Politically Incorrect: Rock Lyrics 2/3

First aired 5/26/97. Hosted by Bill Maher, with panelists Stephen Bishop, Gibby Haynes, Meshell Ndegeocello and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

[@colin6603]

Imagine Gibby and Al collaborating... That would be the record.

[@michaelparry2162]

Steven Bishop's whole existence is blowing Gibbys mind

[@williamcoleman7398]

It's blowing mine and my mom's mind as well!!

[@mlhayes91]

Stephen Bishop reminds me of every Black comedian's impression of a White guy.

[@nickboll06]

wow lmao just thought the same thing

[@professorbonghair3111]

By their estimations, there are only one of two personalities a white man can have: 1-The very rigid, pedantic, middle-aged , nasally, suburbanite white guy . Or, #2- The white stoner guy, who talks like a surfer from California. For anyone who has never seen a black stand-up comedian in the last 40 years, both, appear fresh, and original.

[@Shiturd45]

So funny 10 years later

[@bmillerdrums]

Gibby is high as a fucking kite here..

[@joesmith9216]

doubt it, guy is bat shit crazy to begin with, and wow, his father was a childrens tv show host, no connection there...

[@sillylittlemonkey7130]

I don't believe in butter

[@FraterSoddi]

So you got 2 professional comedians (Yankovic and Maher), a "Grammy-Award-Winning" new Tin Pan Alley style songwriter whose music is as pink as pink can be, a "serious" songwriter... and then ya got Gibby, whose is way funnier than Maher and Yankovic and who is obviously making Bishop very uncomfortable. I like that.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Gibby Haynes 2020

[@skaface32]

it kinda seems like Bill wanted to have a "deep" conversation about lyrics............but he has the wrong guests

[@Dimestoreman]

If that's what he really wanted, he should have gotten critics.

[@noneofyourbusiness6764]

Don't get Hollywood people if you're trying to get deep

[@ChipmunkAsylum]

Man I would totally hang out with Gib, Al, and Meshell. Not so sure about Stephen, and definitely not bill.

[@unplannedautopsy]

Bill was Marilyn Mansons weed dealer back in the day... He's actually a pretty cool guy, hence why everyone isn't just walking off the show.

[@ChipmunkAsylum]

Why did he have to get his pot from Bill Maher? Just becuase, or did Maher just have some really good stuff?

[@unplannedautopsy]

To be honest, You'd have to ask Manson himself, my guess would be that he just wasn't a very big smoker and met Bill by chance.

[@jameskelly796]

+ChipmunkAsylum I would dose Stephen.

[@gabesinclair1401]

“all rock music is is music some black guys made 40 years ago with new lyrics on it” i always knew gibby was based.

[@gorliagirp7274]

Ultra Based

[@gearsofhalo2869]

The guy from The Butthole Surfers is right about Rock n' Roll

[@josephhopeless829]

He's damn right. That's why, although I still like a few songs from each of these bands, I love to say: FUCK THE BEATLES! FUCK THE ROLLING STONES! FUCK LED ZEPPELIN! FUCK ALL OF EM! It's true. East Texas, Mississippi delta, Louisiana, that whole area: Robert Johnston, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, etc. etc. etc...Going into jazz, Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane.It's all just white people ripping off black trailblazers and robbing em blind for music they created. All those bands can suck my dick. Good job getting rich ripping off poor black guys from the southern US who got robbed all their lives and usually died in complete poverty. Honestly, I kinda hope someone kills all those bullshit bandmembers from the late 60s/70s "british invasion" and all the bands here that just ripped of the British bands ripping off the originators in the southern US. So yeah, Gibby's 100% on the money with this jank.

[@torontotonto6189]

Rock came from blues and blues came from black people copying irish immigrants who were doing irish folk, so once again its from white europeans actually

[@carolecksit2947]

@@torontotonto6189 and before that? And before THAT? what about before THAT that?

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

@@torontotonto6189 You're assertion is incorrect. The blues did not come from Ireland.

[@jaymum23]

Gibby is a genius and the smartest guy in the room. That’s saying something because Al is a scholar himself. I think the drugs actually made Gibby smarter. 😲

[@ACABSTUDIOS]

I heard gibby freebased with weird al before the set

[@smedleybutler8787]

Crack.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Weird Al never did drugs and Gibbs was long sober by now

[@7Moonbeam6]

They probably smoked Elvis Presley’s toenails 🕶️✌🏻

[@nogoodbastid]

i remember this time period so vividly. when "pepper", "one headlight", "what if god was one of us" etc were all over mtv and the radio. it's depressing to think how long ago this was now.

[@kentjosemateo]

Miss the 90's.

[@liamroberts396]

Blue suit REALLY hates Gibby....and it's great. Lol. Gibby 2022!!

