I'm too uncreative today to create at title... (MIF reviews)

[ken]

Thanks for the title Leaf.

[HeuristicsInc]

this thread title is better than the other one.
-bill

[Leaf]

I should have known that someone would do that.. in fact... I realized as I walked away that should have been the title, so right on KEN!!!!




Looking forward to all your entries today.....

[Southwest_Statistic]

Wow. It's almost like I'm talking to the girl from Explino's song in my song.

[jack]

Andre was here at midnight
Guitar playing isn't very good. The singing isn't very good either. And seeing as this is a guy and guitar song, the sum is this isn't very good. It sounds like you barely practiced the vocals. At least get a pop filter.

Caravan Ray
I like this ok. The guitar playing is pretty good, both the rhythm and lead, although the lead should come up more in the mix. I like the reverb on the lead, just needs to be louder. I hear no bass, just kind of gets muffled in with the kick. The arrangement and lyrics remind me of Michelle Shocked, or at least I could see her doing this. Pretty good for a guy and guitar song. Nice breakdown too. Runs a bit long, maybe if that breakdown bridge part came about 30-45 seconds earlier. But this is pretty well done in both production and arrangement.

Explino!
Rocking. This is really good. Vocals work well together. Good recording. I really like when Glenn's vox come in. The energy really picks up.

Freddie Love
The vocals really need a pop filter. The drums are kind of cheesy. The girl singing is ok. It's not really a style I like much so it's really not doing much for me.

The Likely Lads
Wow, I really like how you have that deep reverb on the intro and when the electric comes in, and the bass too, they all have distinct places in the mix that works. The harmonies are really good. I kept waiting for the drums to come in with the big entrance before the second vocals start. That would have been great. This is really nice, and far too short.

MC Feat
You seem to exhibit some skills on the production end. Other than that, you didn't impress me. Thankfully short.

The Over
Hm. Your ID tag says Hurricane. maybe you're in the wrong fight.

Southwest Statistic
Really excellent. This sounds like it was recorded in a studio with a real producer. Really nothing bad at all to say about this. Very professional. One of the best songfight tunes I've heard in a while, and I've been around a while....

Pretty nice little fight. Southwest Statistic crushes all but Explino!, who are left to play bridesmaid.

[TVsKyle]

The 'Over- This starts out nice... then it falls off the beat... then it gets back on the beat... then that 3-hit tambourine thing comes in and kills this for me. The song itself, while not especially hook-y is a solid effort, but this recording is killed by its awkwardness. Runs a bit long.

Andre Was Here At Midnight- Did any effort go into this?

Southwest Statistic- Great production! I don't like this modern style of rock songs at all, but this may get my vote on sheer production, much like the last time Eddiebangs was in a fight...

Caravan Ray- Not a bad song, but it sounds like your folks are sleeping in the next room and you're afraid to wake them. Scream the roof off and add an organ next time!

MC Feat- Screwing around with the Star Trek theme. Ok. Write a song next time.

Explino!- Pretty good, but nothing new and different. Stuff like this is a dime a dozen. The background vocals are a nice addition, but I need something to hold my interest much earlier.

Likely Lads- It's ok, but damn, I'm bored. That bass-and-guitar thing gets really old really fast.

Freddielove- I'd probably love this if the production was better. I usually choose a stronger song over better production, but in this case...


Southwest Statistic gets the vote!

[Gemini6Ice]

But I've absolutely loved your last several songs, SW Statistic. When are you going to produce an album so that people can start giving you money?

