Single Review: Rowdy House - Pink Slime Burgers & Gov Cheese
Rowdy House - Pink Slime Burgers & Gov Cheese
Single Review by: Andrea Guy
Anyone that watches the news has heard about the pink slime scandal. Pink Slime is known in the meat industry as lean finely textured beef. Not very appealing, right?
Rowdy House are known for their music about the government's corruption, waste and regulation. The pink slime issue was up Rowdy House's alley. They have a lot to say about this additive that was approved for human consumption in 2004 and they do it in a little retro sounding country ditty called "Pink Slime Burgers and Gov Cheese."
"Pink Slime Burgers & Gov Cheese" is a fun and funny tune that brings the issue to the ears of anyone that will listen. Rowdy House delivers the song in retro style, taking listeners back to the early sixties when J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers and the Shangri-las were scoring hits, complete with the signature female backing vocals full of "oohs and aahs."
The nostalgic way the song is presented may keep some from noticing the hard hitting message that it delivers, but after a few listens the message will come through loud and clear.
The lyrics of the third verse bring their message out with a bang, "When a small elite cartel grows our entire food supply, we'll be government dependents and we won't know why. It's a sneaky form of government that's getting worse and worse. It's the pink slime burger and government cheese curse."
All of this is sung in such a light hearted manner with answering backing vocals by the girls that it almost sounds like the song is geared at kids. This gives the song real universal appeal. But it is more than just a thought provoking fun song that anyone will enjoy, it has great musicianship. The steady beat of the drum and the steel guitar are proof that there's more to Rowdy House than just a political message and a catchy melody.
Genre: Protest music
Sounds Like: Fun thought provoking stuff
Buy: Amazon
Released: 2012
Rating: 10/10
Single Review by: Andrea Guy
Anyone that watches the news has heard about the pink slime scandal. Pink Slime is known in the meat industry as lean finely textured beef. Not very appealing, right?
Rowdy House are known for their music about the government's corruption, waste and regulation. The pink slime issue was up Rowdy House's alley. They have a lot to say about this additive that was approved for human consumption in 2004 and they do it in a little retro sounding country ditty called "Pink Slime Burgers and Gov Cheese."
"Pink Slime Burgers & Gov Cheese" is a fun and funny tune that brings the issue to the ears of anyone that will listen. Rowdy House delivers the song in retro style, taking listeners back to the early sixties when J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers and the Shangri-las were scoring hits, complete with the signature female backing vocals full of "oohs and aahs."
The nostalgic way the song is presented may keep some from noticing the hard hitting message that it delivers, but after a few listens the message will come through loud and clear.
The lyrics of the third verse bring their message out with a bang, "When a small elite cartel grows our entire food supply, we'll be government dependents and we won't know why. It's a sneaky form of government that's getting worse and worse. It's the pink slime burger and government cheese curse."
All of this is sung in such a light hearted manner with answering backing vocals by the girls that it almost sounds like the song is geared at kids. This gives the song real universal appeal. But it is more than just a thought provoking fun song that anyone will enjoy, it has great musicianship. The steady beat of the drum and the steel guitar are proof that there's more to Rowdy House than just a political message and a catchy melody.
Genre: Protest music
Sounds Like: Fun thought provoking stuff
Buy: Amazon
Released: 2012
Rating: 10/10