[@llamasarus1]

Gibby had a good point about lyrics

[@selinagaddadavida]

+llamasarus1 Agreed. And also about the butter. If the song's about Buddha, say Buddha, not Butter.

[@0oidiedinatimemachineo024]

gibbys face when blue suit guy is talking lmao

[@NIN_420]

Nine inch nails Hersey great fucking song

[@atticusfinch6038]

This is so weird to see musicians saying lyrics don’t mean anything. Sometimes they absolutely don’t. But there’s a lack of poetry in anyone who would say no lyrics matter

[@RebuttalRecords]

Who the hell is Stephen Bishop?

[@crazyralph6386]

He’s the dude playing the chicken song in Animal House before Belushi smashes his guitar into pieces.😂

[@Cincinnatijames]

Talking song lyrics and Bill don't say "Gibby, talk to me about Jesus Built my Hotrod"

[@FreakyStyley95]

Gibby is just so superior and he knows it lol

[@dondobbs9302]

Gibby missed a chance to break out when religion was up; "Dude; ' God, dog, sex death. life, now I'm feeling old, these images recorded just like talking on the telephone' is that enough!?"

[@hicks727]

I gave my love a chicken that had no bone.

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

I think there would be a different crowd response on what Gibby said about rock and roll...he's not wrong..times are weird.

[@jasonjackson3114]

Plantation Lullabies is one fine album.

[@rickgiordano8859]

Who the fuck is the blue suit man

[@goldenhog]

imagine if gibby actually got to be on the rush limbaugh show...

[@ryanmcallister2321]

"He says I don't believe in butter," "no it's I don't believe in Buddha" That alone shows you how much more hilariously funny and smart Gibby Haynes is than Bill Maher

[@revan2883]

*i dont believe in butter* *margerine* gibby haynes predicted #sadgasm

[@peterjonas4971]

I ask this seriously: who the F is Stephen Bishop?

[@FirstnameLastname-ww8ry]

Rock n roll started in texas early 1870's.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Firstname Lastname Hootie Ledbetter. Born in Shreveport LA, grew up in Sugarland TX.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

1930s

[@ktownc936]

Why is Dylan not popular now? (Circa 95) Because people are literally stupid. Pop is a funnel that sucks in the people who love music and the people that listen to music. Don't get confused on why it's there. Dylan's stuff beats 80% of stuff from here and 2021. But you need to love music to understand that...not just listen.

[@methyod]

bob dylan's singing style is obnoxious as hell, he was a great songwriter but you couldn't pay me to listen to his records

[@ktownc936]

@@methyod a voice/instrument/sound should not hold you back from listening, your loss my friend.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

Bob is pretty popular, I beg to differ

[@JANXDPDX]

strangest panel EVER

[@leavinghope1970]

davy crocket?

[@ktkee7161]

This is a very low key show, Bill phoning it in...

[@stevetyrell8721]

Kids who don't know what "low key" really means are confused by this comment.

[@ktkee7161]

@@stevetyrell8721 Really? I haven't been so devastated by my dated use of language since a twentysomething told me they didn't know what encyclopedic meant.

[@losethos1734]

@@stevetyrell8721 frfr no cap

[@xphoenixdownx]

I would've liked to see Maynard Keenan on this one. He's above that though.

[@spiralarips]

Maynard used to be funny, angry and ironic, his best era.

[@hectorvonvector4663]

Dylan only just won a Nobel Prize and all...

[@deckofcards87]

Definitely the wrong people to discuss deep lyrics, he needed Sting on the show he would've given us a lecture.

[@frankreads8618]

This episode was surprisingly boring.

[@rrippp]

Bill is too literal minded to play with lyrics... Funny that he slams mythic/literal religions so much, when his "rational" mind is still very much at that level.

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

He went to Cornell bro. He’s forever smart and if you question him he will insult you with a pompous attitude.

[@dirtyworks13]

Why is Weird Al on here. I mean he's rewrote some of other people's lyrics but he's by far no genius song writer. Maybe that's all they could get. I'd rather see someone like John Lydon, Kieth Morris, or maybe the Chick singer from 4 Non Blonds. I'd love to see Tom Petty but he's probably hard to book.Neil Young is one of the best lyricist in my opinion.

[@body-horrorragdolls1826]

Weird AL does write original pieces. They're just not very big.

[@ktkee7161]

John Lydon is now a big Trump fan, as are many ex-punks. Maybe not that surprising, given many were reactionary thugs.

[@spiralarips]

Gibby Haynes 2020

[@losethos1734]

Would be better than biden for sure

[@screaminpman]

We missed the boat on that one, so… Gibby Haynes 2024 🇺🇸