[Eric Y.]

large aptitude bungling reviews...

andrewashereatmidnight - it's been a good while since i've heard a song of yours, and it seems your recording ability has improved. the guitar sounds pretty good, especially the brighter lead part that comes in halfway through, although the other one sounds like one or more of the strings might be a touch out of tune. the lyrics are pretty repetitive though, and you sound like you're severely in pain when you're singing...

caravanray - "coalition of the willing", etc. ... man these lyrics are really fantastic and the blues/surfrock feel of the guitar parts complement each other and your singing very nicely. we may have a winner here, folks. (but six more to go....)

explino - the rock, it has been brought. the mix gets a little busy on the choruses with the loud guitars and whatnot, which is kind of a shame because i really like the sound of the different vocal parts fitting together. the lead vocal and the bass on the verses sound incredible, and so do the incidental backing vocals there. swell job.

freddielove - however the female vocal part (which is lovely, by the way, especially the brief aria-type thing near the end) was recorded, you should have done the same thing with the other part because it sounds all muffled and stuff.

likelylads - huh. when this song first started i checked to see if my headphones had come unplugged, because the guitars sounded like they were coming from the speakers instead! however you have it panned or whatever, it's pretty cool, sounds like it's coming from in front of me, or from inside my head, or from everywhere. all the vocal parts you've got here are very tightly together which can be quite a feat to accomplish. nice song, wish it was a smidge longer.

mcfeat - i'm not really sure what i just experienced but i am pretty sure i didn't enjoy it very much. ganking the star trek theme song and putting a vocal part to the same melody could be an interesting concept i guess, if the words/title had any kind of association with the song, but ... i guess i just don't get it.

over - sounds pretty good although all the various guitar and other parts are not precisely lined up rhythmically. "fuck this huwwocane" ... forgive me if it's a failure of intelligence on my part, but i don't see how this is relevant to the title?

southweststatistic - there's really nothing specific i can say about this song, but it is really not grabbing me. everything sounds really good, but this is exactly the type of song i'd hear on the radio and switch off halfway through, because i guess i just don't really dig this type of thing. but i gather that it's really popular, and the fact that it's really indistinguishible from something i'd expect to hear on the radio says good things about your ability to put together a well-crafted pop-rock song i suppose. so good job on that, if that was your goal, and i'm sorry i really didn't get into it.

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so i guess caravan ray, explino!, southwest statistic, and the likely lads would make up my "best of" list. as far as voting, i'll probably be going for either ray or the lads, or possibly i'll just forget like i did last time.

[gduncan]

The Likely Lads
I kept waiting for the drums to come in with the big entrance before the second vocals start. That would have been great.

I wanted drums on it to, but my original idea for a rock waltz at 230bpm kept killing the software sampler I use for the drums. In the end I though 'fuck you, you oversized drum machine' and did a song without drums.

Cheers,

Gareth.

[joshw]

Scoring Key: (Production, Performance, Song)

Andre WHAM (5, 4, 6)

Christ on toast, tune that guitar. Christ on toast, tune that voice. Sleep in heavenly peace, but wake up before you start recording.

Caravan Ray (6, 7, 6)

Musically not very interesting, decent lyrics in parts ("light my fuse", "hope you're willing too", etc). I'm just biased against this style of music. It's also pretty long. Your mix is lacking brightness, and the vocal reverb isn't doing much for me. I'd be nice to hear move movement, too - it's almost 5 minutes of the same feel without much variation.

Explino! (8, 8, 8)

This is fun. Decent energy, nice sense of melody. Great section at 1:45. Your voice is suddenly kicking much ass. Something about this is keeping me from loving this as much as I think I should be, but it's still a great song and a possible vote.

Freddielove (7, 7, 8)

The muffled production isn't doing much for me, but this kicks ass. The 4th chord with the flat 5th gives me warm fuzzies. Nice lyrics. I could see the Postal Service having some fun with this. Great vocal breakdown. The one thing this could really use is more variation. It doesn't move very far from the straight road. Great song, possible vote.

The Likely Lads (7, 8, 7)

Intro has my cliche radar going in high gear. Improves when the vox come in, you've got a nice voice. "That life gave me" is strangely accented and is awkward in a repeated context. Some arrangement variation in the second verse would help a lot. The title connection was awkward. Doesn't quite feel long enough.

