Had a bad day, feat. Toby Keith

Last I checked, musicians tend to make money off their songs, no matter what they happen to be about. Jesus, this post-Christmas stupidity is astounding.

 

Sure, but last I checked "Where were you when the world stopped turning" sold a lot more copies than "Leroy the redneck reindeer".

 

But one veiwpoint was taken off of radio playlists across the country when the war started.

 

It wasn't him, I think it was more the FCC has tightened things up so much that everyone is scared to do anything

 

What difference does it make? Artists write and sing about all kinds of shit. If people like it, they buy it. If they don't, they pass.

This whole "pandering" argument is bullshit. You're basically saying that an artist shouldn't make money off a song if you don't like that artist and/or the song. Do you know how fucking ignorant that is? I'm guessing no.

 

"I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man
I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan
Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in
They call themselves the Taliban
(ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)

Now I ain't seen my wife's face since they came here
They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear
She loves the desert and the hot white sand
But man she's just like me, nah she can't stand
The Taliban (ooo taliban baby)

You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban
(oh yeah the taliban) (baby)

I know where you comin from brother!
This is a patriotic love song
So y'all feel free to salute if you want,
You got my permission.

Now they attacked New York City cause they thought they could win
Said they would, stand and fight until the very bloody end
Mr Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran and said "Now, you
sons-of-bitches you better not be doin any business with the taliban"
(Taliban baby)

So we prayed to Allah with all of our might
Until those big U.S. jets came flyin one night
They dropped little bombs all over their holy land
And man you should have seen em run like rabbits, they ran
(the taliban)

You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be
Ride Camel Ride
My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side
We should do real fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan
We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple fingers to the Taliban
(oh yeah, taliban)
we'll bid a fair adieu and flip a big boner to The Taliban (baby)"

 

You mean the FCC that had Colin Powell's son picked as it's head in Jan. 2001?

 

Your point, Zeke?

 

I have no point. It's part of my charm.

And, apparently, that, a belt buckle, and some really shitty lyrics could make me a star in the rigged game of country music.

 

Not so much ... Natalie Maines wore an "FUTK" T-shirt to an awards show after the controversy bubbled over.

 

He'd been in as a Commish since 1998 and took over soon after the Bush term began.

 

No, I'm saying that they saw everything that was going on, and the idea for a song that would sell a ton of copies emerged.

At least when some -- see Elton John's reworking of "Candle In The Wind" -- do this, they donate all the procedes to charity. All of the procedes from Jackson's song went into his and his label's pockets.