Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly.
He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
Does this mean local girl Dolly is going to come out against the anti-gay-marriage amendment to the TN state constitution on the ballot this fall?
Reich-wing heads all over east TN would explode if they could see this clip! Is there anyway we can broadcast it over TV out of Knoxville, Chattanooga, and and Johnson City? ;-D
Seriously, is this a new song or something that’s been out a while?
Dolly has already said she is in favor of gay marriage. Someoen should ask her to do a radio and TV messge. She does not believe in discrimination and has one of her songs on teh HRC cd “Love Rocks”.
Download “Just Say NO” mp3 to listen as you follow the lyrics below:
“Just Say NO” by the “Just Say NO Posse” of “Stop The War Brigade”
(i)read the newspaper just the other day
heavy storm clouds are moving are way.
(they) wanna to send me to the desert,
to play a deadly game
armed to the teeth homeboy,
ready to murder and maim.
got no say in this matter
did you ask how i feel?
chumps like me a-dime-dozen,
think we don’t know the deal?
i ain’t dying for the price of gas
yo, uncle sam, you can kiss my ass!!!
so when they tell you to go
just say no
to the flow
because we’ about to G.O.
and you know
we’re gonna break these chains of the mind
and i find
it’s a race for mankind
the people, the populace blind to the fact
that the cards are stacked
in his favor
well tell me suckers, do you taste the flavor?
hard beats and rhymes is what he gave ya.
don’t wanna be hero,
can’t stand john wayne
to go and die for you,
i’d have to be insane.
there’s no glory in disaster,
once the wheels of war start to turn.
tell me, what’s the next step sucker,
when the oil-fields start to burn?
new york, paris, london, rome.
young men and women
dragged away from their homes
sydney, berlin, Baghdad, tel aviv.
facing of at each other
for the sultans of greed.
brothers will be dying – mothers will be crying
and what’s it all for, just another rich man’s war!!!
some people seem to think
it’ll all be over quick.
but what about vietnam, LBJ, and tricky dick?
george bush high-riding on a wooden horse,
charging in guns blazing,
and condemning deadly force.
they like to have us believe
they’re defending democracy.
but anyone with eyes can see, that’s a fallacy!
saudi arabia’s not a democratic state,
the women on the street,
can’t even show their face.
i’m tired of you waving
that flag in my face.
i ain’t gonna fight
for your fat-rat-race.
i’m not a sucker, politician
or a money hungry pig.
so, wake up, dig!!!
talking about drugs and crime in the street
poor walkin’ wounded picking through garbage,
trick or treat!!
hey boy, ya wanna a job then
just drop your nuts in the sand.
while i blow smoke up you ass,
drive you crazy, make you kill for the man.
you’re a jive mother-fucker and a hypocrite
you’d have to blind not
to see through this shit,
this is President Bush’s role show
he wants you to play a role.
meanwhile he’s out fucking ’round
on the 14th hole
don’t believe cnn’s pig media shit.
i’m telling you brother,
we’ve got to resist!!
the army don’t care about heroes in saudi,
you gotta refuse, don’t be another body.
so when they tell you to go
just say no!!!
text/music: Just Say No Posse “Just Say No”mp3 “Just Say NO” was sent as a cassette all over the world. It was hidden by soldiers in their baggage who were enroute to the Gulf War in 1991 and secretly distributed there. It even made it’s way to George Bush’s daddy’s presidential desk.
From: Stop The War Brigade
To: GI Special {Volume: 4I Issue: 16.pdf}
Sent: September 10, 2006
Subject: RE: “Just Say NO”
My name is Darnell Stephen Summers. I’m sending you the text of the Rap, “Just Say NO”.
This rap has been around since before the first Gulf War. It was written at my home in Worms Germany, in August 1990 shortly after Iraqi Forces invaded Kuwait.
At that time I was a member of a band that included four active-duty soldiers and several veterans.
