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The Raw Story: Legendary folk guitarist Richard Thompson records anti-war song from viewpoint of ‘grunt’
article excerpt:
“Lately at concerts he’s been singing a song in protest against the Iraq war titled ‘Dad’s Gonna Kill Me,'” Goldstein writes. “‘Dad,’ Thompson explains to audiences, is grunt-speak for ‘Baghdad,’ much as ”Nam’ once meant ‘Vietnam'”
‘Dad’s in a bad mood,
‘Dad’s got the blues;
It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose;
At least we’re winning on the Fox evening news;
‘Dad’s Gonna Kill Me.
When performing the song in public, Thompson, 57, has used a cheat sheet to head off senior moments. Check it out at in Slate: Richard Thompson’s cheat sheet to his new Iraq protest song
Listen to mp3 of “‘Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” here.
“Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” will be on his next CD, “Sweet Warrior,” slated for release in May.
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Good choice Wayne! How come you haven’t plugged Michael Franti’s album Everyone Deserves Music (2006). His documentary on Iraq and song Bomb the World (2003) are excellent indictments of the war and the forces behind it!
Chris
Wayne, all apologies. Yell Fire is the 2006 release, every deserves music is 2003.. The documentary is I know I’m not alone (2006)
C