When Weg Met Amerika

So I've heard this guy, Raymond van het Groenewoud, described as "a popular Belgian musician," which is funny, 'cause it reminds me of the line so many local bands from Nowhere, Iowa and environs have used when faced with their stacks of unsold CDs at the local shop: "Actually, we're very popular in Eastern Europe," or, "We're huge in Romania." Sort of like the old Canadian girlfriend line, but it covers your whole band.

If you're dying for a taste of what's hot in Belgium (and have the Amerikan-made Windows Media Player installed), hit this link for some serious European production values and hard-hitting lyrics that really make you think ... that that wasn't powdered sugar on your Belgian waffle this morning after all.



Reportedly, the props department had "no problem whatsoever" locating enough pitchforks, torches, and goats for this extensive video shoot.

The kind folks at Brussels Journal have translated a couple of verses for you, ignorant Amerikan who is too stupid to speak their language:

Down with American colonialism
Down with that ugly, biting English
All the Anglo-Saxon pretence, arrogance
Yes, a hot pick up their ass
And that is that [...]

I am from the Belgian, the European panel
And I ask you: “Clear my channel! Clear my channel!”
Megalomaniac unicellular idiots
Kiss my ass, yes, kiss my balls

Me, I love political criticism from a country that still has a constitutional monarchy. Us, we have King Friday, and even with some guy's hand up his ass to make him talk, he's still less of a puppet than yours.