are eating this shit up. I’m sad to say it, but this proves that most country fans deserve the reputation they have for being poorly aimed handjobs. And yes, I can say that because I’m a country fan. > [@](#): > > **I’ve been there with the soldiers > Who’ve gone away to war** And this lyric is not entirely inaccurate. Although according to his own bio at [his website](http://www.darrylworley.com/), while Darryl has never served for the military, he has sung for soldiers before, so of course he knows what it’s like to be in a war. You wanna sing a patriotic song, go wild. But at least try not to be a complete misleading asshole about it. [sub]Bah, between this and the Dixie Chicks brouhaha I’m ashamed to be a country fan anymore.[/sub] And on preview, I’m even more pissed off. Because I have the goddamned song stuck in my head now. Fuck me. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/2 "2003-04-01T23:13:24Z")
I saw him singing this Saturday night on TV. I was appalled. It’s hard enough trying to explain the truth to the Average Joe without this kind of mis-information. I’m tired of trying to explain the finer points of this war to people who would rather believe it’s that simple. Gah. ---
**Author:** ![DougAB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@DougAB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougAB)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/3 "2003-04-01T23:15:24Z")
I’m glad to say I have never heard that steaming pile of crap come on the radio. What a strange thing to write a country song about. ---
**Author:** ![if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/fbc32d/32.png) [@if\_you\_don\_t\_know\_i\_won\_t\_tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if_you_don_t_know_i_won_t_tell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/4 "2003-04-01T23:20:54Z")
I feel basically the same way you do. I grew up in the NE of the US, so country music was kind of a no-no, but I moved to Maryland, and it’s popular somewhat here. I’ve come to like SOME of it… but artists like that, who make/perform songs like that, which are not only false, but obnoxious and annoying as well, just irk me. And I’m getting tired of artists singing about things they have no idea about. ESPECIALLY country music. Country music is supposed to be about real feeling, and it’s become a wee bit bullshitty. I’m a singer myself, and love music, but be honest folks, please. There’s enough emotion in the world, you don’t need to fake it. Now, if only country music were French… ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/5 "2003-04-01T23:23:55Z")
Good thing I’ve hated everything since Hank Williams then. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/6 "2003-04-01T23:29:44Z")
Tempting…but no, I have lots of expensive dental work in there. As for this PoC song in the OP, it’s glurge, pure and simple. I have more respect for Toby Keith’s “Angry American” song than that one. (Not saying I agree with it, but at least it doesn’t make me puke.) Have you heard the “Hey, Mr. President” one yet? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/7 "2003-04-01T23:36:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kat \* > \*\*Have you heard the “Hey, Mr. President” one yet? :rolleyes: \*\* I’ve missed that one so far. Dare I ask for a link, or will I feel the need to kick someone else in the mouth? ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/8 "2003-04-01T23:41:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*I’ve missed that one so far. Dare I ask for a link, or will I feel the need to kick someone else in the mouth? \*\* I haven’t heard it yet either, but [I got curious](http://polsong.gcal.ac.uk/Lyrics/Hey_%20Mr_President.htm). Also pretty lame, but for a whole new reason. Kick away (but not me, please). ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/9 "2003-04-01T23:42:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DougAB \* > \*\*What a strange thing to write a country song about. \*\* Not a’tall, **DougAB**. Country music has a long tradition of jingoism and / or patriotism. I can think of quite a few country music songs that run in that vein. Some are actually patriotic, some are personal takes on war in general, some are just jump-on-any-bandwagon bullshit. Still In Saigon - Charlie Daniels Band (not to mention The South’s Gonna Do It Again) Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning - Alan Jackson (and this one moves me to sobs every time) God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood Angry American - Toby Keith (already mentioned) Let’s Roll - whoever that was… and so on and so forth. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/10 "2003-04-01T23:47:45Z")
“Let’s Roll” was Neil Young. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/11 "2003-04-01T23:50:45Z")
Didn’t I just hear on the news today that US forces opperating in Iraq found a list of terrorists opperating inside the US? Why yes I did, so what was your point again? ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/12 "2003-04-01T23:56:31Z")
Country music has spent the last 20 years actively cultivating the “heartland of America” market. We’re talking Southerners and midwesterners, patriotic flag-waving sorts, ol’ fashioned values sorts of people. So as a consequence, country artists toss out a bunch of “America rules!” sort of songs. It just goes with the territory. They’ve made a crapload of money off this demographic, so you shouldn’t be surprised when they keep it up. Nor was I surprised when the Dixie Chicks got a hostile reaction, what do they expect when the people who made them rich are polar opposites politically. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/13 "2003-04-01T23:58:36Z")
So you have a problem with someone’s songs… Why do you want to kick _ **fans** _ in the mouth? There are many more couintry songs and artisits than the few you’ve mentioned. Or was that a typo? FTR, I, too, get tired of the pop-country bandwagon hoppin’ scene. But, don’t blame the fans. I didn’t write it. Though I may have purchased it (if it was on an album I wanted). ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/14 "2003-04-02T00:02:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoClueBoy \* > \*\*So you have a problem with someone’s songs… > > Why do you want to kick _ **fans** _ in the mouth? > > There are many more couintry songs and artisits than the few you’ve mentioned. > > Or was that a typo?\*\* It wasn’t a typo. It’s the fans that buy into this crap. It’s the fans who call in and request this song, because they believe in it’s message. ---
**Author:** ![BickByro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@BickByro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BickByro)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/15 "2003-04-02T00:03:44Z")
Got a link for that, **kanicbird**? ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/16 "2003-04-02T00:05:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kanicbird \* > \*\*Didn’t I just hear on the news today that US forces opperating in Iraq found a list of terrorists opperating inside the US? > > Why yes I did, so what was your point again? \*\* Did you? And if so, have a cite for it? And it doesn’t change my point. Are you saying we’re taking over Iraq because of 9/11? ---
**Author:** ![Avalonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/17 "2003-04-02T00:08:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kanicbird \* > \*\*Didn’t I just hear on the news today that US forces opperating in Iraq found a list of terrorists opperating inside the US? > > Why yes I did, so what was your point again? \*\* Actually, what’s _yours_? Did you post in the wrong thread? ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/18 "2003-04-02T00:08:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*It wasn’t a typo. It’s the fans that buy into this crap. It’s the fans who call in and request this song, because they believe in it’s message. \*\* I live in New York City, and frequently attend SD-related events there. Schedule willing, I will also be at Chidope in May and perhaps Las Vegas in October. As other events materialize, I’ll happily let you know my schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/19 "2003-04-02T00:09:23Z")
The fans asking for it to be played are the reason it’s getting played. Thus, they deserve a kick in the mouth. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820/20 "2003-04-02T00:14:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CelticCowboy \* > \*\*Did you? And if so, have a cite for it? > > And it doesn’t change my point. Are you saying we’re taking over Iraq because of 9/11? \*\* [Here.](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=535&ncid=535&e=5&u=/ap/20030401/ap_on_re_mi_ea/war_iraqi_militants) And I have a feeling that if you tried to kick country music fans in the mouth, your lifespan would be measured in minutes, not years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-see-country-music-fans-kicked-in-the-mouth/165820.md?page=2)