McFeat

No thanks.

David (6, 6, 6)

WTF? Hurricane? There's some timing problems in the guitar part, and your voice needs a lot more energy. Words like "bay-buh" kinda fall flat. Not a very good chorus. There's absolutely nothing connecting this to the title. Lame.

Southwest Static (7, 8, 7)

You're doing this style fairly well, it's not really my thing, though. The autotune is a little strong, but I guess that comes with the genre. "Scientist" was missing a syllable or two. :) The guitar could use more dominance. Hard panning two takes would make this song twice as convincing. The chorus could really use a big energy boost. The verses are turned up to "8", and so is the chorus. Crank it up to "11" on that first note of the chorus to really put this over the top. Good tune.

Explino! and Freedielove battle it out for my heart and my vote. Explino! definitely has an edge in production and performance, but Freddielove gives me warm fuzzies, so he gets my vote.

[Leaf]

Southwest Statistic: Nice opening riff. You sure have that modern pop-punk (ala simple plan) sound happening. These backup vocals are good. Much better than the last ones I heard... much more polished. This is pretty good. I like the crunch in the guitar... the only knock is that I am personally a hard sell on this style... the vocals are very "poppy", I like more wrenching guts and emotion, however, great job. A definite CONTENDER. I'll pass this one on to friends of mine who dig this style... they'll totally dig this... I could definitely see this as a video in heavy rotation on Muchmusic (Canadian MTV)... on second listen, my issues about style are minimized... yeah... the other tunes better bring it cause it's your vote to lose....

Freddie Love Well, lots of cool, ecclectic ideas here. Your vocals sound overdriven in a bad way... too bad, cause it ruins the this tune that has some cool parts, and some great ideas... I really like the little chorus part witht he female vocal...reminds me of "Rocky horror Picture Show"! I think the whole thing needs a "polish"...like if you re did it all, it would sound more cohesive... but I really liked what it had to say and do.. you are a CONTENDER, however, I still think that SS is the frontrunner... good work though!

Caravan Ray Too quiet. (turned it up). Nice backing tracks, but I think the balance between vocals and instruments is a tad too vocal heavy... just a tad, but enough that the vocals are too much on top. The song is ok, I like how you sing it.. you sound commited and involved in the performance, kind "intimate" which is great... the vocal performance certainly is what this tune is about. Pretty good, seemed maybe a tad bit long, overall, GOOD.

Explino! Another power punk pop sound... obligatory backup vocal... interesting, but the more I listen to this, the more it actually diminishes my short term memeory of SS... this is pretty good, I like the passion in the vocals on the bridge.. the high end is falling apart on the overall mix... oh..end of the bridge is a tad strained on the vocals. Well, this formulaic sound is well done, but isn't doing anything for me. I think I like SS better for some reason... but you've done a decent job, overall GOOD.

Andre Was here At Midnight Mix level WAY TOO LOW. Geez, power pop punk followed by boy and guitar trip. Sorry, Andre, I'm not sure if your vocal is supposed sound "wasted" but it doesn't do it. My musician socialist side wants to say good effort, but my practical, need to be entertained voice really would never listen to this again, and just didn't like it. POOR.

The Likely Lads Nice singing. I like the chorus, a beer drinking sound there! This needs more instrumentation to back up the thin sounding verse.. pretty good idea, good lyrics, and a decent song. GOOD.

MC Feat The lack of sync on the backing parts does'nt do anything for me. And, yeah, this is not something I'll listen to again, and I didn't enjoy it.
POOR.

The 'Over good luck getting your votes to register with that apostrophe there...something rythmic in the background is ditractingly out of time. It might be "metronome" in time, but it's not rythmically phrased in time... vocals have some good emotion in them... and I like the tone of them... sounds cool. Even though there are things about this I technically don't like, I do like the overall feel of it... seems kinda fun, and I enjoyed it. GOOD.

