Ben Folds Sings About Trials And Tribulations Of Levi Johnston

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by Steve Krakauer | 12:51 pm, July 20th, 2010

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Now that Levi Johnston has reunited with Bristol Palin and they’re headed for marital and reality TV bliss, his life is really changing.

Singer/songwriter Ben Folds is writing a a song about him and his life!

The song, with the live audio released on YouTube, is part of an upcoming collaboration between Nick Hornby and Folds. It begins: “Woke up this morning, what do I see? 3,000 cameras pointing at me. Dude says, ‘You Levi?’ I’m like, ‘Yes, that’s me, sir.’ ‘Well you just knocked up the VP nominee’s daughter.’”

The chorus actually borrows directly from Johnston’s now-defunct MySpace page that became popular after Sarah Palin was announced as the GOP VP nominee. This is a pretty classic hook – but it makes it even better that it came from Levi himself:

I’m a fuckin’ redneck, I like to hang out with the boys
Play some hockey, do some fishing, and kill some moose.
I like to shoot the shit and do some chillin’, I guess.
Ya fuck with me and I’ll kick your ass.

Well, now the proposed reality show has a theme song…

Here’s the audio (h/t Perez Hilton):

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Ben Folds, Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston, Nick Hornsby, Sarah Palin

The Real Royal King

I’ve been at a loss what to get the happy couple for their wedding. Sounds like ammunition or bait might be good choices.
http://www.edoubleclicks.com idonomad

Ya fuck with me and I’ll kick your ass.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
July 20, 2010 at 12:57 pm

In another thread, you complained that the story MichelleF was trying to get Mediaite to cover wasn’t “television” worthy.

And yet… here you are, in a story that has NOTHING to do with television, and yet, you’re not complaining. Why is that? Seems like this should be in the “online” category, if anywhere at all (it’s media worthy-ness is debatable… but I like Ben Folds, so I’ll roll with it). But no complaints from Royal.

So curious.
The Real Royal King

ImNotBlue said:
The Real Royal King says:
July 20, 2010 at 12:57 pm

In another thread, you complained that the story MichelleF was trying to get Mediaite to cover wasn’t “television” worthy.

And yet… here you are, in a story that has NOTHING to do with television, and yet, you’re not complaining. Why is that? Seems like this should be in the “online” category, if anywhere at all (it’s media worthy-ness is debatable… but I like Ben Folds, so I’ll roll with it). But no complaints from Royal.

A moment of levity, my good man, a moment of levity.

So curious.
http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

This website SUCKS!!!!!!!!11 Shoddy “JOURNALISM”, Obamessiah-worshipping HACK writers, and now putting things in the WRONG categories!!!1 Why, it’s almost enough to make me STOP COMING HERE!!1 Almost, but NOT QUITE!!!11 I just love COMPLAINING too much!!!!11
xoffender

Mamma Grizzlies say Palin, don’t use our name in vain:

http://flic.kr/p/8hP4FG

Mamma Grizzlies Video the truth:

http://youtu.be/DlqnIjWogF0

Johnston/Palin Wedding party: http://flic.kr/p/8iLLqd
Sheryn

At first I was surprised that Sarah Palin was so full of hate and anger that she refused to go to her own daughter’s wedding. Then I read where Levi and Bristol think their wedding will be the wedding of the century and it seems like the whole purpose of this wedding is to get them money and attention from selling interviews and pictures–that they are more interested in fame and fortune than what a marriage is all about. This is a sham wedding–trailer trash idea from two unemployed Wasilla hillbillies. To give them $100,000 for pictures just because they are related to Sarah Palin is ridiculous. These people have accomplished nothing on their own–they have values even lower than those of Sarah Palin and it is time to let these grifters know that we are sick and tired of hearing about them and their lies. They think that the world owes them something–but all they are moochers who have done absolutely nothing to earn them any respect.