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As much is being said today about George Herman Walker Bush today I have to harken back to my time as a Republican. I switched watching Jesse Jackson's "That's Not America" speech at the 1992 Democratic Convention. I watched it in an Army barracks in Germany.
While in the Army during the first Gulf War we were victims of one of the most unholy unGodly songs ever created. They started playing it endlessly everywhere and it continued milking money into 2016.
We'd congregate for final formation and "Taps" would be played. As always. Then they started adding Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA". At first no one knew what to do. Do we stay at attention? Parade rest? At first it was parade rest, months later we just milled around. Finally, FINALLY, someone let out "Do we REALLY have to stand here and listen to this BULLSHIT!?!?" Not me surprisingly. What a god awful song. My troop specifically my platoon didn't put up with much crap. We were told we could fall out after "Taps". We did. We pretty much had the taxi stand to ourselves for a long period of time after that.
This was released in 1989
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)I get the worst ear-worms and now that's gonna be stuck in my head all evening. Even Neil Young can't kick that bullshit outta my head. Thanks a lot.
underpants
(182,834 posts)William Shatner and Iggy Pop singing "Silent Night"
Drum
(9,163 posts)Lol thanks for this! The kind of thing one might come across combing through something like Limewire or Napster. Much appreciated...haha Shatner Clause!
underpants
(182,834 posts)Billy Gibbons
Judy Collins
Ian Anderson
Todd Rundgren and Artimis Pyle
And Henry Rollins (Jingle Bells)
https://www.amazon.com/Shatner-Claus-Christmas-Rollins-Rundgren/dp/B07GK1Q2LK
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)The world is a strange amazing place, especially when William Shatner is involved. I'm gonna need to check this out when I have a chance. That line-up is bananas.
BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Such a piece of jingoistic crap.