Free antiwar song from Legend Richard Thompson [SONG]

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 7:05 AM on March 15, 2007.

Richard Thompson: "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" uses "GI-speak" to tell the story...

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Guest post by Richard Thompson (first appearing on Huffington Post. The song referenced can be downloaded or streamed, right.

I've always been interested in military slang -- it's always colourful, and usually gets to the heart of the matter, and cuts through whatever bullshit the generals and politicians are spouting. There are various websites where GI terminology is posted, as well as GI rap and poetry (of varying quality). This song's title, 'Dad's Gonna Kill Me' is a typical response to existence in Baghdad, along with 'Dad's in a bad mood' and 'Dad's got the blues', also quoted in the song.

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Richard Thompson has had a long and illustrious career in rock music spanning five decades.

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Free antiwar song from Legend Richard Thompson [SONG] [Report this comment] Posted by: kattmann on Mar 15, 2007 10:16 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The song won't play nor can I down load it. Fix the links. Thanks....KATT [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Free antiwar song from Legend Richard Thompson [SONG] [Report this comment] Posted by: kattmann on Mar 15, 2007 10:16 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The song won't play nor can I down load it. Fix the links. Thanks....KATT [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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