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Dear Tofu Hut:

Have never written to a music blog before today, so forgive any
inexperience on my part. --In late August, I recorded a rap song called "George W. Pussy", a copy of which I'm attaching to this mail in MP3 form, and lyrics pasted in below. No, there're no obscenities in it really, just some "meowing" sound effects off the keyboard, etc., so there'll be no FCC problems. I borrow the riff from "Super Freak" (R.I.P. Rick James; I went to his 8/14 funeral service in Buffalo NY, touched his hand). There may even be subtle Sex Pistols references worked in...
If you're worried that the attached MP3 could be a virus (it's not), just mail me back right away with an address and I'll try to mail you the song in CD form. November 2 is coming up awfullll fast...
I wonder if the song or a video of it could even influence the 2004 election; there's no really memorable "Bush stinks" music out there, so that "George W. Pussy" could be the "Fahrenheit 9/11" of music (or even the "October surprise"?!).....there's even the Rick James nostalgia factor, believe it or not! Use of the "Super Freak" hook made a #1 hit for M.C. Hammer, and "George W. Pussy" is far more controversial/ hypertopical than "U Can't Touch This", so should be able to do even better..... Though I've no distributor or promoter yet, so am looking around.
Anyway, please listen and let me know what you think; the song is a quick listen at 3 minutes, 9 seconds, though it packs in commentary about Abu Ghraib and everything else. Thanks. (And do play it loud, as the Pretenders say on one of their album covers!!) Will also be grateful for any mention, good or bad, on your blog. (I guess I don't have a link to "George W. Pussy" on my website yet, but could so do if critics think the song's worth listening to...)

I'm already working on storyboarding for the video, much of which
involves Bush running around in a flight suit with the word "AWOL", "W" much bigger than the rest of the letters because he's "W" himself, on his chest, as he's running away and crying. I think that should get the message across pretty clearly, since people have to graphically be shown the truth: the truth that Bush is America's biggest sissy, the Coward-in-Chief.
Thanks for your time, and hope to hear,

Cordially,
XXXXXXXX

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 01:53 (twenty-one years ago)

There are lyrics, if you'd like.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 01:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah cause all of those accusations are big secrets that the right-wing media is covering up!

― keith m (keithmcl), Monday, 11 October 2004 01:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice. I was pleased that I ran a musicblog when I got the Pavement bio as a "review copy" in the mail. Too bad it sucked.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Trust me when I tell you, this is everything it promises to be.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we're all pretty jealous of you, fct.

I got a book in the mail for The Freelance Mentalists but I gave it a bad review. This will probably fuck up any chance I had of doing a book on P.Funk with that publisher, but oh well. The bigger problem, of course, is that Geo. Clinton's advisors aren't quick with the email response.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I was kind of amused and curious by the addition of the phrase "GEORGE W. PUSSY" in my inbox but this guy lost me when he touched Rick James' corpse.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Post! Post!

Touched by the dead hand of Rick James. That is scary.

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Lyrics to "George W. Pussy":

Pussy pussy George W. Pussy
Pussy pussy (cat) George W. Pussy

Look under a bush, u might find a cat
Yo whatchoo think of that
He didn't fight in Iraq
Didn't fight in Viet Nam
9/11 sent those people to Heaven,
But buddy you couldn't even run a 7/11
How come you failed
Waving your bushy pussy tail

Wussy pussy George W. Pussy [voice in background: "Can't touch this"
Sissy pussy (cat) George W. Pussy [background: "Can't bust this"]

You sent those kids to go invade Baghdad
To look tougher than your Dad
Now they mamas sad
Their babies coming home in a body bag
So u was too naive
To stop Abu Ghraib?
The torture house
You're in Saddam's posse now

Posse pussy George W. Pussy
Nazi posse (cat cat cat) George W. Posse

(M.C. Hammer-style musical break, ending with "Halliburton time", not
"Hammer time")

You and Cheney in a little white carriage
That's what I call a real gay marriage
Sodomized by Halliburton whenever they please
You lucky you ain't got---venereal disease
And your pal running Californy
Groping women cos he's so horny
Arnold Fornicator, what a masturbator
Almost half as bad as Ralph Nader [voice in background: "Oh my Lord"]

