ROFLMAO! This is "Our Country"

[OmahaBlueDog]

Mellencamp songs off McCain's playlist By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writer
Fri Feb 8, 10:39 AM ET

It may be "Our Country," but it's John Mellencamp's song.

When the liberal rocker found out his songs were being played at events for Republican John McCain's presidential campaign, Mellencamp's publicist sent a letter that questioned the campaign's playlist.

"Are you sure you want to use his music to promote Senator McCain's efforts?" according to the letter sent to McCain's campaign on Monday. "Logic says that the facts might prove to be an embarrassment, were they to be circulated widely."

McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that the songs would no longer be played. He declined to elaborate.

The letter explained Mellencamp was a liberal who had supported Democrat John Edwards, who recently dropped out of the race.

Publicist Bob Merlis said Mellencamp told him that the situation made him uncomfortable and he couldn't imagine McCain would want to be associated with him.

"You know, here's a guy running around saying, 'I'm a true conservative.'" Merlis told The Associated Press. "Well, if you're such a true conservative, why are you playing songs that have a very populist pro-labor message written by a guy who would find no argument if you characterized him as left of center?"

Mellencamp songs that had been played at McCain's events included "Our Country" and "Pink Houses." In "Our Country," Mellencamp sings, "There's room enough here for science to live, and there's room enough here for religion to forgive." In "Pink Houses," he sings about a simple man who "pays for the thrills, the bills and the pills that kill."

His other hits include "Jack and Diane," "Hurts So Good" and "Small Town." Mellencamp is scheduled to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10 in New York.

[LaStrega]

1. I'm not a fan of Mellencamp's music ...

But this kicks ass. K&R

[underpants]

2. Justice and Independence

He was born on the fourth day of july
So his parents called him independence day
He married a girl named justice who gave birth
To a son called nation
Then she walked away
Independence he would daydream and he’d pretend
That someday him and justice and nation would get together again
But justice held up in a shotgun shack
And she wouldn’t let nobody in
So a nation cried

Chorus:
Oh oh
When a nation cries
His tears fall down like missiles from the skies
Justice look into independence’s eyes
Can you make everyrhing alright
Can you keep your nation warm tonight

Well nation grew up and got himself a reputation
Couldn’t keep the boy at home no no
He just kept running ’round and ’round and ’round and ’round
Independence and justice well they felt so ashamed
When the nation fell down they argued who was to blame
Nation if you’ll just come home we’ll have this family again
Oh nation don’t cry

Chorus:
Oh oh
When a nation cries
His tears fall down like missiles from the skies
Justice look into independence’s eyes
Can you make everyrhing alright
Can you keep your nation warm tonight

Roll a rock across the country
Everbody come along
When you’re feelin’ down yeah yeah
Just sing this song yeah yeah

[Deja Q]

3. "Hurts So Good" - maybe McCain should use that, now that Romney won't have a chance to?

Of course, Clinton or Obama can pay for it too... anyone has the option to buy... but this is politics; since when is honesty a prerequisite? :silly:

[OmahaBlueDog]

4. Ah, but there is a Mellencamp song for Romney!

"I'm Not Running Anymore"

[TlalocW]

5. Rightwingers just have a hard time understanding rock songs

Reagan thought Springsteen's, "Born in the U.S.A." was a patriotic rock anthem.
Rush's intro music (I think it still is), "My City Was Gone," by the Pretenders, which is about environmental and social concerns, which he actually knew about but thought it was funny to play - although I'm sure he didn't like it when Chrissie Hynde made him pay back royalties to PETA.

The funniest case of a singer telling a politician to stop using his song (I think) was Billy Ray Cyrus telling George W. to stop using, "Achy Breaky Heart," at his rallies in 2000. Even Billy "The Mullet" Ray could tell that W. was a jerk.

TlalocW