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The Stupidest News Stories Of 2009 A Song

Hank Green
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Hank  do you remember when all of Georgia fled
that  flood that left thousands homeless and seven dead
But  while those people drowned and their houses went adrift
The  news was all about Kanye west....and Taylor  swift
 HANK
RHETT&LINK,  where I really see the news media failin
every  time anyone mentions...Sarah Palin
They  dispatch a dozen camera crews every time she poos
While  I can't escape the feeling she's just not  news
 RHETT & LINK
And  the swine flu, while a killer, got more love than it needed
Killing  4,000 people while the normal flu, unheeded
Kills  60,000 people year in and year out
People  like to have something to freak out about
 HANK
And  what about Michael Phelps marijuana scandal
Just  one picture and the media flew off their handle
He  did the exact same thing as our last three presidents
I  don't think our priorities make much sense
 ALL
So  Many important things happened  this year friend
Iran's  Election and Mass Recession and Obama  sworn in
But  to us the things on cable news  seem so freaking dumb
 R&L: And we  can only hope that we're not the only ones
 Hank: yes, we  can only hope that we're not the only ones.
 HANK
I  don't think the crappy news gets any better than
The  scandals of Tiger Woods and David Letterman
It  turns out rich guys cheat on their wives
That  wasn't news in the year twenty five
 RHETT&LINK
And  one of the biggest stories of the whole entire year
Is  that Susan Boyle could sing and bring an audience to tears
With  all the pretty people auto-tuned, we forgot
You  don't have to be hot to The talent Britain's got
 HANK
And  I still laugh any time I see some poor braggart
Proudly  holding up a sign proclaiming he's a tea bagger
Besides  any confusion about the revolution
I  think no matter what they mean the news was an illusion
 ALL
So  Many important things happened  this year friend
Iran's  Election and Mass Recession and Obama  sworn in
But  to us the things on cable news  seem so freaking dumb
 R&L: And we  can only hope that we're not the only ones
 Hank: yes, we  can only hope that we're not the only ones.
 HANK: And  I think we three can all agree, the biggest load of poo
 R&L: Was  that balloon boy falcon who was not in the balloon
 HANK: Just  another year where we kept the world alive
 R&L: We  didn't pay attention but we somehow didn't die
 ALL
So  Many important things happened  this year friend
Iran's  Election and Mass Recession and Obama  sworn in
But  to us the things on cable news  seem so freaking dumb
 All: And we  can only hope that we're not the only ones
 All: yes, we can  only hope that we're not the only ones.
But  since they're still reporting it...we just might be
 the only ones.
 Nerdfighters, much...?

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Readable chord sheet for The Stupidest News Stories Of 2009 A Song by Hank Green

[C]Hank do you remember when all of Georgia fled
[F]that flood that left thousands homeless and seven dead
[G]But while those people drowned and their houses went adrift
[G]The news was all about Kanye west....and Tayl[C]or swift

HANK
[C]RHETT&LINK, where I really see the news media failin
[F]every time anyone mentions...Sarah Palin
[G]They dispatch a dozen camera crews every time she poos
[G]While I can't escape the feeling she's just no[C]t news

RHETT & LINK
[C]And the swine flu, while a killer, got more love than it needed
[F]Killing 4,000 people while the normal flu, unheeded
[G]Kills 60,000 people year in and year out
[G]People like to have something to freak out ab[C]out

HANK
[C]And what about Michael Phelps marijuana scandal
[F]Just one picture and the media flew off their handle
[G]He did the exact same thing as our last three presidents
[G]I don't think our priorities make much se[C]nse

ALL
[F]So Many important things [C]happened this year friend
[G]Iran's Election and Mass Recession and [C]Obama sworn in
[F]But to us the things on cable news[C] seem so freaking dumb
R&L: And we[G] can only hope that we're not the only o[C]nes
Hank: yes, we[G] can only hope that we're not the only on[C]es.

HANK
[C]I don't think the crappy news gets any better than
[F]The scandals of Tiger Woods and David Letterman
[G]It turns out rich guys cheat on their wives
[G]That wasn't news in the year twenty f[C]ive

RHETT&LINK
[C]And one of the biggest stories of the whole entire year
[F]Is that Susan Boyle could sing and bring an audience to tears
[G]With all the pretty people auto-tuned, we forgot
[G]You don't have to be hot to The talent Britain's [C]got

HANK
[C]And I still laugh any time I see some poor braggart
[F]Proudly holding up a sign proclaiming he's a tea bagger
[G]Besides any confusion about the revolution
[G]I think no matter what they mean the news was an illus[C]ion

ALL
[F]So Many important things [C]happened this year friend
[G]Iran's Election and Mass Recession and [C]Obama sworn in
[F]But to us the things on cable news[C] seem so freaking dumb
R&L: And we[G] can only hope that we're not the only o[C]nes
Hank: yes, we[G] can only hope that we're not the only o[C]nes.

HANK: [C]And I think we three can all agree, the biggest load of poo
R&L: [F]Was that balloon boy falcon who was not in the balloon
HANK: [G]Just another year where we kept the world alive
R&L: [G]We didn't pay attention but we somehow didn't [C]die

ALL
[F]So Many important things [C]happened this year friend
[G]Iran's Election and Mass Recession and [C]Obama sworn in
[F]But to us the things on cable news[C] seem so freaking dumb
All: And we[G] can only hope that we're not the only [C]ones
All: yes, we [G]can only hope that we're not the only [C]ones.
[G]But since they're still reporting it...we just might be
the only o[C]nes.

Nerdfighters, much...?

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