Freedom by George Michael or I shall be released by Sting ?
It makes a change for the prisoners who have been known to croon along with ol' blue eyes: Ain't that a kick in the head
Guantana-mo Bay
I'm closin' Guantanamo Bay
Guantana-mo Bay
I'm closin' Guantanamo Bay
Yo soy un negro sincero
De donde no permite totura.
Yo soy un negro sincero
De donde no permite totura.
Y antes mas mantanza me quiero
para decir a George aspirarlo
Bay-o! Ba-a-ay-o!
I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.
Bay-o! Ba-a-ay-o!
I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.
I'm your new President, and this is my intention --
(I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.)
Gonna bring us back to the Geneva Convention!
(I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.)
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
The next stop that we make will be England
Tell all the folks in Russia and China too
Don't you know that it's time to get on board
And let this train keep on riding, riding on through
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
All of your brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in Egypt and Israel too
Please don't miss this train at the station
'Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
JohnnyB, the word you were looking for in the last line is "chuparlo".
There's not a word yet
For suspects we can't vet
Out of this dark space
The courts are the right place
We'll give them fair trials or
Send them on their way
They're going to go back home someday.
(Yes, I remember The Muppet Movie very well, and Gonzo's song still chokes me up.)
Comments
Freedom by George Michael or
I shall be released by Sting ?
It makes a change for the prisoners who have been known to croon along with ol' blue eyes:
Ain't that a kick in the head
Posted by: Arthur M. Jolly | January 22, 2009 12:53 PM
Nice ones. But while I'll accept Sting's cover of I Shall be Released, Sinatra never recorded Kick in the Head.
Posted by: radosh | January 22, 2009 1:05 PM
Otis Redding's "Dock of the Bay", and Roger Daltry's "Free Me," have possibilities, but I ain't doing it pro-bono.
Posted by: Sam | January 22, 2009 2:30 PM
"Stop torturing all night / Stop torturing all day / Drop your gunny sacks and ball-shaped gags / And close Guantanamo Bay."
Posted by: Francis | January 22, 2009 2:31 PM
We Gotta Get Out of This Place by The Animals, though that might be better for when he sings us out of Iraq.
Posted by: Jesse | January 22, 2009 4:04 PM
"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead."
Posted by: J.D. | January 22, 2009 4:38 PM
I waterboarded a man in Guantanamo, just to watch him die.
Posted by: mypalmike | January 22, 2009 5:53 PM
Guan Tan!
-- No Mo'!
Flash, flash, flash!
Posted by: Vance | January 22, 2009 6:02 PM
Guantana-mo Bay
I'm closin' Guantanamo Bay
Guantana-mo Bay
I'm closin' Guantanamo Bay
Yo soy un negro sincero
De donde no permite totura.
Yo soy un negro sincero
De donde no permite totura.
Y antes mas mantanza me quiero
para decir a George aspirarlo
Posted by: JohnnyB | January 22, 2009 8:27 PM
I meant "tortura" not "totura" and "matanza" not "mantanza"
and I don't really know how to say "suck it" in Spanish
Posted by: JohnnyB | January 22, 2009 8:30 PM
CAAAAALING ALL SQUAD CARS IN THE AAAAAAAREA...
Posted by: Slide | January 22, 2009 10:20 PM
Whatever the song, I'm sure Obama would give an extraordinary rendition of it.
Posted by: Steve | January 23, 2009 7:18 AM
Aaaaand Steve wins the thread.
Posted by: Francis | January 23, 2009 10:09 AM
@Steve. Wanna write my headlines for me from now on?
Posted by: radosh | January 23, 2009 12:06 PM
Bay-o! Ba-a-ay-o!
I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.
Bay-o! Ba-a-ay-o!
I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.
I'm your new President, and this is my intention --
(I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.)
Gonna bring us back to the Geneva Convention!
(I'm a-gonna close Guantanamo Bay.)
Posted by: Lee | January 23, 2009 12:27 PM
Y para el cruel que me arranca
El corazon con que vivo
Cardo ni ortiga cultivo
Cultivo la rosa blanca
Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
Posted by: hw | January 23, 2009 12:59 PM
Democracy is Coming to the U.S.A
by Leonard Cohen
Posted by: AHJ | January 23, 2009 1:12 PM
Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury, of course.
Posted by: B | January 23, 2009 1:13 PM
To the opening bars of Liszt's Piano Concerto #1...
LET US CLOSE GUANTANAMO! (Today!)
I WILL CLOSE GUANTANAMO!
(Hooray!)
Posted by: Vance | January 23, 2009 4:20 PM
Let's get spiritual.
As I shut down Guantanamo Bay
Reinforcing the American way
Then all shall have their human rights
Justice without delay.
Obama, let's shut down
Let's shut down, close it down,
Obama, let's shut down
Down Guantanamo Bay.
Posted by: abi | January 23, 2009 5:33 PM
er... We Shall Overcome, of course.
Posted by: vivian | January 23, 2009 9:09 PM
o'jays:
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
The next stop that we make will be England
Tell all the folks in Russia and China too
Don't you know that it's time to get on board
And let this train keep on riding, riding on through
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
All of your brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in Egypt and Israel too
Please don't miss this train at the station
'Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world, join hands
Join a love train, love train
Posted by: therblig | January 23, 2009 11:18 PM
JohnnyB, the word you were looking for in the last line is "chuparlo".
There's not a word yet
For suspects we can't vet
Out of this dark space
The courts are the right place
We'll give them fair trials or
Send them on their way
They're going to go back home someday.
(Yes, I remember The Muppet Movie very well, and Gonzo's song still chokes me up.)
Posted by: Mark | January 24, 2009 8:11 PM
"What's so Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding"...duh.
Posted by: nell | January 25, 2009 10:48 AM