Bonnie Rat feeling quite pretty.
Posted on 07/21/2004 5:48:46 PM PDT by Nachum
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Winding up her summer tour across Europe, rhythm and blues singer Bonnie Raitt (news) drew thunderous applause at the Stockholm Jazz Festival for dedicating a classic to U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites).
"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."
The song, penned by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, has been sung by several notable performers, including Mable John, Lou Rawls and others.
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 nine-time Grammy award winner 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 Safe Energy.
Raitt finished off her set with several blues classics, original songs, including several from her breakthrough 1989 album "Nick of Time" and John Prine covers.
It's getting so I can't buy any more CDs.
Doesn't matter, the lie is now out there. [resigned shrug]
She looka lika man!
"1979 album"
25 years ago!
In front of 3,000 in Sweden! Wow, I'm impressed. These washed-up has-beens are pandering to the anti-Americanism overseas to resurrect their own declining careers.
Maybe she'll do us all a favor and stay in the Socialist Utopia of Sweden.
That Fugly Wench needs some Botox!!
"...This is awful. Before you know it performers like Bobby McFerrin and Falco..."
I can't speak for Bobby McFerrin and the others, but Falco died in a car wreck several years ago.
Somebody got that picture of dear Bonnie I saw on another thread? She looks like Cruella d'Ville at the ripe old age of eighty-five.
"Actually, I love how they shove it in our faces. Bonnie Raitt and her Hollywood ilk are actually covert operatives for the Bush campaign. hehehe"
They are so covert that they don't even know it.
Bonnie Raitt no longer Rates with me.
I could be wrong, but it seems like most of the airheads who make these pronouncements are has-beens. My theory is that their audiences have already diminished so much that they're glad to get any publicity, even if it's negative.
I noticed that, too! Pathetic!
Bonnie Rat feeling quite pretty.
I can't seem to find it. Maybe if I look up "ridden hard, and put away wet" in the dictionary, I'll find her photo there? ;-)
She looks like Cruella d'Ville at the ripe old age of eighty-five.
ROFLMAO! Love it!
Close but no cigar. Bonnie Raitt was the one who said, on the way to a party: "I hope there's no one there whose face I haven't sat on."
Yes, a drug addict who has benefited from a free America. Raitt looks like a dried up prune and is very ugly. I know she would have a tough time finding a man unless he was strung out on a crack pipe. Bush/Cheney2004
My sh*tlist gets growing. Commie Raitt is ugly and washed up.
Arghhhhhhhhhhhh, this old man wouldn't touch it.
Doncha just luv them when they do this only overseas?
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