The Islam Polka!
Posted on 05/23/2006 11:11:37 AM PDT by pissant
The world is full of bad songs and horrific singer-songwriters. Just tune in to any radio station, be it country, top 40, "classic rock", or alternative and you are bound to have your ears offended in short order.
But there is NOTHING more irritating than hearing some lunatic, left-winger try to elevate the pop song into some kind of overt, intellectual commentary on the evils of America or the glory of being a hippie. Sure, some artists managed to cut a decent song. I still like the Mommas and the Poppas "California Dreaming", for example. But the whole genre wreaks to high heaven.
The List:
7. We are the World -- Various Artists. An utterly hideous attempt to feed starving Biafrins. If these idiots would have just given the money it took to assemble, to produce, and advertise this turd and donated it to the charity, it would have saved us alot of misery.
6. White Bird -- It's a Beautiful Day. Sappiness, your name is White Bird. Don't even know what the song is about exactly. I turn the station too fast.
5. Sky Pilot -- Eric Burden and the Animals. While I generally liked this band, this song is unlistenable, and unintelligible.
4. What's Goin On -- Marvin Gaye. In my estimation, this was the beginning of the downfall for a talented Motown star. It was apparent that he had no clue of "what's goin on".
3. Big Yellow Taxi -- Joni Mitchell. I liked Joni's early, breezy brand of folk pop. Her album Blue is still likable. The problem is not the tune here, it's the insipid lyrics. Uhg.
2. Eve of Destruction -- Barry McGuire. Complete idiocy. Apparently influenced Algore and John Kerry. Apparently that was a long "eve" he was carterwauling about.
1. Imagine -- John Lennon. This was proof to me that Paul McCartney was the real talent in the Beatles.
It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Speaking on Neil Innes (a.k.a. Ron Nasty)
Let's be natural,
every woman every man,
let's be natural,
like Mother Nature planned,
let's be natural
I never thought he was all that talented either.
Pete Seeger. Died in the wool communist.
A most perfect illustration!
The Islam Polka!
I have no clue. I thought his schtick was clever when I was 25. By 26, I think I got sick of him.
Trying desperately to be relevant.
Now THAT is talent! LOL
Now I'm gonna have that song in my head all day.
I didn't need that! LOL
I'm sure you've heard some of the others. Maybe the names are unfamiliar. How old are you?
that would be an instant CLASSIC.
How could you leave off Country Joe's "Fixin' to Die Rag?"
Well it's one-two-three
What are fightin' for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five-six-seven
Open up the pearly gates
Well there ain't no time to wonder why
Whoop-ee we're all gonna die!
Now c'mon all you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again . . . .
[primal scream]
save your money instead for the re-issue of the British TV show Do Not Adjust Your Set, which had 4 of the 6 future Pythons plus music by Innes' Bonzo Dog Band
"People Let's Stop the War" GFR
I loved GFR, but this as just insipid.
They're all insipid. That should be the name of the genre.
Well, that at least has an attempt at humor. Which is more than the left can muster in this day and age.
We are the Folk Song Army.
Everyone of us cares.
We all hate poverty, war, and injustice,
Unlike the rest of you squares.
There are innocuous folk songs.
Yeah, but we regard 'em with scorn.
The folks who sing 'em have no social conscience.
Why they don't even care if Jimmy Crack Corn.
If you feel dissatisfaction,
Strum your frustrations away.
Some people may prefer action,
But give me a folk song any old day.
The tune don't have to be clever,
And it don't matter if you put a coupla extra syllables into a line.
It sounds more ethnic if it ain't good English,
And it don't even gotta rhyme--excuse me--rhyne.
Remember the war against Franco?
That's the kind where each of us belongs.
Though he may have won all the battles,
We had all the good songs.
So join in the Folk Song Army,
Guitars are the weapons we bring
To the fight against poverty, war, and injustice.
Ready! Aim! Sing!
(Tom Lehrer -- TW3)
Grand Funk? I find it hard to believe you liked them. She ain't Some Kind of Wonderful to me. ;o)
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