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I'm pretty sure it's actually "kiss our butts" not "lick our butt" Brjatlick 29 June 2005 23:22 (UTC)
The song is also a direct copy of the opening theme bumper music for the Rusty Humphries show, based out of San Francisco on KNEW 910 which follows The Michael Savage Show at 7:00 P.M., M-F PST.
I reverted this edit because there was no source and it seemed doubtful. Indeed, it seems more likely to me that the copying went in the other direction... Paulymer5 04:19, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
The one essential thing that was missing from the article has been remedied. I have just uploaded a sound sample of the song. ^_^
-- Mvent2 10:30, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't think the song mentioned Columbine, and I changed "big tits" to "fake tits" Cowami, Worshipper of Qeueue 02:56, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
Should this have some sort of warning label on it? You know, like the Parental warning on certain cds? CompIsMyRx 13:09, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Moved this comment by User:Mkelly1993 from the article to the talk page, where it belongs:
Perhaps this poster has not seen the movie, wherein American forces annoy everyone else in the world by carelessly destroying the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids, and engaging in various stereotypical stock character behaviors? bd2412 T 03:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
I have moved this comment again, this time posted under an IP - it is substantially the same as the one above:
Please reserve commentary to the talk page. Cheers! bd2412 T 13:16, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
More Commentary from User MKelly1993 moved from article:
Please reserve commentary for the talk page. Thank you. Cabiria 07:55, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Hey Cabiria,
Perhaps this poster has not seen the movie, wherein the rest of the world (including FAG) align themelves with assholes whose only purpose in life is to shit over everything, while ignoring the arrogant, pompous dicks who not only fuck pussies but also said assholes. Anyone else see the movie? "We're dicks." Readily admitted. But the rest of the world are pussies, who'd rather let assholes shit all over everything that get fucked by dicks. It's a tough choice, but really--look at those countries that have aligned themselves with the US, and look at those who haven't. Whose citizens are better off? Isn't this the point of the movie? Why does no one want to admit this? Seriously--has anyone contacted Matt and Trey to get their perspective on what they produced and what we're discussing here?
In all seriousness, I appreciate your patience with me. But similarly, in all serious, wtf are you thinking with your article? Are you a teenager or something?
I must note that my article keeps getting replaced, without any response to my questions. This only encourages me.
Mkelly1993 08:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)Four tildes here--hope I'm doing this right. My tone will be reflective of the article I'm reviewing. So long as it's objective, I'll remain so; where it's insulting and ignorant, I have difficulty not responding in kind. That said, I'm definitely ignorant of how things work in this forum, so I apologize for the personal attacks on you, seeing now that you weren't the one personally writing the article. For whomever authored it, however, my commentary still stands. Again, Cabiria, I appreciate your patience with me. And thanks for removing the bigoted garbage at the end of that article.
Mkelly1993 08:50, 25 June 2006 (UTC)You seriously think the other two content-governing policies don't present a bit of trouble as well? "At once, the list mocks American...ignorance,...lack of original culture,...attention span", etc. Verifiable? Unbiased? What about "in a display of stereotypical American pompousness" mentioned earlier in the article? What would be said about an article that said something like, "In a display of stereotypical Muslim proclivity towards violence"? Would that be unbiased? Verifiable? I don’t think I’m doing too well with the confusing guidelines that ensure the objectivity of this online encyclopedia.
I don't mean to be combative; just disappointed with the direction this resource (Wikipedia) has taken.
I think it is pretty apparent that the Bed Bath and Beyond part of the song has nothing to do with attention span and everything to do with it being a less "manly" store, hence the lack of enthusiasm at that part.JPeetey 11:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
It's more of a satire of overly patriotic movie songs, not the United States itself... perhaps some policies, the statement is POV. Youknowthatoneguy 10:51, 10 November 2006 (UTC).
