I was thinking...
March 20, 2003: Who's old enough to remember the parody "Bomb Iran" (1979), which spoofed the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann"? After the bombing started yesterday, I got to thinking: imagine "talking heads", G.W. Bush singing lead, and Powell, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, et al, at back-up: Bomb, bomb, bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iraq. Bomb, bomb, bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iraq. Of course, I'm not the only one who thought of this, as the links below will show. Great minds think alike! ...or do they? MNL Disclaimer: Please do not take this to be anti-Middle East or anti-Islam. I am a Christian, and I recognize my sisterhood in the flesh with all humanity, as well as my sisterhood in spirit with my fellow Christians. Don't blanket this as anti- Americanism, either. In fact, I'm being very American!
More Bombs
The Georgy Bush Project:Kissing Angels on the Eve of Revolution:
Am I Right?:
Bush Says Bomb Iraq:
Yahoo! Search: "Bomb Bomb Iraq":
Amazon.com: Rusty Humphries, "Bomb Iraq": but I think he means it!
BN.com: Vince Vance: I Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans: contains song "Bomb Iran" (same song?).
BN.com: Capitol Steps: Sixteen Scandals: contains a "Bomb Iraq", with song sample.
BN.com: Beach Boys: Greatest Hits Volume 1: with "Barbara Ann", with song sample.
The Barbara Page: with several links about "Barbara Ann".
Ray Stevens: "Osama Yo' Mama": lyrics, from Stevens' own website.
Amazon.com: Ray Stevens: "Osama Yo' Mama": with song sample.
(sung to the tune of "Barbara Ann"
by the Beach Boys.)
Bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb Iraq!
Take no flack!
Bomb Iraq!
We got Saddam in our sights,
Morning, noon, and night,
so Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Went to Baghdad,
Looking for Saddam.
He tried to kill my Dad,
So I thought I'd drop a bomb!
Oh, Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb Iraq.
We got Iraqis in our sights
Both morning, noon, and night (!)
So Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Tried to woo France,
Russia and Spain.
They kicked me in the pants,
Then I really went insane.
I'll Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb Iraq.
We'll bomb Saddam straight to hell,
Then all, it will be swell.
I'll Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb, bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb Iraq!
Take no flack!
Bomb Iraq!
We got Saddam in our sights,
Morning, noon, and night,
so Bomb Iraq!
Bomb, bomb,
Bomb, Bomb Iraq.
Bomb Iraq, Bomb Iraq, Bomb Iraq, Bomb Iraq...
***
Now the only website that printed the words to the spoof
"Bomb Iran" contained songs so vulgar I can't link to it.
So, with apologies to that website and to the original
spoofers, I present:
Bomb Iran
(to the tune of "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys)
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, BOMB IRAN!
Let's take a stand, bomb Iran.
Our country's got a feelin'
Really hit the ceilin', bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Went to a mosque, gonna throw some rocks.
Tell the Ayatollah..."Gonna put you in a box!"
Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Our country's got a feelin'
Really hit the ceilin', bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Ol' Uncle Sam's gettin' pretty hot.
Time to turn Iran into a parking lot. Bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Call the volunteers; call the bombadiers;
Call the financiers, better get their ass in gear.
Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Our country's got a feelin'
Really hit the ceilin', bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Call on our allies to cut off their supplies,
Get our hands untied, and bring em' back alive. Bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Our country's got a feelin'
Really hit the ceilin', bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, BOMB IRAN!
Let's take a stand, bomb Iran.
Our people you been stealin'
Now it's time for keelin', bomb Iran.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.
***
Back in October 2001, a month after the WTC fell,
I created this song with a tune similar to
"Winchester Cathedral" (not a straight-on parody),
but I haven't shared it till now:
OSAMA YOUR MAMA!
Osama! Your Mama!
Osama! Your Mama!
Osama, your mama,
Your mama done told me
That you were a bad boy.
Who are you to scold me?
Osama, your mama,
Your mama done told me
That you were a bad boy.
Who are you to scold me?
Osama ain't too wise.
We all know that too well.
He thinks he'll reach heaven
By sending others to hell.
Osama, your mama,
Your mama done told me
That you were a bad boy.
Who are you to scold me?
Osama! Your Mama!
Osama! Your Mama!
Osama! Your Mama...!
Too bad song comedian Ray Stevens has already beaten me
to publishing a song called "Osama Yo' Mama", as you'll
see in the list of links on this page.