Pink LIVE singing "Dear Mr. President" Must See!

[dancingme]

Powerful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eDJ3cuXKV4&eurl=

[givemebackmycountry]

1. Powerful, my ass...

That is the punch in the face statement that I have been waiting for.
She calls this sad little monkey out, and then slices him up like lunch meat.

"It's hard work, on minimum wage, with a baby on the way"

"You know nuthin' bout' hard work"

THAT chick has it going on.

Kicked/nominated/and everything else!

[dancingme]

4. She's not getting the publicity

that Neil Young and the Dixie Chicks have received.

[faithnotgreed]

6. unfortunately true. i downloaded the song from itunes and wish it were

getting the publicity it deserves

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. She was sure getting attention in Crawford last week

They played her song over and over and over. Many there were hearing it for the first time. And it brought many tears.

You have to admit both Neil Young and The Dixie Chicks are household names. I had never heard of Pink before this song came out. But it should gain her some fame.

[RoyGBiv]

24. You're kidding, right?

Pink has been a very well known personality for years.

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. No I am not kidding

I had heard of The Indigo Girls but not Pink.

I'm old. Neil Young is more my speed. LOL

[RoyGBiv]

34. Okay, just checking ...

My daughter's at the opposite end. She had no idea who Neil Young is.

FWIW, Pink is sorta the anti-Britney. She became well-known around the same time as Britney Spears and was constantly compared and contrasted to her, a fact which made it into one of Pink's earlier top-40 songs.

From "Don't Let Me Get Me"

"LA told me, "You'll be a pop star,
All you have to change is everything you are."
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears
She's so pretty, that just ain't me..."

:toast:

[proud2BlibKansan]

35. I like her!

I bought her CD.

My kids were also stunned I had never heard of her. But I reminded them I don't watch MTV. LOL

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. My fondest desire would be for Pinhead** to have to listen to this until

his ears bled! I wonder if the bush twins have heard this and I wonder if they are proud?

[The Doctor.]

18. You assume comprehension....

"It's got a beat and you can dance to it."

[The Doctor.]

23. Then I listened to it...

It's almost impossibe for anyone not to get that message.

[SammyWinstonJack]

28. bush and comprehension is an oxymoron.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. I was thinking about that just today!!

When he goes to hell, listening to Pink will surely be part of his punishment.

[slingsam]

2. powerful

I had no idea.....that Pink was serious.... Brilliant, indeed!!!!

[Keseys Ghost]

3. Young people singing along!

Time has come today!

ONWARD!

[SideshowScott]

5. Wow..That was Amazing..Pink just earned her star

As a rocker who hates pop-gum stars, Pink just made a fan outta me. You really can see and hear the anger she feels in every line..That was great..I thought id never say this in my life but you go girl!

[Synnical]

7. That made my skin tingle (You may want to edit your OP title)

In a good, yet sad way.

Thanks, Pink. Well done.

On Edit: you might want to edit your title to note that it's a live version. The studio version and lyrics have been on DU for awhile. :thumbsup: :hi:

[dancingme]

8. Thanks

:D

[Synnical]

19. My Pleasure

And several Nation's pain.

[Peter Frank]

10. .

[Nickster]

11. Damn, that was great. Just bought a copy of the song off of iTunes. n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. You don't have to buy it.

She released it on an mp3 so you can download it for free.

[Nickster]

42. Eh, that's ok. It was for a good cause. I've wasted money on much worse.

[proud2BlibKansan]

44. I went out and bought her CD

because I want to support her now. It is such a great song.

[ronnykmarshall]

47. Same here.

Bought it on my way home from work on Friday.

It's a great CD. I love "Stupid Girls".

[cynatnite]

12. First time I ever heard the song

:cry:

So powerful and beautiful.

[Tuesday_Morning]

13. wow

I'm gonna pass that link around.

Powerful.

[conflictgirl]

14. That was amazing. Thanks!

[Swamp Rat]

15. Damn! That was great!

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[AndreaCG]

16. Simply wonderful

Thanks for posting it.