Hussy pussy George W. Pussy
Scuzzy pussy (kit cat) George W. Pussy

Dick Santorum said gayz r like dogz
Well you're just a pussy cat, ha ha ha

Pussycat pussycat where have you been
Going to London to visit the Queen
We got England right here, Lynndie's her name
Why didn't you prevent America's shame
Playing kissy face with Tony Blair
Pussy and poodle, what a pretty pair
Maybe you're the real Queen flaunting your flair [voice in background: "God
Save the Queen"]
But the British homies tore down your statue in Trafalgar Square
[background: "His fascist regime"]

Missy pussy George W. Pussy
Hissy pussy (kit kit) George W. Pussy

(second M.C. Hammer-style musical break, ending with "Pussy time")

You should be ashamed
Y'all gang-raped Valerie Plame
George W. Pussy is your name
Cat in the dunce hat, you're the one to blame
Not to mention the election you robbed
And how come y'all lost 3 million jobs
Of course, I love Americans too
God knows I love them more than you

Woozy pussy George W. Pussy [background: "Can't trust him"]
Boozy pussy (cat cat cat) George W. Pussy [background: "Can hardly love
him"]

I don't care if you went to Hah-vahd
We'll send your punk pussy-ass back to Crawford
We ain't give you no mo pussy time
To commit yo pussy crimes
So let me represent
That y'all better repent
Cos you know full well
God sends bad pussy cats to Hell

Pussy pussy George W. Pussy
Pussy pussy (catty cat---) George W. Pussy

Hell??? ....Yeahhhhhhh.

---GEORGE W. PUSSY !!!!!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I am horrified and entertained beyond belief. Thank you, I think.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:39 (twenty-one years ago)

The next step is I post the song itself.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

HALLIBURTON TIME!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahahaha

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm glad I don't run a Musicblog, otherwise I'd receive stuff like that in the mail.

― Sasha (sgh), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, he did want me to forward this to the masses. And didn't NYLPM just talk about how we should start posting music at ILM?

David Boyle - "George W. Pussy"

Please use wisely.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:50 (twenty-one years ago)

i have no words.

― Germany's Fun-Loving Beer (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:54 (twenty-one years ago)

This is truly a bold individual with no fear.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 October 2004 02:58 (twenty-one years ago)

hahahha ohhhhhhhh man.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

RAPTASTIC!!

― SergDun (SergDun), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I am in awe of this man.

― Wooden (Wooden), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:02 (twenty-one years ago)

djdee, you should bring this into your af.am lit class and ROCK THAT SHIT HOMIE

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck Eddy just called me and said it's his new #1 single of 2004.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

david boyle is the shawn brown of our generation

― Germany's Fun-Loving Beer (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck Eddy just called me and said it's his new #1 single of 2004.

He's probably not even joking!

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I knew exactly what I was getting into when I downloaded this, but yet I went and did it anyways.

― Avi (Avi), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:14 (twenty-one years ago)

And yet, I _still_ like this better than the new Eminem single.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:15 (twenty-one years ago)

hahaha agreed

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 11 October 2004 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"Arnold Fornicator, what a masturbator" is a great line. Wow. I sat in silence for a minute after hearing this - God, I hope he never finds this thread.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

this is gay/.

― Savin All My Love 4 u (Savin 4ll my (heart) 4u), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:33 (twenty-one years ago)

While I'm not a fan of the homophobia, I do admire your brevity and honesty.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

the kitties are a nice touch.

― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

there should really be more doonesbury rap

― Germany's Fun-Loving Beer (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously...

― Remy (x Jeremy), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, rhyming "too naive" with "Abu Ghraib" is totally genius.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:49 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/RAP.JPG

― Germany's Fun-Loving Beer (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 11 October 2004 04:51 (twenty-one years ago)

"Fuzzy Math" by The Bots mp3

― Tannenbaum Schmidt (Nik), Monday, 11 October 2004 05:07 (twenty-one years ago)

=8-O

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Monday, 11 October 2004 05:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh man

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Monday, 11 October 2004 05:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Responding:

Mr. Boyle,
I have to tell you, this is pretty insane.
I'd be happy to pass this along to people but I have to tell you
again: it's pretty insane.
In any case, thanks for passing it along to me.
cheers
john
tofuhut.blogspot.com

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 05:20 (twenty-one years ago)

this an awesome thread to read right before going to bed.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 11 October 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

my life has reached a crossroads.

