Populism, Yea, Yea! - BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON

[@Quinntus79]

“I’m pretty sure it’s our land anyway.” Best description of Manifest Destiny I’ve ever heard.

[@spacedogxlaika]

Guys. The lyrics are bad. They're HILARIOUSLY bad. But they're are SUPPOSED to be bad. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's writers made the lyrics bad: 1. To show that Jackson led the US in "America's teenagedom," where it was expanding, becoming independent of Europe, and finding its role on the world stage, and... 2. To further act as a satire for modern-day politics and the political mindset. I absolutely LOVE this musical, but yes, the lyrics are hilariously terrible. With good reason.

[@MBM1117727]

I mean with lines like "And other European countries, and other countries too, and also other places..." How could anyone think it's anything but intentionally bad??

[@raz8752]

I wouldn’t say “terrible”. It’s just supposed to be cheesy/angsty to be a satire on America at that time and the bands that they’re trying to mimic

[@jrockroze]

I watched this is my History class this year over and over again. Brings back great memories.

[@angeles10014]

Basically Hamilton but Rock and with Andrew Jackson

[@kaymarco8]

Oh G-d XD That's how I just described it to my friend "a poorly done rock version of Hamilton, but about Andrew Jackson."

[@import26]

This show was so much better than the overhyped Hamilton.

[@leena_loo]

Also this was first produced well before Hamilton...

[@iShming]

Um, this came well before Hamilton. It’s nothing like Hamilton except that they’re both musicals about historical figures and their lives…. And it’s awesome!!! Andrew Jackson as an Emo.

[@WardNightstone]

actually predates Hamilton and as Lyn is a fan of the composer you gotta wonder if he didn't borrow soem beats from this show

[@csees]

this song gets stuck in my head ALL THE TIME

[@ThunderBow98]

Haha watched this in history :D POPULISM YEA YEA

[@arenasbabe]

haha my history teacher was show us these songs today! he got a kick out of the idea of the musical!

[@WardNightstone]

man a revival of this show durring Dampnuts precidency might have actually done well on the great white way

[@midnightsunrocks]

My college was supposed to do it the year of the Trump/Clinton election. It would have been BRILLIANT. It was cancelled because protestors thought the musical was "racist." ...I mean, just from watching this clip, is this making fun of anyone *other* than white supremacists??? Come ON.

[@Kriptini]

Seeing this school at a High School tonight!

[@SeventhEve]

@AdamEfimoff Amazing that these people were cast in a professional Broadway musical? Yeah.

[@xxdramaXloverxx]

I love BBAJ I wish I could go see it again but it's already gone :(

[@HDextremesports]

@SeventhEve that's history my dear friend!

[@Kayin15]

This reminds me a lot of the American Idiot musical, what with the trained Broadway type people trying to do the whole early '00s punk thing when they really have no business doing it. Not saying it's bad, just that it's an odd mix.

[@Blue-yi6ij]

Emilie DeWinter that’s why I love it so much

[@unicornpearlz]

And the fact that this did come out in the mid2000s... initially. (I saw it live in 2006.) So... they could have been TRYING to do a play off of that. The joy of satiric interpretation.

[@SeraX2]

That's the point~

[@HDextremesports]

@SeventhEve You do know all of this is based on andrew jackson... 7th president of the U.S.A who owned many slaves and had very strict anti-indian views and laws. i know this and i'm Australian haha.

[@SeventhEve]

@AdamEfimoff Was that a sentence, or a random string of words chosen from a hat?

[@SeventhEve]

@HDextremesports Um, duh? I went to school, too. What does that have to do with the quality of the song or the show?

[@SeventhEve]

@HDextremesports wait, what?

[@tanzerin37]

1 & 2. Of course this isn't Emo rock, if it was strait up emo rock it wouldn't be satire, would it? 3. I think the people of the 19th century can take it. They're pretty dead to criticism these days. Besides, if we don't recognize the mistakes of our past, how will we grow as a culture? 4. Seriously? Insulting someone is never EVER a good debate tactic. It immediately puts them on edge and makes them less likely to listen to you. Plus, it makes YOU sound like a 5 year old.

[@SeventhEve]

@AdamEfimoff Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[@tallulahahrens-siegel9832]

Learn to use the reply system

[@Kriptini]

*show

[@emilyhogan4973]

This doesn’t even sound like the Emo music from the mid 2000s

[@Kari166]

Are the lyrics supposed to be bad?

[@MBM1117727]

Yes.

[@MadameCorgi]

Trump vibes

[@boyslikegirlsthunder]

lyrics are soooo bad

[@MrJohneybgood]

The lyrics lack a little creativity.. but overall this kicks ass :)

[@MrActor123456789]

Yeah, this show has awesome music, but AWFUL lyrics. It's ALL exposition. Still rocks though lol

[@brandon3467]

This is horrible.

[@SeventhEve]

this is the worst song I've ever heard. maybe it is better in context? but it's not a great advertisement for show. based on this song, i wouldn't waste my money.