{"id":47043,"date":"2025-09-26T23:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=47043"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:11:09","slug":"victory-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/09\/26\/victory-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Victory! #freespeech #JimmyKimmel #firstamendment #trump\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EeNMrpZzH1c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVI\/Victory-Best-Of.mp3\">Victory-Best-Of.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVI\/Victory-Best-Of.mp4\">Victory-Best-Of.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVI\/Victory.mp3\">Victory.mp3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVI\/Victory.mp4\">Victory.mp4<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/XVI\/Victory-intro.mp3\">Victory-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nEXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!<br \/>\n(You&#8217;re allowed&#8230; )<br \/>\nTo shout out loud!<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nVictory \u2014 for free speech<br \/>\nYou got to teach:<br \/>\n&#8220;The First Amendment&#8221;<br \/>\n(and the truth!)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nEXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!<br \/>\n(You&#8217;re allowed&#8230; )<br \/>\nTo shout out loud!<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nShout! (Shout &#8220;it&#8221; out!)<br \/>\nCall the word on shhh&#8230; (it!)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it<br \/>\n(Shout it out)<br \/>\nShout it out loud!<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s what &#8220;it&#8217;s&#8221; about!<br \/>\n(Shout it out)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nVictory! (for you n&#8217; me)<br \/>\nVictory! (for all history)<br \/>\nWhen we speak true<br \/>\n(It frees me n&#8217; you)<\/p>\n<p>EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!<br \/>\n(You&#8217;re allowed&#8230; )<br \/>\nTo shout out loud!<br \/>\nShout! (Shout &#8220;it&#8221; out!)<br \/>\nCall the word on shhh&#8230; (it!)<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it<br \/>\n(Shout it out)<br \/>\nShout it out loud!<br \/>\nVictory! (for you n&#8217; me)<br \/>\nVictory! (for all history)<br \/>\nWhen we speak true<br \/>\n(It frees me n&#8217; you)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nSinclair and Nexstar\u2019s earlier pullback of Kimmel appears politically motivated, driven by Trump-aligned officials and Nexstar\u2019s $6.2 billion TEGNA acquisition, which is still pending FCC approval. Sinclair is closely aligned with the Trump MAGA white-nationalist propaganda machine. Yet ABC and Disney\u2014under immense pressure\u2014stood firm long enough to bring Kimmel back, proving that resistance truly matters.<\/p>\n<p>YOU made it happen. You took action. You made phone calls, organized boycotts, and made the choice to raise your voice. In the name of this right\u2014the freedom to speak out\u2014this is a true victory. Journalists everywhere salute you!<\/p>\n<p>Down with dick-tators! Long live satire! Take her higher!<\/p>\n<p>A victory for free speech, the First Amendment, and the truth. Even more importantly, proof that resistance works.<\/p>\n<p>Down with dick-tators. Long live satire. Take us higher!<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">The new release of the day, &#8220;Victory,&#8221; is dedicated to YOU! That\u2019s right\u2014a shoutout to YOU, for what you do. This track is my humble attempt at a Rage Against the Machine-style mashup: raging guitar and rapid-fire rap fused with the sweetness of my favorite Kurzweil piano for that final victory kiss.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">It\u2019s more than just a song\u2014it\u2019s a salute to free speech, resistance, and the unstoppable power of raising your voice. YOU made it happen. YOU proved that action matters. From phone calls to boycotts, from standing firm to speaking out\u2014this is your victory.<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"x1xsqp64 xiy17q3 x1o6pynw x19co3pv xdj266r xjn30re xat24cr x1hb08if x2b8uid\" data-testid=\"emoji\"><span class=\"xexx8yu xcaqkgz x18d9i69 xbwkkl7 x3jgonx x1bhl96m\">\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/span><\/span> EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! <span class=\"x1xsqp64 xiy17q3 x1o6pynw x19co3pv xdj266r xjn30re xat24cr x1hb08if x2b8uid\" data-testid=\"emoji\"><span class=\"xexx8yu xcaqkgz x18d9i69 xbwkkl7 x3jgonx x1bhl96m\">\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel Returns to ALL ABC Stations Tonight!<\/p>\n<p>Victory\u2014for free speech, the First Amendment, and the truth! Despite coordinated censorship by Sinclair and Nexstar affiliates, Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, proving that public pushback, advertiser pressure, and mobilized resistance actually WORK.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just about a late-night comedy show. It\u2019s about defending democracy, satire, and the right to speak truth to power. As one reporter put it: \u201cKilling humor isn\u2019t funny. Kill humor, kill freedom. Not so funny now, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinclair and Nexstar\u2019s earlier pullback of Kimmel appears politically motivated, driven by Trump-aligned officials and Nexstar\u2019s $6.2 billion TEGNA acquisition, which is still pending FCC approval. Sinclair is closely aligned with the Trump MAGA white-nationalist propaganda machine. Yet ABC and Disney\u2014under immense pressure\u2014stood firm long enough to bring Kimmel back, proving that resistance truly matters.<\/p>\n<p>YOU made it happen. You took action. You made phone calls, organized boycotts, and made the choice to raise your voice. In the name of this right\u2014the freedom to speak out\u2014this is a true victory. Journalists everywhere salute you!<\/p>\n<p>Down with dick-tators! Long live satire! Take her higher!<\/p>\n<p>A victory for free speech, the First Amendment, and the truth. Even more importantly, proof that resistance works.<\/p>\n<p>Down with dick-tators. Long live satire. Take us higher!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/everything.membrane.com\/the-battle-for-free-speech-jimmy-kimmel-vs-maga-media-monopoly\/\"><strong>The Battle for Free Speech: Jimmy Kimmel vs. MAGA Media Monopoly<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/everything.membrane.com\/trumpenomics-the-decline-of-the-us\/\">Trumpenomics: The Decline of America<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"\/songwriter\/tag\/riffraff\/\">Riffraff<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victory-Best-Of.mp3 Victory-Best-Of.mp4 Victory.mp3 Victory.mp4 Victory-intro.mp3 [Intro] EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! (You&#8217;re allowed&#8230; ) To shout out loud! 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