Be careful what you say – it could wind up as lyrics to a song. Just ask Donald Rumsfeld, Miss Teen USA, President Bush, and the anonymous posters on Craigslist, all of whom found their way into songs. For this New Sounds, hear Donald Rumsfeld's words as lifted from various Pentagon briefings, and skillfully set by Phil Kline - about the looting in Iraq, known unknowns and near-perfect clarity. Also, listen to Ted Hearne's "Katrina Ballads," where "Brownie, You're Doin' a Heck of a Job," the infamous sentence spoken by George W. Bush, gets cut up and delivered in a rapid-fire repeating staccato. Not to be outdone, Sam Sadigursky's "Miss Teen USA" - is a setting of 2007 pageant contender Miss South Carolina's answer to "Recent polls have shown 1/5 of Americans can’t locate America on a world map. Why do you think this is?" to like, such as - music. Plus, Gabriel Kahane's "Craigslistlieder," yes, based on unedited posts from Craigslist.org. And more!

PROGRAM # 2845, Inadvertent Songs (First aired on 9-16-08)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Gabriel Kahane	Craigslistlieder	YouLookedSexy, excerpt [1:00]	Download from www.gabrielkahane.com
Ted Hearne	Katrina Ballads	Dennis Hastert [3:30] Hardy Jackson [4:30] Brownie You’re Doing a Heckuva Job [2:30]	New Amsterdam Records, Download from www.newamsterdam- records.com
One Ring Zero	Live at Barbes	MC [2:00]	Barbes Records BR0019 www.barbesrecords.com
Phil Kline	Zippo Songs	Three Rumsfeld Songs: As We Know [2:00] That Many Vases [1:30] Near-Perfect Clarity [1:30]	Cantaloupe Records 21019 www.cantaloupemusic.com
Gabriel Kahane	Craigslistlieder	Two Years [2:30] ForTradeAsslessChaps [1:00] YouLookedSexy [1:00]	Download from www.gabrielkahane.com
Sam Sadigursky	Words Project II	Miss Teen U.S.A. [6:30]	New Amsterdam Records www.newamsterdam- records.com
Paul De Marinis	Music as a Second Language	Fonetica Francese [4:00]	Lovely Music 3011 www.lovely.com
Corey Dargel	Other People’s Love Songs	my voice is in your head [3:00]	New Amsterdam Records 010 www.newamsterdam- records.com