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