Love this song! A little joy in these trying times!
Vlad, Kim, and Donnie... The Three Stooges for our 21st Century
The song asks:
"When world leaders act like Moe, Curly, and Larry
And even the Buddhists get leery and wary
And there's too much falling to dodge and to parry
Why not relax and try a blueberry?"
And the image of Putin, Kim, and Trump as Moe, Curly, and Larry (the three most iconic of the various Three Stooges) flashes by on a yard sign.
Although it is "escapist", I'm still counting this video as "political", Billy's third "political" video in a row...
And the image of Putin, Kim, and Trump as Moe, Curly, and Larry (the three most iconic of the various Three Stooges) flashes by on a yard sign.
Although it is "escapist", I'm still counting this video as "political", Billy's third "political" video in a row...
Info on Bonnie "Prince" Billy...
I also liked his recent "Wild Is The Will", released on the day of the massive anti-gun violence rallies for school safety. The video of the infant reminded me of the Parkland kids (especially Emma) who have survived the tragedy at MSD High School and made us all proud by becoming peace warriors in these trying times...
RELATED ARTICLE: Cool, New Song: Bonnie "Prince" Billy "Wild Is The Will" (Susanna cover) For #NationalSchoolWalkout: Plus Interview With Billy 0n Susanna and Living In the Age of Trump & Parkland
Billy also spoke out about the ugliness at the Nazi rally in Charlottesville last year with this video...
RELATED ARTICLE: "People Living On The Outside..." ThisSmallPlanet Interviews Bonnie "Prince" Billy on his new album "Wolf Of The Cosmos", Susanna, and a Divided America in the Age of Trump
ThisSmallPlanet videos of Billy in Felton, California, September 24, 2015...
[Verse 1]
When life is tough and very scary
My wife and I, we chomp a blueberry
When hardship comes, well we don't tarry
We rush to the fields and pick some blueberry
When future days are hot and hairy
When Christmas threatens to not be merry
When weighted down with more'n we can carry
We drop everything and eat a blueberry
[Verse 2]
When the liquor cabinet's out of sherry
And no-one can answer my eternal query
And I can't reach my dear aunt Teri
I know I can savor a juicy blueberry
When world leaders act like Moe, Curly, and Larry
And even the Buddhists get leery and wary
And there's too much falling to dodge and to parry
Why not relax and try a blueberry?
[Verse 3]
When the hatchet you threw in the hole won't stay buried (And the last bus left for Tucumcari)
And the world feels like a mortuary (Everything's just too temporary)
And everyone's creamer's gone non-dairy (The Devil's joined the seminary)
When the rivers flood at Harpers Ferry (And the voices are silent in Tipperary)
Wife asks "ready?" and you scream "very!"
Wouldn't waste no time (Let's be smooth like Fred Astaire, he)
I'll eat your blueberries and you eat mine
We'll be fine!
No comments:
Post a Comment