[LibertyorDeath]

17. I'm not ashamed to say that brought me to tears

I don't cry easily but that just got to me so much.

damn.

Very talented & very honest.

K&R

[Haole Girl]

61. Me too

By the way, are there 2 of these threads? I get so lost at DU when there is a new topic every 30 seconds!

[otohara]

25. Kick

that was a beatiful performance. Bravo Pink!

[lavenderdiva]

26. Awesome. Awesome.

no, I don't think * 'would take a walk with you'....

[davidthegnome]

29. Good shit, but

It's not going to mean anything to the republican majority. You know how they look at Hollywood - you know how they look at our actors, actresses, and artists. It's going to take more than a punch in the face to turn these clowns around.

[lavenderdiva]

30. you may be right...

but I do know that a very dear friend of mine, a died in the wool Repub, who voted for *, and who on many occasions, when we would talk politics, would get aggravated at how I would bash *. When I talked to her this week, SHE herself told me 'I can't wait till we get rid of *'. So maybe, just maybe there is hope....

[dusmcj]

68. fuck the Refucklican moronity, time to build critical mass

they keep pushing energy into this system the way they are, the steamroller that flattens them is gonna be so huge they won't see daylight around it. I don't give a shit what Republicans think, I care about what everyone else thinks, since that's who's going to retire them.

[Ice4Clark]

31. I put this song to images and posted it last weekend, but for

those that may have missed my post, here is again

Dear Mr President to photos

[Synnical]

36. Thanks n/t

[fooj]

57. That was powerful, Ice. Thanks for bringing it back for others to see.

Peace.

[nonconformist]

32. That was simply incredible!

I've heard the song, of course, but to see her performing it live was phenomenally powerful.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

33. Everyone should download on I tunes and put it at the top of the chart

[samsingh]

37. i'm listening to the Dixie Chicks song and video over and over again

it's a beautiful, powerful, and amazing song - as is Pink's.

i will never ever forgive or forget how treacherous and evil repugs and conservatives have been in the last few years. They have lost my vote and support permanently.

[Peter Frank]

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[Peter Frank]

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[Jeanette in FL]

40. Wow, that was excellent

Pink did an excellent job. You can just feel the emotion and contempt that she has for *.

[crappyjazz]

41. I bought the CD and sent it to Laura Bush

with a note asking her to please listen to "Dear Mr. President"

wouldn't it be amazing if a whole bunch of people did the same thing and the white house was overflowing with Pink CDs? (hint hint)

[file83]

49. That's a good idea. And welcome to the DU!

:hi:

[chat_noir]

43. lyrics

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


http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pink/dearmrpresident.html

[DemExpat]

45. This is what we need.....what a song and performance.

:cry: :thumbsup: :kick:

DemEx

[Pale Blue Dot]

46. Kick

GREAT song. GREAT performance. I'm stunned.

[file83]

48. Is this song about Cindy Sheehan, I mean at least a little bit?

The whole idea of "Mr. President, come take a walk with me..." and to ask a few "questions" sounds like an allusion to Cindy Sheehans purpose for camping outside the Crawford Ranch last summer...

[mdmc]

50. kick from an oldie

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[bunkerbuster1]

52. "How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye"

If Pink wasn't thinking specifically about Cindy and Casey when she wrote that line, it really doesn't matter, because I sure was when I heard it.

[file83]

54. Another excellent point. I think the song was probably inspired by Cindy.

[stanwyck]

73. I got a little teary when

I first heard that line. My son, a Marine, has had two tours in Iraq and will have at least one more. So, that line really chokes me up.

[0007]

51. I don't know who she is, but she got the message across

loud and clear. Very good.

[malaise]

53. Brilliant

first rate lyrics.

[VirtualChicano]

55. yes

i agree :)

[Marr]

56. Was this on MTV?

It looks like MTV, but I'm reminded of their pro-Bush garbage when Nine Inch Nails was going to perform an anti-war song...

