Green Onions Lyrics - Blues Brothers Complete - Blues Brothers

Speech by Elwood: 

All right people. The rest of the hard working all star Blues Brothers are 

gonna be out here in a minute, including my little brother Jake. But right 

now, I'd like to talk a little bit about this tune you're hearing. This is 

ofcourse the Green Onions tune. It was a very big hit in the early sixties in 

this country. And ofcourse it was composed and recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, 

right here in the United States Of America. You know, people, I believe that 

this tune can be acquinted with the great classical music around the world. 

Now you go to Germany, you've got your Bach, your Beethoven, your Brahms... 

Here in America you've got your Fred McDowell, your Irving Berlin, your Glenn 

Miller, and your Booker T & The MG's, people. Another example of the great 

contributions in music and culture that this country has made around the 

world. And as you look around the world today, you see this country spurned. 

You see backs turned on this country. Well people, I'm gonna tell you 

something, this continent, North America, is the stronghold! This is where 

we're gonna make our stand in this decade! Yeah, people, I've got something to 

say to the State Department. I say Take that archaic Monroe Doctrine, and that 

Marshall Plan that says we're supposed to police force the world, and throw 

'em out! Let's stay home for the next ten years people! Right here in North 

America and enjoy the music and culture that is ours. Yeah, I got one more 

thing to say. I'm just talking about the music, people, and what it does to 

me. And that is, as you look around the world, you go to the Soviet Union or 

Great Britain or France, you name it, any country... Everybody is doing flips 

and twists just to get into a genuine pair of American blue jeans! And to hear 

this music and we got it all here in America, the land of the Chrysler 440 

cubic inch engine!