“Venezuela,” by Don Caron … (Satire / Black Humor / Parody – Music to Your Ears, Mock’n’Roll–22)
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Sanctions are an act of war. Sanctions are a deadly weapon.
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Don Caron – “Venezuela”
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“Venezuela” (2019)
Just glancing at the title and the year (above) should make your blood boil. On the other hand, listening to the song “Venezuela” might bring a smile to your face – albeit a small, wry smile.
This is War
In 2019, after years of ineffective criminal sanctions – aka, “an act of war,” and “the most deadly weapon in all history” – the powers-that-be decided to take more drastic measures against the Venezuelan people. But their coup attempt failed … utterly, completely, and ignominiously.
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This recent fiasco shows that, whether economically or militarily, the US can still attack and still fight. But it can no longer win. (Image source)
Don Caron / The Parody Project
Don Caron is a composer and film-maker who has worked in the entertainment industry for over 40 years.
In 2017, he founded The Parody Project “as a means of surviving the current political and social mire by laughing.”
Nothing to Laugh About
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Will steer the Venezuelan coup,
Something the guy has done before
With fiendish horror piled onto death’s decor.
If the real purpose was democracy
Why send a master of atrocity? Don’t you know that I heard it through the grapevine.
Breaking Venezuela’s spine,
Then give them “help” that they can’t decline.
All following long-term design.
Money, money, well . . . Heard it through the grapevine
Venezuela's got the US coming. (repeat) He likes an old-time US coup,
When no one knew what he was up to.
He covered up for the genocide
And lied to congress when he testified.
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Is a good reason for a killing spree.
The US aid is just a Trojan Horse
To sneak in weapons for the use of force. We’ve done it many, many times before,
A trail of broken countries, what’s one more?
The US media will push it through.
They’d like an old-time US coup. If you think US action there Is taking place because we care,
It’s like saying that Khashoggi died
At a surprise party that somehow went awry.
This ain’t for democracy or human rights.
It’s on their oil we’ve set our sights. Don’t you know that I heard it through the grapevine?
Not something mainstream press would headline
Trump sent Abrams to the border line.
All following the same design.
Money money, well . . . Heard it through the grapevine
Venezuela's got the US coming. (repeat) It ain’t the first Venezuelan coup.
The US tried it back in 2002.
It was a failure so what did they do?
They used a weapon sure to work, they knew. More mighty than a WMD
Most deadly weapon in all history
Called “”Economic Sanctions” by decree,
It will make any country bend a knee. And then the US media machine
Sets the humanitarian smoke screen.
The devastation and the death come slow
And all the blame then falls upon the “foe.” (Image source)
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Lyrics by Don Caron, courtesy of – YouTube
Reference – ParodyProject.com
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Into your ears … through 5 channels
The various posts are categorized into 5 channels (Right-Click to see details)1 – “Music to Your Ears” (MTYE)
2 – “Cover Versions”
3 – “Honor Roll”
4 – “Documentaries”
5 – “Mock’n’Roll”
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More “Mock’n’Roll” ...
Mock’n’Roll – Music to Your Ears – "Posts 1~20"
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Links to my other series ...
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Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"
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Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part Two – My Lyrics Posts 31~60”
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Vocab-Ability – "Index" to all Chapters and Sections
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Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part Two – Notes 51~87"
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you shouldn't use steemleo tag for everything you post
after next post not related to investing it will end with mute on steemleo probably :)
Thanks for your comment, but in fact, I have not been inserting that tag. I checked my files and my template, and that tag is not among those that I generally use for my posts. Somehow, it seems to be entered automatically.
On the Steemit post, I managed to edit it and remove that tag. However, I have not been able to do remove that tag from the SteemLeo post.
When I make my next post, I'll check to see if there's any way I can manage to prevent that tag from appearing.