The day of the invasion was a long day for us because we had an unusually long rehearsal and everyone was tired and a little frustrated. Everyone ended up at my house and we sat down in front of the TV to chill out and check out the News to see what was happening in the world and it was then that we learned of the invasion.
We just looked at each other and sensed that this was a very significant point in world history. These events were going to affect all of us in one way or another.
There was a consensus that we should write something and we knew that if could get something together we could get it out and, at the very least, we’d be able to distribute it to the soldiers in our immediate vicinity.
We all went to the back porch and sat down and the words just began to flow.
It’s amazing when you consider that we even predicted the Oil Fields would be set ablaze during the hostilities.
Now you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out but a lot of people, supposedly intelligent and informed people, were shocked to see all of the black smoke billowing over the battlefield. The consequences of that fiasco have yet to be fully determined.
Suffice it to say that a lot of Soldiers will incur life-long illness and perhaps even death as a result of the criminal & reckless behaviour of “their” government and its incompetent, lapdog military leadership.
We had no idea, in 1990 how successful Rap would be, but it was the beginning of a cultural movement within the “Stop The WAR Brigade” which is still in motion today.
More than 100 artists and musicians have participated in the project to date and we’ve traveled to many places(Spain, Germany, Austria, USA, Turkey etc.) to perform and we are ready to move out at a moment’s notice.
The “Just Say NO Posse” was born out of the circumstances surrounding the never-ending War on Iraq and its neighbors in the region. We, “Stop The War Brigade”, still concentrate most of our efforts on active-duty military personnel.
“Just Say NO” has been played at many demonstrations around the world. In fact, “Just Say NO”, was the sign-on music for RADIO 100 Berlin, 1991, every day until the war ended.
It also premiered on the Pacifica Network(Washington D.C. Affiliate) the day of the US-led Coalition’s invasion of Iraq during a live remote interview from my home which included interviews from high school and college students who had walked out of their classes on that fateful day, and also activists and of course veterans.
Peace activists here in Germany set up loudspeakers outside military installations and blasted them with the Rap.
It seems to be everywhere but there are still many people who do not know of its existence and its history.
I hope that this email will serve to correct that situation and encourage everyone to create more Art, Music & Literature that will serve to bolster our struggle. Going directly to the troops is the ultimate way to support them. They need to be made aware of our efforts on a daily basis.
We’re definitely for the “up in your face” approach to this War.
We must continue to be innovative and 10 steps ahead of the fanatic opposition.
Ciao,
Darnell
“Stop The WAR Brigade”
I don’t find this bizarre at all, though I don’t particularly think the song is the best for either of them. Perhaps the “bizarreness” is in a bit of stereotype that might be lurking about country music — and therefore all country music makers?
Booman, you need to check out Music Row Democrats out of Nashville. Listen to their “20 for 20 bucks”, you might hear something that you liked.
You’re welcome, RF. I’m impressed with these folks, and think they have something going here that’s important. And isn’t it great to think that right in the heart of Tennessee, there are these folks working on the good side??
strangely compelling, isn’t it?
It’s pretty cool actually. I think they sound great together.
It makes for good music to do my Japanese homework to. 😀
Does this mean local girl Dolly is going to come out against the anti-gay-marriage amendment to the TN state constitution on the ballot this fall?
Reich-wing heads all over east TN would explode if they could see this clip! Is there anyway we can broadcast it over TV out of Knoxville, Chattanooga, and and Johnson City? ;-D
Seriously, is this a new song or something that’s been out a while?
Dolly has already said she is in favor of gay marriage. Someoen should ask her to do a radio and TV messge. She does not believe in discrimination and has one of her songs on teh HRC cd “Love Rocks”.
Dolly has already said she is in favor of gay marriage.
I had no idea.
We really need to spread word about this and cause wingnut heads to explode across east TN, LOL. Dolly is about as east Tennessee as it gets.
I Love It!!!!!!
Did you REALLY have to do that to me first thing Sunday morning, I mean, my coffee is still brewing….ugh!
