Dry Drunk Emperor

TV on the Radio, those most excellent indie rockers of Brooklyn, NY, have released a free downloadable new song on the Touch and Go website.

It's a pretty harsh Bush smakedown in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (Get it? He's a dry drunk!)

But unlike a lot of other Bush-bashing songs I have heard, it works on its own merits as a cool song. I mean, if you didn't listen to the lyrics, it would just sound like another weird, spacy TV on the Radio song.

But if you DO listen to the lyrics, it's a rather eloquent call to arms to unseat the current president:

did you believe the lie they told you,
that christ would lead the way
and in a matter of days
hand us victory?

all eyes upondry drunk emperor
gold cross cross jock skull and bones
mocking smile,
he's been
standing naked for a while!
get him gone, get him gone, get him gone!!
and bring all the thieves to trial.

Ouch. I sure hope TV on the Radio never think to write a song about me. Although, you never know...they might...I am pretty interesting.