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To: marron
Last century...

The Smiths 'Ask'- "...If it's not Love, then it's the Bomb that will bring us together..." Nah.

KMFDM 'A Drug Against War' - "...Stronger than never ever before, KMFDM is a drug against war..." Probably not.

Something more recent, ...

Outkast 'BOB (Bombs Over Baghdad)'- "...Don't pull the thang out, unless you plan to bang Bombs over Baghdad!..."
20 posted on 01/28/2003 3:28:03 PM PST by new cruelty
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To: new cruelty
Outkast 'BOB (Bombs Over Baghdad)'- "...Don't pull the thang out, unless you plan to bang Bombs over Baghdad!..."

I like it... by the way, is that a real song?

As for "Lets Dance", it came to mind, because years ago I remember the Army playing that song, at full blast, when they had Noriega surrounded in his hideout, trying to force him to give up. Something about the image of soldiers waiting for him to come out, the song took on a slightly different meaning than I'm sure Bowie intended.

Of course, listening to Bowie at full blast, hour after hour, might be enough to make anyone shoot themselves in the head, I'm surprised the soldiers didn't off themselves, or blow up the loudspeakers, or surrender to Noriega...

Do you remember the old Clint Eastwood movie, a WW2 episode where he leads a tank company in a raid behind the lines to steal some gold... the tankers went into battle with huge speakers playing country music if I remember correctly... Kelly's Heros, I believe it was...

23 posted on 01/28/2003 3:45:52 PM PST by marron
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Oh, another one... Mars Attacks, where they save the world from alien invasion by playing country music at full blast... makes the Martians heads explode...

24 posted on 01/28/2003 3:54:51 PM PST by marron
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