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"Last Week Tonight" big John Oliver and character Will Ferrell collaborated for a parody video connected what they believed is simply a amended practice of America than Lee Greenwood’s opus "God Bless The U.S.A."
While closing his show Sunday night, Oliver mocked nan usage of Greenwood’s opus astatine naturalization ceremonies, calling him "a tacky Bible salesman pinch views wholly astatine likelihood pinch everything a naturalization ceremonial represents."
"I’m not judge why it’s being played astatine ceremonies astatine all, not conscionable contractually aliases moreover musically but because Greenwood’s past comments astir immigrants person been, to opportunity nan least, off-message," Oliver said.
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"Last Week Tonight" big John Oliver mentioned really Lee Greenwood's opus has been utilized successful naturalization ceremonies. (Lee Greenwood)
He continued, "All of this is to say, for aggregate reasons, I'd reason Lee Greenwood's opus should ne'er again beryllium played astatine citizenship ceremonies, because they merit 1 genuinely unsocial to this country. A opus that celebrates nan federation caller Americans are astir to join, and nan process that they've been through, while besides not soft-pedaling immoderate difficult truths astir it."
The show past aired a video taking spot astatine a section barroom pinch Ferrell opening a caller song.
"You studied hard/You did your best/Filled retired nan forms, and passed nan test/Now you're portion of a onshore that's truthful God blessed/And starting today, you're American," Ferrell began.
He continued, "There’s maize dogs and pome pie/Fireworks lighting up nan sky/Nascar, rodeo, barbecue/That stuff’s American/Now truthful are you."
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Actor Will Ferrell dressed up arsenic cowboy successful a parody video for "Last Week Tonight." (John Phillips/Getty Images)
He later transitioned to describing nan country’s "flaws" being "a existent large state pinch existent large problems."
"Televangelists and fossil fuels/Metal detectors successful each our schools/Private prisons and Mountain Dew/That stuff’s American/Now that’s your problem too," Ferrell sang, while besides adding, "Ted f---ing Cruz."
Another verse included, "Nowadays it’s harder to beryllium free/Hard to beryllium nan state we ought to be/You weren’t calved here, you volunteered/To subordinate your destiny to nan awesome and conscionable plain weird."
Before nan opus ended, a fig dressed arsenic nan "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley pinch a horned costume and an American emblem ran down Ferrell.
"Holy sh-t conscionable remembered nan coup/That stuff’s American," Ferrell added.
Oliver attacked utilizing Greenwood's opus arsenic a full astatine events. ((Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO))
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Greenwood’s opus gained much attraction earlier this twelvemonth aft he performed it astatine nan Republican National Convention successful July.
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