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WhiskeyGirl
04-26-2006, 06:07 PM
Picked up the new "Pink" CD? (entitled "I'm not dead yet") There is a very good song on it that has me thinking and I would like to share it with you.

Its called:

"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why

Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye

Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you


I just thought it was a song to make a person think. It kind of pertains to what Brandi and I were saying in a seperate thread. I'm not trying to stir things up but this song has a strong message in it! Give it a listen, you might find it speaks to yo. If not, please ignore me and what I've said. We're all entitled to our own opinions and I respect everyone for having their own!! :)

Jenn060306
04-26-2006, 06:12 PM
That sounds like it would be a good song to take a listen to...
Matthew Good has some great songs that make comments on the world. I really enjoy them. 21st Century living and Big City Life have to be my fave.

WhiskeyGirl
04-26-2006, 06:15 PM
That sounds like it would be a good song to take a listen to...
Matthew Good has some great songs that make comments on the world. I really enjoy them. 21st Century living and Big City Life have to be my fave.

I love Matthew Good! I'll have to check those songs out if I don't have them on the few Matt Good Cds that I have!

The other song that is awesome is "Stupid Girls"...makes me laugh every single time!! :)

Jenn060306
04-26-2006, 06:22 PM
I love Matthew Good! I'll have to check those songs out if I don't have them on the few Matt Good Cds that I have!

The other song that is awesome is "Stupid Girls"...makes me laugh every single time!! :)
That is a good one.
21st Century living has this great rant about supersizing everything!

WhiskeyGirl
04-26-2006, 06:25 PM
That is a good one.
21st Century living has this great rant about supersizing everything!
Hmmm I'll have to check it out!

MOB Karen
04-26-2006, 06:26 PM
That is a good one.
21st Century living has this great rant about supersizing everything!


What's 21st Century Living?

Jenn060306
04-26-2006, 06:35 PM
What's 21st Century Living?
It's a song by a guy named Matthew Good. :D

MOB Karen
04-26-2006, 06:39 PM
It's a song by a guy named Matthew Good. :D

Oh, sorry. I'm old. I don't even know who Matthew Good is. What kind of music does he sing?

WhiskeyGirl
04-26-2006, 06:40 PM
Oh, sorry. I'm old. I don't even know who Matthew Good is. What kind of music does he sing?

You might also not really know about him because he is canadian and I am not sure how big he is or was in the USA.

MOB Karen
04-26-2006, 06:45 PM
You might also not really know about him because he is canadian and I am not sure how big he is or was in the USA.


Oh, ok, that makes sense. Old isn't the only reason then. That's reassuring. :smile:

Jenn060306
04-26-2006, 07:42 PM
Oh, ok, that makes sense. Old isn't the only reason then. That's reassuring. :smile:

Not a worry! my dad is 53 and he listens to Matthew Good!
It's alternative rock type of music.

MOB Karen
04-26-2006, 08:26 PM
Ok, cool. I will find a song of his on the internet and listen to it. Any suggestions on what I should pick?

Jenn060306
04-26-2006, 09:00 PM
Alert Status Red is good, Rico is one of my faves, Apparitions.

WebLady
04-26-2006, 09:29 PM
OK, I have no idea who Matthew Good is ... I do know of Pink, I dig some of her stuff but I've not heard that song. From the lyrics it sounds like it might be a good one. But I wonder is she knows anything about 'hard work' with all her money ;) But then again, I don't know much about her or where she came from :wink:

MOB Karen
04-26-2006, 10:10 PM
Alert Status Red is good, Rico is one of my faves, Apparitions.

I listened to Apparitions, that was the only one I could find. They sound very nice. I liked it very much. Thanks, Jenn!

WhiskeyGirl
04-26-2006, 10:42 PM
OK, I have no idea who Matthew Good is ... I do know of Pink, I dig some of her stuff but I've not heard that song. From the lyrics it sounds like it might be a good one. But I wonder is she knows anything about 'hard work' with all her money ;) But then again, I don't know much about her or where she came from :wink:

It is a really good song!!! I don't much care that she hasn't done a lot of manual work (not to sound rude :wink:), I think she is saying what a few (ok a lot) people are thinking ya know! I just wonder how any president or prime minister sleeps at night knowing they are sending soldiers to die!!

Again GREAT SONG! well worth the time to listen! :)

WebLady
04-27-2006, 12:32 PM
It is a really good song!!! I don't much care that she hasn't done a lot of manual work (not to sound rude :wink:), I think she is saying what a few (ok a lot) people are thinking ya know! I just wonder how any president or prime minister sleeps at night knowing they are sending soldiers to die!!

Again GREAT SONG! well worth the time to listen! :)
Oh yeah, I agree ;) I will have to check it out :D

usahgrad
04-27-2006, 03:51 PM
There's a reason I won't ever become president...I'd NEVER get sleep; let's not even think about the people we send to die, but how about the people who are dying right outside our door? And, while the president does have a powerful role and could do something if he weren't running all over the world trying to save everyone else, sometimes they're just too busy.

I got the new Merle Haggard CD from the library the other day and I just love two of the songs on it; "America First" and "". I also really like Gretchen Wilson's duet with him; "Politically Uncorrect". I know it's not nearly along the same lines as Pink or even Matthew Good, but it talks about the same thing. Life right now is so frustrating.

This is sort of on the same note; is anyone going to see Flight 93? I can't see it in the theatre (movies with a lot of movement make me sick) and I'm not even sure if I'd be able to watch the whole thing. I looked a Jason the other day when I saw the preview for it on television and I told him I wish the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (I refuse to call it 9/11, we don't call Pearl Harbor Day 12/7) never happened. Everything has changed so much since then.

Ok, I'll get off my soap box now. Thank you for sharing that song with us! I really like Pink's lyrics because she usually has something really powerful to say and knows how to say it really well!

WhiskeyGirl
04-27-2006, 05:18 PM
Ok, I'll get off my soap box now. Thank you for sharing that song with us! I really like Pink's lyrics because she usually has something really powerful to say and knows how to say it really well!

Your welcome Kelli! I wanted to share it, some may not agree with it or with me, but I think this is an extremely powerful song! Speaks to the heart for sure!!

RebeccaW
04-27-2006, 05:27 PM
I havent heard the song, but the lyrics are very powerful and i do agree that pink has alot of meaningful things to say. thanks for sharing.
i dont know who matthew good is either LOL