― Hari Ashurst (Toaster), Monday, 11 October 2004 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, rhyming "too naive" with "Abu Ghraib" is totally genius.

OH SO AGREED.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 11 October 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ha, they sent this to me too!

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 11 October 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely this is not THE Dave Boyle of ILX fame?!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 11 October 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Blowfly, is that you?

― MC Frosty Flake, Monday, 11 October 2004 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice. I was pleased that I ran a musicblog when I got the Pavement bio as a "review copy" in the mail.

me too! They went blogwild promoting that one.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Surely this is not THE Dave Boyle of ILX fame?!

I was thinking that too, if it is he'll never be able to attend a footie match in peace again.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus Christ, this is absolutely amazing in every respect.
John, I seriously suggest you forward this to Harper's Readings - it's got all the hallmarks of a slam dunk entry for that section.
And thank you SO SO SO much for the mp3.....

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Just reading the lyrics to this had me in tears with laughter, I don't know if I can handle listening to the song.

And wow, that guy really whored out the Pavement bio. I got a promo copy and reviewed it for Stylus, the guy found the review and wrote a restrained but very annoyed response in the comments section that was possibly longer than the review itself.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I think ILM _is_ the new Harper's Readings.
At least it is for me now that my subscriptions lapsed.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh but you MUST listen! The lyrics are one thing, but this guy's DELIVERY...just WOW.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 11 October 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I've surprised myself by listening to this so often. It's actually growing on me.

ITunes count:

Just Lose It : 17 plays and never again.
George W. Pussy: 7 and counting.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my god. Oh my god.

Yet to be noted is this song's excellent use of scratching. Makes LFO's "Summer Girls" seem like Grandmaster Flash by comparison.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:08 (twenty-one years ago)

me too! They went blogwild promoting that one.

I had to buy my copy! But then, it's not in the best interests of any company to send me free Pavement stuff since I'd definitely buy it no matter what.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:30 (twenty-one years ago)

i just listened to this track. ho lee shit.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

it's a hit

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I kinda wish David Banner would cover this. The Santorum break is already screwed!

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

The whole thing sounds chopped.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck Pavement. This is the best song ever. In fact, to hell with all other bands. I don't think I can listen to any of them ever again.

― gerardo francisco, Monday, 11 October 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish I wasn't at work right now so I could download this!

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The positive response has convinced me that i SHOULD post this on the Hut tonight.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I do think you should. It's quite something, it is. (Mind you, apparently Mr. Miccio has heard something today even more mindboggling...)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Mr. Eddy, if you could put this on your pick 12, I kiss you kthnxbye

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

how old do you think this guy is?

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Mind you, apparently Mr. Miccio has heard something today even more mindboggling.

That would be Rip Taylor's "The Real Rip Taylor," his acid-rock Eminem parody. Go to riptaylor.com for more info.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

There may even be subtle Sex Pistols references worked in...

Anybody got these yet?

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Thought one was pretty obvious, at least...

― OleM (OleM), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, that site is excellent. Only clips though, but what I heard was um, cool.

Also, he has a quote from a Dr. C...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Thought one was pretty obvious, at least...

Oh yeah.

Disappointing. I expected it to be subtler.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

That song sample only hints at the horror that is "The Real Rip Taylor" in its entirety. His flow is distinctive, to say the least. The inexplicable guitar solos make the track similar to Kroon Along With Krusty. We got it at the radio station.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, looks like Kerry's got the election wrapped up!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Could you please share 'the real rip taylor' with us Athony? I understand if you can't of course, but I think it's what Rip would want.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 11 October 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

this song is so much better than that Le Tigre anti-war song. the beastie boys' one too, for that matter. his "let's e-mail music blogs" gimmick is working better than he ever could have hoped...

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 11 October 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

genius.

― drew, Monday, 11 October 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Could you please share 'the real rip taylor' with us Athony?

I'll see what I can do.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i can host it if you e-mail it to me.

― Germany's Fun-Loving Beer (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

You will truly be the Manthony if you can deliver us the Rip.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah I'm actually trying to mail this to Matthew P (I figure since he's got Rip Taylor's face on his page he should get a chance to run this, plus I'm doing a guest Fluxblog soon) but for some reason my G-mail isn't working this sec. I'm doing my best.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my gentle Jesus.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Rip... Taylor.... rap song.... W. Pussy..... .. . Halliburton Time... confetti... Lyndie England..... . .. keyboard melting..... .. brain pulsing furiously.... .. ..

― Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Monday, 11 October 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we have an MC battle for the ages shaping up.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 11 October 2004 21:11 (twenty-one years ago)

You know, I told myself I was really, really, really going to get some work done today, and now here it is, 3:30 in the afternoon and I'm looking at Rip Taylor's website. I think I have self-control issues.

― darin, Monday, 11 October 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm currently taking guesses on what the music video would (or, hopefully, will) be like for this.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Monday, 11 October 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, I posted this song on Fluxblog today. I had to share this with the world outside of ILM.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I've been posting it on as many webboards as possible.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

From such small seeds.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I am rendered speechless from giggling.

― mike h. (mike h.), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my God, "The Rapping Of The Christ" is even crazier! You can stream a bit of it on the site.

David says:

This rap song, "The Rapping of the Christ", while humorous in tone at times, is also meant as a serious piece of Christian appreciation towards a great Man who also may have been a great rapper, in Aramaic. Therefore, the "Word of God" would Himself have been quite a great rapper in English, logically speaking.....how could it be otherwise?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Saigon in the Sand sounds like a Lou Reed song

― danh (danh), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude! I called dibs!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, fuggit, I'm posting it anyway.
The world must know!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Exactly. It's not about you, its about the message. The message that George W. is a pussy.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I waited for you, Tofu! I swear.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

We'll all contribute to the cause Matt.
We'll all give a little. We'll all laugh a little.
We might even cry a little.
Because it's Halliburton time.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

this thread in the press:
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04210306.asp

― Avi (Avi), Thursday, 21 October 2004 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Lovely. I've been quoted! ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 October 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, David is awesome: "I don’t want to slap myself on the back, but when you’ve got a) Rick James’s music, b) a provocative title like ‘George W. Pussy,’ and c) my lyrics, which I think are pretty good, mixed together, I don’t know how you can go wrong."

I love that kind of confidence.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 21 October 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Has anyone heard the other tracks referenced yet? "The Rapping of the Christ"?

― Clusterfuck at the Baja Fresh Salsa Bar (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 21 October 2004 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

He's a lawyer? Oh, man. He was also able to hand copies of "George W. Pussy" off to Ron Reagan Jr. and Daryl Hall and John Oates. I really want to know what they thought.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

"I thought it would kinda bring Rick James back to life," he says over the phone from his home in Ann Arbor. "I can imagine Rick James, instead of saying, ‘I’m Rick James, bitch!’ saying, ‘I’m Rick James, Bush!’ Ha ha ha!"

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I heard a bit of "The Rapping Of The Christ" on his site. It's even crazier than "George W Pussy."

Will Hermes made a point of talking about "George W Pussy" on the panel at CMJ. It might not be long before David gets some more press.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:06 (twenty-one years ago)

He would live in Ann Arbor.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:15 (twenty-one years ago)

He should handdrop off an album at the AMG and Andy or I can review it, I tells ya.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Boyle recently protested (but didn’t perform) at the third presidential debate in Tempe, Arizona. It was a worthwhile trip, and not just because he got on TV, standing in the background of Pat Buchanan’s talk show with a sign that read WEAPONS OF MASTURBATION.

― paranoia is the hipster's disease (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:31 (twenty-one years ago)

someone drive a dumptruck full of money to this guy's house NOW.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 21 October 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy Fuck.
I just saw this.
This makes my week great.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 21 October 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

he's the new dizzee rascal

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 21 October 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

He's quite...something.

― Leon Czolgosz (Nicole), Thursday, 21 October 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, he's very distinct.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 21 October 2004 20:50 (twenty-one years ago)

"There’s lots of Christian rap, but I don’t think there’s ever been a rap song where you have Jesus rapping," says Boyle.
Somewhere in Chicago, a lightbulb goes off over Kanye's head.
Seriously, can anyone refute this?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 21 October 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure Carman's covered this one already

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 21 October 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I just got an AMAZING letter from David with LOADS of references to "Mosh" that bears posting. Anybody curious?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

duh!

