A Liberal party official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, revealed that the Liberal Party of Canada has chosen the Johnny Cash classic, “A Boy Named Sue”, as their campaign theme song.
A Liberal party official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, revealed that the Liberal Party of Canada has chosen the Johnny Cash classic, “A Boy Named Sue”, as their campaign theme song.
They could also use Folsom Prison Blues.
Or how about that song One Piece At A Time, where a a guy working for GM in Detroit smuggles out a car piece by piece.
The Libranos, of course, are stealing Canada one piece at a time.
Now that’s too funny. Speaking of songs Kate, how’re your lyrical skills. I’m looking for submissions to:
http://www.mediaright.ca/Songbook.htm
Let’s see what you can come up with… I’ll take almost anything, as long as it’s not lude… but then again, funny and lude just may make the cut. Maybe the Libranos will pay you handsomely if they like your tune… but then again, they send the SRTC looking for you for lack of Canadian content. Better include a line or two about Trailer Park Boys.
Then again, what does a Red-kneck-dead-gopher-picture-taker sing about anyway?
Hey another Johnny Cash tune for the Libranos, especially when appearing before Gomery or the press: It Ain’t Me, Babe.
It aint me, babe
No, no, no
It ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for, babe
“Only the Strong Survive”
I’m working on:
Gone Gone Gone, It’s been Gone so Long
Our cash has been gone so long
Good music choices for the Libranos. I think Jailhouse Rock might be an appropriate theme song for them.
O Nannyda!
Our home and naive land!
True taxation drones, our welfare states’ command!
Without transfat hearts we see the rise,
The subjectively true North free of American militarism!
From far and wide,
O Nannyda, we’ register our guns for thee!
Liberals, keep our land subsidized and bribed!
O Nannyda, they hate America for thee!
O Nannyda, we’ negotiate in international court for thee!
BRAVO!
Good one Kate!
I remember the baffled look on my French girlfriends face pointing out some differences between the American and Canadian anthems.
Star Spangled Banner: 1) it is in triple time (as opposed to all other national anthems that are in a duple or march meter) thus it is NOT a military march but a “narrative.” 2) it is essentially a question “Oh say can you see…?” 3) it does NOT mention God.
Oh Canuckistan: 1) it IS a duple meter miltary march. 2) it mentions God (forbid!) “God keep our land”
Man, pointing that out sends the typical brainwashed Lib into a catatonic state!
Priceless!
I Just found the Libranos’ merchandise website. Kind of annoyed me though that the web master is Joe Volpe. I couldn’t resist buying the new Librano CD release by that ever popular Liberal singing group the Gravy Train Quartet. Chuck, Jean, Alfonso, and Jacques outdo themselves on their lastest disk. The songs are great:
Side A
. The Pirate Song
. Plunder Road
. CBC: Who’s your Daddy?
. Rags To Riches
. Loose Lips Sink ships
Side B
. Money For Nothing
. Invoices from Heaven
. This Land’s Money Is Our Money
. Mr. Bagman (with special appearance by the Chordettes)
. He’s In The Jailhouse Now
Gomery Commission first question to each witness should be:
Are you now or have you ever been a made member of the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec Wing)?
Never did learn the Canadaian anthem, they changed the damn thing to many times. Only remember standing for God Save the Queen when i was a kid and having to look at some old ladies picture on the wall(sarcasim of course, but when your a kid that’s how you see it). I think Kate’s sounds familiar and probably best describes the country…. I’ll learn that one….
Doug:
The music for ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ was not composed as a narrative of the type you are thinking of, but as a narrative akin to ‘Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall’: it was the official drinking song (�To Anacreon in Heaven”) of a Gentlemen’s Club in London, c.1780.
Cheers
JMH
JMH: That’s a myth. It was the “constitutional” song of the Anacreontic Society in London, NOT a “drinking” song in our sense of the word. But on the other hand, who wasn’t drinking copious quantities in 18th century London anyway? The source of that confusion comes from the namesake of the club, the Greek poet Anacreon, best known for his songs praising Bacchus. The music was composed by John Stafford Smith, an English organist from Glouster. His tune was used for the national anthem of Luxemoborg until they too contracted march fever.
Anyway, what I was refering to was the wedding of that popular tune with the words of one Francis Scott Key to create perhaps the most stirring national anthem in existence (just ask all the people on the boats headed towards America). Words inspired by an event during the War of 1812, a war, I’ll have you know, that was fought between the British and Americans NOT the Canadians and Americans as your Trudeaupian brainwashing has led you to believe. There was no such thing as a “Canadian” at that point in history anyway.
HAH! Now have at it, castrated Canucks.
Doug:
I was planning to politely disagree with you but, based on your second paragraph, I don’t think it’s worth my while. And I do not wish to offend our hostess, but I’ll put it simply:
a. I’m in the Canadian Army, and
b. You don’t know —-.
Cheers
JMH
“That’s my family, Kaye. It’s not me.”
With all respect to Kate, this would be the Liberal campaign theme song. (MP3, 1 MB).
SDA/Kate,
Anyone in need of song ideas can come see eitherorr.blogspot.com.
This, actually, is too stinkin’ easy.
But, in consideration of equal time, here’s a Stephen Harper/Peter McKay collaboration on a Derek & the Dominos (Eric Clapton/Duane Allman) classic dedicated to the Libranos… (And I didn’t change a single word!!!)
TELL THE TRUTH � Derek & the Dominoes
Tell the truth. Tell me who’s been fooling you?
Tell the truth. Who’s been fooling who?
There you sit there, looking so cool
While the whole show is passing you by.
You better come to terms with your fellow men soon, cause…
The whole world is shaking now. Can’t you feel it?
A new dawn is breaking now. Can’t you see it?
Tell the truth. Tell me who’s been fooling you
Tell the truth. Who’s been fooling who?
It doesn’t matter just who you are,
Or where you’re going or been.
Open your eyes and look into your heart.
The whole world is shaking now. Can’t you feel it?
A new dawn is breaking now. Can’t you see it?
I said see it, yeah, can’t you see it?
Can’t you see it, yeah, can’t you see it?
I can see it, yeah.
Tell the truth. Tell me who’s been fooling you
Tell the truth. Who’s been fooling who?
Hear what I say, ’cause every word is true.
You know I wouldn’t tell you no lies.
Your time’s coming, gonna be soon, boy.