Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks , Jackyl recorded and released “Open Invitation”, which received wide airplay and featured lyrics that included, “I hate you bin Laden ” and “You’ve got an open invitation to kiss our ass.” The song mixed in clips from George C. Scott ‘s portrayal of George S. Patton giving a speech to his soldiers in the movie Patton and President George W. Bush reading from the Bible ‘s Shepherd’s Psalm Psalm 23 :4. The band has described their song and lyrics as: “This song is written in the key of ‘ANGER’ that such a thing can happen in this country. It’s not directed toward any religious group or race of people. It is directed toward those ‘assholes’ responsible.”
Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks
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