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Speech by |
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Elwood:All right people. |
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The rest of the hard working all star |
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Blues Brothers aregonna be out here in a minute, including my little brother |
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Jake. But rightnow, |
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I'd like to talk a little bit about this tune you're hearing. |
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This isofcourse the |
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Green Onions tune. |
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It was a very big hit in the early sixties inthis country. |
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And ofcourse it was composed and recorded in |
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Memphis, Tennessee,right here in the |
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United States |
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Of America. |
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You know, people, |
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I believe thatthis tune can be acquinted with the great classical music around the world. |
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Now you go to |
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Germany, you've got your |
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Bach, your |
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Beethoven, your |
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Brahms...Here in |
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America you've got your |
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Fred McDowell, your |
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Irving Berlin, your |
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GlennMiller, and your |
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Booker T & |
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The MG's, people. |
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Another example of the greatcontributions in music and culture that this country has made around theworld. |
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And as you look around the world today, you see this country spurned. |
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You see backs turned on this country. |
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Well people, |
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I'm gonna tell yousomething, this continent, |
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North America, is the stronghold! |
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This is wherewe're gonna make our stand in this decade! |
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Yeah, people, |
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I've got something tosay to the |
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State Department. |
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I say Take that archaic |
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Monroe Doctrine, and that |
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Marshall Plan that says we're supposed to police force the world, and throw'em out! |
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Let's stay home for the next ten years people! |
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Right here in |
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NorthAmerica and enjoy the music and culture that is ours. |
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Yeah, I got one morething to say. |
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I'm just talking about the music, people, and what it does tome. |
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And that is, as you look around the world, you go to the |
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Soviet Union or |
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Great Britain or |
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France, you name it, any country... |
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Everybody is doing flipsand twists just to get into a genuine pair of |
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American blue jeans! |
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And to hearthis music and we got it all here in |
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America, the land of the |
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Chrysler 440cubic inch engine! |
