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JAMES McMURTRY
OFFERS FREE mp3 OF NEW POLITICAL SONG AND ANNOUNCES MAKE-YOUR-OWN-VIDEO
CONTEST
"Cheney's Toy" available in time for Super Tuesday
as free mp3 download via eMusic exclusive on Monday February
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AUSTIN, Texas - Singer/songwriter
James McMurtry is once again making a political statement through his music. On
his new song "Cheney's Toy", McMurtry picks up where he left off with his
controversial anthem "We Can't Make it Here." "Cheney's Toy" reminds us that the
war in Iraq is still going on -- with veiled references to Guantanamo and Abu
Ghraib and the stark image of a soldier who returned from the conflict, blind
and brain damaged.
In
order to make sure people get the message, McMurtry is giving away the through eMusic's Daily Download. On the Super
Tuesday primary day (February 5), fans will be able to download the mp3 from
McMurtry's MySpace page and Lightning Rod Records' website (links
below).
McMurtry and Lightning Rod Records are
encouraging fans to use the free mp3 to create their own videos and post them
online. McMurtry will choose the best videos and post them on his official
MySpace page and website. If needed, fans can create videos using slideshow
applications at RockYou.com. Creators of each of the top five video creators
will receive t-shirts and autographed copies of McMurtry's new album, Just Us
Kids (in stores April 15, 2008). McMurtry's choice for the best overall
video will also receive an 8 Gb Apple iPod nano with video capabilities. Fans
can send links to their videos to
mcmurtryvideo@gmail.com.
"We Can't Make it Here"
reverberated wildly across the internet and the airwaves, igniting a grassroots
firestorm that has brought legions of new fans to the singer/songwriter's work.
Fan-made videos of "We Can't Make It Here" have been viewed more than 170,000
times on YouTube.
"Cheney's Toy" at eMusic: http://www.emusic.com/album/11149/11149934.html
James McMurtry's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/jamesmcmurtry
RockYou slideshow application: http://rockyou.com/index.php
James McMurtry's YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/JamesMcMurtry
Lightning Rod
Records mp3 link: http://lightningrodrecords.com/justuskids.html
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"Cheney's Toy"
Words and Music by James
McMurtry
Another unknown soldier
Another lesson
learned
Kick the gas can over
Strike a match get back and watch that
sucker burn
Keep smiling for the camera
Keep waving to
the crowd
Don't let up for an instant
Stay the course and make your mama
proud
You're the man
Show'em
what you're made of
You're no longer daddy's
boy
You're the man
That they're all afraid
of
But you're only Cheney's toy
Another unknown
soldier
Who's seen it all before
All in the name of Jesus
Behind the
razor wire and shackled to the floor
Just keep smiling at the cameras
And keep
that twinkle in your eye
We don't need to know the answers
Long as we're
safe, just hit your marks and say your lines
You're
the man
Show 'em what you're made of
You're no longer
daddy's boy
Take a stand
Give 'em what they paid
for
'Cause you're only Cheney's toy
They'll take a fork
and turn you over
While the fat lady sings
One more pin on one more
shoulder
Is all the future brings
For another unknown soldier
Who don't
know his own name
And he won't get any older
And he can't see for the
shrapnel in his brain
(Multi Chorus)
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