¡ Globalize !
¿ 'AmeriKa' ?
... OR ...
¿ 'America' ?
[ I'm Jes' Askin' ... For a Friend ]
I May Live Here ...
In ... 'America' ...
( ¿ Or is it ... 'AmeriKa' ? )
But PLEASE Help Me ...
With The Spelling ...
And With ...
The Definition
In The Eyes of The World ...
Are There REALLY ...
... 2 ...
¿ 'Americas' ?
From Jes' Surfin' 'Round The Web ...
And Checkin' Out YouTube ...
etc ...
It REALLY SEEMS ...
Like THERE ARE ...
... TWO ...
¡ 'AMERICAS' !
( ¡ At The VERY ... 'LEAST' ! )
But As Far As I Know ...
I Live IN ...
ONLY ONE ...
Country
¿¿¿ So How Can This BE ???
¡ Good Question !
I Am Having 'SOME' Trouble...
Figuring It All Out ...
Myself
... SINCE ...
As A 'Political' ...
'Junky' ...
IT REALLY DOES ...
SEEM LIKE
THERE ARE TWO ...
'Lands' ...
Of The 'Free' ...
And 'Homes' ...
Of The 'Brave'
Just Between You And Me ...
Doesn't It 'Sometimes' 'Seem' Like ...
There's ... 'The Good' ... 'America' ...
¿ And ... 'The Bad' ... 'AmeriKa' ?
The 'Good' ... 'America' ...
Seems To Be All About ...
EQUALITY
And FREEDOM
And JUSTICE
And All About HELPING ...
Its Fellow Citizens
And All About HELPING ...
The Rest of The World ...
Who May NOT ... HAVE ... 'IT' ...
AS 'GOOD' ...
AS ... WE ...
'FORTUNATE SONS' ...
AND 'FORTUNATE DAUGHTERS' ...
OF AMERICA ...
HAVE ...
'IT'
... AREN'T ... WE ...
... 'GOOD' ...
... 'AMERICANS' ...
... THOSE ...
WHO TRULY BELIEVE ...
IN 'DEMOCRATIC' ...
'IDEALS'
And Are TRULY CONCERNED ...
With The Welfare ...
Of Others ...
Whether They Be ...
Our Own Citizens ...
Or 'Merely' ...
The CITIZENS OF ...
¿ THE WORLD ?
But ... THEN ...
There's ... 'THIS' ...
'Other' ...
'Side':
The 'Bad' ... 'AmeriKa' ...
... 'SEEMS' ...
To BE ...
MORE CONCERNED ...
WITH ... THE ...
'REPUBLIC'
And With Whether or Not ...
Said: 'REPUBLIC' ...
... IS ...
THE ... MOST ... POWERFUL ...
'REPUBLIC'
On The Face of The Earth ...
And With Whether or Not ...
A Certain Segment of This ...
... 'REPUBLIC' ...
Has Enough Suits ...
And Red Ties ...
And 'Flag Pins' ...
To Make It Through The Day
And With Whether or Not ...
Its 'Base' ...
Is Rabid Enough ...
To Vote Them Back ...
Into Office
And With Whether or Not ...
Its 'Base' ...
Is Mis-Informed Enough ...
To 'Agree' To ...
Their Tax-Breaks For The Rich ...
Their Lies ...
And Their Self-Dealing 'Perks' ...
... EVEN THOUGH ...
These Bullet-Points ...
Benefit ...
Their 'Base' ...
¡ NOT AT ALL !
And With Whether or Not ...
Its 'Legislated' 'Trade-Surplus' ...
Is Favorable 'Enough' ...
To Their ... CONTRIBUTING ... 'Constituents' ...
( i.e. The CORPORATIONS ... Which 'INVEST' ... IN Their 'CAMPAIGNS' ...
Just ASK Yourself: ... WHY? )
And Which 'Seems' To BE ...
MORE CONCERNED ...
With Keeping 'Some' People OUT ...
Than With Taking CARE ...
Of The People ...
Who Are Already Here
And It Even 'SEEMS' Like ...
This 'Bad' AmeriKa ...
And Its 'Followers' ...
'Adherents' ...
'Minions' ...
And 'The Easily Led' ...
Would Turn This Nation ...
Into A FASCIST ...
NATIONALISTIC
WHITE
(¿) 'CHRISTIAN' (?)
STATE ...
IF ONLY ...
They Could CONVINCE ...
ENOUGH ...
RABID ... 'SUPPORTERS' ...
And Self-Proclaimed 'MILITIAS' ...