"In its statement, MTV says it is disappointed Nine Inch Nails will not perform. 'While we respect Nine Inch Nails' point of view, we were uncomfortable with their performance being built around a partisan political statement. When we discussed our discomfort with the band, their choice was to unfortunately pull out of the Movie Awards,' the network said.... "

[jonas_stradlater]

70. Did you hear what Trent Reznor had to say about that?

When MTV complained about him having an image of Bush in the background as he sang he said something along the lines of, "I'm glad to see that MTV is as disgusted of the sight of Bush as much as I am." I had to laugh at the great way he threw it back at them.

[BlooInBloo]

58. I don't put much stock in the "activist value" of Neil Young...

... and other old fogies. Not because they aren't - or better WEREN'T - great, but simply because they're old. Does anyone seriously believe that old farts like the Stones and Young, etc. are going to play a substantial role in getting today's jackass 16 year olds involved in anything important? I don't.

But this kinda stuff by Pink - THAT has substantial activism value, imnsho. Stuff like THAT can serve to open the floodgates of youth on gw's arrested developement cowardly ass.

And getting the youth to actually CARE about this country spells disaster for the republican party.

[chookie]

65. As long as he remains relevant

and gets to the heart of things that matter as history and life continuously flow, his work will be listened to.

Don't write off "old fogies". Every protest march I go to, they comprise about a third of the crowd. Morality and justice and conscience are not the sole property of the young.

Some old fogies went toe to toe with Hitler in the last war against facscism. Other old fogies faced down segregation and the Viet Nam war. Please, show some respect for those who have proceeded you.

[BlooInBloo]

66. They preceded me as well as proceeding me... lol

.. but that's neither here nor there.

I said nothing disrespectful about those who preceded me.

Ah - except possibly for "old fogies" - though I meant that only in a bantering way - I can see how susceptible to misinterpretation that is tho - my bad.

Another way to make EXACTLY the same point you chose to ignore in my post is to point out the falsehoods in yours:

(1) Old fogies DID NOT go to war with Hitler. It's false to say that they did. Young people went to war with Hitler.

(2) Old fogies DID NOT face face down segregation and Vietnam. It's false to say that they did. Young people faced down segregation and the war (my parents among them).

I suspect you're deliberately missing my point, in the hopes of fomenting some kind of "ageist outrage". Have fun!

I think older folks being 1/3 of the crowd is a problem - in particular, it means to me that there aren't enough young folks involved. Because it's from the young folks that major social movements and changes come from.

And you didn't address what was clearly the point of my post: that older folks have very little ability to "rouse the activist juices" in young folks. That's why people like Pink are/can be so valuable.

It no fault of Young's that he doesn't have that ability (any more) - it's just a generational thing.

[fooj]

59. The look she has at the end of this masterpiece tells it all.

Peace.

[dancingme]

63. Disgust

the look says she is disgusted with him.

[fooj]

64. Yep.

Peace.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

60. To every idiot fratboy who runs the United Corporate States of America!

Bite me!

Good stuff!!!! :thumbsup:


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[SammyWinstonJack]

62. Anyone read the messages on that site? OMG, Duhbya clones.

Shameful. And incredibly embarrassing.

[DrBloodmoney]

67. k/r

[jonas_stradlater]

69. That was amazing.

I have to admit that I thought of Pink as another lame top-40 punk poser but after watching that video I'm really sorry I judged her. I think I'll go out and buy that album. I'm not afraid to admit I got a bit teary-eyed. Especially with the shots of the people in the audience singing along, cheering.

[Hamlette]

71. much more powerful when you can see her sing it....wow...thanks n/t

[Synnical]

75. I would have kicked this earlier

But thought it had been locked by now. I cannot stop listening to it. . .

[WillyT]

72. Kick Somemore !!!

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[SalmonChantedEvening]

74. You heard the man!

:kick:

Willy! :hug:

[dancingme]

76. It's worth it!

:thumbsup:

[Yollam]

77. kick

again.