4.07.2011

Song 80: Bu$hleaguer, Pearl Jam

Yes.

Halifax reader and beer/freedom expert Bobby O'Keefe writes:

First time I heard Bu$hleaguer was at Pearl Jam's Halifax concert back in '05. I was immediately struck by the lines "He's not a leader, he's a Texas leaguer", "Born on third, thinks he hit a triple", and "The haves - have not - a clue". While the whole song is intended to tear a strip off of Bush himself, I like it as a rebuke of the whole system. Those in the highest offices are so protected and fed the information their "handlers" want them to see that everyone is out of touch with the general population - and Bush personified that fact.

Let's listen twice: