Posted on 09/27/2018 5:13:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Barbra Streisand to Trump in new song: Don't lie to me!
MESFIN FEKADU Associated PressSeptember 27, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) When Barbra Streisand started writing lyrics for her new political song, "Don't Lie to Me," she initially aimed for "very subtle" references to President Donald Trump. But she couldn't help herself.
"I just went ballistic," she said.
"Don't Lie to Me," released Thursday, finds a passionate Streisand questioning the nation's leader and pleading for change. Lyrics include, "How do you sleep when the world keeps turning?/All that we built has come undone/How do you sleep when the world is burning?/Everyone answers to someone."
"I just can't stand what's going on," the Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winner said in an interview with The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday night. "His assault on our democracy, our institutions, our founders I think we're in a fight. ... We're in a war for the soul of America."
"Don't Lie to Me" appears on her new album, "Walls," her first project of mainly original tracks since 2005. It will be released Nov. 2.
Streisand, a proud and outspoken Democrat who has campaigned for politicians over the years, said she felt moved to write original music because of what's happening in the world. Of "The Rain Will Fall" another new song she co-wrote she says, "You can spell rain several ways."
"But it's my prophecy," she said, laughing. "I hope it comes true."
"Don't Lie to Me" came to life during a road trip. Streisand said listening to the news in the car "was making me sick, listening to lies, listening to things that are such craziness." So she turned on music and felt motivated to write a new song.
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My thoughts exactly.
My new song to her “Please don’t make me look at you”.
I am sure we and about a million others thought the same thing.
Only the GM actually thought of posting :)
Funny to read about how she apparently made Walter Matthau fed up and angry with her after not too long while working on “Hello Dolly” and that she also nearly drove director Gene Kelly out of his tree with her constant comments and attempts at bossing him around also while working on that movie.
I thing Barbra is confused. Since she moved to Canada following the 2016 election and became a Canadian citizen, her complaints should be directed to Justin Trudeau, the head of her newly adopted country? (/s)
The Broadway legend shared her reason for wanting to buy a one-way ticket to Canada in an interview with an Australian journalist where she revealed, "He has no facts. I don't know, I can't believe it. I'm either coming to your country, if you'll let me in, or Canada."
Jan Smithers...i had a major crush on that woman.
Actually, it’s Midnight Oil, not Men at Work.
Oops, you are totally correct. Mixed up my 1980’s Aussie groups.
I watch WKRP repeats, partly because of her.
That picture requires a barf alert!
Don’t look now, babs - but nobody cares.
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