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Bashar al-Assad

Right Said Fred: Syria’s Assad a War Criminal (John Oliver Video)

contributors 06/10/2014

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Right Said Fred (really!) appears on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to tell Syrian president Bashar al-Assad what a dick he is. It’s going to be especially disappointing to Assad, as they are one of his favorite bands.

Lyrics:

YOU’RE TOO AWFUL FOR THIS EARTH
TOO AWFUL FOR THIS EARTH
SO AWFUL IT HURTS
YOUR FACE BARELY HAS A CHIN
IT BARELY HAS A CHIN
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HIM…

PLEASE, STOP DOWNLOADING OUR TRACKS
STOP DOWNLOADING OUR TRACKS
HERE’S YOUR MONEY BACK

YOU’RE A MONSTER
WE HATE YOUR REGIME
AND WE THINK YOU SHOULD BE TRIED FOR WAR
CRIMES
YEAH, FOR WAR CRIMES
FOR WAR CRIMES
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE ON TRIAL FOR WAR
CRIMES

YOU’RE AN OPTHAMOLOGIST
AN OPTHAMOLOGIST
HEY, CAN YOU READ THIS?

YOU ARE JUST A WALKING TAINT
THE OPPOSITE OF A SAINT
AT LEAST HITLER COULD PAINT

YOU’RE A MONSTER
AND A VOLLEYBALL FAN

BUT MORE THAN THAT, YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE
YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE
WHO’S AFRAID OF HIS MOM
YOU’RE A MURDEROUS MOM-FEARING ASSHOLE
YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!
YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE, YEAH!
EVERYONE THINKS YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!

YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!
YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE, YEAH!
EVERYONE THINKS YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!
PLEASE STOP LISTENING TO OUR SONGS.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): iTunes, Assad, and Right Said Fred

Filed Under: Bashar al-Assad, censorship, Free Syrian Army, Human Rights, nationalism, Syria, Torture, War

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