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Praise the Lord and Pass the Musical Ammunition — responses to Clint Taylor's Top 15 in American Country.
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em>She’s mad, lockin’ the door
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No more “too-joor” l’amour
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Ain’t it a shame
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He got the wrong dame
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Because the night is damp, (damp, damp, damp)
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He’s overdue at camp
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And he’s twenty-two miles from town.
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Poor politically incorrect Spike Jones would have a rough go with a remake of “Right in the Fuhrer’s Face” for Saddam. A ditty like that would be more demoralizing than the Spider Hole Portrait.
No Big Bands. No girl singer with a gardenia in her hair to warble “He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings” or “I’ll Walk Alone.” No Bob Hope USO shows. I am sure Wayne Newton is doing his patriotic best, but Hope was a tough act to follow. Nothing personal about Wayne, but if God wants to really punish me, instead of sending me to Hell, He can put me in an elevator going nowhere for all eternity with Eddie Fisher singing “O, My Papa” and Wayne singing “Danke Schoen” piped in.
p>Now that I think on it, WWII songs were more about “love on hold” than love of country. Still they served a purpose. All that pent-up emotion on both sides of the war. Made ‘em want to win it and get back home. CW songs boost morale and remind of that we have a country and a way of life that are worth the fight. They cheer the troops and annoy the libs. br> — Diane Smith br> South San Francisco, California
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