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| THE "SPECIAL" LYRICS TO PEOPLE | |
| 2004-06-28 | |
In response to requests, we are printing the exact lyrics sung by Ms. Streisand, a highlight of the June 24, 2004 concert, An Evening With John Kerry And Friends. The event raised over $5,000,000 to support the Democratic presidential candidacy. "PEOPLE" Special Lyrics By Alan & Marilyn Bergman PEOPLE I MEAN G - O - P - EOPLE - WHO'D BELIEVE THERE'S SUCH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD? BUSH SEEZA LOTTA CONDOLEEZA, THEY'RE DIVIDING THE PLANET'S OIL ACCORDING TO RICHARD "POIL" AND THEY'RE ALL JUST TRAINEES OF CHENEY'S. RUMSFELD, WE MUST GET RID OF RUMSFELD - HE'S THE SPOOKIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. AS FOR POWELL - HE'S NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL. HE'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, WHILE THEY'RE ALL FIDDLING WITH DOOM. NO ONE'S MINDING THE STORE. WHAT'S MORE, LET'S DISCUSS THIS WAR WE'RE LOST IN, DON'T ASK WHAT IT'S COSTIN' - WHAT'S A TRILLION OR TWO TO RULE THE WORLD? (Second chorus) THE SENATE HOW I WANT THE SENATE! ALL WE NEED IS TWO PEOPLE IN THE WORLD! I SEEA ANTONIN SCALIA. HOW I DREAD EV'RY TIME HE SITS - SCARED OUT OF MY WOLFOWITZ. TIME THOSE NEO-CON GUYS WERE GONE GUYS. THEY'RE LYING - WHILE THE GLOBE IS FRYING - AND THE FISHES ARE DYING IN THE WORLD. THEIR SOLUTION FOR ALL OF THE POLLUTION: IS JUST TO BEAR IT AND GRIN, AND PRACTICE NOT BREATHING IN. BUT THINGS ARE GONNA BE GREAT. JUST WAIT - WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE STATIONERY, READS PRESIDENT JOHN KERRY - WE'LL BE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD! | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #27 Somebody needs to punch that crosseyed bitch in the nose. |
| Posted by: Halfass Pete 2004-06-28 11:58:06 PM |
| #26 Threw this one on Blair's place: A Second-rate Nose My Party has a philosophy strictly second hand Everything from welfare to care of the land Stuff that's their beliefs came from before the Second World War Even job creation plans something FDR did before It’s no wonder that I feel confused I never think a thing that ain’t been used I’m saying second hand cliches Second hand prose That’s why they call me A Second-rate Nose... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-06-28 10:04:18 PM |
| #25 Holy shit, I only glanced at this earlier in the day. I thought it was just lousy parody, but this was an actual song sung by B.S.!!?!??!?! I can't believe it. This rules. I've never heard of anything like it. Time to ge fitted for a straightjacket, Funny Girl. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-28 9:24:28 PM |
| #24 OH, BRAVO!! (opera clapping) IV'E GOT A CRAMP, I MEAN A TEAR |
| Posted by: Anonymous5448 2004-06-28 6:13:43 PM |
| #23 Never dink around when the RantBurg Symphony is tuned up. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-28 5:44:13 PM |
| #22 Memories, Of the talent we left behind, Now all we got is lotsa venom, For George W. Bush. . .. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-28 5:05:26 PM |
| #21 This dreck makes Amiri Baraka seem good enough to be State Poet of New Jersey. Oh, right, he was State Poet of New Jersey. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-06-28 5:03:56 PM |
| #20 Sung to "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Take me out with the left wing With that Hollywood crowd. Get me tofu and organic snacks. Eat union grapes I will give you a whack! So lets root, root root, for John Kerry If he don't win it's a fraud. For its time-to-turn our brains off. At election time. |
| Posted by: Oge_Retla_2004 2004-06-28 5:00:02 PM |
| #19 http://timblair.spleenville.com/archives/007047.php#076044 Our brains, soft as an easy chair; Brains, empty as morning air. In love with J-F-K-two, We'll raise funds for you. Crushed Dean under the Iowa snow, Always certain your campaign would grow. Us old Progressives and Greens, Now we'll beat Bush Two. You and I will raise five million bucks, From other limousine liberals. Neil Diamond and Babs, their show is unrehearsed. We'll still buy the tickets 'Cause we all hate Geor-orge Bush, Oh, Kerry, you're the one! No oil drilling under midnight sun! We'll retake the White House and Congress; Give us power and we'll make a mess, Aged Progressives a-a-a-a-nd Greens. Posted by: Mike at June 29, 2004 at 05:33 AM |
| Posted by: ed 2004-06-28 4:26:20 PM |
| #18 They're having a lot of fun with this one over at Tim Blair's place down under. Angie, go enter some of your lyrics in the contest. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-06-28 4:26:12 PM |
| #17 I can see the Tshirts: "We paid 5 million bucks and all we got was this lousy song." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-28 4:14:16 PM |
| #16 JerseyMike, encourage her to speak loudly and frequently. Not all Americans pay constant attention. When she reaches out, she does it with all the sublety and grace of a drunken zombie. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-28 2:59:50 PM |
| #15 I'm guessing she and her audience think this is both highly clever and screamingly funny. Such people in this world, indeed. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-06-28 2:50:31 PM |
| #14 ugghhh! Babs STFU! |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-06-28 2:44:32 PM |
| #13 Well done, Angie! I always liked the Fine Young Cannibals cover version of "People." IIRC, it went something like this: People, People who eat . . . people, Are the yuckiest people in the world . . . :-) |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-06-28 1:49:43 PM |
| #12 hey! my link is change on me. hows that. ima change it back. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-06-28 1:43:49 PM |
| #11 lol angie! |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-06-28 1:42:34 PM |
| #10 Is anyone else nauseated at the fact that the goody two-shoes Hollywood left turned a treacly happy slappy song celebrating the general nifty peopleness of people into a song that is anti-some people? What's next? Down, down with sheeple When you meet 'em, give 'em a push Down, down the stairs, They're just gonna vote for Bush Or how about I'd like to buy George Bush a Coke And poison it with glue Kill Dick Cheney And old Wolfie And shoot down Rumsfeld too I mean, Jebus. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-06-28 1:29:37 PM |
| #9 I know what you mean mucky - I found it hilariously funny too. Keep on talking Babs! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-28 1:00:22 PM |
| #8 excuse me ima have to wipe em tears from my eyes. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-06-28 12:49:11 PM |
| #7 Will someone please tell that woman to cut her dam* nails? Does she have any idea of the food, bowel residue, sexual emissions, and general filth people carry under those things? (Poor James...) |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-06-28 12:48:44 PM |
| #6 My day was going slightly slow, but pleasantly enough - until this. All the tea in the world won't wash the bad taste of this out of my mouth. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-06-28 12:40:48 PM |
| #5 uff da -- I write better parodies than that... (that's it -- time to e-mail Lamont & Tonelli and get the contact info for Big Men On Campus... i have a political parody project that would be just perfect for them...) |
| Posted by: Querent 2004-06-28 12:38:36 PM |
| #4 This band sucks! |
| Posted by: Beavis & Butthead 2004-06-28 12:35:58 PM |
| #3 Did the DNC hand out free barf bags to go with that presentation? Sheesh. |
| Posted by: Trub 2004-06-28 12:25:22 PM |
| #2 Oy, now I'm verklempt! Talk amongst yourselves. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-06-28 12:19:19 PM |
| #1 I assume you're using "special" in the same sense as in "special education". |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-06-28 12:03:17 PM |