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Menck - "Hey War Pigs"

HEY WAR PIGS COVER ART

Artist: Menck
Title: "Hey War Pigs"
Catalog#: AM110
Price: $3.00 buy

Tracks on this 45:
Hey War Pigs [download free mp3]
Teenage Head
 
 
 
Available for digital download in February, maybe...
Rings by Absinthe Blind (Mud Records)

On his new 45rpm vinyl single Velvet Crush drummer and very occasional solo singer-songsmith Ric Menck graces the A-side with his cover of former Soft Boys and Katrina & The Waves guitarist-songwriter Kimberly Rew’s pissed-off protest anthem “Hey War Pigs”, which Ric cites as "the greatest protest song ever written"; aided & abetted by co-conspirator Matthew Sweet.

B-side is Menck's dry-hump version of The Flaming Groovies “Teenage Head”, recorded by David Newton of Fonda and Mighty Lemon Drops fame.

Black wax in a plain paper sleeve.

In addition to founding Velvet Crush Menck is and has been a member of The Drats, The Reverbs, The Springfields, The Paint Set, The Big Maybe, The Stupid Cupids, Pop The Balloon, Choo Choo Train, Duffy, The Tyde, Frausdots, Aimee Mann and Matthew Sweet.

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Menck "Hey" photo hi-res.
Menck "Stop" photo hi-res.


A message from Ric:


“Hey War Pig!” is the greatest protest song ever written. It has a simple, straightforward message that even a complete dunderhead like George Bush can understand. I wasn’t thinking about him when I was singing the song, though. I was thinking about a woman I saw being interviewed on television recently whose son was killed in Iraq. She had the mournful look of death in her eyes as she spoke, and for good reason. When the bullet killed her kid it mortally wounded her as well. The thought of this caused so much emotion to well up inside of me. Singing the song as a response felt very cathartic. I’m not politically motivated, but it’s hard not saying something about our current situation. This year was the bloodiest yet in our conflict in the Middle East, and there’s still no end in sight. How many more sons and daughters are gonna have to die before we come to our senses?


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