And 'GOGS' AND 'MAGOGS' ...
That ... 'Fascism' ...
... 'IS' ...
'Good'
But Mostly ...
These 'Bad' ... 'AmeriKans' ...
Seem ONLY Concerned ...
¡ WITH 'WINNING' !
¡ AT ANY COST !
'So' ... 'Very' ... 'Very' ... 'Sorry' ...
If I Sounded a 'Little Bit' ...
'Harsh' ...
Or 'Snarky' ...
Just Then
But I Have ALWAYS Felt ...
That If Someone ...
Is An 'Asshole' ...
Then They DESERVE ...
To Be 'Ripped' ...
'A New One'
[ EDITORIAL 'DISCLAIMER':
The Above ... er ... 'Comments' ...
Are Those of ... 'The Scribe' ... ALONE ...
And Do Not 'Necessarily' Reflect ...
The Views of ... 'The One' ...
( Although They ... 'Probably' ... 'DO' ...
According To ... 'The Scribe' ) ]
AmeriKa
Rammstein[ Richard Z. Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann,
Christian Lorenz, Oliver Riedel, & Christoph Schneider ]
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¡ LISTEN !
~~~ We're All Living In AmeriKa ~~~
( We're All Living In America )
~~~ AmeriKa Ist Wunderbar ~~~
( America Is Wonderful )
~~~ We're All Living In AmeriKa ~~~
( We're All Living In America )
~~~ AmeriKa, AmeriKa ~~~
( America, America )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa Ist Wunderbar
( America Is Wonderful )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
( America, America )
Wenn Getanzt Wird, Will Ich Führen
( When Dancing, I Want To Lead )
Auch Wenn Ihr Euch Alleine Dreht
( Even If You Turn Alone )
Lasst Euch Ein Wenig Kontrollieren
( Let Us Control You a Little )
Ich Zeige Euch Wie's Richtig Geht
( I Show You How It's Done )
Wir Bilden Einen Lieben Reigen
( We Form a Dear Round )
Die Freiheit Spielt Auf Allen Geigen
( Freedom Plays On All Violins )
Musik Kommt Aus Dem 'Weißen Haus'®
( Music Comes From 'The White House'® )
Und Vor Paris Steht 'Mickey Maus'®
( And In Front of Paris Is 'Mickey Mouse'® )
We All ...
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa Ist Wunderbar
( America Is Wonderful )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
( America, America )
Ich Kenne Schritte, Die Sehr Nützen
( I Know Steps That Are Very Useful )
Und Werde Euch Vor Fehltritt Schützen
( And Will Protect You From Missteps )
Und Wer Nicht Tanzen Will Am Schluss
( And If You Don't Want To Dance At The End )
Weiß Noch Nicht Das Er Tanzen Muss
( Don't Know Yet That He Has To Dance )
Wir Bilden Einen Lieben Reigen
( We Form A Dear Round )
Ich Werde Euch Die Richtung Zeigen
( I'll Show You The Direction )
Nach Afrika Kommt 'Santa Claus'®
( To Africa Comes 'Santa Claus'® )
Und Vor Paris Steht 'Mickey Maus'®
( And In Front of Paris Is 'Mickey Mouse'® )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa Ist Wunderbar
( America Is Wonderful )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
( America, America )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
Coca-Cola®, Wonderbra®
( Coca-Cola®, Wonderbra® )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
( America, America )
This Is Not A Love Song
( Dies Ist Kein Liebeslied )
This Is Not A Love Song
( Dies Ist Kein Liebeslied )
I Don't Sing My Mother Tongue
( Ich Singe Nicht Meine Muttersprache )
No, This Is Not A Love Song
( Nein, Dies Ist Kein Liebeslied )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa Ist Wunderbar
( America Is Wonderful )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa, AmeriKa
( America, America )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
Coca-Cola®, Sometimes WAR®
( Coca-Cola®, Sometimes WAR® )
We're All Living In AmeriKa
( We're All Living In America )
AmeriKa®, AmeriKa®
( America®, America® )
¡ YIKES !
Frankly ...
¡ I HAD NO CLUE !
NO WONDER ...
THEY HATE U.S. !
You Gotta Admit ...
We DO 'Sound' ...
Pretty BAD
At Least ...
According To ONE ...
--- WORLDWIDE ---
Opinion
But 'Maybe' ...
There's ANOTHER Opinion...
This Next Psalm References ...
America's ...
51st ...
State
EXCEPT ...
It Is NOT a State ...
¿¡ Yet !?
Since ...
So Far ...
America ...
Only Has 50 of Them
And Whether or Not ...
