17:05 - 04 May, 2005
When The President Talks To God
Last night, folk-rocker Conor Oberst (aka Bright Eyes) performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. If you've heard any of his albums, you know Bright Eyes is clearly political (he participated in last year's Vote for Change tour, as noted in the Rolling Stone excerpt I posted below the fold). But last night's performance was just incredible -- in fact, I'm legitimately surprised NBC even allowed it to air. Bright Eyes performed a song (not on any of his albums) called "When the President Talks to God". Maybe I'm just not used to seeing anything half-way politically-controversial on broadcast TV, but I found it amazing -- just go watch. And please, please recommend this diary so others can see. Bright Eyes' lyrics have been compared to Bob Dylan's, and this performance certainly summons up a bit of that old spitfire rebel spirit that Dylan personified. It's a breath of fresh air. Enjoy.
"When the President Talks to God"When the president talks to God Are the conversations brief or long? Does he ask to rape our women's' rights And send poor farm kids off to die? Does God suggest an oil hike When the president talks to God? When the president talks to God Are the consonants all hard or soft? Is he resolute all down the line? Is every issue black or white? Does what God say ever change his mind When the president talks to God? When the president talks to God Does he fake that drawl or merely nod? Agree which convicts should be killed? Where prisons should be built and filled? Which voter fraud must be concealed When the president talks to God? When the president talks to God I wonder which one plays the better cop We should find some jobs. the ghetto's broke No, they're lazy, George, I say we don't Just give 'em more liquor stores and dirty coke That's what God recommends When the president talks to God Do they drink near beer and go play golf While they pick which countries to invade Which Muslim souls still can be saved? I guess god just calls a spade a spade When the president talks to God When the president talks to God Does he ever think that maybe he's not? That that voice is just inside his head When he kneels next to the presidential bed Does he ever smell his own bullshit When the president talks to God? I doubt it I doubt it Watch Here
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