Let's impeach the president
Let's Impeach the President is a protest song written, produced and recorded by Neil Young . It is the seventh track on his album Living With War , which was recorded in 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Grammy .
It begins with a trumpet playing the first six notes of “ Taps ”, then a choir follows, listing various reasons why the then President of the United States, George W. Bush, should be indicted in impeachment proceedings. The song is sung to the tune of Steve Goodman's song City of New Orleans and contains excerpts from the president's speeches.
On August 17, 2006, Young played the song on the US television satellite show The Colbert Report , but was interrupted after the first line, due to the unwavering support of Bush played by host Stephen Colbert .
After Young initially endorsed the Patriot Act with its restriction of civil rights after the attacks of September 11, 2001 , his about-face can be seen as typical of the increasing turning away from the US population from President Bush's policies. This is how Young sees it himself: "I feel this wave in the country and reflect it, which is exactly what I do."