Loud Music as Torture? How About Trying Some CCM?

According to a news story (Click here: FOXNews.com - Music Used During U.S. Military Interrogations - Local News | News Articles | National News | US New), certain musicians are a bit offended that US military and intelligence authorities use their songs (blaring loud and played for hours at a time) to break detainees in Gitmo, and other clandestine locations.

I remember when Manuel Norriega (the erstwhile Panamanian dictator) was holed up in the Vatican's embassy in Panama City, and our soldiers blasted him out with tunes from Billy Idol and the Doors. He looked like human jello by the time he surrendered.

The current group of songs used by the intelligence community include tunes from "Barney and Friends," Sesame Street, Metallica, and AC/DC. I like some stuff from the latter two bands, but certainly not for hours on end.  If I had to listen to "Barney and Friends" even once I think I'd want to hang myself.  The interrogators also use Don Mclean's song American Pie, which every time I hear it, sticks in my head for days, even though I hate it.

I have a couple of suggestions for our interrogators.  How about Carmen's Christmas or Hip Hop albums?  How about songs from anyone who "sings" (screams) for the TBN "Praise-a-Thon", or as one well-known Reformed theologian once told described torture--anything by the Gaithers played on the accordion.

If you were a CIA interrogator, what would you play to break a terrorist?

Comments

[dvopilgrim]

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in hell because everyone will be in a Rick Pino "worship" for eternity.

[dvopilgrim]

Compare Rick Pino's video with this:

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/largeImage?workNumber=NG4905&collectionPublisherSection=work

[Rana]

"rock the kazbah"

[Char]

I can't believe no one has said pop country. The secular equivalent to most ccm. God should smite music row with a plague of silence.

BTW, my brother had a pinto-it ran forever and was generally awesome. In fact it provided more entertainment than most ccm. Pinnos trump crap music any day.

["lee n. field"]

"Classic Christian Gold"

[Cheryl]

I happen to enjoy the Gaither Homecomings, even have purchased a couple of their DVDs and a few of their CDs.

To me, the worst is the Christian (so-called) rock they play as concerts on Daystar Network. Or perhaps Hillsongs Australia.

Maybe they could get a recording of Kim from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She does want to be a star Country singer. With her vocal talent, of course, it will never happen. But, it would certainly send the detainees around the bend very quickly.

[Zrim]

Rana,

Great, now I'm going to have that in my head all day. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Merritt]

What about Eddie Murphy's one cd? or R Kelly's trapped in the closet series of course without the videos so its not fun at all. anything live by thousand foot krutch or pillar it is miserable

[wes]

How about the song "Thank You" by Ray Bolz

[Robert W.]

Any non-sacred Christmas (Holiday?) music recorded after the death of Nat King Cole.

[mrsauk]

Having been subjected to kids music for the past few years now, I'm thinking the "Bob the Builder" theme song and ANYTHING from the Thomas the Tank Engine show would break anyone.

Also I would include the "yes Lord yes Lord yes yes Lord" type of praise choruses...ooh, bad flashbacks.

[Chris Sherman]

Leonard Nimoy singing the Bilbo Baggins song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04

The Zuikin Girls - but it might constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frzIFtA2jm0&feature=PlayList&p=B3BF923E312E99B7&playnext=1&index=1

[DSY]

I can't believe you have all missed the most frightening, most horrifying of them all...John Hagee. Or even worse, his son. Anyone catch his act?

DSY

[Charles S]

The soulful sounds of Leonard Cohen......with a cold

[Andrew]

Nobody thought of this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[Andrew]

You've been Rick rolled

For the unitiated . . .

Rick rolled---To be tricked, through any method, into clicking a link that takes you to the Rick Astley video "Never Gonna Give You Up".

Yes. There is a term for it. www.urbandictionary.com

[wnl]

Judging from US retail success with muzack and recent political events, we can expect the terrorist detainees to join our great mass of conspicuous consumers any day now; after all ... for every note that sings (badly), a coin from limbo springs ... to paraphrase Rome ... badly ... talk about marketing jingles sticking in your head.

[Mike]

How about Mother Angelica and her divine Sisters mindlessly chanting the Rosary ad nauseum et ad infinitum. I love turning on EWTN and watching that thinking "Wow these gals are on fire and full of joy"

[Mike]

Its a small world after all, its a small world after all, its a small world after all, its a small, small world. repeat