Yeah, but Ansar-al-Islam is a Kurdish rebel group hostile to Sadaam Hussein.
Okay then, I’m a moron for thinking this particular song sucks. I’m a moron for thinking that people who jump on a bandwagon without thinking are morons. I’m a moron for being annoyed all to hell that I have to change my fucking radio station every 20 minutes to avoid a song that helps spread misinformation about the reasons we have our soldiers lives on the line.
And all music doesn’t need a message, dipstick. This song obviously has a message. It has a message in huge flaming neon colors up in the sky. Don’t agree with the war? We’re only doing it to get back at the ragheads who bombed us first. I don’t agree with the message on the grounds that it is misleading and plays on the tendency for people to be idiots. I certainly don’t need anymore help to be an idiot on a daily basis, and I’m pretty sure you’re on the same curve I am.
I do turn the station when this piece of drivel comes on. And I also write the station to let them know my opinion. But thanks for your opinion of my message board rant, just the same.
I’d like to see country radio kicked in the mouth - not the fans. One of the ironies of life is that rock music is supposedly “young music” and country “traditional” - yet how often do you hear a song more than a year old on a country station these days? At least take comfort that Worley will most likely go the way of Billy Ray Cyrus. He will be on PAX TV in 5 years, playing a ‘nuclear chemist’.
All the while, I’ll listen to my Rodney Crowell, Foster & Lloyd, and Johnny Cash records and proudly vote blue dog Democrat here in Texas, the greatest goddamn state in all history.
Even crap?
Obviously, you’ve never heard of:[ul]
[li]All My exes live in Texas[/li][li]Shake a Hand[/li][li]Itsy Bitsy Teeney Weeney Yellow Polka Dot Bikini[/li][li]Streets of Bakersfield[/li][li]Wild Side of Life[/li][li]Hello Walls[/li][li]God didn’t make Honky Tonk Angels[/li][li]Don’t cry for me Argentina :D[/li][/ul]
Oh really? And who died and made you Minister of Information?
I assume then from this quote that (aesthetics aside) you also reject songs by Rage Against The Machine, REM, Lenny Kravitz, and basically every artist from the '60s?
Idiot.
The Bikini Song is the best 
Yep! 10% of crap is solid gold - go look!
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I’m gonna have to take up for CelticCowboy here.
[sub]by the way I’ve been looking under my desk but haven’t found you yet? unless you’re an old bud lite beer cap?[/sub]
I have friends who only listen to country music (as opposed to other genres). They only get their news from CNN. Sometimes I’d like to wring their necks ! Why? because they don’t think for themselves. They believe all this propaganda, swallow it without protest.
That’s why the OP calls for the kick in the teeth. Because the fans are willing to soak up the PR and believe it.
I mentioned before that I’m tired of ‘splainin’. I am, I really am. These friends I’m talking about are of normal intelligence; I wish they’d use it.
Or the Austin Lounge Lizards; give 'em a listen. Technically country/bluegrass, but they’re a boon for anyone sarcastic. Pref. sarcastic and Texan. 
<rant> And I’m goddamn sick of Texans being badmouthed all over the fucking place by people who’ve never been south of the Mason-Dixon. I’m not saying Texas is a bastion of sanity and goodwill in the world (I’ll save that for Austin, which is only Texas by default), but it’s about as accurate as “those nancy queers” and “those stupid Americans” and “those violent Arabs”. Sheesh. </rant>
Looking back on that rant, I’m not sure why I had it.
I wish I were only getting it from country music - a friend just loves sending me all the latest “support our troops,” “France is evil” and “anti-war protesters are un-American” glurge not once, not twice, but three times. :mad: Honey, I’m a liberal - where did you get the idea that I want to hear your jingoistic bullshit? And blindly forwarding some right-wing rant that includes the choice gem “the entire French military is a bunch of faggots” just means I’m going to tell you off, bitch. :mad:
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“A bunch of faggots”, eh? To a gay guy? Does this person even read this shit before hitting the forward button? Shee-it.
(I have to admit, though, that the situation does strike me as kind of funny, once you remove the element of your hurt feelings.)
So you agree with the fact that this war to liberate Iraq from the crazy bastard Saddam Hussein is because we’re waging war on those behind 9/11? Thanks for letting us know.
Not at all. Feel free to show me any songs you refer to that use horribly faulty reasoning in order to make a few bucks off of an ever increasing lack of critical thought in our society. I’ll then lump those in with this song.
And as a comparison, the Toby Keith song Angry American is similar in it’s appeal to the emotional side of this issue. The difference is that he calls for kicking the ass of the people who attacked us, because of 9/11.
And thanks NinetyWt. Next time I’m letting you write my rants. You put it better than I do.
Aww, shucks, CC.
thanky. are you sure you weren’t thinking of someone else ?
psst., athene, 'cause it feels good, honey. 
Have you noticed that none of these flag-waving rhinestine cowboys are actually volunreering to go to Iraq themselves?
It’s pure commercialism. Stupid music for stupid consumers.
That Leo Greenwood song is an absolute blight on humanity.
Yer all a bunch of pansies.
Now, go get me a beer, turn on the radio and shaddup already.
Like I said earlier in this thread, I see your point, but, so what?
I don’t let pop/country music tell me what to do, but I’ll listen to what I like, God damn it!
Now, just try and kick me…
Go ahead…
Besides the issue of the fans, there’s the issue of the ownership of the stations. Since corporate behemoth Clear Channel Communications has benefitted so much and stands to benefit more from radio deregulation, and the Bush administration has supported such deregulation, and many Clear Channel stations have sponsored pro-war rallies, it’s not entirely paranoid to wonder whether their choice of playlists is part of a larger plan. This New York Times article examines the issue from a pretty neutral standpoint.
Though I would think some of these boneheaded songs would turn people OFF to the pro-war position – then again, I can no longer afford to underestimate the stupidity of some Americans.
NoClueBoy, you’re the one wearing the smock! [sub] pansy.[/sub]
Seriously, it’s your turn to get up and get a beer. I’m busy playing dominoes here.
So just so I’m totally clear here, it’s moronic for people to listen to CNN and base their opinions on the war by what they see, and the government tells them, but it’s ok for you (kinda generic you here) to base your opinions on nothing but comments/articles/or web pages that are anti-war? Is that basically what I see? I mean, unless you have some sort of knowledge beyond what’s available to most of the rest of the world, you really don’t know, do you? You suspect, you make a guess, but all those are colored by your views already. In other words, if you’re against Bush, then you’ll find fault in anything he does, and if you’re for him, then you’ll see him as doing no wrong.
I support the military 100%, that doesn’t mean that I’m not concerned that it pretty much comes down to the fact that we’ve invaded another country for what are, at best, shaky reasons. Do I think the song was meant to play on emotions? Of course, but people do forget. That’s why there are rallying cries. Or would you have been the person saying that anyone crying “Remember the Alamo!” or “Remember the Maine!” should be kicked in the teeth? People are fickle, our memories are short. That’s why singer/writers/poets try to put down into words that will last, messages that evoke that emotional response. So that we don’t forget. Should he be linking the events of 9/11 to this war? I honestly don’t know. While it does seem a bit low, if he (or the songwriter) believes that they are related, then it’s his choice to express his opinion in his own medium. He may be wrong…or right. Just like those that are anti-war, may be wrong…or right.
I’d say it was written and recorded to MAKE MONEY, which it’s doing by playing off of sentimentality and nationalistic jingoism.
And it’s working.
Yay capitalism!
(Would anyone even know of this singer otherwise? Sure is helping his career, isn’t it?)
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