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Political Science Lyrics Artist(Band):Randy Newman
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try But all around, even our old friends put us down Let's drop the big one and see what happens We give them money-but are they grateful? No, they're spiteful and they're hateful They don't respect us-so let's surprise them We'll drop the big one and pulverize them Asia's crowded and Europe's too old Africa is far too hot And Canada's too cold And South America stole our name Let's drop the big one There'll be no one left to blame us We'll save Australia Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo We'll build an All American amusement park there They got surfin', too Boom goes London and boom Paris More room for you and more room for me And every city the whole world round Will just be another American town Oh, how peaceful it will be We'll set everybody free You'll wear a Japanese kimono And there'll be Italian shoes for me They all hate us anyhow So let's drop the big one now Let's drop the big one now If you find some error in Political Science Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to jason for submitting the lyrics. Review about Political Science A song that Curtis LeMay would've liked | Reviewer: Terry Parkhurst | 7/17/2007 I was simply "blown away," as we used to say - no pun intended - by Randy Newman's entire performance. I remember also seeing him do the song, "Sail Away," which is another sardonic tune in which as he said, "This song is about a slavetrader talking people onto the ships." Anyone who knows much about Randy Newman will tell you that as much as the song he is singing ostensibly might seem to be siding with a group of people, or a particular pattern of thought, in fact, it's a spoof. Listen closely to his song, "Rednecks" if you get the chance. I myself went out and bought the album "Sail Away," with the song "Political Science" on it and kept that album proudly in my possession until the late Eighties. And for those who don't remember who U.S. Force General Curtis LeMay was, he was not only head of the old Strategic Air Command (SAC) at one time, he also ran as the vice-presidental candidate with the late George Wallace, as independents, in 1968. The general is famous - perhaps infamous - for saying that his solution to the stalemate involving American troops in Vietnam, during the Vietnam War, was to deal with North Vietnam by "bombing them back into the Stone Age." I believe the general had passed away by the time "Political Science" came out. But my hunch is Randy Newman was thinking about the general, when he wrote this song. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Still Great After 35 Years | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/24/2007 Randy Newman said it best, and of course it's satire, and it's brilliant--and as a foreign policy, I could live with it. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No If that's all you saw, look again. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/19/2007 It is interesting in a twisted sort of way to see people point to irony and other people clearly missing it entirely. As one of those tree hugging commie hippies from socialist elsewhere, it paints all of you firmly as Americans, and more precisely Americans who have been over the border and not gotten it, or never been outside of cosy little America at all. I think the best one can do is take the song and use it as a starting point to deliberately look from an angle you've never looked from before. You don't have to agree, but you can give yourself a new experience and learn from it. And uhm, yeah. The song was written 30 years ago. As they say: Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No If that's all you saw, look again. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/19/2007 It is interesting in a twisted sort of way to see people point to irony and other people clearly missing it entirely. As one of those tree hugging commie hippies from socialist elsewhere, it paints all of you firmly as Americans, and more precisely Americans who have been over the border and not gotten it, or never been outside of cosy little America at all. I think the best one can do is take the song and use it as a starting point to deliberately look from an angle you've never looked from before. You don't have to agree, but you can give yourself a new experience and learn from it. And uhm, yeah. The song was written 30 years ago. As they say: Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No You Don't Have to Be a Hippie to Like this Song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/24/2006 In response to the individual who hates "hippies," you seem to have a flair for generalization. Some people just understand the issue of social obstacles (of living your whole life in poverty) and political leaders who aren't serving public interest as they are supposed to. In my OPINION, George Bush is not doing a good job because he is not serving the interest of the masses who could benefit the most. But I'm sure only hippies feel that way. And they are so incompetent as human beings that "they know not what they say." Is this review helpful to you? Yes No You Don't Have to Be a Hippie to Like this Song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/24/2006 In response to the individual who hates "hippies," you seem to have a flair for generalization. Some people just understand the issue of social obstacles (of living your whole life in poverty) and political leaders who aren't serving public interest as they are supposed to. In my OPINION, George Bush is not doing a good job because he is not serving the interest of the masses who could benefit the most. But I'm sure only hippies feel that way. And they are so incompetent as human beings that "they know not what they say." Is this review helpful to you? Yes No A National Anthem | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/3/2006 I agree tha this song could well be a new national anthem. But let´s be fair. It could be the national anthem of a lot of countries.By the way, it was written 30 - odd years ago. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Brilliance | Reviewer: Andie | 11/2/2005 This song is so expertly conceived and executed that anyone with a sense of humor will laugh themselves silly. It starts from this horrible victim mentality (No one like us) and moves steadily to such an extreme position, gaining power and violence as it goes. I love it! Quick note to some of the other people who reviewed this song: It was written well before President Bush and the war in Iraq. It has nothing to do with President Bush and the war in Iraq. Find yourself a different song if you want to gripe about President Bush and the war in Iraq. Enjoy this song for its own merits. After all, there are some Americans who do feel this way...especially after a couple drinks. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No So Much Irony | Reviewer: A Voice That Cares | 9/14/2005 Randy Newmans Song Political science is one of many great song by him ex. SHort People, and You Can Leave Your Hat On. This song is full of so much Irony about how people feel. He hits the nail right on the head about how right wing conservative feel about the world. If u dont understand this song then u are a truly obtuse individual I laughed my ass of the first time i heard it and I laugh just as hard everytime i listen to it. Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Wow | Reviewer: Who Cares | 9/4/2005 This was a funny song, but the other reviews are harsh. Obviosly Newman ment it as a satire, but I dont think it was suppose to stir up these kinds of hatefull responses. Bush is doing a decent job, not great, not bad, Iraqis are not "bullet catchers," they are being given a chance to govern themselves for the first time in a long time, and this is the lasnd of the free, and the land of the brave, just because some people have money you assume that they are evil, corprate giants out to crush eveyone. The plain truth is that America and the world need poor people, middle class, and rich people. If everyone one were rich who would run our drive threws, dig your ditches, empty your sewers and portopotys? Would you do it? I think not. The horrible truth is that you want everyon to be "happy and prance with the flowers" but the truth is this world is a lot diffrent than your pot induced, hazy version of what the world should be, you dirty freakiing hippy. Damn I hate Hippies and people who know not of what they speak. /sigh /collapse Is this review helpful to you? Yes No Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Political Science The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics. The Hottest Songs Last Week: | | ||||||||||||
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