My vote goes to SouthWest Statistic...

1) Southwest STatistic
2) The Over
3)Freddie Love
4) caravan Ray
5) The Likely Lads
6) Explino!

I thought that #2-6 all were pretty even, and SS just stood out for some reason...

[Caravan Ray]

McFeat: I was actually quite enjoying this until the Star Trek theme bit started – that was dumb.

Likely Lads: Great sound – especially the verses, whichever of you is doing the solo singing has a good voice. The song isn’t doing much for me though sadly – lyrics not really connecting. Full marks though for a well-executed song with a good, refreshing sound.

Andre: I can forgive the dubious guitar tuning – but I can’t forgive the slow tempo. Too slow and dragging.

Explino!: On the basis of this song, I don’t know if you’ve earned that exclamation point in your name. Not bad, but it seems a bit like a paint-by-numbers pop song – it doesn’t reach any great heights. The verses in particular drag it down.

Freddielove: This is great. Grossly distorted guitars are going to win my heart every time! I like the muffled male vox too – it works well here. Nice changes, female vox provide good contrast – job well done, I enjoyed this immensely.

SW Statistic: Pretty good. Very polished, professional sound and it’s a well written song. Not really my cup of tea – for some reason I’m picturing a band with permed hair and vinyl trousers (then again, that is a recurring fantasy of mine…)

David Hurricane: Pretty good song – seems a bit out of place in this fight though. Good performance – production is shit, but I’m the last person who should be commenting on that sort of thing.

Caravanray: Had fun writing the lyrics to this. Once I got the ‘terrorist of love’ idea going, I think I could have had enough lyrics to keep this one going for about half an hour (be thankful I only subjected you to a 4:45 min version). I think this will work much better as a live song than in this format. Haven’t seen any of the “...can’t understand the muffled vocals”-type comments I’m used to receiving – so I hope that means I’m improving on that front. (And at the risk of sounding completely pathetic – I really, really hope that this isn’t my 3rd week in a row where I get ZERO votes )

In summary – I’m voting for FreddieLove – that was a cracker. Likely Lads and SW Statistic were pretty good too.

[Eric Y.]

Haven’t seen any of the “...can’t understand the muffled vocals”-type comments I’m used to receiving – so I hope that means I’m improving on that front.

oh, absolutely. when reviewing this fight i was disappointed to see so few people put their lyrics in the archive, and i noted that you were one of the few who did, when i didn't need yours at all -- they were all heard loudly and clearly, and also very enjoyable which is why i wasn't complaining about the length: i don't usually even pay much attention to songs' lyrics, but yours really kept my attention the whole way through.

[Eric Y.]

holy shit that was the worst run-on sentence i have ever seen!

[Caravan Ray]

holy shit that was the worst run-on sentence i have ever seen!

I thought it was quite a fine sentence indeed - I'd like to read more like that!

[slowRodeo]

Southwest Statistic - hey! umm. at first i wasnt totally onboard for this song. but after i few listened i forgot that i knew what your voice really sounds like and heard less and less the massive amount of melodyning going on. dude you have an amazing voice. you need to let everyone hear it. just my opinion. you definetly attained your goal. virtually radio ready pop punk song. your all production. which is basically the most noticed thing on songfight. now that we all know you can mix and produce like a mofo i'd like to hear you broden your horizons. make something that i wont like. dare ya. haha just kidding. you are so freaking talented. thats why your my music pimp. 9/10

freddie love - you have assaulted my hears. and damn i liked it. only thing to knock was that chorus sounded like a complete after thought. but with this song im guessing it wasnt. a whole lot going on here. almost too much. so many ideas. 9/10


Explino! - liked the false intro. this song totally rocked. liked the backing vocals. really good song. does sound odd after SS. his was so well produced. but i feel this was better written. such a toss up. nothing to knack really. did i hear massive intelligence failure in this song? i dont think so. 8/10

likely lads - needed a better mix. i forgot that there were guitars for a while cause the vocals were so loud. mmm. oh yeah and no break, nothing happened. but all in all an ok song. it just doesnt come to par with the first three songs.5/10

caravan ray - this was freaky. your wierd. too many euphemisms. your lyrics were nuttier than a squirrel turd. well let me smell your ass cause i liked it. but not enough for a second listen. this was good though. funny as heck.6/10

The 'Over - nice gee-tar work the beginning. this song had nothing to do with the title. so i wont go on reviewing it.

