This is a hasty cover of Erma Franklin's 1967 belter, written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, that is one of our favourite soul tracks, and only lost out to a Grammy to her younger sister Aretha in 1969 ("Chain of Fools"). It had a resurgence in Europe in the early 90s after the end of the Cold War thanks to a Levi jeans advert, and its highest chart position for the re-release was number 5 ... in Denmark.Educational? Maybe. Evergreen and worth sharing next month? Almost certainly. Donald "Hoover Harding Cleveland" Trump may have de-escalated his threats to Greenland, but they aren't going away. He's been talking about acquiring the planet's largest island since 2018, which I've been blogging about since 2021, calling it a move unworthy of a board game since. That's the desire is irrational isn't stopping him. Other people will have to do that.
Our treatment pays tribute to the Danes (who suffered proportionally among the highest casualties in wars supporting the USA after its triggering the collective security clauses of NATO in places like Iraq and Afghanistan), and who are being shaken down at the moment by the likes of Trump, Vance, and Miller in their bid to bully Europe to agree to the annexation of autonomous Greenlanders. You probably don't need a link to make sense of this, as it's all over the news, but in case...
There are (again) some rude words in our parody lyrics, for which apologies, as we continue to respond to stress by swearing, which can actually be very cathartic and good for you, as long as you can stop it spreading to your kids...
That's a wrap for this sequel to Marsh Family sings 'Battle Hymn of the Empire' and other parodies. Stay tuned for the Golden Raspberries (Razzies) nominees, including checking their math.
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