The Global Warming Rap (MTV Switch) |
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Description: MTV Switch commissioned Sam Baron & Raph von Blumenthal to make this advert promoting climate change awareness. It was broadcast during Al Gore's 2007 Live Earth event on all MTV channels worldwide, and has been re-broadcast on MTV a whole bunch of times since then. Save the earth, man! The lyrics are below: We're here to talk to you today About a sensitive issue, Turn off that motherfucking light-switch! And recycle that tissue! Now listen up.. [pause'> 'Cos the topic's GLOBAL WARMING! Shut your motherfucking trap! It's not boring! So stop yawning! We've got a serious.. (SERIOUS!) ..message for the youth! It's time to step up and face An Inconvenient Truth! So in the words of Al Gore, The 54 year old whore, "You'd better watch your fuel consumption Or I'll break your fucking jaw!" Climate Change! [pause'> Is coming up on the agenda (Fuckin') Raping Mother Earth In all her glorious splendor! It's disgusting! [pause'> But you can help if you comply.. Don't flush the toilet (it's a waste!) Don't leave appliances on stand-by! Global. Warming. Global-Global Warming. Global. Warming. Global-Global Warming. The Lebanese! [pause'> Are conserving energy By flying bombs instead of planes Into Israeli territory The Japanese! [pause'> Are pushing forward Kyoto Welcoming environmentalism With a "Hello Moto!" So just think! [beat'> About the motherfucking children! Carry on the way we're going And we're surely going to kill them! But you can make a difference Yeah, I'm telling you dude! If you start thinking 'bout the globe, And change your fucking attitude Part of the MTV Switch campaign. 
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