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A tired and emotional US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is now officially under investigation for #SignalGate. In tribute to this paragon of public service:

"Then someone buys another round
And with every drink or three
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Has made a fool out of me"

Jerry Lee Lewis - What's Made Milwaukee Famous: youtube.com/watch?v=u7OSxQ3uKU

#JukeboxFridayNight
#FoolsAndJokers
#country

People who don't like Country Music are morons. Country is probably one of the most diversified and pluralistic music styles.

Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co., Palace Music, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Neko Case, MJ Lendermain, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, Califone, Drive-by-Truckers, Kacey Musgraves, Smog, Bill Calllahan, Lambchop, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Sturgil Simpson, Neil Young, Robbie Fulks, Willi Carlisle, and even Angels of Light:

All these acts are mostly country music acts. That's why I say: Long Live Country Music!!!

youtube.com/watch?v=tNy-sqj7BC

Gillian Welch "Everything Is Free" (2001) solo acoustic cover

This song became more and more prescient every year over 25 years, as working musicians’ pay-checks were reduced

People went from, “Hey man music is free now” to “It’s easier to pay corporations to rob musicians than it was in the Napster days when we all did it ourselves” 🫠

#Country #Americana #GillianWelch #accordion #MusicBusiness
youtu.be/dI7gt_y-ojc

I just had a nice chat with #hank3 – I’m an absolute fan and I get all worked up when I write to him. But I’m allowed to use his 2014 lyrics, actually for one of his countless metal projects. I’ll turn it into country again. #music #country

EXECUTION IS A DISEASE
EXECUTION IS A DISEASE
EXECUTION IS THE DISEASE
EXECUTION IS THE DISEASE
STANDING UP OR SITTING DOWN
IT DONT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME
THE GAZE IS INSANE
LOOK WHO’S PUSHING HATE
ITS NOT YOU OR ME
DONT YOU SEE HOW THE WARS STAY ENGAGED
AS THE TIME FADES ITS ALL THE SAME
STANDING OR SITTING DOWN ITS A WASTE
STANDING OR SITTING DOWN THE WARS ARE PLACED
JUST MAKE SURE YOUR BLINDED BY THE TRUTH
AND YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE WHATS
COVERED UP BY THE LIES
COVERED UP WITH COMMUNIST THIGHS
COVERED UP BY NAZI DESIGNS
COVERED UP BY THE LEFT AND RIGHT
MOLESTED BY THE NUMBER ONE THIEVES
MAKE SURE TO PRAISE THE HYPOCRISY
ASHES SPREAD ON YOU AND ME
ASHES FROM THE GENOCIDAL DREAM
WATCHING THE HATRED BETRAY SYMPATHY
MANIPULATION KEEPS EXECUTING HUMANITY
EVERY RACE IS A ENEMY

https://reverendelvis.de/7162-2/

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I just had a nice chat with #hank3 - I'm an absolute fan and I get all worked up when I write to him. But I'm allowed to use his 2014 lyrics, actually for one of his countless metal projects. I'll turn it into country again. #music #country

EXECUTION IS A DISEASE
EXECUTION IS A DISEASE
EXECUTION IS THE DISEASE
EXECUTION IS THE DISEASE
STANDING UP OR SITTING DOWN
IT DONT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME
THE GAZE IS INSANE
LOOK WHO'S PUSHING HATE
ITS NOT YOU OR ME
DONT YOU SEE HOW THE WARS STAY ENGAGED
AS THE TIME FADES ITS ALL THE SAME
STANDING OR SITTING DOWN ITS A WASTE
STANDING OR SITTING DOWN THE WARS ARE PLACED
JUST MAKE SURE YOUR BLINDED BY THE TRUTH
AND YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE WHATS
COVERED UP BY THE LIES
COVERED UP WITH COMMUNIST THIGHS
COVERED UP BY NAZI DESIGNS
COVERED UP BY THE LEFT AND RIGHT
MOLESTED BY THE NUMBER ONE THIEVES
MAKE SURE TO PRAISE THE HYPOCRISY
ASHES SPREAD ON YOU AND ME
ASHES FROM THE GENOCIDAL DREAM
WATCHING THE HATRED BETRAY SYMPATHY
MANIPULATION KEEPS EXECUTING HUMANITY
EVERY RACE IS A ENEMY

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@cgervasi Neil. Thumbing his nose at authority and skating close to the line since the 60s.

60s
- No US drivers license, registration. Drives.
- No US musician Union card. Plays.

70s
- Green card application, “Ever taken drugs?” “Er no”. 10K later green card

80s
- Sued by #Geffin Records for not playing the right type of #RockMusic and #Country.
<ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-y>

2000

- 2010 Helps end #Monsanto with music on “#SeedingFear” and Monsanto Years
<modernfarmer.com/2015/09/seedi> / <news.prairiepublic.org/arts-cu>

- 2020 sues Don Drumpf for #copyright
<independent.co.uk/arts-enterta>

- 2021 pulls music from #Spotify
<latimes.com/entertainment-arts>

I’m sure there’s more <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_You> , long may Neil play music and rage …

Leonard Cohen / You Want It Darker (2016); "You Want It Darker" ist das bewegende Abschiedsalbum von Leonard Cohen, das nur wenige Wochen vor seinem Tod erschien. Mit seiner tiefen, brüchigen Stimme reflektiert Cohen über das Altern, den Tod und die Spiritualität – eindringlich und poetisch wie eh und je. Ein tief berührendes, elegisches Meisterwerk. #LeonardCohen #Country #Singer #Songwriter #Folk #FolkRock #Blues #Ballad