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Dear M(att)P(erpetua) and (me):
Thanks for putting "George W. Pussy" on your weblogs! You may've
noticed that it was featured in Thursday's Boston Phoenix newspaper article
"BUSH-RAPPED: David Boyle gets catty", by Mike Miliard, at
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/042
10306.asp (paste link together as necessary).
(Your two blogs are mentioned there!)
I've also put the song on my own site at
http://d-bo.com/GeorgeW.Pussy.mp3 , with both MP3 and lyrics at
http://d-bo.com/GeorgeWPussy.html . ...and a little bird tells me my song
may be mentioned in next week's Village Voice, as well.
Blogs in Germany, Italy, and Holland seem to have picked up "George W.
Pussy" too. It is even reachable at the Centre for Political Song at Glasgow
Caledonian University, at http://polsong.gcal.ac.uk/news.html ! (three
entries below their entry on "Mosh") I feel like a Ph.D. (Well I am a Yale
B.A., like Bush and Kerry, and a U. of Michigan Law School J.D., I suppose.)
As mentioned, am working on video for the song: the "George W. Pussy"
video may feature Bush running around in a green flight suit, the word
"aWol" prominently printed on a sign he's wearing. May shoot Friday. (Later
than I intended, believe me, but that's life...)
While Eminem's "Mosh" may deserve some coverage--and you'll never hear
me use the word "jealous"!!!--, I think "GWP" says similar things but in a
funkier, more succinct and less foul-mouthed manner...for me, "Pussy" just
means "cat", of course. (And what's this about "shouting out to al-Qaida?"
Absurd and self-defeating. People'll be accusing Eminem of treason.)
To my amusement, by the way, the Google ad I was running to expose the
song to Middul America has just been censored after running fine for several
days,
"George W. Pussie, da song
"I'm Rick James, Bush!" A funky rap
Download a free "October surprise"
d-bo.com/GeorgeWPussy.html
Disapproved - View reason(s)
• Inappropriate Language
Pussie [I had to spell it "pussie" orignally cos the system wouldn't allow
"pussy"]
• Unacceptable Content"
, and here is my reply which you may find fun:
"Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:31:49 -0400
From: dboyle@umich.edu
To: adwords-support@google.com
Cc: dboyle@umich.edu
Subject: Unwarranted censorship
Dear Google:
I see my ad for my song "George W. Pussy" has been disapproved. If you
listened to the song you'd know it's about cat stuff, that's all, since I
have meowing sounds in the song. And there was no problem for days with my
spelling it "Pussie" in the ad title, now you complain.
Let me tell you of some of your own current ads:
1. With Google entry "bush", there is the ad
"'Bush, Dick and Colon
T-Shirts - Rude
T-Shirts at T-Shirt King
www.T-ShirtKing.com"
, linking by URL http://www.t-shirtking.com/catalog/112-01122 to a shirt
comparing Colin Powell, a black man, to a bodily conduit of feces, the
"colon";
2. With Google entry "pussy", there's the ad
"Free Porn All Day Long
Young teen, lesbian - every fetish.
Live feeds, pics, vids - hardcore!
www.penisdance.com"
, linking by www.penisdance.com to... I didn't click it, but if "young teen"
is accurate, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE SUPPORTING PEDOPHILIA!!!
DID YOU KNOW THIS IS ILLEGAL??!!
3. And at Google entry "young pussy", to see how pedophilic you are at
Google, I'm not gonna even focus on the non-Google-ad entries you allow,
e.g.,
" Young PussyYoung Pussy. Fresh Wet Young Pussy All For You! Young Fresh
Teens
Go Fucking Wild! ... 18 Year Old Teen Sluts Fucking Like Real Whores! Young
Pussy at Teen Body! ...
www.hardcore-sex.dir.bg/hot-wet-pussy/young-pussy.html - 9k - Cached -
Similar pages"
(entry 4, currently, of c. 244,000 Google entries), but there's the
"penisdance.com" Google ad again--with "Preview Porn For Free" as the top
line--, plus other ads such as
"KaZaA of Teen Porn
Steps explained how to get porn
without paying for it. Totally Free
kazaafreeporn.com".
Well well. Pot calling the kettle black, huh?
If you don't restore my ad immediately, despite whatever political
pressures you've apparently knuckled under to, I'll be happy to consider
contacting the news media and the ACLU, etc. not to mention agencies against
child molestation, etc., immediately, about your double standards. Hope to
hear soon,
Cordially,
David Boyle"
We'll see what happens. If Bush can give the finger to people, see
http://www.videovotevigil.org/ (found at, e.g., dailykos.com ), and Cheney
can tell "Leahy" to "F*** yourself", then the Pussy should be allowed to
roam around Google with no problems, word.
I'll keep you posted of stuff. Am working on songs "Ralph Nader,
Masturbader"; "Pussy Supreme" (about Scalia); etc.
Thanks again for your kindness in posting my work, and feel free to
contact back,
Cordially,
David Boyle
phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX

P.S. I actually e-mailed some of this stuff on Saturday to John Peel (and
Tim Westwood, big BBC rap guru), but if Peel hears it at all, it might only
be in Heaven...

