Picking up on a mantra popularized by supporters of expanding offshore oil drilling, Country singer Aaron Tippin debuted the single "Drill Here, Drill Now" on September 9, 2008.Reuters: Country Star Aaron Tippin Debuts New Single (September 9, 2008) According to Tippin, the song was inspired by the "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" movement spearheaded by Newt Gingrich's organization American Solutions for Winning the Future.Reuters: Country Star Aaron Tippin Debuts New Single (September 9, 2008)
Lyrics
Tippin's lyrics propose that the high cost of oil can be best remedied by expanding domestic drilling. "I don’t know what a gallon of gas costs up on Capitol Hill," he says in the spoken intro, "but we sure know what it costs down here in Realityville."American Solutions: Lyrics for "Drill Here, Drill Now" The lyrics to the chorus are as follows:
- Drill here, drill now
- How ‘bout some oil from our own soil that belongs to us anyhow
- No more debatin’ we’re tired of waitin’ everybody shout out loud
- Drill here, drill nowAmerican Solutions: Lyrics for "Drill Here, Drill Now"
References
Fast Facts
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Tippin debuted the song on The Sean Hannity Show
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American Solutions' petition to expand offshore drilling has gathered over 1.5 million signaturesReuters: Country Star Aaron Tippin Debuts New Single (September 9, 2008)
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The petition was delivered to both the Democratic and Republican conventions
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Song can be downloaded for 99 cents from MusicCityNetworks.com
