eleny
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:05 PM
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Song "Takin' My Country Back" |
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Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 01:05 PM by eleny
Thom Hartmann has been talking about this song and has been sharing info about it as his chat room folks have been researching it. He's trying to find a cd of it so he can share it with friends and family. It sounds great. Here it is in mp3 format and also a link to the 2004 Buzzflash article about it. The song had a web site that isn't active now. Audio http://www.1010kxxt.com/audio/takinmycountryback.mp3Buzzflash article http://www.buzzflash.com/alerts/04/10/ale04066.html
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:18 PM
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1. I'm not a fan of country music, but |
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the lyrics are sweet! Thanks!
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:25 PM
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I can take country music or leave it. But some songs are terrific. When Thom played it, it got my attention.
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:18 PM
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2. Cool. Here's one of my favorites: |
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It's very apt, for today, but was written in 1980!!!
Warren Zevon - The Envoy
Nuclear arms in the Middle East Israel is attacking the Iraqis The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese And Baghdad does whatever she please Looks like another threat to world peace Send the Envoy
Things got hot in El Salvador CIA got caught and couldn't do no more He's got diplomatic immunity He's got a lethal weapon that nobody sees Looks like another threat to world peace For the Envoy Send the Envoy Send the Envoy
Whenever there's a crisis The President sends his envoy in Guns in Damascus Woe, Jerusalem
Nuclear arms in the Middle East Israel is attacking the Iraqis The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese And Baghdad do whatever she please Looks like another threat to world peace For the Envoy Send the Envoy . . . Send for me
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eleny
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Mon Aug-22-05 01:24 PM
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3. Great song! Here's the lyrics to "Takin'..." |
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Takin' My Country Back
Author: David A. Kent
Country music's got mamas and daddys We got bar rooms and old heartbreak songs But I'm here today to stand up and say How I feel about my home sweet home What's left, what's right and what's wrong...and
I'm taking my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh, I been watchin' you and I don't like How you've been treatin' my stars and stripes You took our jobs and sent 'em overseas Now we owe billions to the red Chinese You blew the budget and you botched Iraq So I'm taking my country back.
We had a bundle in the treasury drawer More than there had ever been there before But every day we're drownin' deeper in dept Maybe four years should be all you get Then you gave tax breaks to the millionaires And tried to make the workin' man pay But you can't tax a man when his jobs not there Now look at where we are today...hey
I'm taking my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh I been watchin' you and I don't like How you been treatin' my stars and stripes You've got too many fancy friends for me The Saudis treat you like you're royalty You blew the budget and you botched Iraq Now I'm takin' my country back
Now I can understand why you were hot 'Cause Bin Laden never did get caught So you said we had Saddam to blame Tried to tell us it was all the same But now the years roll by and our kids keep dyin' You don't even have a plan to bring 'em home And those W.M.D. you promised on T.V. Hey admit it, you figured it wrong...so I'm takin' my country back
Now you don't know my name, but you know who I am I'm your everyday work hard, play hard Raise kids and pray hard common man And lord knows I love this land...that's why
I'm taking my country back Son, you ain't been doin' her right Oh I been watchin' you and I don't like How you been treatin' my stars and stripes You say "unite" but you divide us more Cussin' each other on the Senate floor Ain't we supposed to be above all that? Hey I'm taking my country back I got my family and my church and flag... Now I'm takin' my country back
Copyright 2004 David A. Kent
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