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Bonnie Raitt Dedicates Song, 'About to End' to Bush
Yahoo! News ^
| July 21, 2004
| AP
Posted on 07/21/2004 2:30:23 PM PDT by O.C. - Old Cracker
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Winding up her summer tour across Europe, Bonnie Raitt (news) drew thunderous applause at the Stockholm Jazz Festival for dedicating a classic to President George Bush.
"We're gonna sing this for George Bush because he's out of here, people!" Raitt crowed Tuesday night before she launched into the opening licks of "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," a cover that was featured on her 1979 album, "The Glow."
Bonnie and Joan Baez visit Julia Butterfly Hill on her
100-foot high platform during her historic two-year
tree-sit in Luna, a 1000-year-old Redwood.
The song, written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, has been sung by several notable performers, including Mable John and Lou Rawls.
Raitt's comments resulted in a round of applause and even whistles from among the estimated 3,000 concertgoers at the Swedish capital's annual jazz event held on the banks of the downtown Skeppsholmen island.
Swedes are skeptical of Bush, and the Scandinavian country refused to support his efforts in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) in 2003.
The Grammy-winning singer is no stranger to political activism. Her Web site urges fans to learn more about preserving the environment and she was a founding member of MUSE, or Musicians United for Save Energy.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abouttoend; bonnie; bush; fatdumbbeotch; lefties; raitt; shutupandsing
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To: randog
And how much energy does it take to transport a recording artist, her entourage (musicians, roadies, various toadies and attendants), and her equipment across the country/world so that she can sing about how the rest of us really ought to quit wasting energy? G-d, these idiotic, arrogant pricks really do live in a bubble, don't they?
Well said.
To: Militiaman7
A has been, never very good, drugged out liberal hippie
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Hmmmm? I've been thinking lately about all these people starting to make public comments about their hatred for President Bush.
I've been wondering if GOD is working a rope-a-dope on these people ..?? The scriptures clearly state that "GOD will not strive with man forever".
How embarrassing will it be when Bush is re-elected in such an overwhelming number that all these people who have been bad-mouthing Bush end up disgraced.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:44:54 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(President Bush: America is the Greatest Nation on the Face of the Earth)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:45:02 PM PDT
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(Shut up and sing. I don't care what you think.)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
She must be burnt out, she sure looks like she is.
To: Militiaman7
Bonnie's an old numbers runner for the Left.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:46:13 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I have one of her first albums which she dedicated "To The People of North Vietnam".
No big surprise.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:46:17 PM PDT
by
wingman1
(Hey Kerry. Why the long face?)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Bonnie Raitt? Never heard of her.
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Swedes are skeptical of Bush, and the Scandinavian country refused to support his efforts in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) in 2003.Swedes were also skeptical of Roosevelt and Churchill and the Scandinavian country refused to support their efforts in the U.S.-led invasion of Normandy in 1944.
I didn't know that Bonnie Raitt was a such dumbass.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:48:01 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
To: af_vet_1981
A has been, never very good, drugged out liberal hippie."
Actually, I think she's one of the best female rock singers ever, maybe the best. But that doesn't prevent her from being a political moron (see post #9).
To: randog
I had similar thoughts. Anyway to figure out what kind of car(s) she owns/drives? Just curious!
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:49:46 PM PDT
by
samiam1972
(Live simply so that others may simply live!)
To: Militiaman7
Who the heck is Bonnie Raitt? I was wondering the same thing.
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Just another 'has been' looking to get their name in the news.
To: wideawake
the Scandinavian country refused to support their efforts in the U.S.-led invasion of Normandy in 1944. It was worse than that; although neutral they supplied iron ore to the Nazis throughout WWII.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:52:29 PM PDT
by
Timocrat
(I Emanate on your Auras and Penumbras Mr Blackmun)
To: Argus
"We must assume that Bonnie rowed herself to Sweden in a solar-powered corracle."
LOL I'll have to remember that one. It calls to mind how during the 1974 oil crisis John Denver was discovered to have a personal gasoline storage tank on his ranch.
To: wideawake; wingman1
Well, now you know.
Her second album, 'Give It Up' (1972) was dedicated to the people of North Vietnam.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:53:40 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Another has been, or is it never was?
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:55:29 PM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
("If you want a little peace, sometimes you gotta fight" - Sammy Hagar)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Raitt and all these folks are so 9-10.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:55:50 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Ronstadt, and now Bonnie Raitt - They used to be a couple of my favorite female singers.
I hope Emmylou Harris has the good sense to keep her mouth shut.
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:56:26 PM PDT
by
3catsanadog
(When anything goes, everything does.)
To: Timocrat
It was worse than that; although neutral they supplied iron ore to the Nazis throughout WWII.Yes indeed.
The Swedes don't seem to bring that one up much, do they?
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posted on
07/21/2004 2:56:27 PM PDT
by
wideawake
(God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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