Alrighty, so two girls sang this song at my school today. It gave me chills, and touched me deeply. In all honesty, I liked them better than the original, but it's a very thought provoking song nonetheless. [YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ITZZ6-qCYIE[/YOUTUBE] Dear Mr. President, Come take a walk with me. Let's pretend we're just two people and You're not better than me. I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly. What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street? Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep? What do you feel when you look in the mirror? Are you proud? How do you sleep while the rest of us cry? How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? How do you walk with your head held high? Can you even look me in the eye And tell me why? Dear Mr. President, Were you a lonely boy? Are you a lonely boy? Are you a lonely boy? How can you say No child is left behind? We're not dumb and we're not blind. They're all sitting in your cells While you pave the road to hell. What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away? And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay? I can only imagine what the first lady has to say You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine. How do you sleep while the rest of us cry? How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye? How do you walk with your head held high? Can you even look me in the eye? Let me tell you 'bout hard work Minimum wage with a baby on the way Let me tell you 'bout hard work Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away Let me tell you 'bout hard work Building a bed out of a cardboard box Let me tell you 'bout hard work Hard work Hard work You don't know nothing 'bout hard work Hard work Hard work Oh How do you sleep at night? How do you walk with your head held high? Dear Mr. President, You'd never take a walk with me. Would you?
It's a touching song, but I just can't justify the sole blame upon the president for the poverty that has always existed.
I agree, I dislike bush a ton, but some things are just not his fault. But lots are so I can go on hating. A very touching video.
I do admit that George Bush seems to be a popular scapegoat. I mean, it's not like poverty didn't exist until he came along. But I still don't like him. >.< He's a tad unfortunate. In fact, I just mentioned him on msn; Danghae Sunshine hates his frigging school. says: I wish ducks ruled over humans. Danghae Sunshine hates his frigging school. says: Ducks don't use tinfoil, consume alcahol or drugs, or elect George Bush twice.
I was SO shocked when I first heard this song, because it's so insanely political, and so anti-Bush, and so anti-war, and when it first came out, the whole "feeling" on Iraq hadn't turned against the Bush administration. I really admire P!nk for doing it--it totally changed my impression of her, although it turns out my impression was kinda incorrect to start with. For such a major artist to release a song like this... well it gave me some hope for America. As for blaming him for poverty, while he may not have caused it, he's CERTAINLY worsened it and certainly done nothing in 7 years to reduce it. I'm pretty sure the gap between the rich and poor in the US in the last 7 years has grown even wider. Plus he's totally tanked the US economy which will cause huge increases in poverty. Plus he's completely fucked over education with the whole "No Child Left Behind" initiative, which will directly impact US poverty in a very bad way. The song is P!nk WITH the Indigo Girls, for those of you wanting to appreciate the very queer origins of it. Anyway, as a result of this song, I bought the CD it's on, and then proceeded to buy all the rest of her CDs. I like supporting people with convictions.
I believe I read somewhere that she refused to make a music video of it to release it as a single, because she felt it was too personal and did not want to muddy its meaning by saturating it with commercial appeal/industrial exposure. Pretty noble thing to do for an artist whose name sells so well.
P!nk is one of my heroines! Ever since her first album, she's been a non-conformist who speaks her own opinion and uses unflattering lyrics to convey the real message behind each song. If you liked "Dear Mr. President," make sure to listen to "Cuz I Can" (Track 7 on the same CD) because it works perfectly as a gay anthem (at least for me). Here's the great chorus: So I cash my checks And place my bets And hope I'll always win But even if I don't I'm fucked because I live a life of sin But it's alright I don't give a damn I don't play your rules I make my own Tonight I'll do what I want Cuz I can!
I tought it'd be nice to have my first post here since im a big fan of P!NK =D how can they be better than her *in angry tone* ?!! lol jk
