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A group of merry balladeers joined together to celebrate the eloquence of our President. In the tradition of "The First Family", "The Capitol Steps", and "A Mighty Wind", choir director Steve McAllister and a cast of patriots bring to life George W's memorable words, in song. Tracks include "She's An Unsticker", "Embetterment! Ingrinable!", "Commisterate, Not Commisterate", and "Nucular". Grammatical advisory: contains actual Presidential flubs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Making the pie higher, August 16, 2004

By	John W. Evans (La Grande, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

From the name of the group, the CD warning label ("Explicit Grammar") and song titles such as "Nucular" and "Commiserate/Not Commiserate" you might expect the band to be blatantly anti-Bush... Well, they might be, but after a couple of close listens they seem to be mostly making fun of his grammar. They do make his "Bushisms" look even more ridiculous than he does (thereby heling him look uber-idiotic at times) with some of their arrangements.

Listeners should check out the acapella spiritual-style choral rendering of Dubya's famous "There's an old saying in Tennessee..." mishap. "There ought to be limits to freedom", "put food on your family" and other gems are included in this collection. The singing is better than average, and the vocal group does well in setting Bush's neologisms and strange grammatic constructions to music. Actual sound bytes are heard from Bush, then the singers "answer" him in song. What I find especially fun is that if Bush stutters or repeats a few syllables... the singers do the same! "Uh, uh, uh..."

This CD is "ingrinable". Styles range from gospel to funk to reggae to old Mitch Miller-ish stuff. Whether you despise Bush or whether you adore him and find his Bushisms to be the stuff of cutesy cuddly folksiness, you will probably enjoy this disc. Warning: it is only about 30 minutes long. It bears repeated listening during the election season, although I would guess only the strongest Bush-haters will listen to it if Kerry wins in November. If Bush wins (perish the thought) this one might never leave my CD player as I anxiously await the release of a sequel... although I don't think they could make the pie much higher than this.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It IS hard to put food on your family..., July 19, 2004

By	ginchopolis - See all my reviews

This record works on a number of levels - but the best one is that it is just plain funny. And, it's a piece of history. I, personally, don't ever want to forget that GWB wants me to give "4000 years over the rest of (my) life in service to America." Funny for comedy fans - those on the right AND left. I defy anyone - Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green or otherwise to listen and not chuckle. Even a little bit...

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4.0 out of 5 stars does humour belong in politics, August 18, 2004

By	Will B "Will" (Devon U.K) - See all my reviews

The beauty of this record is that every The American President said every word.
That is funny.
That is scary.
I find if I try and review the record I end up reviewing G.W.B.
The tunes are barbershop harmonies, The New Christy Minstrels meets G.W.B.
There is no political comment, just the words, just the facts.
On first listen its hard to catch everything, I found myself wanting to hear the original speech just to verify that someone so powerful could be so inarticulate.
With the right exposure I can see this being quite a hit and not just in The U.S.A, what The President decides affects us all.
Is that funny or scary.

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4.0 out of 5 stars LOL...
Hahahahahaha... 3.5 stars... funny as hell!!! Way better than A.I. you know what I mean, though not a fan of G.D. (dont believe it? Read more

Published on May 19, 2006

2.0 out of 5 stars Mildly Humorous-Not funny
The Bush singers are somewhat amusing but the over-produced 60s' style harmonies can get old after a couple of songs

Published on September 16, 2005 by Rayme.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Riot!!! And I'm a Republican!
Okay, honestly, this group obviously isn't taking their task seriously, and in that regard, I can't give 5 stars. Comedy just falls short of art. Read more

Published on August 6, 2005 by Michael Rutherford

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably GREAT!
This album is hysterical. The only complaint is that it is a short album, only like 30 minutes. Every track is a gem. Read more

Published on May 5, 2005 by James Fuhrman

4.0 out of 5 stars God bless their souls... these guys are BRILLIANT.
As heard on "The Randi Rhodes" show. The tunes are catchy. The singing is wonderful (you know, on key and all that. This CD has very high production values!). Read more

Published on July 28, 2004 by Mulva Shabadoo

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps this year's best political parody album
"Songs in the Key of W" takes outrageous statements made by GWB ("It'll take time to restore chaos", "we'll be more better at cleaning our air") and... Read more

Published on July 19, 2004 by Lewis Ojeda

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed my nuts off!
This incredibly simple concept is VERY VERY FUNNY. I just about laughed my balls right off.

Published on July 18, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars He says it, they sing it--brilliant!
Hilarious and absurd! If you liked A MIGHTY WIND and LAUGH-IN, then you'll definitely find this record funny. The GWB Singers take actual quotes from Mr. Read more

Published on July 18, 2004

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