Country music - US propaganda outlet?

[commie kg]

Country music, aside from being despicable musically, is one of the biggest propaganda outlets in the United States.
Check out some of these lyrics:

"IRAQ AND ROLL"

Words and Music by Clint Black and Hayden Nicholas

YOU CAN WAVE YOUR SIGNS IN PROTEST
AGAINST AMERICA TAKING STANDS
THE STANDS AMERICA'S TAKEN
ARE THE REASON THAT YOU CAN

IF EVERYONE WOULD GO FOR PEACE
THERE'D BE NO NEED FOR WAR
BUT WE CAN'T IGNORE THE DEVIL
HE'LL KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE

SOME SEE THIS IN BLACK AND WHITE
OTHERS ONLY GRAY
WE'RE NOT BEGGING FOR A FIGHT
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY

WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION
THAT SHOULD PUT'EM ALL TO SHAME
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEADLINE
WHEN I'M CALLED IN THE GAME

CHORUS
I RAQ, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I PRAY FOR PEACE, PREPARE FOR WAR
AND I NEVER WILL FORGET
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

THIS TERROR ISN'T MAN TO MAN
THEY CAN BE NO MORE THAN COWARDS
IF THEY WON'T SHOW US THEIR WEAPONS
WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW THEM OURS

IT MIGHT BE A SMART BOMB
THEY FIND STUPID PEOPLE TOO
AND IF YOU STAND WITH THE LIKES OF SADDAM
ONE JUST MIGHT FIND YOU

CHORUS II
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M BACK AND I'M A HIGH TECH GI JOE
I'VE GOT INFRARED, I'VE GOT GPS AND I'VE GOT THAT GOOD OLD FASHIONED LEAD
THERE'S NO PRICE TOO HIGH FOR FREEDOM
SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU TREAD

BRIDGE
NOW YOU CAN COME ALONG
OR YOU CAN STAY BEHIND
OR YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY
BUT OUR TROOPS TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE
FOR THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.


I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
IN THE USA
I ROCK, I RACK'EM UP AND I ROLL
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT THE USA

Beer for my Horses

Well a man come on the 6 o’clock news
Said somebody’s been shot, somebody’s been abused
Somebody blew up a building
Somebody stole a car
Somebody got away
Somebody didn’t get too far yeah
They didn’t get too far

Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son
A man had to answer for the wicked that he done
Take all the rope in Texas
Find a tall oak tree, round up all of them bad boys
Hang them high in the street for all the people to see that

Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

We got too many gangsters doing dirty deeds
We’ve got too much corruption, too much crime in the streets
It’s time the long arm of the law put a few more in the ground
Send ’em all to their maker and he’ll settle ’em down
You can bet he’ll set ’em down ’cause

Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

Justice is the one thing you should always find
You got to saddle up your boys
You got to draw a hard line
When the gun smoke settles we’ll sing a victory tune
We’ll all meet back at the local saloon
We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces
Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses

Have you Forgotten?

I hear people saying we don't need this war
I say there's some things worth fighting for
What about our freedom and this piece of ground?
We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down
They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in
Before you start preaching
Let me ask you this my friend

CHORUS 1
Have you forgotten how it felt that day
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away?
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside
Going through a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbing for you and me
It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it every day
Some say this country's just out looking for a fight
After 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

CHORUS 1
Have you forgotten how it felt that day
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away?
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?
We had neighbors still inside
Going through a living hell
And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
And you can bet they remember
Just what they're fighting for

CHORUS 2
Have you forgotten all the people killed?
Some went down like heroes in that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?
All the loved ones that we lost
And those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry about Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?


http://www.moderateindependent.com/v1i3awards.htm

http://www.counterpunch.org/macdougall04052003.html

[iwwobblie]

The songs you listed are all mainstream pop country crap,but there is some good underground county.Check out Steve Earle,he's a Marxist country singer.

(Edited by iwwobblie at 2:02 pm on June 28, 2003)

[iwwobblie]

John Walker's Blues
(Steve Earle)

I'm just an American boy raised on MTV
And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads
But none of 'em looked like me
So I started lookin' around for a light out of the dim
And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word
Of Mohammed, peace be upon him

chorus:
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah
There is no God but God

If my daddy could see me now – chains around my feet
He don't understand that sometimes a man
Has got to fight for what he believes
And I believe God is great, all praise due to him
And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky
Just like Jesus, peace be upon him

chorus

We came to fight the Jihad and our hearts were pure and strong
As death filled the air, we all offered up prayers
And prepared for our martyrdom
But Allah had some other plan, some secret not revealed
Now they're draggin' me back with my head in a sack
To the land of the infidel

A shadu la ilaha illa Allah
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah

Amerika v. 6.0 (The Best We Can Do)
(Steve Earle)

Look at ya
Yeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you see
Another satisfied customer in the front of the line for the American dream
I remember when we was both out on the boulevard
Talkin' revolution and singin' the blues
Nowadays it's letters to the editor and cheatin' on our taxes
Is the best that we can do
Come on

