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2004 gave us songs about the Iraqi war, milkshakes, and, uh, apologizing to a girlfriend about having a baby with another woman. Before it all fades from memory, we want to know how you'd rate the words you heard buzzing through your head as you were driving through traffic, walking with your iPod, or zoning out in front of MTV. We've gathered a sampling of notable lyrics from 20 songs that were released or on the charts during the past year, covering a range from pop to country and hip-hop, from superstars like Usher and Kanye West to critical faves...

One December a few years back, I was in Santa Claus, Indiana, and went to the Post Office - a popular destination thanks to its seasonal postmark. "Merry Christmas!" I said provocatively. But Postmistress Sandy Colyon was ready for me. "A week ago," she said, "I'd have had to say 'Happy Holidays', but we've been given a special dispensation from the Postmaster-General allowing us to say 'Merry Christmas'. So Merry Christmas!" That's "Christmas" at the dawn of the third millennium - a word you have to get a special memo from head office authorising the use thereof. In America, most...

THE CHRISTMAS SONG JINGLE BELL ROCK IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER LET IT SNOW UP ON THE HOUSETOP GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER I'M GETTIN' NOTHIN' FOR CHRISTMAS I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS WHITE CHRISTMAS SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN =================================================================================== MIDI - WINTER WONDERLAND (brief musical intro) Rove and Bush by the fire...look at how they conspire If you're a whackjob...then come join the mob Welcome to the DUmmie Wonderland They're mocked by PJComix...when he visits he vomits If you're a...

The first battle was joined about a week ago. My unit’s enemies had been enjoying many victories (all against the weak and defenseless) on battlefields outside of my area of operations when they finally showed up in a place my growling troops could get at them. I quickly consulted my small-unit leaders, analyzed the intelligence I was being provided with, called the enemy to let them know they were about to get whomped (I like to fight fair and have found that telling the enemy they are about to get their asses handed to them has a way of rattling...

Christmas Songs For The Mentally Disturbed SCHIZOPHRENIA Do you Hear What I Hear? MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER We Three Queens Disoriented Are DEMENTIA I Think I'll Be Home for Christmas NARCISSISTIC Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me MANIC Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Busses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and..... PARANOID Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me. PERSONALITY DISORDER You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell you Why. DEPRESSION Silent Anhedonia, Holy Anhedonia, All is Flat,...

NEW YORK (ASCAP/ www.ascap.com) - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers today announced an update of its Top 25 most-performed Holiday songs based on the Society's most recent performance data. Topping the list is "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" written by Robert Wells and the singing great, Mel Torme.

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"No other pop song has so thoroughly challenged and transformed the commercial laws and artistic conventions of its time, for all time," wrote Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke in an article accompanying the magazine's list of the top 500 rock songs of all time.

When Bush was on the campaign trail, he had a couple of great songs that I have since downloaded. I am looking for some other songs that would get my heart thumping. Can you suggest some songs? (I am rather new to country music.) Please help. Thanks! This is what I have so far: "Where the Stars & Stripes and the Eagles Fly" by Aaron Tippin (from Bush Campaign Trail) "Only in America" by Brooks and Dunn (from Bush Campaign Trail) "Live What I Believe" by Russ Lee & President Bush "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue" by Toby...

WASHINGTON — The song that defines Halloween for many — “Monster Mash” — is being brought back to life today with the help of the original recording artist. The new song — “Monster Slash” — was recorded by Bobby “Boris” Pickett, the co-creator of the 1962 hit “Monster Mash” and also the vocalist on the original recording. “Our goal here is to make sure that people understand that the scariest thing to happen to our forests in a long time,” said CPAL Director Peter Altman, “is the Bush administration’s plan to surrender vast quantities of virgin wilderness areas to the...

Given what I had written about them, I had no right to expect my lunch companions to be friendly. But apart from one fraught moment (of which more later), the spokesmen for the international music industry were perfectly amicable. I had written several columns and editorials arguing that the internet had deprived the record companies of their purpose, that the bullying of teenagers who downloaded free music smacked of desperation and that the industry's only hope of survival was finding a new business model. Determined to convince me that I was wrong were Jay Berman, chairman of the International Federation...

Great John Kerry Parody Songs on the Communists for Kerry Website.

"Baltimore singer/songwriter Julia Rose played an inspirational new song she wrote, "Kerry Us Through" at the G4K / Kerry Victory 2004 BBQ and Pool Party Fundraiser this past Saturday to a standing ovation. A one minute sample is available to your left. For more information contact Julia Rose. To see some of Julia's history and previous works, please visit juliarose.com"

I have been listening a lot to the following song, and though I am not a huge country fan, I find that some country songs really hit the spot -- like this new song by Julie Roberts: Break Down Here by Julie Roberts Mile marker 203 The gas gauge leanin on the edge of E I'll be danged if the rain ain't pourin down Somethin smokin underneath the hood It's a-bangin and a-clangin and it can't be good It's another 50 miles to the nearest town Everything I own is in the back in a Hefty bag I'm outta cigarettes...