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

My response:
David, you're incredible.
Do you mind if I reproduce this letter on the website?

cheers
john
http://tofuhut.blogspot.com

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

His follow up:
Dear F-tofu:
Sure! Feel free to reproduce, tho I retain ownership and commercial
rights to my e-mail (haw haw),
Cordially again,
Dd

P.S. I should limit nasty stuff I say about Sir Shady "my deadly rival MC",
but I just saw the video for "Mosh" today...and isn't he like GRABBING HIS
CROTCH A HUNDRED TIMES DURING THE VIDEO?? or did I just imagine that?
I mean, I call Arnold a "masturbator" during my song, it's horrible to
see M-n-M doing things that are similar to that; in fact, I am seriously
curious as to what Republican comment if any we may get on "Mosh" before
Nov. 2. If I were Karl Rove, I'm sure I could say some really ugly things
about M-Mathers III and the video

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

There's just so much gold in this. I'll put it up on th' Hut tonight, but I thought you might not be able to wait.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 22:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Chuck are you REALLY going to put Boyle in your picks?
I may love you.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

How is he going to get Bush to be in his video? Maybe on the third...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 27 October 2004 23:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Someone should make a flash video for the George W Pussy song. I would, but I don't have the mad skillz...

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Thursday, 28 October 2004 00:08 (twenty-one years ago)

You may've
noticed that it was featured in Thursday's Boston Phoenix newspaper article
"BUSH-RAPPED: David Boyle gets catty", by Mike Miliard, at

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/042
10306.asp (paste link together as necessary).

Did this actually happen?

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 28 October 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, check the link. He's not making it up!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 28 October 2004 00:16 (twenty-one years ago)

He fucked up the link tho.
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04210306.asp

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 28 October 2004 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Dude. He sent the video.
Anybody want to see it?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 30 October 2004 03:39 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a VIDEO now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 30 October 2004 03:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure whether this is classic or dud but the homage to "Subterranean" is noteworthy.
David Boyle's 'GWP'
I'm taking it down in a day or two so get it now and let's spread the word.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Personally I call classic, but I'm biased.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

RALPHN NADER MASTURBADER

― results not typical (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 1 November 2004 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

It's ridiculously entertaining, it is. And it makes me want to shove him aside and bash my head against that wall instead.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 1 November 2004 06:53 (twenty-one years ago)

This is so good!!!! I love it. He raps like the guy from Faxed Head but without the total cookie monster vocals.

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Monday, 1 November 2004 07:53 (twenty-one years ago)

The phrasing is soooooooo fuckin weird.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Monday, 1 November 2004 07:56 (twenty-one years ago)

?? ! ?????!?

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 1 November 2004 08:06 (twenty-one years ago)

It's like if the Shaggs rapped. Who needs rhythm, fuck that shit.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Monday, 1 November 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

But...where's Dubya running around in a flight suit that says aWol??? I suppose his urgency in scrambling for those photos more accurately conveys the frustration and exasperation of our times, and reinforces his imminent status as this election's Bob Dylan. Thanks for the link!

― nameom (nameom), Monday, 1 November 2004 08:18 (twenty-one years ago)

yea i love the scrambling

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Monday, 1 November 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I second Miccio on the Santorum break thing. Trippy as hell.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Monday, 1 November 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

that anarchy symbol scrwaled on the wall behind him is priceless.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 1 November 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)

He looks kinda like Gary Young.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Monday, 1 November 2004 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

anyone have a working link to video?

― LE CHUCK!™ (ex machina), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 07:18 (twenty-one years ago)

aw man, you missed it? it's um....off the hook.

― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 07:46 (twenty-one years ago)

He's hosting it himself now.
http://d-bo.com/240_15fps25kps.mov

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 2 November 2004 08:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Chuck!

