Politically Correct (song)

"Politically Correct" is the second single by American pop-punk group SR-71 from their debut studio album, Now You See Inside. The song reached number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was less successful than their breakthrough hit single "Right Now".

Background and lyrics

The song is about social behavior and presidential politics, according to frontman Mitch Allan. The song was inspired by the 1974 western comedy film Blazing Saddles, which Allan saw while studying film at University of Maryland. He said the song was written after he had gotten into a political argument with his girlfriend, who was reportedly offended by the film's language and racial themes. Allan wrote the chorus "on the spot" using her guitar after she had gone to sleep. He recalled the incident to ABC News: