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April 02, 2003

John Mellencamp's anti-war song, "To Washington"

John Mellencamp, one of my all-time favorite musical artists, has released a protest song called "To Washington". It's more than just a war protest song -- it's protesting the whole chain of events that led Bush and us to this point.

I've been a Mellencamp fan since before anyone knew his name was Mellencamp -- since I was a little kid, really. In many ways, he could be said to be my first favorite artist. I had older sisters, so in the early 80's, the music I heard was Meatloaf, John Cougar, Bob Seger, AC/DC, and KISS. John, Bob, and 'Loaf were my favorites back then, probably in that order.

Here are the lyrics of "To Washington", but don't let this be an excuse not to listen to the song itself. Getting this song airplay is going up as an action item at HowToStopTheWar.org.

To Washington

Eight years of peace and prosperity
Scandal in the White House
An election is what we need
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So America voted on a president
No one kept count
On how the election went
From Florida to Washington

Goddamn, said one side
And the other said the same
Both looked pretty guilty
But no one took the blame
From coast-to-coast to Washington

So a new man in the White House
With a familiar name
Said he had some fresh ideas
But it's worse now since he came
From Texas to Washington

And he wants to fight with many
And he says it's not for oil
He sent out the National Guard
To police the world
From Baghdad to Washington

What is the thought process
To take a humans life
What would be the reason
To think that this is right
From heaven to Washington
From Jesus Christ to Washington

Posted by Lance Brown at April 2, 2003 01:21 AM | TrackBack

Comments

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Posted by: Phill at June 11, 2003 08:24 PM

Being from south-west Michigan, I USED TO like LCM. Being a Veteran, I now DESPISE him!

Posted by: Andrew Bauer at June 16, 2003 05:05 AM

ALRIGHT! I like when americans act like real patriotic americans instead of giving in to fear and pressure from whiny misinformed chumps, and corporations who want to control all the news so their corrupt candidates can be re-elected to facilitate soaring profits while the citizens watch their quality of life get flushed down a polluted toilet. God bless you, John, for embodying the spirit of this great country, and for recognizing what's happening instead of burying your head in the sand. THIS is what the USA is truly about.

Posted by: Patriot at June 19, 2003 10:16 AM

Wow, how original. Another liberal musician that is anti-Bush. I'll start questioning my political beliefs when these "artists" (I'm using the term loosely) start agreeing with me.

Posted by: Boscoe at June 19, 2003 01:24 PM

YOU ARE A JACKASS LANCE BROWN

Posted by: dick hertz at July 10, 2003 03:06 PM

Nice summary... thanks for posting it.

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