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 6 November 2004 04:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Indeed, it made Eddytor's Dozen. < shudder >

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Sunday, 7 November 2004 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

David Boyle fires off another heatseeking missile to th' Tofu Hut:

*****************************************************************
Hay Kidz:
I just finished a new song today that I had been trying to wrap in November, the same month Arafat (or at least his mortal body) died, but delays kept coming up. The tune is over seven minutes, which is longer than I meant it to be. So what? Extensiveness happens.
Strangely enough, there is a psychotic Dennis Prager article "Is it Wrong to Hope Arafat is in Hell?" that came out today. Coincidentally, this is also the very day that Arafat's brother Dr. Fathi Arafat died. Today's news suggests that the Sharon government in Israel seems to be collapsing (although it has appeared to before), so it could be that God is telling me to mail you this song today as well.
Here it is:
David Boyle - "Arafat Will Never Die"
I hope you are well in this dark age, tho it may be less dark because of you (awwwwww-www). Perpetual Tofu for all.
Cordially as ever,
David
(Pea S: "Kidz" is not meant to be insulting; I am still a kid myself. If you feel insulted, have your favorite terrorist group send me letter bomb or something.)
*****************************************************************

Please note that while the Tofu Hut does not necessarily agree with all of David Boyle's politics, we are enamoured with his exuberance and almost irrationally crafted leaps of sonic logic.
We defend to the death, in the style of Voltaire, D-Bo's right to call Yasser a "Tunisian Tupac" in a Ray Charles themed anti-terrorism eulogy in honor of the late Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat As Qudwa al-Hussaeini.
We also think that this lyrical thread: "In this peaceful holiday season/let us hope that the whole region/takes up the ballot and forgets the bomb / Peace to Judaism and all Islam / Shalom / Salaam" is fucking beautiful, especially when set over "What I Say".
I like this a LOT more than G.W. Pussy.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm trying to get him and Marissa Marchant to do some sort of project together.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm trying to get They Might Be Giants and Marilyn Manson to do some sort of project together. We'll see which one happens first...

― It's hard to kill a horse with a flute (AaronHz), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Seriously, I really like this song.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Woo! A new David Boyle release!

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Thursday, 2 December 2004 06:13 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

David Boyle - "God Save the Queen 2005" (Prince Harry Remix)

Dear Frodofu:

I have just finished recording my new song. Feel free to offer it on your site or you can direct interested parties to where I'm hosting it along with the complete lyric list.

I enjoyed the chance to mash "God Save the Queen", "Holidays in the Sun" and "Anarchy in the UK". NO THANKS to "Heil Harry," that wicked Buckingham brat; even if his swastika stunt did inspire the song.

If nothing else, you've got to hear it for the "Hava Nagilah" part at the end.

Here are some of the words:
"Heil Harry? / You thought Belsen was a gas? / Time to visit Auschwitz my lad? / Tsunami of insensitivity? / A cheap holiday in other people's misery?/ Adolf Hitler ist ein Londoner?

Don't be told what you want / Don't be told by the BBC. / There's no future / there's no culture / there's just a swastika for you!

Oh God save history / your colonial parade / Oh Lord God have mercy / all crimes are paid.

When there's no future/ how can there be sin / we're the black natives / in your Belmarsh prison / we're the poison / in your Windsor machine / we're the future! / Your dark future!

Oi! Down with the Nazis! (clap) and monarchy too! (clap) Britain's head of state (clap) should be black or a Jew!!! (clap) Long live Israel!"

In other news, I see that Linkin Park and maybe some others have set up a
relief organization, Music For Relief, for the tsunami victims in Southeast
Asia, at Music for Relief. I have donated $5 myself to the American Red Cross International Response Fund which is where the Music For Relief money goes; it ain't much, but if 300 million Americans all donated $5 that would be $1.5 billion...

Hope all is well in tofu town,
Cordially,
D. Bo

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 January 2005 09:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I really do consider David to be the crunk Yankovic.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 24 January 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

uh-oh. Talk about potential for a sophmore slump.

(I listened to GWP the other day, still great)

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Monday, 24 January 2005 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

David mailed me a 50 cent dis track a week or so ago that I like quite a bit. I've asked if he minded me posting but he never got back.
He's a good sort, that guy.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 25 June 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

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