I like it. They’re both such rare individuals with completely identifiable voices.
Download “Just Say NO” mp3 to listen as you follow the lyrics below:
“Just Say NO”
by the “Just Say NO Posse” of “Stop The War Brigade”
(i)read the newspaper just the other day
heavy storm clouds are moving are way.
(they) wanna to send me to the desert,
to play a deadly game
armed to the teeth homeboy,
ready to murder and maim.
got no say in this matter
did you ask how i feel?
chumps like me a-dime-dozen,
think we don’t know the deal?
i ain’t dying for the price of gas
yo, uncle sam, you can kiss my ass!!!
so when they tell you to go
just say no
to the flow
because we’ about to G.O.
and you know
we’re gonna break these chains of the mind
and i find
it’s a race for mankind
the people, the populace blind to the fact
that the cards are stacked
in his favor
well tell me suckers, do you taste the flavor?
hard beats and rhymes is what he gave ya.
don’t wanna be hero,
can’t stand john wayne
to go and die for you,
i’d have to be insane.
there’s no glory in disaster,
once the wheels of war start to turn.
tell me, what’s the next step sucker,
when the oil-fields start to burn?
new york, paris, london, rome.
young men and women
dragged away from their homes
sydney, berlin, Baghdad, tel aviv.
facing of at each other
for the sultans of greed.
brothers will be dying – mothers will be crying
and what’s it all for, just another rich man’s war!!!
some people seem to think
it’ll all be over quick.
but what about vietnam, LBJ, and tricky dick?
george bush high-riding on a wooden horse,
charging in guns blazing,
and condemning deadly force.
they like to have us believe
they’re defending democracy.
but anyone with eyes can see, that’s a fallacy!
saudi arabia’s not a democratic state,
the women on the street,
can’t even show their face.
i’m tired of you waving
that flag in my face.
i ain’t gonna fight
for your fat-rat-race.
i’m not a sucker, politician
or a money hungry pig.
so, wake up, dig!!!
talking about drugs and crime in the street
poor walkin’ wounded picking through garbage,
trick or treat!!
hey boy, ya wanna a job then
just drop your nuts in the sand.
while i blow smoke up you ass,
drive you crazy, make you kill for the man.
you’re a jive mother-fucker and a hypocrite
you’d have to blind not
to see through this shit,
this is President Bush’s role show
he wants you to play a role.
meanwhile he’s out fucking ’round
on the 14th hole
don’t believe cnn’s pig media shit.
i’m telling you brother,
we’ve got to resist!!
the army don’t care about heroes in saudi,
you gotta refuse, don’t be another body.
so when they tell you to go
just say no!!!
text/music: Just Say No Posse
“Just Say No”mp3
“Just Say NO” was sent as a cassette all over the world. It was hidden by soldiers in their baggage who were enroute to the Gulf War in 1991 and secretly distributed there. It even made it’s way to George Bush’s daddy’s presidential desk.
Stop The War Brigade
Darnell Stephen Summers GI Talk – Video
Deep Dish TV 55 “Just Say No”
I love this!!! I was just checking out their web site and some of the other great songs also!!! I say BRAVO!!!!!!!!
Man…
I didn’t expect such a positive response. Mostly, I just couldn’t believe my eyes.
I’m glad people are enjoying it.
I don’t find this bizarre at all, though I don’t particularly think the song is the best for either of them. Perhaps the “bizarreness” is in a bit of stereotype that might be lurking about country music — and therefore all country music makers?
Booman, you need to check out Music Row Democrats out of Nashville. Listen to their “20 for 20 bucks”, you might hear something that you liked.
I just bought mine and will be using some of the songs in a future podcast with a link to their site.
You’re welcome, RF. I’m impressed with these folks, and think they have something going here that’s important. And isn’t it great to think that right in the heart of Tennessee, there are these folks working on the good side??
It’s always a treat to see people who know how to be who they are and do what they want without giving a fig for what other people will say.