    ~ Fourth Of July Music Celebration ~ * WARNING* "God" is mentioned quite frequently in many of our Patriotic songs below. If you have problems with these lyrics, may He feel justified to light a fire under thy ass to alleviate this issue.Music Key: - Lyrics - Song Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. ----Calvin Coolidge  ~ Flag Salute ~(Click on each flag)   America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we...

Streisand's Election Version of 'People' Fri Jun 25, 4:02 AM ET By The Associated Press Barbra Streisand sang a special 2004 election version of her hit "People" at a Thursday night fund-raising concert for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites). Here are the lyrics: People I mean G-O-People Who'd believe there's such people in the world Bush sees a Lotta Condoleeza They're dividing the planet's oil According to Richard "Poil" And they're all just trainees Of Cheney's Now Rumsfeld We must get rid of Rumsfeld He's the spookiest person in the world As for Powell He's neither...

LETTER TO THE ROLLING STONE (sung to the tune of On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone) Oh, we’ve heard phony rock singers. with an odor that lingers. …Don’t know anyone on the charts. We see through the sham; we know pop music’s a scam. CDs are 20 dollars a throw. We are under assault; hacks insisting it’s Bush’s fault, But the thrill you’ve never known is the thrill that’ll getcha When you cancel your subscription to the work of fiction Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone... Don’t wanna see Al Gore on’a cover. Stone... Don’t care that Madonna’s a mother. Stone......

With an Insane Yell Last night at the caucus Iowa showed Dean the door Last night 18 percent support came pumpin cross the floor They said "Come on Dean you need a little shove" And the Buckeye state don't like the Vermont Guv In the midnight hour he cried - "waaaaaahhaaaahhhh" With a insane yell he cried - "waaaaaahhaaaahhhh" In the Iowa caucus - "waaaaaahhaaaahhhh" With a crazy yell - "waaaaaahhaaaahhhh" waaaaaahhaaaahhhh Media attention but for votes sit and beg Candidates are tired and heading for the bed Dean pundit saying, he's not Honest Abe Just waiting for his next...

"This Land Is Your Land," of course. "Hard Travelin'," certainly. But "Honeyky Hanukkah"? "Hanukkah Tree"? There seems to be no end to the surprises dug up by Woody Guthrie's daughter and tireless archivist, Nora Guthrie. Five years ago she gathered rock stars to write music for some of Guthrie's thousands of unpublished lyrics, touching on decidedly non-Dust Bowl topics like U.F.O.'s, Joe DiMaggio and Ingrid Bergman. Now Ms. Guthrie has hit another jackpot. After further searches in the Woody Guthrie Archives on West 57th Street in Manhattan, where she is the executive director, Ms. Guthrie has found a series of...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Unexpected and insidious, the earworm slinks its way into the brain and refuses to leave. Symptoms vary, although high levels of annoyance and frustration are common. There are numerous potential treatments, but no cure. "Earworm" is the term coined by University of Cincinnati marketing professor James Kellaris for the usually unwelcome songs that get stuck in people's heads. Since beginning his research in 2000, Kellaris has heard from people all over the world requesting help, sharing anecdotes and offering solutions. "I quickly learned that virtually everybody experiences earworms at one time or another," he said. "I think...

US recording industry investigators say they have begun asking suspected internet song-swappers to settle copyright-infringement charges before taking them to court. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which is waging a legal campaign against Internet users who copy its songs online, said it had contacted some 204 suspected infringers with settlement offers last week. The trade group has sued hundreds of suspected song-swappers since September in an effort to discourage the rampant online copying it believes has cut into CD sales. Among those charged have been a 12-year-old girl and a 71-year-old grandfather, leading some lawmakers and consumer advocates...

<p>It's become a familiar rite of spring and summer around the country: city residents converging on a grassy park hillside, spreading out a blanket and enjoying a free concert.</p> <p>But even "free" concerts come with a price tag — and the organization charged with protecting copyrighted songs is determined to make sure that bill gets paid.</p>

<p>THIRTY-NINE pages of song lyrics by Lorenz Hart- almost all in the celebrated lyricist's own hand - have been discovered in a vault at the J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.</p> <p>Most of the lyrics are of songs from shows Hart wrote with Richard Rodgers in the '20s. However, it also includes lyrics for songs for which the music was either lost or never written.</p>

I do not know why Senate Republicans are so responsive to Hollywood, and the recording/publishing industry. First we got term extension, adding 20 years to an already more than adequate term. (Upheld by the Supreme Court in the Eldred case.)Then we endured the Uruguay agreement where most foreign works published in the U.S. were put back under copyright protection. Then we were blessed with the La Cienega provision, which assured that all songs first published as recordings remained protected and were extended to benefit the publishing industry. Now Senator Hatch has announced his stupid "hack the copyright bandits" proposal. (I...

