Peace Queer
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| Peace Queer | ||||
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| Released | August 19, 2008 | |||
| Label | Aimless[1] | |||
| Producer | Doug Lancio, Eric McConnell, Todd Snider | |||
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Peace Queer is an EP by the American musician Todd Snider, released on August 19, 2008.[2][3][4] It was made available as a free download before it appeared in stores.[5] The Riverfront Times labeled the EP "a don't-let-the-door-hit-you adios" to George W. Bush.[6]
Snider supported Peace Queer with a North American tour.[7] He made a 43-minute movie as a companion piece.[8]
Snider considered the EP to be a political record, with the caveat that one shouldn't take political advice from a "stoner."[9] Because the songs didn't fit in with Snider's typical songs, he considered simply throwing them away.[10] The album cover is a photo of a masked Snider being held hostage by a hippie.[11]
"Fortunate Son" is a cover of the John Fogerty song, with Patty Griffin providing backing vocals.[12][13] "Mission Accomplished (Because You Gotta Have Faith)" is built on the musical structure of George Michael's "Faith" and incorporates Will Rogers's most famous saying.[14][15] "Stuck on the Corner" is about a man driven insane by the materialism of his family.[16] "The Ballad of Cape Henry" was cowritten with Will Kimbrough.[17] "Is This Thing Working?" is an allegorical song about the victim of a high school bully.[18]
