"True Colors" by Dugger Band: Hos is this song political?

[gatomontes99]

John Rich posted a story about the Dugger Band being accepted to perform on a local TV station only to be denied later.

The station said the song was too political. Here is the song:

Can a liberal explain how this song is political? I mean, it wasn't until the station called it political. But why is it libbies think this is political?

 

 

Edited March 11, 2025 by gatomontes99

[WestCanMan]

https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Dugger-Band/True-Colors:

I see you looking down while I′m looking up

You're just sitting there sipping on that Starbucks cup

Hating on everything not doing anything

I crank up some Toby Keith

Climb back in my truck

And it don′t matter where the chips may fall

That Statue of Liberty will be standing tall

The best part about the land of the free

Is if you don't like it you're free to leave

But I ain′t leaving here

I′m an 8th generation

God fearing blue collar

With the flag waving

And I don't wait for the 4th of July

It′s year round life long

American Pride

And right here right now

I'm drawing the line

If this country ain′t something you can stand behind

Then that's the difference ′tween me and you

Cause my true colors are

Red white and blue

Yeah my pappy served in that Second World War

I ain't ever giving up all that he fought for

And if you're coming here aiming to take what we got

We gonna fight, fight, fight go on and take your shot

But I ain′t leaving here

I′m an 8th generation

God fearing blue collar

With the flag waving

And I don't wait for the 4th of July

It′s year round life long

American Pride

And right here right now

I'm drawing the line

If this country ain′t something you can stand behind

Then that's the difference ′tween me and you

Cause my true colors are

Red white and blue

Red white and blue

Red white and blue

God bless the U. S. of A

I ain't leaving here

I'm an 8th generation

God fearing blue collar

With the flag waving

And I don′t wait for the 4th of July

It′s year round life long

American Pride

Right here right now

I'm drawing the line

If this country ain′t something you can stand behind

Then that's the difference ′tween me and you

Cause my true colors are

Red white and blue

Red white and blue

Red white and blue

Red white and blue

[WestCanMan]

There are a few themes and sentiments in there that would be wildly unpopular with the left:

1. "fight fight fight", which points at Trump getting up after he was shot,
2. Yeah my pappy served in that Second World War
   I ain't ever giving up all that he fought for" is a bit feisty, and shows an unwillingness to accept the inevitable bend in the overall culture that comes with increased immigration

    
3. "The best part about the land of the free
   Is if you don't like it you're free to leave"... I get why some radio stations wouldn't play that.

 I'm not all bent out of shape if stations turn their noses up at that, but I don't think that it should be banned at any level of gov't. 

[CouchPotato]

I don't think it's too political. But it definitely has political references. Nothing that I would censor. It's a country song, and there have been tons of country songs written with similar themes.

 

My guess is the bridge too far was the "fight, fight, fight".

Edited March 12, 2025 by CouchPotato