Bright Eyes on Jay Leno (liberal stuff warning)

[thatpfunk]

Did anyone else happen to catch this awesome performance? It aired about two weeks ago

He performed a song recently released on EP and it looked like Leno and staff had no idea (I believe they were expecting something from his new albums). The crowd seemed pretty shocked at first, and then seemed to really get into it. Also notable was his attire- bright maroon cowboy get up, bandana, and cowboy hat. He perfomed this alone on stage, with only an accoustic guitar.

After the performance Leno walked over with this weird look on his face, kind of shocked, semi-amused, semi-"i-think-i-just-[censored]-my-pants."

Anywho, the lyrics:
"When The President Talks To God"

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 it.

[Matty]

Didn't catch it, but just downloaded it. Pretty funny.

[thatpfunk]

Cool, where did you find it?

[Matty]

I've been using Bearshare. Never listened to Bright Eyes before, but I think he'll fit into my Josh Ritter / Matt Nathanson / Damien Rice playlist nicely.