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Story behind the song
Just a commentary on my anxieties about seeing/hearing about the media news. It is tongue in cheek, but also--sadly-- very true.
Lyrics
THE BAD NEWS BLUES
Verse 1
SOME PEOPLE LISTEN TO THE MORNING NEWS WHILE THEY BRUSH THEIR TEETH
THEY READ THE MORNING PAPER IN THEIR COMMUTER SEAT
I’D LIKE TO BE LIKE THEM—SO INFORMED AND SO SURE,
BUT HEARING THE NEWS EVERY DAY IS JUST SOMETHING I CAN’T ENDURE
Chorus
IT’S THE BAD NEWS BLUES, IT’S THE BAD NEWS BLUES,
I WOULD LISTEN TO THE NEWS, BUT THEN I’D HAVE THE BAD NEWS BLUES
Verse 2
I’D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE WEATHERMAN SAYS, AND LOOK AT THE GROCERY SALES
I’D LIKE TO KNOW WHO’S RUNNING ALONG THE ELECTION TRAIL
BUT THERE’S NEWS OF MISSING PEOPLE, OF MURDER AND ARSON AND MORE . . .
I COULD LISTEN TO THE NEWS IF THEY WOULD LEAVE OUT ALL THE HORROR
To Chorus
Verse 3
IF WE DIDN’T HEAR ANY BAD NEWS, WOULD OUR WORLD BE A BETTER PLACE?
WOULD WE STROLL RIGHT INTO A TSUNAMI WAVE WITH SMILES ALL OVER OUR FACES?
IF JOURNALISTS AND NEWSCASTERS DIDN’T TELL US WHAT WAS WHAT,
WOULD WE MOSEY AROUND WITH SILLY GRINS AND OUR HEADS ALL FULL OF FLUFF?
Instrument Interlude
Verse 4
I CAN’T READ THE NEWSPAPER BECAUSE IT FREAKS ME OUT
ALL THOSE SCARY PEOPLE AND THINGS I DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT
IF IRAN INVADES THE U.S.A. YOU CAN SAY, “I TOLD YOU SO”
YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE NEWS ALL YOU WANT; I JUST DON’T WANT TO KNOW
To Chorus
DIANE HURST © 2011
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