MC Feat - this song wouldnt load.

Andre - this song wouldnt load. but i listen to it earlier just i cant remember if i liked it. just read someone elses review.

[Kapitano]

<b>Andre Was Here at Midnight</b>
This kind of thing needs to be done very well to work. The bareness of the accoustic guitar, the hoarseness of the voice, and the way it drifts off key to suggest the singer is about to be overcome with emotion - when these work, we get a moving ballad. Unfortunately, in this case we get an embarassing street busker.

<b>Caravan Ray</b>
I like the music, and the sound of the voice, and the politics.

Its clever, but I can't help feeling you're getting carried away with your own cleverness. In part because you go on being unsubtly clever for two minutes longer than necessary to prove the point.

<b>Explino!</b>
The intro is exciting, then it goes comparatively limp for the verse, and never quite regains the powerful feel of the first few seconds. Remember Babylon Zoo? It's like that.

On a second listen, the grinding guitar and double vocals on the chorus work really well, especially with the 'aah' backing vocals. In fact, it's all very catchy. I might have this running in my brain for the next 24 hours.

<b>Freddie Love</b>
Oh good, some synths! And distorted spoken vocals. Like...erm...me, last week. Lofi crunchy drums, nicely modulated synth sounds. MIDI guitar, which absolutely always sounds fake, but here do generate some energy, when they drop out and crash back in.

You need a different kind of distortion on the voice - this is too harsh and hardclipping. Very nice female singing. Who is she, and can we borrow her?

<b>The Likely Lads</b>
I like this, but can't think of much to say about it.
Good sounds on the bass and guitar. Nicely soulful graininess on the lead singing. The multiple vocals on the chorus are a little loud. The end is awkward.

<b>MC Feat</b>
Okay, I've no problem with your politics, but they're expressed in the cliches of an intelligent but inexperienced 18 year old. "Taking advantage of your emotional shallowness"???

This is a statement, not a song.

<b>The 'Over / David</b>
File next to 'AOR', under 'Painfully AOR'. There's nothing especially wrong with this - the pleasant guitar sounds, the lyrics about a turbulent relationship, the production. There's just nothing to make it memorable.

Seemingly nothing to do with the title. Personally I don't mind much, but you could have made it <i>slightly</i> relavent.

<b>Southwest Statistic</b>
This is excellent. Really really good. And I'm pretty sure you're going to win. If the competition were less good this week you'd win with no trouble.

I'm not sure what it reminds me of - bits of Presidents Of The USA, some Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and the obligatory REM. I know! It's the Dandy Warhols!

This is a very strong fight.
<b>Caravan Ray
Explino!
Southwest Statistic</b>

Its a difficult decision. Caravan Ray is funny and sounds good, Explino! is more interesting musically and has good lyrics, but SS is just so well performed and produced. Um. Southwest Statistic have my vote, simply because it makes me turn up the volume more.

