Bush Was Right
| "Bush Was Right" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Right Brothers | |
| from the album No Apologies | |
| Released | October 2005 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:35 |
"Bush Was Right" is a song by American conservative band The Right Brothers that was first published in October 2005 as a part of their 2006 album No Apologies.[1][2][3] Developed as a support song for then President George W. Bush during a time when Bush's popularity was fading amongst the American public, the song received international attention upon release.[4][5][6][7][8] The song interpolates Billy Joel's 1989 song We Didn't Start the Fire, before shifting towards an electric guitar rock beat for the chorus. Professing disdain for various liberal, anti Iraq War, and Democratic politicians, activists, and pundits throughout the song (such as Ted Kennedy and Cindy Sheehan) and praising conservative, pro war politicians such as Zell Miller, the song became the Right Brothers' most well known hit, gaining them spots on Hugh Hewitt's talk show and starting movements to get the music video played on MTV.[9]
References
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- ^ Nina J. Easton (December 11, 2005). "Pinning hopes on Murtha..." Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ Oliver Burkeman (April 5, 2006). "The song that might save Bush". The Guardian. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ Robert Sankowski (May 14, 2006). "Gniewny rock Ameryki". Gazeta Wyborcza (Polish). Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ "Wenn der Punk von rechts rockt". 20 Minuten (German). February 2, 2007. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Oliver Burkeman (April 7, 2006). "Un rock ultra conservador, ¿la canción que podría salvar a Bush?". Clarín (Spanish). Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Peter Banke (April 4, 2006). "Bush havde ret!". B.T. (Danish). Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (April 4, 2006). "The song that might save Bush". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 3, 2025.