They Would Actually WANT ...
To Become ... The 51st State ...
In America ...
Is TOTALLY ...
Up To Them ...
Well ...
Maybe Not ... 'TOTALLY' ...
Since Ultimately ...
It Would Have to Be 'Approved' ...
By The U.S. Senate ...
And That ... 'August' ... 'Body' ... Is Rather ...
'Corpse-Like'
Lately
But Whether or Not ...
Puerto Rico ...
DOES Become ...
America's ...
51st State ...
... Either Way ...
At Least They Will Still Have ...
... Plenty ...
Paper Towels
¡ Catch !
America
Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)& Leonard Bernstein (music)
From the Musical:
'West Side Story'
[ Rita Moreno(Anita), George Chakiris(Bernado),
Suzie Kaye(Rosalia), Gus Trikonis(Indio),
Maria Jimenez Henley(Teresita),
& many other talented artists ]
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¡ LISTEN !
[ Anita ]
Puerto Rico ...
My Heart's Devotion ...
Let It Sink Back In The Ocean!
Always The Hurricanes Blowing
Always The Population Growing
And The Money Owing ...
And The Sunlight Streaming ...
And The Natives Steaming ...
I Like The Island Manhattan ...
( I Know You Do! )
Smoke On Your Pipe ...
And ... Put That In!
[ Girls ]
I Like To Be In America
OK By Me In America
Everything Free In America
[ Bernardo ]
For A Small Fee In America
[ Anita ]
Buying On Credit Is So Nice
[ Bernardo ]
One Look At Us And They Charge Twice
[ Rosalia ]
I Have My Own Washing Machine
[ Indio ]
What Will You Have Though To Keep Clean?
[ Anita ]
Skyscrapers Bloom In America!
[ Rosalia ]
Cadillacs Zoom In America!
[ Teresita ]
Industry Boom In America!
[ Boys ]
¡ Twelve In a Room In America !
[ Anita ]
Lots of New Housing With More Space
[ Bernardo ]
Lots of Doors Slamming In Our Face
[ Anita ]
I'll Get a Terrace Apartment
[ Bernardo ]
Better Get Rid of Your Accent
[ Anita ]
¡ Life Can Be Bright In America !
[ Boys ]
¡ If You Can Fight In America !
[ Girls ]
¡ Life Is All Right In America !
[ Boys ]
¡ If You're All White In America !
[ Girls ]
Here You Are Free And You Have Pride
[ Boys ]
Long As You Stay On Your Own Side
[ Girls ]
Free To Be Anything You Choose
[ Boys ]
Free To Wait Tables And Shine Shoes
[ Bernardo ]
Everywhere Grime In America
Organized Crime In America
Terrible Time In America
[ Anita ]
You Forget I'm In America!
[ Bernardo ]
I Think I'll Go Back To San Juan
[ Anita ]
I Know a Boat You Can Get On
( Bye-Bye! )
[ Bernardo ]
Everyone There Will Give Big Cheer!
[ Anita ]
¡ Everyone There Will Have Moved Here !
I Don't Know ...
That Version Only Seems About ...
50 / 50
Here is Another Version ...
Of America ...
That ...
I Must Confess ...
I Am A Bit ...
Partial ...
To ...
Although ...
It TOO ...
Is A Little Bit ...
'Bittersweet'
America
Paul SimonSimon & Garfunkel
[ Paul Simon, & Art Garfunkel ]
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¡ LISTEN !
"Let Us Be Lovers ...
We'll Marry Our Fortunes Together"
"I've got some real estate here in my bag"
So we bought a pack of cigarettes ...
And Mrs. Wagner Pies
And Walked Off ...
To Look For America
"Kathy," I said, as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now"
"It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw ...
I've Come ...
To Look For America"
Laughing on the bus ...
Playing games with the faces ...
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
I said, "Be careful, his bow-tie is really a camera"
"Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat"
"We smoked the last one an hour ago"
So I looked at the scenery ...
She read her magazine ...
And The Moon Rose Over An Open Field
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why!"
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike ...
They've All Come ... To Look For America
All Come ... To Look For America
All Come ... To Look For America
There Are So MANY ...
Versions of ...
'America'
So Many Versions ...
So
Little
Time
WHICH Version ...
--- I Wonder ---
Will We BE ...
Remembered ...
¿ By ?
¿ Which 'America' ...
ARE ... WE ?
When They ALL Come ...
--- WHICH 'America' ---
¿ Will They Find ?
When They ALL Come ...
--- WHICH 'America' ---
¿ Will They Find ?