Look around
There's doctors down on Wall Street
Sharpenin' their scalpels and tryin' to cut a deal
Meanwhile, back at the hospital
We got accountants playin' God and countin' out the pills
Yeah, I know, that sucks – that your HMO
Ain't doin' what you thought it would do
But everybody's gotta die sometime and we can't save everybody
It's the best that we can do

Four score and a hundred and fifty years ago
Our forefathers made us equal as long as we can pay
Yeah, well maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinkin'
Version six-point-oh of the American way
But hey we can just build a great wall around the country club
To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through
Yeah, I realize that ain't exactly democratic, but it's either them or us and
And it's the best we can do

Yeah, passionely conservative
It's the best we can do

Conservatively passionate
It's the best we can do

Meanwhile, still thinkin'
Hey, let's wage a war on drugs
It's the best we can do
Well, I don't know about you, but I kinda dig this global warming thing...





My Uncle
(Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons)

(Steve Earle version)

A letter came today from my draft board
With trembling hands I read the questionnaire
It asked a lot of questions 'bout my mamma and poppa
That ain't exactly what I call fair

Chorus:
So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
Vancouver might be just my kind of town
'Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order
That tends to keep a good man underground

A sad old soldier once told me a story
About a battlefield that he was on
He said a man should never fight for glory
I guess he knows what's right and what is wrong

chorus

Now I don't know how much I owe my uncle
I expect that it's more than I can pay
He's asking me to sign a three year contract
I guess I'll catch the next bus out today

chorus x 2



(Edited by iwwobblie at 2:18 pm on June 28, 2003)


(Edited by iwwobblie at 2:22 pm on June 28, 2003)

[SlimJin]

I dont care what you say, COUNTRY MUSIC SUCKS, PERIOD!!!

[Silent Eye]

I am not a fan of country music, but its 1000 times more complex and respectable than most music today. Although songs like those that are government mouthpieces sicken me, no all country music is like this.

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Sorry but I think of country I think of trailerpark trash complaining about their dead dawgs and why their sis won't give them a blowjob.

[Silent Eye]

When i think of rock, i think of long haired ragged stoners who use the word "dude" in every sentence.

When i think of rap, i think of gold teeth, ridiculous dress, general debauchery, and total disregard from anykind of civilized behavior.

[Red Comrade]

I hate country music, and I hate those inbred redneck motherfuckers that sing it too.

Dammit, those pieces of shit piss me off. I'm going to get Garth Brooks guitar, and I'm going to beat him with it until he stops breathing. Then I'm going to take the strings from the guitar, go to Clinton Black's house and strangle him until he's unconcious. When the fucker wakes up, he'll be tied up, and I'm going to have sex with his wife in front of him. Then I'm going to kill his cat. Afterwords, I'll burn his house down with him inside.

[Danton]

Like most genre's the majority of it is proper shite. I never imagined in my most vivid nightmare's that I would ever like any country music but in recent years there has emerged an underground/alternative country scene, Calexcio, Ryan Adams(That's Ryan not Bryan) Lambchop, Jesse Malin, etc... that is subversive, musicaly brilliant and full of colorful charachters.....
I'm not talking Billy Ray Sirus Dolly Parton or any of that bollocks - it's rootsy like Dylan or Joni Mitchell. There was also great country on the recent coen bros movie "O brother where art thou"
Come on, you know you like it.....




"Victoria o muerte"

[Silent Eye]

Quote: from Red Comrade on 7:48 pm on June 29, 2003
I hate country music, and I hate those inbred redneck motherfuckers that sing it too.

Dammit, those pieces of shit piss me off. I'm going to get Garth Brooks guitar, and I'm going to beat him with it until he stops breathing. Then I'm going to take the strings from the guitar, go to Clinton Black's house and strangle him until he's unconcious. When the fucker wakes up, he'll be tied up, and I'm going to have sex with his wife in front of him. Then I'm going to kill his cat. Afterwords, I'll burn his house down with him inside.



Jesus man, save it for the capitalists.

[SlimJin]

You sure do know a lot of country music stars for hating them so much Red C! lol

[Umoja]

Hatred of country music seems to be more of a regional bias. Personally, it doesn't bother me more then most soft rock does.

[Organic Revolution]

now why would u kill his cat... egh fuck it kill that mother fucker.. but what about us punk rockers.. with saftey pins and a bottle of wiskey:)

[Urban Rubble]

You know what ? Johnny Cash is fucking awesome.

You guys should also listen to Hank Williams III, he's pretty good. He's kind of a punk country guy.

My favorite punk band, the Swingin Utters, are starting to get a little country influence, it's cool stuff.

[Umoja]

I've seen some country videos on CMT and ironically they are like hip-hop videos. Except with white dudes in cowboy hats, less drums, more guitars, more singing and no Pharell. Besides that, they had the video girls (I guess it's not polite to say "video ho's") that were both white and black. They had fancy cars, and lots of lights... all that jazz.

[Rastafari]

Please don't use the word "Jazz" in the same paragraph (or thread, even) as CMT.

Country is pretty pathetic nowadays, I will say. Especially the dumber hippie-killing daisy-stomping rednecks, a la Charlie Daniels. He should play "The Devil went down to Iraq" as far as I'm concerned.