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The issue of Christian nationalism and claims to righteousness for US military action has surfaced in a few stories this week, so we decided to merge them together in one song. We had to pick something from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack (1994), because that’s the movie script that’s been in the media spotlight since being bizarrely parroted in a prayer service at the Pentagon led by the US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth. Although we were sorely torn by “Son of a Preacher Man” (a better song), in the end we plumped for the iconic twist track that features the smooth moves of Uma Thurman and John Travolta in a café running a dance contest, and is titled “You Never Can Tell” (though often referred to as “C’est La Vie”). The track was written by Chuck Berry while he was in federal prison and finally released in 1964.
The verses gave us the chance to poke some fun at three circling stories: Pete Hegseth’s language and attempt to render a Samuel L. Jackson monologue, amidst his hawkish attitude and celebration of violence and vengeance in the Iran war; Donald Trump’s posting on his Truth Social account of a ridiculous picture of him in a Christ-like pose, before backtracking and claiming he thought he was a doctor; and the deepening chasm between the White House’s discourse and policies and the Christian ethos explained by the Pope.
You can backfill on these stories here:
– https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-bible-verse-pulp-fiction-b2959108.html
– https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c624dy3pgg2o
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LYRICS:
He was a TV anchor and he quoted scripture well
You could see that Pete did truly love a media bombshell
But now there’s something kinda peculiar ‘bout his Ezekiel
Could it be it’s Pulp Fiction?! It goes to show he’s very unwell!
He liked to run his Department like a Sitroom faux crusade
A lot of Christian fervour, but the cant was weapons-grade
He fired a lot of missiles, and a lot of veteran personnel
With his memes and his war jokes, it goes to show he’s very unwell!
He had a harebrained weirdo boss, who liked to self-fantasize
He shared a corny little AI mock-up of himself as Christ
But then Trump took it down, because of all the folk his pic repelled
“Bugger me” said the whole world, “it goes to show he’s very unwell!”
They’re kind of souped-up Christians, with a warped Christianity
And you know, when the Pope, is provoked – they’ve kind of gone to extremes
JD Vance thinks the answer’s for the Pontiff not to raise too much hell
Guess if Jesus had crypto, he’d let them go and fire all them shells!
You see the way they’re heading, well it’s coming here as well
Victor Orban’s a has-been, but there’s plenty other alarm bells
So when your neighbours chat of “Armageddon with the infidels”
Have some tea with the old folks – it’s better than to threaten death knells
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Published: April 19, 2026
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