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Mon 24 Sep, 2007 12:52 pm
Big surprise, Toby Keith. That boy might amount to something one day.
George Bush "lost" Merle Haggard long ago. When you lose Merle Haggard, you have lost the country.
TOBY KEITH LYRICS
"The Taliban Song"
"I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)
Now I ain't seen my wife's face since they came here
They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear
She loves the desert and the hot white sand
But man she's just like me, nah she can't stand
The Taliban (ooo taliban baby)
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban
(oh yeah the taliban) (baby)
I know where you comin from brother!
This is a patriotic love song
So y'all feel free to salute if you want,
You got my permission.
Now they attacked New York City cause they thought they could win
Said they would, stand and fight until the very bloody end
Mr Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran and said "Now, you
sons-of-bitches you better not be doin any business with the taliban"
(Taliban baby)
So we prayed to Allah with all of our might
Until those big U.S. jets came flyin one night
They dropped little bombs all over their holy land
And man you should have seen em run like rabbits, they ran
(the taliban)
You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do real fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple fingers to the Taliban
(oh yeah, taliban)
we'll bid a fair adieu and flip a big boner to The Taliban (baby)"
Perhaps the worst song ever recorded.
I'm guessing Roxxx has never recorded anything.
Roxxxanne wrote:"I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)......
You're kidding, surely?
This song can't be for real!
msolga wrote:Roxxxanne wrote:"I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)......
You're kidding, surely?
This song can't be for real!
It is for real and it is even worse if you hear it rather than just read the lyrics.
it is damn near as painful as listening to bush talk....and that's saying something....
Roxxxanne wrote:msolga wrote:Roxxxanne wrote:"I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)......
You're kidding, surely?
This song can't be for real!
It is for real and it is even worse if you hear it rather than just read the lyrics.
Oh I believe you!
You could drive someone completely around the bend, subjecting them to it, over & over again! It is so incredibly ignorant!
Tell me, were many copies actually sold?
Country music sings may be a little slow, but they ain't stupid.
no more vapid than the average country song....
Bi-Polar Bear wrote:no more vapid than the average country song....
...... if you're not an a resident of Afghanistan.
For some reason, I'm thinking the natives probably aren't spending lot of tme in Afghanistan or Iraq listening to Toby Kieth.
I'm a metal fan myself, but my sons are into pop Counry. I put it on the radio for them to be nice, but it makes me ill. Nashville is a plastic music factory in which they pay assemly line workers to write formulaic songs for plastic, pretty people to lip-sync to. It's no different than straight pop music.
If you can stomach to listen to this stuff, you'll hear the typical formulae:
God and my small hometown.
Shut up an wave yer flag...be proud to be an American.
Look at me! I'm a badass rebel!
There's more, but you get the picture.
That said, I will admit that metal has its own formulae, I write lyrics and most of my stuff follows a formula. I have a few exceptions that I am most proud of because they really tapped into my emotion and my life experience.
Toby Keith and Scotty Emerick actually write their own stuff. That is to be commended and respected. But to have this turnaround and suddenly procalaim to be a life-long Democrat after catering to the "Patriotic" public is disappointing.
I heard the "Taliban" song on the Bob and Tom program along with a hilarious song called, "I'll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again". Which he actually performed on Willie Nelson's birthday show. These songs along with a couple others are what they call "bus songs". Basically it's stuff they come up with on the bus to kill time and have some fun.
I, personally, do the same, but I do parody. And I digress.
The point is, the Nashville assembly line is going to turn out product that they think the public is going to buy. So, seeing the trend against psudo-patriotism and blind-faith nationalism, they are trying to hop on the trend and ride it until the next shift. Then they will call it "reflecting the times"
I'm sittin alone, Saturday night, watching the Late Late Show.
A bottle of wine, some cigarettes, I got no place to go.
Well, I saw your other man today; he was wearing my brand new shoes,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Well, I met my old friend Bob today from up in Bowling Green;
He had the prettiest little gal that I'd ever seen.
But I couldn't hide my tears at all, cause she looked just like you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Now everybody tells me there's other ways to get high.
They don't seem to understand I'm too far gone to try.
Now these lonely memories, they're all I can't lose,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Well my dog died just yesterday and left me all alone.
The finance company dropped by today and repossessed my home.
That's just a drop in the bucket compared to losing you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Got the Down to Seeds an Stems again Blues.
dyslexia wrote:I'm sittin alone, Saturday night, watching the Late Late Show.
A bottle of wine, some cigarettes, I got no place to go.
Well, I saw your other man today; he was wearing my brand new shoes,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Well, I met my old friend Bob today from up in Bowling Green;
He had the prettiest little gal that I'd ever seen.
But I couldn't hide my tears at all, cause she looked just like you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Now everybody tells me there's other ways to get high.
They don't seem to understand I'm too far gone to try.
Now these lonely memories, they're all I can't lose,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Well my dog died just yesterday and left me all alone.
The finance company dropped by today and repossessed my home.
That's just a drop in the bucket compared to losing you,
And I'm down to seeds and stems again, too.
Got the Down to Seeds an Stems again Blues.
Sweet! Who does that one?
Unka Ted will have a little conversation with Toby and set him straight.
cjhsa wrote:Unka Ted will have a little conversation with Toby and set him straight.
Unka Ted is a jerk off.
Of course so is Toby Keith.
Both sell outs... if wearing a dress and becoming a vegetarian democrat would revive Ted's career yet once more you'd see him modeling Christian Dior and eating spinach quiche.
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