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underpants

(182,834 posts)
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 05:50 PM Dec 2018

H. W. a musical tribute

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

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H. W. a musical tribute (Original Post) underpants Dec 2018 OP
Oh FFS Cal Carpenter Dec 2018 #1
I'm sorry. I'll try to make up for it. underpants Dec 2018 #2
Plus 1,000,000 Drum Dec 2018 #4
It's a new release underpants Dec 2018 #5
WOW!!! Cal Carpenter Dec 2018 #6
One of the worst songs ever made. BlueStater Dec 2018 #3

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)
1. Oh FFS
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 05:53 PM
Dec 2018

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.

Drum

(9,163 posts)
4. Plus 1,000,000
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 06:05 PM
Dec 2018

Lol thanks for this! The kind of thing one might come across combing through something like Limewire or Napster. Much appreciated...haha Shatner Clause!

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)
6. WOW!!!
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 06:27 PM
Dec 2018

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.

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