November 21, 2009

Ray Stevens: We The People...

"We The People" is the most recent single from Ray Stevens. As of now I have no idea if the song will be available commercially or not. It was posted on Ray's Twitter web-page. This particular song is all about current events and actual political figures are name-dropped in the song. The most controversial political ordeal going on right now is the health care issue. Obama-Care is what the critics are calling it and within this song you'll hear a lot about Obama-Care. It's a very topical song...and one that should have a cult following given that I don't look for this song to break into the mainstream due to the over-sensitivity awareness of modern-day programming in both TV and radio. I listened to the song a few times and liked what I heard.

I suspect those who are all for the over-haul of health care and see nothing wrong with the way things are being done in Washington will seethe or roll their eyes when listening to this song. I especially like the way it incorporates a few sound effects as censor bleeps...I imagine Ray may perform this song the next time he appears on Fox News Channel. Over the course of the last several months he appeared on Sean Hannity's program and Mike Huckabee's program. At the time he was promoting the re-issue of "If 10% Is Good Enough For Jesus", which, I might add, reached #1 on an Independent music survey recently. Is there future appearances on the cable channel on the horizon? It's likely...but probably at some point in 2010...the more I think about it the more I come to the conclusion that "We The People" will be at it's most popular in the next several weeks.

Today's date is Saturday November 21st...later on tonight the Senate will be casting a "vote" on the health care bill. This vote is more or less the ignition vote to jump-start the debate on the Senate floor over the health care bill. If the Senate gets 60 "yay" votes then the bill will be debated on the Senate floor several days after Thanksgiving. If the vote doesn't reach 60 then those who created/wrote this health care over-haul will have to go back to the drawing board and edit/delete things or add in things to please a majority of Senators. Until then, listen and love the latest Ray Stevens single, "We The People". The Music City News issue is from 1990...there's nothing comical, though, about "We The People" unless you find it a scream that politicians are name-dropped in the song.

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