I would characterise this article as stupid. Directionless lists? Unimportant topic? A whole article which could be much better served by a direct link to the content? Wikipedia forever. JoshuaRodman 21:13, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I wouldn't call it unimportant, but I don't understand how it's like Randy Newman's I Love L.A.. I fail to see how countless amounts of people think Newman is making fun of Los Angels simply because he mentions the homeless in one line. Yeah, it's humorous given the rest of the song, but it doesn't suddenly make the song anti-Los Angeles.--Freepablo 05:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
This song sounds nothing at all like "I Love L.A." It's sort of in the ballpark of "Danger Zone," although I think there are far better prototypes of this type of song that elude me. If I think of any, I'll post.--Angelino, 11/9/09
Changed "It satirically glorifies the "American way of life" that Team America fights to defend, including Wal-Mart, the NFL, breast implants, and Valium." to read "It glorifies a satirized "American way of life" that Team America fights to defend." ...I believe this is clearer, as the previous sentence could be read as asserting that valium (et al) is actually a part of the "American way of life". The partial listing was also redundant as it's included later in the article, so I left it out. Zombie81 04:21, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
An anonymous user deleted the trivia section. I've saved the details here, for inclusion into the article (provided sources can be found):
-- JediLofty User ¦ Talk 10:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
Note that only snippets of the lyrics should be included, per WP:SONG#LYRICS, as they are copyrighted, so including the entire text falls under WP:COPYVIO. I reverted a version that included the entire set, to avoid a copyvio showdown. Arakunem 20:38, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Then they should be removed completely. The description included in said "snippet" sounds very stupid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.229.227.113 (talk) 22:47, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Please don't get into a revert war over that. Personally, I think the fact that they mentioned Sushi in the song is an ironic jab at the perceived hubris that the whole movie pokes fun at. So it's not in the song incorrectly, its probably in there more deliberately than other items are... ArakunemTalk 16:46, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
The creators of the movie intended it to be the other kind of parody we are used to: the usual parody makes fun of Americans and our president, but this is supposed show an aura of "we're the best" in a funny way. That is why the song plays before the team kills a couple of terrorists, even though they in the process destroy the louvre. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.11.56.20 (talk) 00:26, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
I didn't know if this was worthy of putting on the page, so I'm putting it here. If people like it someone can move it over to the page. This is a list of every item mentioned in the song, and whether or not it was actually an American invention:
McDonald's - True.
Wal-Mart - True.
The Gap - True.
Baseball - True. While progenitor games similar to baseball were invented in England, Baseball itself is an American invention
The NFL - True.
Rock N' Roll - True.
The Internet - Arguably true. ARPA was invented by the US.
Slavery - False. Slavery's first known mention is in the code of Hammurabi, circa 1760 BC
Starbucks - True.
Disneyworld - True.
Porno - False. Pornography in photographic form followed shortly after the advent of Photography in France. If you consider art or sculpture to ever hold the distinction of being pornography, then you have to go again back the the ancient Babylonians.
Valium - False. A brand name for the drug Diazepam, Valium was first marketed by a Swiss company.
Reeboks - False. Reebok is a subsidiary of Adidas, a German company.
Fake Tits - False. The first breast implant procedure was performed by Austrian national Vincenz Czerny in a German hospital.
Sushi - False. Japan.
Taco Bell - True.
Rodeos - False. Invented in Mexico based on rodeo-like cattle rancing competetions in Spain.
Bed, Bath and Beyond - True.
Liberty - False. A vague concept that was never "invented". The concept of "Liberty" as a political movement was championed by the French in 1789. The US didn't use the term as a political one until long after the US revolution.
White Slips - It is unclear what the singers are referring to here.
The Alamo - False. The Alamo is in the modern-day US, but at the time of it's famous battle, it was disputed territory being fought over between Mexico and the Republic of Texas. Thus, it was not on US soil by anyone's definition at the time.
Band-aids - True.
Las Vegas - True. Think again.70.160.99.120 (talk) 01:38, 1 October 2009 (UTC)Rodiggidy
Christmas - False. Winter festivals were prevalent all over the world. The earliest reference to Christmas itself was from a Roman manuscript, indicating the tradition of calling the winter festival "Christmas" originated in ancient Rome.
Immigrants - False. The first time a human wandered from one nation to another was when immigration was invented.
Popeye's - True.
Democrats - In reference to the American political party, true.
Republicans - In reference to the American political party, true.
Sportsmanship - False. Invented whenever sport was invented.
Books - False. The earliest known writing comes from ancient Mesopotamia, around 4,000 BC.
"This video has been removed due to terms of use violation."
Don't know the story behind that, but it was linked to the most popular video on youtube. Might want to fix or remove. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.119.72.185 (talk) 19:00, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
Parker & Stone did an entire episode of South Park dedicated to the idea that artists shouldn't care if people are share their work, and that they should just be happy that people like it at all —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.235.132.112 (talk) 00:12, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
I am merging this to the article about the film since it was never released as a single, well for purely that reason. Donnie Park (talk) 20:57, 27 January 2010 (UTC)