[mico saudad]

<b>The 'Over: </b> The guitar has a nice tone. Whatever this lacks in technical finesse is made up in sentiment. I like the “caught up in some..” line. I don’t like how you pronounce words like “shine”, though. Say shiiiiiine not “shiiii hine”, and “window paaaane” not “window pay hane”. Massive Intelligence Failure?
<b>The Likely Lads: </b> The chorus is pretty decent, but all throughout there’s just the one guitar. There needs to be more in the way of instrumentation. It has a palpable ‘anthem’ feel to it, but it doesn’t quite musically bring it home.
<b>Caravan Ray: </b> It sounds to me like you’re too close to the microphone and not projecting. For a song like this you need to be drunk and out of control in front of a bar full of people throwing bottles at you. This could be rebellious and hot if you get a little more plowed before recording next time.
<b>Andre Was Here At Midnight: </b> Please tune that guitar. Oh my sweet lord that hurts.
<b>Freddielove: </b> This is interesting. It feels almost like an entry from a musical like Rocky Horror Picture Show. Now if you can just write a movie around this you’ll be a cult icon forever.
<b>Southwest Statistic: </b> Welcome to AnyRadioUSA. Are you Avril Lavigne’s brother? That said, though, this is really well produced and really well performed. I haven’t been around much lately but I haven’t heard any previous entries of yours. I hope you keep submitting.
<b>MC Feat: </b> No ma thang.
<b>Explino!: </b> I get a really strong Weezer vibe from this. This was enjoyable.

[Caravan Ray]

<b>Caravan Ray</b>
Its clever, but I can't help feeling you're getting carried away with your own cleverness. In part because you go on being unsubtly clever for two minutes longer than necessary to prove the point.

I think you're right. Thank you - I deserved that.



Good criticism - but not as good as:

For a song like this you need to be drunk and out of control... This could be rebellious and hot if you get a little more plowed before recording next time.

Great advice - consider it done!
(although it's obvious you've never seen me play live - otherwise you'd realise you're preaching to the converted...)


and finally,

your lyrics were nuttier than a squirrel turd

I think I just got me a signature line

[Dan-O from Five-O]

Andre Was Here: Dude, buy a tuner and use it before you record, that or use that nylon stringed guitar for heating this winter. Once I get past that issue I hear the feedback at :12, again at 1:00 and slightly elsewhere throughout the song which is probably the result of your listening to playback on speakers while recording another part with a mic set hot. Headphones will fix that issue, with the tuner you’re still under $50 to fix listening pleasure. The song itself is really redundant both lyrically and musically, and although it SOUNDS like a “massive intelligence failure” it really doesn’t have anything to do with the title other than that. Did I mention the faint kick drum that’s annoying and the time that changes tempo because you’re not using a metronome? It’s less than a $100 fix in total for production but fixing the song will take a chorus, better vocals, and more experience.

Caravan Ray: Interesting lyrics, does all this mayhem happen in your part of the world or do you just love the States? I gotta say I really don’t like political songs, and I really don’t like political statements critical of our government coming from folks not registered to vote here, but the lyrics are good enough to keep me from writing Bush to invade Australia. The rubber glove line is great, very funny. I guess the biggest thing that hurts this song is the topical nature of it, 2 weeks from now this won’t be nearly as humorous. 2 years from now listeners are likely to go “Ha, yeah. I remember when that was relevant”. 2 decades from now they’ll just go “Huh?”. Despite those deficiencies, this is a pretty good song.

Explino!: This is a great beginning if it had the drums come in right at the start just after the feedback build, it just feels anticlimactic without them once the verse starts. The vocalist is very good but does seem to stretch his range at 2:00 on the “had” part. The arrangement is pretty simple and somewhat predictable but I love that. I think some people underestimate how hard it is to write something like this. The same thing applies to the lyrics. The backing vocals are excellent and really stand out. This is a really nice take on the title, something I think everyone can relate to. My only real criticism is, where is that title except in the implied state? Other than the lack of a direct reference to the title, I love this song.