Connecticut US Senator Joe Lieberman-'We are Family' Sister Sledge House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt 'Simply the Best' Tina Turner New York Civil Rights Activist Reverend Al Sharpton -'Get Up, Stand Up' [Dont give up the fight] Bob Maley and the Wailers Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean- ''A Little Less Conversation' [A Little More Action] Elvis Presley North Carolina US Senator John Edwards 'Im A Believer'-Smashmouth cover of The Monkees TuneJohn Kerry- 'No Surrender' Bruce Springsteen

Check this song out. Clint Black.. future Freeper?

I think Chris Ledoux said it best with his song "I Believe in America." This song shows the conservative roots of country music. His song is still patriotic today even though it was written in the 80's(right after Carter's disastrous administration). If you like the lyrics, then try to download it online or get some of his music. He has many albums. His three volume set titled "Chris Ledoux: American Cowboy" has it. Eat your heart out, Dixie Chicks! I Believe In America This country's seen some hard times, lord knows she's deep in debt. She's comin' through another depression...

How do you like you now? Sung to the tune of "How do you like me now?" by Toby KeithWith appologies to the original singer and songwriter Your always the crazy one Protest in a stadium And you Paint bright colors on your protest sign You think your the perfect one a Socialist chosen one On your big sign you wrote 'Saddam's regime's fine' You only wanted to get some attention But it overlooks you somehow You must have too many screws loose to mention And your socialist stance makes you proud How do you like you now? How do...

Posted Mar. 06, 2003 Eric Klister column: Look for musicians to turn up volume on anti-war stanceThe bombs are about to fall, troops are set to be deployed and tanks are ready to roll, or so it appears. I wonder what Bruce Springsteen and Madonna are thinking. As sure as it appears that a war with Iraq is imminent, you also can bet that musicians are ready to launch their own attack in the form of protest songs, speeches and advertisements. Curiously, the music industry so far has turned down the volume on anti-war sentiments. At this year’s Grammys, hardly...

Country artist Darryl Worley is first out of the gate with a record that endorses war with Iraq. The top new song on this week's country chart at No. 43, Have You Forgotten? may seem to equate Saddam Hussein with Osama bin Laden, but the record is striking a chord.

  Song Stuck in Your Head? You're Not AloneBy Alison McCookNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The vast majority of people say they have been mentally tortured at one point in their lives by a song that keeps repeating itself over and over in their heads.And new research shows that people most frequently plagued by this phenomenon are those with slightly neurotic tendencies , and people who enjoy and listen to music often. These mental broken records are also more likely to play the first or last song we hear in different situations, such as the first song that comes on...

WASHINGTON (Variety) - Handing the entertainment business an enormous win Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) upheld a 1998 law giving Hollywood nearly a century before having to release copyrighted pictures into the public domain and lose exclusive rights to sell coveted classics. In a 7-2 ruling worth billions to showbiz, the justices said Capitol Hill was perfectly within its rights when it extended the life of copyrighted works by two decades, from 75 to 95 years. Industryites say the ruling provides an important investment incentive, both for future projects and for hundreds of existing works. With...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld longstanding copyrights designed to protect the profits of songs, books and cartoon characters, a huge victory for Disney and other companies. The 7-2 ruling, while not unexpected, was a blow to Internet publishers and others who wanted to make old books available online and use the likenesses of a Mickey Mouse cartoon and other old creations without paying high royalties. Hundreds of thousands of books, movies and songs were close to being released into the public domain when Congress extended the copyright by 20 years in 1998. Justices said the copyright extension,...

Jagger says first Stones songs were 'crap' October 13 2002 at 05:35PMMick and Keef: "Nobody has been scumbag rockers like us and lived to tell the tale." Photo: AP London - The first songs penned by Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richard were so sentimental they were ashamed of them, Jagger told BBC Radio in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday. "We couldn't write rock songs. We just wrote these crap ballads," he told Britain's Radio Five Live, in extracts of an interview that were released before Sunday's broadcast. The band's first five hits were all cover versions...

On the Kirby Wilber Show on KVI 570AM this morning, they played a song parody composed by Kirby's producer, David Bose, in response to an op-ed piece in the Seattle Post Intelligencer by an Arabic terrorist who is now a "citizen" of the United States, complaining about our country and saying he's ashamed of America. Below are some of the lyrics, and the letter from Osama Shabeneh, an America-hating Palestinian who moved to the U.S. from Hebron on the West Bank and was recently granted US citizenship. I'm Ashamed to be an American(Sung to the tune of to "I'm Proud...

Molly Malone 'Twas in old Atlanta, where Pop was a cantor, Our picket lines clashed, and I met my true love. My avid insistence met massive resistance, crying: "Rockets and missiles!. Alive, alive, oh! Alive, alive, oh, alive, alive, oh! Rockets and missiles! Alive, alive, oh! She was a bomb banner who walked from Savannah And there, I first set eyes on Molly Malone. She called me a blackguard and carried a placard, crying: "Rockets and missiles!. Alive, alive, oh! Alive, alive, oh, alive, alive, oh! Rockets and missiles! Alive, alive, oh! I am a warmonger, an old-time witch hunter...