Rolling Stones unleash new song critical of Bush
{{date|August 11, 2005}}

A new song by the British rock band {{w|The Rolling Stones}} titled "Sweet Neo Con" has been stirring a controversy over its lyrics, which are highly critical of the [[George W. Bush|Bush administration]].

"You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite" is among the verses in "Sweet Neo Con", according to the Magazine ''{{w|Newsweek}}''.  Lead singer {{w|Mick Jagger}} commented on the song, saying "It is certainly very critical of certain policies of the administration, but so what! Lots of people are critical." Jagger, however, denies the criticism is directed at Bush.

The song is scheduled for release September 5 on a CD entitled "A Bigger Bang". Jagger told music critic Jude Cole of ''ExtraTV'', "You can't make rock records without a lot of vitality." 

The band is scheduled to start a tour in the [[United States]], starting in {{w|Boston, Massachusetts|Boston}}, {{w|Massachusetts}} on August 21.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/11/rolling.stones.ap/index.html
|title=Rolling Stones tune takes aim at Bush policies
|author=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|pub=CNN.com
|date=August 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050809/ennew_afp/afpentertainmentus_050809233011&printer=1
|title=Rolling Stones' song takes a swipe at US neo-cons
|author={{w|Agence France-Presse|AFP}}
|pub=Yahoo News
|date=August 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0805/10/1/text.html 
|title=Stones Target 'Hypocrites' in New Song 
|author=
|pub=ExtraTV.com
|date= August 10, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8852125/site/newsweek/
|title=Satisfaction Guaranteed
|author=Lorraine Ali
|pub=Newsweek
|date=August 15, 2005}}

==External links==
* [http://progressive.stream.aol.com/wb/gl/wbonline/extra/2005/extra/stones0810_dl.mov Interview with Mick Jagger, et al, about "Sweet Neo Con" song]

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A new song by the British rock band  titled "Sweet Neo Con" has been stirring a controversy over its lyrics, which are highly critical of the Bush administration.

"You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite" is among the verses in "Sweet Neo Con", according to the Magazine Mick Jagger commented on the song, saying "It is certainly very critical of certain policies of the administration, but so what! Lots of people are critical." Jagger, however, denies the criticism is directed at Bush.

The song is scheduled for release September 5 on a CD entitled "A Bigger Bang". Jagger told music critic Jude Cole of ExtraTV, "You can't make rock records without a lot of vitality." 

The band is scheduled to start a tour in the United States, starting in Boston,  on August 21.

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