Versus Redux: "Baghdad"

The greatest words ever spoken during the Vietnam agony were those of Senator George Aiken (R-VT): "Declare victory and get the Hell out." Unfortunately, Aiken was not heeded and 58,178 of our best people died before we got the Hell out. All of the babble about The Surge and whether Iraq has been transformed into a land of milk and honey does not change the reality of Iraq. The Geezer (or other high poo bahs) must wear Kevlar vests while the gunships hover over the Green Zone. Iraq is Hell in a very small place. Declare victory and get the Hell out. If this is (fair & balanced) military wisdom, so be it.

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"Baghdad" (October 2007)
By Marcy Shaffer

A musical parody of the Amy Winehouse song "Rehab," about the Iraq war.

("REHAB" WORDS AND MUSIC BY AMY WINEHOUSE)
PARODY LYRICS BY MARCY SHAFFER

THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I SAY:
NO.
NO.
NO.
I JUST GOT BACK.
BACK FROM IRAQ.
OH.
OH.
OH.
I HAVE DONE MY TIME.
WE HAVEN'T WON.
AIN'T THAT A CRIME.
THEY'RE TRYIN' TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I WON'T GO.
GO.
GO.

I DID IT ALL FOR UNCLE SAM.
DOES HE EVEN GIVE A DAMN?
ON THIS THIRD TOUR:
AN AMBUSH.
LOW AMMUNITION.
THE WHAM AND BAM
WITHOUT THE THANK YOU, MA'AM.
SO NOW I'M NOT SURE ANYMORE:
WHO AND WHAT I BORE
ENDURIN' WAR FOR.

THEY CRIED TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I SAY:
NO.
NO.
NO.
I JUST GOT BACK.
BACK FROM IRAQ.
OH.
OH.
OH.
I HAVE DONE MY TIME.
RUN IN THE SUN
AND TUNNELED GRIME.
THEY'RE CRYIN' TO MAKE ME TO GO TO BAGHDAD.
I WON'T GO.
GO.
GO.

THE SUIT SAID:
WHY DO YOU THINK WE'RE THERE?
IT'S MOOT:
DON'T KNOW AND DON'T CARE.
LEADERS.
I'M THROUGH WITH THEIR DELUSIONS.
AND IT'S FAIR
THAT OTHERS BEAR A SHARE.
HE GLARED:
ARE YOU JUST SCARED TO BLEED?
I SAID:
I'M JUST SCARED OF WALTER REED.

THEY LIED TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I SAY:
NO.
NO.
NO.
I JUST GOT BACK.
BACK FROM IRAQ.
OH.
OH.
OH.

THEY SAY:
THIS IS NO MORASS!
THEY SAY:
WE ARE KICKIN' ASS!
THEY SAY:
STILL FORAYIN' ON!
I SAY:
WILL I END UP IN TEHRAN?

THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I SAY:
NO.
NO.
NO.
I JUST GOT BACK.
BACK FROM IRAQ.
OH.
OH.
OH.
I HAVE DONE MY TIME.
WE HAVEN'T WON.
AIN'T THAT A CRIME.
THEY'RE TRYIN' TO MAKE ME GO TO BAGHDAD.
I WON'T GO.
GO.
GO.

[Janis Liebhart - Lead Vocal; Background Vocals
Greg Hilfman - Music Director

The co-producers of VERSUS wrote:

So many wrongs. So little time.

Thus the genesis of VERSUS. Born of the conviction that musical parody is mightier than PowerPoint, VERSUS is an equal opportunity skewer-er of the ruthless, the truthless, the reckless, the feckless.

VERSUS parodies are written by Marcy Shaffer, whose professional writing experience includes television, film, lyrics, verse and … musical parody. The parody lyrics on the page become the audio of VERSUS courtesy of some of the best musical talent in the business.

VERSUS is co-produced by Russ Meyer, a private equity veteran whose industry expertise includes financial services as well as entertainment.]

℗ © 2007 RMSWorks LLC. Lyrics © 2007 RMSWorks LLC.

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