thedrifter
07-25-03, 06:55 AM
Haggard song rips media on war coverage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new Merle Haggard song that's critical of the media's coverage of the war in Iraq is garnering so much attention that it's being rushed to thousands of radio stations around the country, a spokesman for the country singer said yesterday.
"We're mailing it out as we speak," Tom Thacker, vice president of Hag Records, said of the song "That's the News." "It's going to a broad range of stations."
Mr. Thacker said "That's the News" has generated interest from media and fans.
"It's another one of Merle Haggard's social commentaries," he said. "This time it's kind of opposed to the tone of 'The Fightin' Side of Me.' "
That 1970 song was a pro-America anthem at the height of the Vietnam War.
The new song chides the media for focusing on celebrity news and crime stories, such as the death of Laci Peterson and her unborn child, while fighting continues in Iraq.
Mr. Haggard sings: "Suddenly it's over, the war is finally done/Soldiers in the desert sand still clinging to a gun/No one is the winner and everyone must lose/Suddenly the war's over, that's the news."
The song ends with the lines, "Politicians do all the talking, soldiers pay the dues/Suddenly the war is over, that's the news."
The single will be included on Mr. Haggard's new album, "Haggard Like Never Before," to be released in October.
Mr. Haggard's song follows two recent country hits that supported war with Iraq: Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?" and Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)."
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030724-113332-1892r.htm
Sempers,
Roger
:marine:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new Merle Haggard song that's critical of the media's coverage of the war in Iraq is garnering so much attention that it's being rushed to thousands of radio stations around the country, a spokesman for the country singer said yesterday.
"We're mailing it out as we speak," Tom Thacker, vice president of Hag Records, said of the song "That's the News." "It's going to a broad range of stations."
Mr. Thacker said "That's the News" has generated interest from media and fans.
"It's another one of Merle Haggard's social commentaries," he said. "This time it's kind of opposed to the tone of 'The Fightin' Side of Me.' "
That 1970 song was a pro-America anthem at the height of the Vietnam War.
The new song chides the media for focusing on celebrity news and crime stories, such as the death of Laci Peterson and her unborn child, while fighting continues in Iraq.
Mr. Haggard sings: "Suddenly it's over, the war is finally done/Soldiers in the desert sand still clinging to a gun/No one is the winner and everyone must lose/Suddenly the war's over, that's the news."
The song ends with the lines, "Politicians do all the talking, soldiers pay the dues/Suddenly the war is over, that's the news."
The single will be included on Mr. Haggard's new album, "Haggard Like Never Before," to be released in October.
Mr. Haggard's song follows two recent country hits that supported war with Iraq: Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten?" and Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American)."
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030724-113332-1892r.htm
Sempers,
Roger
:marine: