"If I Had a Rocket Launcher," - Ryan Harvey

[SpiderShane1]

All of his songs sound like he's hiccuping every 5 or 6 words. There's breathing techniques to overcome that when performing vocals. It's very distracting I must say.

[Brianmuuh]

sometimes i masturbate

[ShadeToSun]

Bob Dylan meets Violent Femmes, very cool.

[INFOWARforYourMind]

when the shit hits the fan i want this guy at my campfire!! great music

[godofallbums]

this song scared my friend when he was drunk

[thewhiskeykills]

I met this guy down in Tampa years ago in a Guitar Center. He was playing a couple songs and gave me and my friend his cd. Didn't think much of it and didnt listen to it for months. HOLY FUCK I MISSED OUT!

[DevonWhorton]

Some mistakes in the lyrics:

"Bagdad to Baltimore" = Baltimore to Baghdad

"..destruction as a.." = destruction is a

"...contracts hit the billions, and the billions hit the street" = Omit "and", pluralize to "streets"

"getting slaughtered police" = gettin' slaughtered by police

"...neighbors, then to stab them in the back" = neighbors, and stab them in the back.

And that's just the first few lines. I realize your lyrics are congruent with many lyrics websites, but they're clearly wrong.

[CrawdaddyJoe]

Eh, I like Cockburn's version more

[techcafe]

@CrawdaddyJoe

If I Had a Rocket Launcher - Bruce Cockburn

/watch?v=z02J_kPincA&hd=1

[FOPboycottme]

i hate when people thinking cursing at someone makes them right. argue facts not ignorance

[ShadeToSun]

@FOPboycottme Fuck You! Just kidding, good point.

[MrPSYCHO0000]

let this man be heard

[mongoose121212]

its the modern Bob Dylan

[timboslice001]

Interestin' sound thanks for the upload.

[Flyingcookiepros]

Anyone know the chords?

[RagnosRox]

Oh, and here's an even BETTER "magical" transformation! The Spanish name for "William" is Guillermo! INCREDIBLE!

[RagnosRox]

@thisisgay896 The English name for Germany is "Germany." The German word for Germany is "Deutschland".

Oh! You're right! It looks like the name didn't change at all. Clearly, I have no intelliegence.

By the way, in Spanish, "John" will magically turn into "Juan", and Peter will magically turn into "Pedro."

[djderap]

@thisisgay896 Dude, are you serious ? Don't you are able to understand that a country name will change with the language you use ? Ex : Russia (english), Russland (german), Russie (french), etc... This isn't a person's name, but a country's name. Even Canada will change (not as much as others, but still) : Canada (english/french), Kanada (german)...

And I don't come from France but from Québec (because yes, there are many countries that speak french).

[firerainisangry]

@thisisgay896 You're all being fucking retarded, now shut the fuck up. Seriously.

[djderap]

@thisisgay896 Irak is Iraq in french, fucking retarded.

[libertr33]

@thisisgay896 stop being a tool you can read it fine

[Seshat420]

CUZ CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!1!!1!

[xchrisforbushx]

I don't think this guy would ever use violence. Do you?

[lilprincess55555]

IF I HAD A ROCKET LAUNCHER I'D SHOVE IT DOWN YOUR COCK SUCKING HIPPIE ASS MOUTH AND LAUNCH A ROCKET OUT OF YOUR BLEEDING DISTENDED ASSHOLE...... FUCKING FAGGOT...... WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE FUCKING DEAF?????? GO DO THE WORLD A FAVOR....... GO GAS YOURSELF...... PLEASE.... I BEG YOU STOP MAKING THIS HORRIBLE CACOPHONY...... AND KILL YOURSELF..... AND HOW THE FUCK WOULD YOU ABOLISH SLAVERY WITH A ROCKET LAUNCHER????????....... MY RETARDED 3 YEAR OLD ABORTED BABY COULD WRITE A BETTER SONG.....

[djderap]

@lilprincess55555 HEY SHUT UP YOUR BOURGEOIS FACHO RIGHT WING SCUM COCKSUCKING BASTARD !!! GO FUCK YOURSELF WITH A DYNAMITE STICK FUCKER AND THEN GO IN IRAK AND GO DIE FOR BUSH OR OBAMA OR ANY GVT DICK!!! IF YOU ARE TOO MUCH RETARDED TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SONG AND THAT THE MEANING OF THE SONG IS ALL ABOUT THE THIRD WORLD AGAINST THE IMPERIALISM AND THE NEOLIBERAL NEO-COLONIALISM, GO READ SOME BOOKS OR SIMPLY STOP WATCHING FOX NEWS FUCKER

[libertr33]

@lilprincess55555 HOW ABOUT I JUST STEAL YOUR FUCKING HOUSE BITCH AND MAKE YOU FUCKING WORK IN YOUR BACKYARD TO GROW FUCKING COFFEE BEANS SO I COULD SELL THEM AND IF YOU BITCH OR MOAN ANYMORE ILL RAPE YOU AND CUT OFF YOUR HANDS!!!!!! BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY WHAT NEO-LIBERALIZATION IS DOING TO THE REST OF THE WORLD AND IF YOU SUPPORT THAT YOU SHOULD FUCKING KILL YOURSELF

[djderap]

@libertr33 Dude, all my respect to you ! (A)

[djderap]

@lilprincess55555 How abolish slavery with a rocket launcher ? It's easy as fuck : shoot the masters who have slaves.

[maryannesbuds]

i need to meet him give him my info wearechangeohio

[713daehkcarc]

When he breathes in it's distracting as fuck.

[TheRoxanneRozon]

I just saw him perform this live 2 feet from me last night. He's hilarious and one of my heroes, thanks for the upload. :)

[Brianthepig666]

did he write this?

[Nietzschesaurus]

@Brianthepig666 he sure did.

[noahfuckyourface]

@Nietzschesaurus It's actually a rewritten cover of a 1984 song by Bruce Cockburn.

[Nietzschesaurus]

@noahfuckyourface So you're right. I didn't realize. Though, the only similarities I can tell is the chorus.

[noahfuckyourface]

@Nietzschesaurus Yeah I actually heard this one first.

[1223dude1223]

uhm, firerainisangry or whatever, i think that this song isnt so much about wanting to use a rocket launcher but i think he could possibly mean, if he had the power, i think he's summed up the entire capitilist government entity with rocket launcher, a symbol of opression and violence and warefare. just my opinion.

[firerainisangry]

@1223dude1223 You didn't even read the description. Pay more attention. It clearly says it isn't about the actual usage of a rocket launcher in it. Wake up.

[1223dude1223]

@firerainisangry actuly no it doesn't

[SkankinIsForFun]

Great song indeed.

[gagandshit]

Amazing! another great social activist song from my hero. Fuck yea Ryan!

[SpiderShane1]

@gagandshit I would reccomend being your own hero. He has good ideas, but then again, so can you with enough knowledge. All he is doing is conveying his ideas while playing guitar, and I honestly can't see whats so "hero-like" about playing a guitar.

"Be the change that you want to see in the world"

Unite with people, but don't look to others to be a hero or change anything for you.