Freddielove: I can’t tell if the main vocal is distorted on purpose or not but I’m finding it annoying. The female vocal doesn’t seem to be distorted, so I’ll guess this is on purpose and stick with it being annoying. The song itself sounds as though it was written about 20 years too late to be popular. The lyrics are interesting enough, but I’m still not sure what the story is about after 2 listens. Does that make me failing in the intelligence department massively? After 3 listens I don’t think so, I should have been able to get this by now. It’s not horrible by any stretch, I’m just not finding it good enough to give a fourth listen to see if I’m missing the point. Well I did it anyway, and the fourth listen revealed the “My man Kerry lost, you people who voted for Bush are suffering from a MIF” theme. Check out what I wrote for Caravan Ray and you’ll see the political thing isn’t really my kind of song.

Likely Lads: Man I hate guitar intros when it’s just a strumming guitar and a weak solo almost as much as I do political songs, and I can’t tell if this is one or not after 3 listens. But wait, the drums I was looking for never come in and the song ends. The vocals are pretty good but the lyrics are to vague for me to tell if you lost someone close to you or are lamenting the election like the last song. Either way, 4 listens is my limit. If I don’t get it by now, I probably won’t ever get it.

MC Feat: Political Techno meets Star Trek. There is nothing here worth listening to more than once. On another note, do you even know what a vagina looks like? I bet if you did you would quit watching sci-fi and playing around on your Casio and your computer. Just an observation. Now take off those goofy looking pointy rubber ears, put on some headphones, listen to your fellow competitors and hear what a song should sound like.

The ‘Over: Is this some sort of mistake? The title I see on my player is “Hurricane” by David. It’s not too bad a song except for the overuse of the “F” word. I don’t want to do much more of a review than that because it obviously doesn’t belong in this fight.

Joshwest Statistward: I like the new guitar sound effect, but it still sounds like an effect and not an amp. I still think you’re over-processing the crap out of your vocals, and I am seriously tiring of any hint of VOCODER. Lord, please let that effect go the way of disco. Back on topic, this is a pretty good little ditty with some fairly decent non-political lyrics (I’ll take what I can Lord) and the vocals are pretty good despite your electronic’s best attempts to hide them. My big gripe is that every aspect of this song sounds like it was done mechanically. So why should I think some artificial intelligence didn’t come up with the lyrics too? Man, I just thought about how ironic that is.

Pretty good fight, not one I would have picked to participate in so congrats to everyone except the Star Trek geek who did. My vote goes to Explino! I’m not really that excited about it, it’s just that his name had the exclamation mark in it already so it makes it look like I am.

[Caravan Ray]

Interesting lyrics, does all this mayhem happen in your part of the world or do you just love the States?

!?! This isn't about the USA! - just barbarism in general. Except for brief references to your election and gun laws - this song has very little relevence to your country - there are more references in it to Australian issues than American.

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Edit: Just re-read the lyrics - forgot that I did a last minute cut of some of the more Australian references, although there is still the stuff about refugee detention and John "Sheriff of the South Pacific" Howard there - the point remains it wasn't an exercise in USA-bashing - I was trying to spread the shit around fairly evenly.

I really don’t like political statements critical of our government coming from folks not registered to vote here

Well, while you have a government who insists on killing and illegally imprisoning "folks not registered to vote here" - you probably should start getting used to it

[Dan-O from Five-O]

Interesting lyrics, does all this mayhem happen in your part of the world or do you just love the States?

!?! This isn't about the USA! - just barbarism in general. Except for brief references to your election and gun laws - this song has very little relevence to your country - there are more references in it to Australian issues than American.

I really don’t like political statements critical of our government coming from folks not registered to vote here

Well, while you have a government who insists on killing and illegally imprisoning "folks not registered to vote here" - you probably should start getting used to it

I love it when people take me seriously and then refuse to quote me on the "I lke this song" part. Piss on ya, ya wanna be Brit. We don't need your's or Tony faggin' Blair's permission to start and finish wars. And just exactly what do you or any other third world country think you're gonna do about it anyway?

The preceding is called SARCASM, you will find it many of my posts. I liked the song CR, and I said so. Check it out again OK?