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War time music
Posted: July 3, 2009 12:41 pm
by Lono
Interesting article in the June 29, 2009 New Yorker about how our troops use music, mainly heavy metal, to prepare for battle and to deal with the pressures of war ("Over there: Blam": Talk of the Town section).
The article contains the following quote:
"A pair of Arkansas National Guardsmen, Pieslak writes, recorded an album in Iraq. One track, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, was 'Mortaritaville': 'Wasted away again in Baghdad / One weekend a month, yeah, my ass / I'd like to kick my recruiter straight square in the teeth / But I know, 'It's my own damn fault.'"
I hope these guys come home safely. Remember our troops, and have a happy 4th.
Re: War time music
Posted: July 3, 2009 3:00 pm
by Dr.Corona
Lono wrote:Interesting article in the June 29, 2009 New Yorker about how our troops use music, mainly heavy metal, to prepare for battle and to deal with the pressures of war ("Over there: Blam": Talk of the Town section).
The article contains the following quote:
"A pair of Arkansas National Guardsmen, Pieslak writes, recorded an album in Iraq. One track, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, was 'Mortaritaville': 'Wasted away again in Baghdad / One weekend a month, yeah, my ass / I'd like to kick my recruiter straight square in the teeth / But I know, 'It's my own damn fault.'"
I hope these guys come home safely. Remember our troops, and have a happy 4th.
I second that!!!
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Re: War time music
Posted: July 3, 2009 3:02 pm
by C-Dawg
Dr.Corona wrote:Lono wrote:Interesting article in the June 29, 2009 New Yorker about how our troops use music, mainly heavy metal, to prepare for battle and to deal with the pressures of war ("Over there: Blam": Talk of the Town section).
The article contains the following quote:
"A pair of Arkansas National Guardsmen, Pieslak writes, recorded an album in Iraq. One track, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, was 'Mortaritaville': 'Wasted away again in Baghdad / One weekend a month, yeah, my ass / I'd like to kick my recruiter straight square in the teeth / But I know, 'It's my own damn fault.'"
I hope these guys come home safely. Remember our troops, and have a happy 4th.
I second that!!!
Yup, I agree
Re: War time music
Posted: July 4, 2009 2:50 am
by Bicycle Bill
C-Dawg wrote:Dr.Corona wrote:Lono wrote:Interesting article in the June 29, 2009 New Yorker about how our troops use music, mainly heavy metal, to prepare for battle and to deal with the pressures of war ("Over there: Blam": Talk of the Town section).
The article contains the following quote:
"A pair of Arkansas National Guardsmen, Pieslak writes, recorded an album in Iraq. One track, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, was 'Mortaritaville': 'Wasted away again in Baghdad / One weekend a month, yeah, my ass / I'd like to kick my recruiter straight square in the teeth / But I know, 'It's my own damn fault.'"
I hope these guys come home safely. Remember our troops, and have a happy 4th.
I second that!!!
Yup, I agree
Here's a link to it on Youtube; includes a slide show that doesn't quite match the lyrics but does show what the guys over there have to put up with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfayhFjH_7A
-"BB"-
Re: War time music
Posted: July 6, 2009 1:29 pm
by miphinz
I remember when we were in the desert we had our own version of Dixie Land Delight we had made up, similar deal
Re: War time music
Posted: July 6, 2009 1:44 pm
by TropicalTroubador
Dr.Corona wrote:Lono wrote:Interesting article in the June 29, 2009 New Yorker about how our troops use music, mainly heavy metal, to prepare for battle and to deal with the pressures of war ("Over there: Blam": Talk of the Town section).
The article contains the following quote:
"A pair of Arkansas National Guardsmen, Pieslak writes, recorded an album in Iraq. One track, with apologies to Jimmy Buffett, was 'Mortaritaville': 'Wasted away again in Baghdad / One weekend a month, yeah, my ass / I'd like to kick my recruiter straight square in the teeth / But I know, 'It's my own damn fault.'"
I hope these guys come home safely. Remember our troops, and have a happy 4th.
I second that!!!
A-bloody-men.