" When the President Talks to God " is a protest song by Bright Eyes, with a very pointed political message directed towards George W. Bush and his policies. It was originally released as a free download on iTunes but has since been released as a promotional 7" vinyl and as a B-side to "First Day of My Life".
On May 2 , 2005 , Conor Oberst performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .
In June 2006, Oberst expressed that he's "over" the song from having played it too many times.
It won Song of the Year at the 2006 PLUG Independent Music Awards.
Early in the morning on December 19 , 2006 , the song was offered as a featured free download on the front page of the iTunes store, but was removed within hours without explanation. The song and the EP are still available for free on iTunes but are not featured on the free download page.
Track listing
- "When the President Talks to God" (Conor Oberst) – 2:36
Lyrics
When the president talks to God
Are the conversations brief or long?
Does he ask to rape our women’s' rights
And send poor farm kids off to die?
Does God suggest an oil hike
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Are the consonants all hard or soft?
Is he resolute all down the line?
Is every issue black or white?
Does what God say ever change his mind
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Does he fake that drawl or merely nod?
Agree which convicts should be killed?
Where prisons should be built and filled?
Which voter fraud must be concealed
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
I wonder which one plays the better cop
We should find some jobs. the ghetto's broke
No, they're lazy, George, I say we don't
Just give 'em more liquor stores and dirty coke
That's what God recommends
When the president talks to God
Do they drink near beer and go play golf
While they pick which countries to invade
Which Muslim souls still can be saved?
I guess god just calls a spade a spade
When the president talks to God
When the president talks to God
Does he ever think that maybe he's not?
That that voice is just inside his head
When he kneels next to the presidential bed
Does he ever smell his own bullshit
When the president talks to God?
I doubt it
I doubt itReferences
- ^ "'Bright Eyes' singer baffled by Dylan comparisons". CTV, Canadian Press . 2006-06-02 . http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060602/bright_eyes_060602?s_name=&no_ads= . Retrieved 2007-08-19 .
- ^ "Plug 2006 Nominees/Winners". PLUG Independent Music Awards. 2006 . http://www.plugawards.com/award_nominees_2006.php . Retrieved 2007-08-19 .
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My hero. Wish I could have done something like this. And I love how he basically yells the whole thing, makes the anger resonate in all of us sane people.
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