United States of Whatever

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"United States of Whatever"
Image:LiamLynchWhatever.jpg
Single by Liam Lynch
from the album Fake Songs
Released	25 November 2002
Format	CD
Recorded	2002
Genre	Rock
Length	1:29
Label	Global Warming Records

"United States of Whatever" is a comedy song written by Liam Lynch for his 2003 album Fake Songs. It was the only single released from that album. The song made its debut on Lynch's MTV comedy show Sifl and Olly in 1999. The song is about someone who ignores various situations. He refers to his world as "my United States of Whatever".

The song achieved some success in countries like the UK and Australia, where it has charted in the top 10 of both singles charts (#10 and #6 respectively), being one of the shortest songs ever to hit these charts. The song is only one minute and 29 seconds long.

1 Structure
2 Parodies
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Structure

The song is in a punk rock style, consisting of two power-chord riffs played by an overdriven distorted electric guitar and bass. The song begins with a dismissive "whatever," and each verse consists of a short encounter which abruptly ends with the word. The chorus proclaims, "This is my United States of whatever". He also dismisses people he shouldn't ignore for his own well-being. In one verse, the character Zafo from Sifl and Olly is spared the disparaging remark.

[edit] Parodies

Many people edited out portions of Lynch's brief stories and added various phrases of their own. Most notably, a version with a George W. Bush impersonation about Bush's supposed indifference to American and world opinion about the 2003 invasion of Iraq.