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"Ram Ranch"
"Ram Ranch"
Song by Grant MacDonald
Released	August 30, 2012
Genre	Heavy metal, spoken word;
Length	6:49
Songwriter(s)	Grant MacDonald

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"Ram Ranch" is a song by Canadian musician Grant MacDonald. Released in 2012, it is a heavy metal song with explicit lyrics about a large orgy of gay cowboys taking place at the titular ranch. The song was originally created by MacDonald as a protest against radio stations based in Nashville, Tennessee, which rejected his previous country music for having homosexual themes. The song went viral in 2016, becoming popular in Internet meme culture and prompting MacDonald to create hundreds of sequels. The song was used by counter-protestors during the 2022 Canada convoy protest, where they flooded communication networks between protestors with the song and created the "Ram Ranch Resistance", which itself led to the creation of more internet memes.

Background and composition

"Ram Ranch" was created by Grant MacDonald, a musician from Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Prior to creating "Ram Ranch", MacDonald was responsible for making numerous songs that depicted same-sex themes. Some of these songs composed by MacDonald include "Cum God" and "Prince Harry's 12-Inch Cock."^[1] He was also responsible for directing and producing gay male erotica films.^[2] Upon attempting to pitch three songs depicting love between two cowboys to radio stations based in Nashville, Tennessee, his work was rejected.^[2]^[3] MacDonald viewed this as homophobia in the country music industry, and created "Ram Ranch" in 2012 out of spite, describing it as a "protest song" in an interview with Rolling Stone.^[1]^[4] In a separate interview with BuzzFeed News, MacDonald stated the song was made as an example of "how gay country music could be."^[5] The loudly shouted lyrics of the song depict a story of eighteen gay cowboys having sex with each other on the titular Ram Ranch. The lyrics feature explicit phrases such as "eighteen naked cowboys wanting to be fucked", and "big, hard, throbbing cocks waiting to be sucked."^[1]

Impact

Around 2016, "Ram Ranch" went viral, and became popular in Internet meme culture. As the song rose in popularity, a fan requested that MacDonald create a sequel. He was originally hesitant to do so, stating that it would've been "like Pink Floyd putting out Dark Side of the Moon 2", though he did eventually create "Ram Ranch 2." He continued to make numerous sequels to "Ram Ranch", and has since made several hundred sequels to "Ram Ranch".^[1]

"Ram Ranch Resistance"

In 2022, the song was used during the Canada convoy protest (also known as the "Freedom Convoy") by counter-protestors.^[2] The song was used to troll those attending and organizing the protests, primarily by flooding their Zello channels with the song's intro.^[5]^[3] According to Rolling Stone, the song was chosen to make fun of the Dodge Ram trucks used by the protestors, as well as to subvert their patriotism since MacDonald was Canadian.^[1] As the song increased in prominence throughout the protests, the "Ram Ranch Resistance" was formed on Twitter, whose members identified themselves as "ranchers."^[1]^[5]

The "ranchers" continued to sabotage Zello channels with the song, with one of the channels having nearly 2,000 members. This specific use of the song was attributed to helping end a protest near Windsor, Ontario due to its disruptive use.^[1]^[5] According to Twitter user @NoelleNarwhal, the user that first started the "Ram Ranch Resistance", at least three Zello channels were shut down using the song.^[1] The "Ram Ranch Resistance" also led to the creation of a charity site dedicated to businesses affected by the protests, numerous internet memes, as well as physical signs used by counter-protestors that stated "Welcome to the Ram Ranch."^[1]

Upon learning about his song being used during the counter-protests, MacDonald said that he was "totally elated that my song could be used to stand up for science".^[6] He subsequently created an over twenty-minute-long song with equally explicit lyrics as "Ram Ranch", specifically themed around the truckers, simply named "Ottawa Truckers."^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dickson, E. J. (February 10, 2022). "A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disrupting the Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Deachman, Bruce (16 February 2022). "Ram Ranch Resistance: How a gay cowboy song became an anti-convoy anthem". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Hachey, Isabelle (18 February 2022). "Avant la police, il y a eu les cowboys". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "How the raunchy gay cowboy song Ram Ranch became an anti-convoy protest anthem". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McLeod, Paul (16 February 2022). "An Ode To Gay Cowboy Orgies Is The Anthem For The Ottawa Resistance". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ Browning, Bil (14 February 2022). "Ottawa residents are using a heavy metal song about gay cowboys to get rid of anti-vaxx truckers". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[auto1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dickson, E. J. (February 10, 2022). "A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disrupting the Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[Ottawa_Citizen-2] Deachman, Bruce (16 February 2022). "Ram Ranch Resistance: How a gay cowboy song became an anti-convoy anthem". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[IH-3] Hachey, Isabelle (18 February 2022). "Avant la police, il y a eu les cowboys". La Presse (in French). Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[:1-4] "How the raunchy gay cowboy song Ram Ranch became an anti-convoy protest anthem". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

