Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_06_24-2007_06_30.shtml#1182705171
A few weeks back I tried to find [1]a good immigration-related song
lyric, and proposed "Illegal Alien" by Genesis. Since then, I've
picked up [2]The White Stripes new album, [3]Icky Thump. Immigration
is still in the news, and the album's title track is a great song with
topically appropriate lyrics, including the following:
White Americans, what?
Nothing better to do?
Why don't you kick yourself out
You're an immigrant too.
Who's using who?
What should we do?
Well, you can't be a pimp
And a prostitute too
Icky thump
Handcuffed to a bunk
Robbed blind
Looked around
And there was nobody else
Left alone
I hit myself with a stone
Went home and learned how
To clean up after myself.
The video is available on [4]the band's website, and YouTube has
several live performances of the song, including [5]this one from
Conan O'Brien. The duo is [6]touring for the next several months, and
I highly recommend catching a show.
References
1. http://volokh.com/posts/1180878685.shtml
2. http://www.whitestripes.com/
3. http://www.amazon.com/Icky-Thump-White-Stripes/dp/B000OYC3J8
4. http://www.whitestripes.com/video/video.html
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9uo2OEYQCI
6. http://www.whitestripes.com/tour/tour.html
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