All right, that's a bit of an overstatement. But there is no question what had been a slow-rolling wave of anti-war songs has quickly developed into a multi-directional assault on the entire W Bush era.
Rock, hip-hop, even country artists are dropping lyrical bombs on the White House in numbers and with a ferocity not seen since at least the Reagan era.
This admittedly incomplete list was generated just from songs I recall hearing about over the last couple of years. Undoubtedly many of you can add more. In the meantime, check out the excerpts...
FROM ROCK
"SWEET NEO-CON" - The Rolling Stones
You call yourself a Christian
I think that you're a hypocrite
You say you are a patriot
I think that you're a crock of shit
"LET'S IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT" - Neil Young
Let's impeach the president
For hijacking our religion and using it to get elected
Dividing our country into colors
And still leaving black people neglected
"BUSHLEAGUER" - Pearl Jam
He's not a leader, he's a Texas Leaguer
Swinging for the fence, got lucky with a strike
Drilling for fear, makes the job simple
Born on third, thinks he got a triple
FROM HIP-HOP
"BIN LADEN" - Immortal Technique
This shit is run by fake Christians, fake politicians
Look at their mansions, then look at the conditions you live in
All they talk about is terrorism on television
They tell you to listen, but they don't really tell you their mission
"CAN'T HOLD US BACK" - Public Enemy
Even if some got de-rebelized
The revolution will still not be televised
US government telling hella lies
And it's evident when you look in this president's devil eyes
"GEORGE BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE" - The Legendary K.O.
(regarding Katrina)
Niggas starvin' and they dyin' of thirst
Bet he had to go and check the refineries first
Making a killin' off the price of gas
He woulda been up in Connecticut twice as fast
FROM COUNTRY
"NOT READY TO MAKE NICE" - Dixie Chicks
(regarding threats following their insulting of Bush)
I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down,
I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should
"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PEACE ON EARTH?" - Willie Nelson
And the bewildered herd is still believing
Everything we've been told from our birth
Hell they won't lie to me
Not on my own damn TV
But how much is a liar's word worth
"REBUILD AMERICA FIRST" - Merle Haggard
Yeah, men in position but backing away
Freedom is stuck in reverse
Let's get out of Iraq and get back on the track
And let's rebuild America first
FROM POP
"WHERE IS THE LOVE" - Black Eyed Peas
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
(SNIP)
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
"DEAR MR. PRESIDENT" - Pink
How do you sleep while the rest of us cry
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye
How do you walk with your head held high
Can you even look me in the eye
Can you remember the last time so many musicians savaged a president so directly?
Longer excerpts and audio are HERE.