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The Drums Surfing Song Inspired by President Obama
- Posted on Jul 6th 2010 4:40AM by Chris Cottingham
The Drums have said their song 'Let's Go Surfing' isn't about surfing at all, but is, in fact, is an ode to American president Barack Obama.In a track-by-track guide to their self-titled debut album, Frontman Jonathan Pierce and guitarist Jacob Graham explained that they wrote the track on November 4, 2008, the day of the last presidential election, they told NME.
"We actually wrote it on the day that Obama won the election, and everyone was so excited," said Graham. "We're not very political and we don't usually know what's going on, but in America you couldn't really help but know what was going on and get excited about it."
Pierce continued, "The whole country had suffered eight years of feeling like we were in prison or something and then Obama came through and it was impossible not to get swept up with the whole nation, so that's when we wrote 'Let's Go Surfing.'"
Pierce added that the second verse of the song is a direct reference to Obama. The lyrics are, "There's a new kid in the town / Honey, he's moving into the big house / Remember / When I was so very hopeless / Darling, he's gonna make it all better."
The Drums play at T In The Park in Kinross on July 11.
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mayeitgirl
what a bunch of ignorant fools!!!!!!!
Embarassed to say I'm american.
Hey we're in debt- let's blame the President
Hey my wife/husband left me- let's blame the President
Hey my street is dirty- let's blame the President
Hey Bush was a great prezdent after all trillions of dollars were allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay let's bomb them and kill the guilty and the innocent kids and women.....let's get them all!
It's the American way. Weapons of Mass Destruction!!!!!
What?! Found nothing.... let's hang Sadam anyway ( which he did deserve)since we can get all this oil blah blah blah.... but it's cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of casualties..
I suck as a human being let's blame Obama, the President. Do you ever stop and think all the catastrophies ( Economy and otherwise) have come straight from God. Our hands are stained with blood- let's not forget. May God bless us all ( even the ugly)
mayeitgirl
what a bunch of ignorant fools!!!!!!!
Embarassed to say I'm american.
Hey we're in debt- let's blame the President
Hey my wife/husband left me- let's blame the President
Hey my street is dirty- let's blame the President
Hey Bush was a great prezdent after all trillions of dollars were allocated to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay let's bomb them and kill the guilty and the innocent kids and women.....let's get them all!
It's the American way. Weapons of Mass Destruction!!!!!
What?! Found nothing.... let's hang Sadam anyway ( which he did deserve)since we can get all this oil blah blah blah.... but it's cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of casualties..
I suck as a human being let's blame Obama, the President. Do you ever stop and think all the catastrophies ( Economy and otherwise) have come straight from God. Our hands are stained with blood- let's not forget. May God bless us all ( even the ugly)
idontlovemypresident
your playing the race card.... AGAIN!!!!!!! stop taking about how people are racist. you dont even know what racist is. and without being aggorant and yes, stupid, please name 5 things that obama has done that has helped america!!!!! please
July 06 2010 at 7:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
idontlovemypresident
your playing the race card.... AGAIN!!!!!!! stop taking about how people are racist. you dont even know what racist is. and without being aggorant and yes, stupid, please name 5 things that obama has done that has helped america!!!!! please
July 06 2010 at 7:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
stephen gautreau
Yo "Ilovemypresident". As always when someone throws facts and the truth in your face all you liberal tools call everyone a racist and a bigot. And then throw the "F" bomb. Guess what douchebag, my wife happens to be from Camaroon. Ever hear of it? it's a country located on the west coast of Africa. She is a smokin' hot black girl. So you can take your racist crap elsewhere you mental midget. Your hero Obummer has set back the civil rights movement at least fifty years. He is a lying, closet Muslim, America hating socialist fudge packer. So take your liberal B.S. and shove it. God Bless America!
July 06 2010 at 7:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
stephen gautreau
Yo "Ilovemypresident". As always when someone throws facts and the truth in your face all you liberal tools call everyone a racist and a bigot. And then throw the "F" bomb. Guess what douchebag, my wife happens to be from Camaroon. Ever hear of it? it's a country located on the west coast of Africa. She is a smokin' hot black girl. So you can take your racist crap elsewhere you mental midget. Your hero Obummer has set back the civil rights movement at least fifty years. He is a lying, closet Muslim, America hating socialist fudge packer. So take your liberal B.S. and shove it. God Bless America!
July 06 2010 at 7:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
stephen gautreau
This group of weenies think Obummer is so wonderful? They are ignorant of reality. When they start paying taxes on their income to the tune of 65% to 70%. they will get a real lesson in the fact that elections have consequences.
July 06 2010 at 7:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
stephen gautreau
This group of weenies think Obummer is so wonderful? They are ignorant of reality. When they start paying taxes on their income to the tune of 65% to 70%. they will get a real lesson in the fact that elections have consequences.
July 06 2010 at 7:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Steve
I bet they wish they could take back the line "Darling, he's gonna make ita all better"! What a joke. He's been a disaster. That's what you get when you put a novice in the White House.
July 06 2010 at 7:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Steve
I bet they wish they could take back the line "Darling, he's gonna make ita all better"! What a joke. He's been a disaster. That's what you get when you put a novice in the White House.
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