Name: That List
Duration: P00H05M27S
Description: “That List”. If you have no idea what this song is about, just type “NRA Enemies List” into a search engine and you’ll get the whole scoop. The story came and went quickly in the Winter of 2013. Once busted, the NRA pulled the list immediately before the story could get any worse. What a shame! I thought it could be such a great promotional tool for entertainers!

That List

from Flood Waters Rising by Whelan

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“That List”. If you have no idea what this song is about, just type “NRA Enemies List” into a search engine and you’ll get the whole scoop. The story came and went quickly in the Winter of 2013. Once busted, the NRA pulled the list immediately before the story could get any worse. What a shame! I thought it could be such a great promotional tool for entertainers!

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That List (Wayne Lapierre’s Blues Part 2) c. 2013 Sid Whelan

Wayne Lapierre Mr. NRA
Was in the news again today
He published a list of enemies
A list of established companies,
A list of respected agencies,
Charities and celebrities,
Each one of which made Wayne displeased.
This list was up 'til now unknown,
But today Wayne's cover was duly blown
By a liberal media journalist
Who no doubt was incredibly pissed
That his own chance had clearly been missed
To be included on Wayne's list!

Wayne, oh Wayne!
It’s a lowdown dirty shame
That list you’re keepin’
Does not include my name.

I went on your site.
To read the list late last night.
Sadly I found
You had quietly taken it down.

Now why would you do that?
Deprive the entertainment community
Of needed promotion and publicity
Once you give it you can't take it away
We're tired of Facebook and Youtube anyway
We were hoping to rely on the NRA
To make our marketing troubles
All go away.

Wayne oh Wayne
It's a doggone dirty shame
That list you're keeping
Is my only path to fame.

Now Wayne he loves Amendment two.
‘Cause it lets him sell guns to me and to you.
But Wayne has no love for Amendment one.
'Cause people can use it to criticize guns,
Or the wisdom of selling large magazines
To criminals, terrorists and the mentally diseased.
Sales that might have been stopped by a background check
But Wayne thinks that is the path to Heck.
And since Wayne makes 1 million dollars a year,
Peddling bullets, weaponry, paranoia and fear,
I can understand why he can’t stand to hear,
What the folks on his list are trying to say,
About innocent lives that they want to save!

Wayne, oh Wayne
It's a lowdown dirty shame
That list you're keepin’
Does not include my name.

Like a thief in the night
You took our list off your site
To all us entertainers that
Seems like an act of spite.

Rickie Lake, Bonne Raitt and Rob Lowe
Britney Spears, NSYNC and Sheryl Crow
Michael Moore independent radical film maker
Wayne, I need your stamp of disapproval please.
From celebrities to the Anti-Defamation League.
But, wait a minute; tell me Wayne
Exactly who you'd like to defame?

Wayne, hear this,
I really must insist
Stop playing these games and
Put me on your list!

Stop playing these games and
Put me on your list!

Stop playing these games and
Put me on your list!

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from Flood Waters Rising, released November 20, 2013
Doug Berns, Bass
Richard Huntley, Drums
Naido Vargas, Piano
Sid Whelan, Guitar & Vocals

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Whelan New York, New York

Sid Whelan is a veteran singer-songwriter with an unapologetically old-school vibe. He has released three solo albums on Bandcamp. He calls his Music "Dark Blue Americana" and has studied songwriting with Chely Wright and Steve Earle. He has also studied guitar with Woody Mann & Howard Morgen. ... more

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