Randy Newman - A Few Words in Defense of Our Country

January 2007 performance. Features full lyrics. Abridged lyrics ran as a New York Times Op-Ed piece on 1/24/07

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[Rev Dr Jim Wheeler]

- you seem immune to satire. i would recommend listening to a few more of newman's socially satirical songs. start with rednecks

[Eric McClain]

"I can't let you raise the bar or else I won't ever get hired. Deep Deep Deep in the ocean." lol

[Rev Dr Jim Wheeler]

why are you yelling?

[sande rose]

DID U SEE HIM ON THE 2013 R & R Hall of Fame special? HE'S FINALLY [after 20 yrs.] a member! LOOK 4 the song he & Glen Frey sang about "You're Dead!"

[tonytone05]

its so true...every country except germany forgets what we did for them...twice....and now we are the villains...messed up

[albarino]

Wow !! Six months for you reply!!?? Now I understand why you don't get Randy Newman's music. You're just slow and dimwitted. Maybe you've gone too deep for too long too many times or just too stupid to understand a nitrogen dive chart. I'm not trying to be mean, just helpful....Try to not go under 12 feet anymore and perhaps your cognitive function will come back and maybe just listen to something like Bon Jovi.

[divermike]

Nope...listened to it again...and he is still a creep!

And by the way...The Beatles...you know -- John, Paul, George, and Ringo...(Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Star)...wrote their own songs...and 'Short People' really isn't a Beatles song...

And as your Grandma said...you should have kept your mouth shut instead of letting people know you are stupid.

[Augie Mensah]

damn he sounds so black

[Scott Hall]

2007:  We may or may not have had "a horse as head counselor/ vice president"

[bodogpintano]

thank you randy, no one else could say it better

[franbino]

Who's that scootin' on a scooter, Fatty Doo Doo.

Who's got doo doo like a fatty scooty doo.

Nobody scoots a fatty doo like you do

Scatty foo foo

Patty poo poo

White President, Black President, I don't care

Just scoop me up some doo doo and I'll be right there.

I, Only, Know, Five, Chords.

[Xerxes845]

I think so many people are missing the point of this song. -_-