[:0-5] McLeod, Paul (16 February 2022). "An Ode To Gay Cowboy Orgies Is The Anthem For The Ottawa Resistance". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[6] Browning, Bil (14 February 2022). "Ottawa residents are using a heavy metal song about gay cowboys to get rid of anti-vaxx truckers". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

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+"'''Ram Ranch'''" is a song by Canadian musician Grant MacDonald. Released in 2012, it is a [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal song]] with explicit lyrics about a large [[orgy]] of [[Gay cowboy|gay cowboys]] taking place at the titular ranch. The song was originally created by MacDonald as a protest against radio stations based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], which rejected his previous country music for having homosexual themes. The song went viral in 2016, becoming popular in [[Internet meme]] culture and prompting MacDonald to create hundreds of sequels. The song was used by counter-protestors during the 2022 [[Canada convoy protest]], where they flooded communication networks between protestors with the song and created the "Ram Ranch Resistance", which itself led to the creation of more internet memes.
-"'''Ram Ranch'''" is a song by Canadian<ref name="Ottawa Citizen">{{Cite news|last=Deachman|first=Bruce|date=16 February 2022|title=Ram Ranch Resistance: How a gay cowboy song became an anti-convoy anthem|work=Ottawa Citizen|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ram-ranch-resistance-how-a-gay-cowboy-song-became-an-anti-convoy-anthem|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217003205/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ram-ranch-resistance-how-a-gay-cowboy-song-became-an-anti-convoy-anthem|archive-date=17 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[outsider music]]ian Grant MacDonald. The song features a [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] musical backdrop with explicit [[homoerotic]] spoken-word lyrics about an [[orgy]] of [[gay cowboy]]s taking place at the titular ranch. Released in 2012, the song became an [[internet meme]] later in the 2010s, inspiring remixes, parodies, fan-made music videos and reaction videos, and has also been used for [[bait-and-switch]] [[internet troll|trolling]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In 2022, the song gained mainstream attention for its use by counter-protesters against the [[Canada convoy protest]]. Since 2018, MacDonald has produced more than seven hundred "Ram Ranch" sequels, expanding on the story by adding new characters and locations.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
 == Background and composition ==
-"Ram Ranch" was created by Grant MacDonald, a musician from [[Toronto]]. Prior to creating "Ram Ranch", MacDonald was responsible for making numerous country songs that depicted same-sex themes. Some of these songs composed by MacDonald include "Cum God" and "Prince Harry's 12-Inch Cock." Upon attempting to pitch songs of this kind to radio stations based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], his work was rejected. MacDonald viewed this as [[homophobia]] in the country music industry, and created "Ram Ranch" in 2012 out of spite, describing it as a "protest song".<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the raunchy gay cowboy song Ram Ranch became an anti-convoy protest anthem |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/who-s-behind-the-militia-group-diagolon-the-writer-of-ram-ranch-horizon-forbidden-west-review-and-more-1.6355967/how-the-raunchy-gay-cowboy-song-ram-ranch-became-an-anti-convoy-protest-anthem-1.6358381 |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite magazine |last1=Dickson |first1=E. J. |date=February 10, 2022 |title=A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disrupting the Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/anti-vax-trucker-convoy-porno-metal-ram-ranch-1297926/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
+"Ram Ranch" was created by Grant MacDonald, a musician from [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island]]. Prior to creating "Ram Ranch", MacDonald was responsible for making numerous songs that depicted same-sex themes. Some of these songs composed by MacDonald include "Cum God" and "Prince Harry's 12-Inch Cock."<ref name="auto1">{{Cite magazine |last1=Dickson |first1=E. J. |date=February 10, 2022 |title=A Porno-Metal Song About Gay Cowboys Is Disrupting the Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/anti-vax-trucker-convoy-porno-metal-ram-ranch-1297926/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=February 18, 2022 |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217205524/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/anti-vax-trucker-convoy-porno-metal-ram-ranch-1297926/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also responsible for directing and producing gay male erotica films.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen">{{Cite news |last=Deachman |first=Bruce |date=16 February 2022 |title=Ram Ranch Resistance: How a gay cowboy song became an anti-convoy anthem |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ram-ranch-resistance-how-a-gay-cowboy-song-became-an-anti-convoy-anthem |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217003205/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ram-ranch-resistance-how-a-gay-cowboy-song-became-an-anti-convoy-anthem |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=Ottawa Citizen}}</ref> Upon attempting to pitch three songs depicting love between two cowboys to radio stations based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], his work was rejected.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen" /><ref name="IH" /> MacDonald viewed this as [[homophobia]] in the country music industry, and created "Ram Ranch" in 2012 out of spite, describing it as a "protest song" in an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name="auto1" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=How the raunchy gay cowboy song Ram Ranch became an anti-convoy protest anthem |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/who-s-behind-the-militia-group-diagolon-the-writer-of-ram-ranch-horizon-forbidden-west-review-and-more-1.6355967/how-the-raunchy-gay-cowboy-song-ram-ranch-became-an-anti-convoy-protest-anthem-1.6358381 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=2024-04-30 |archive-date=2024-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205050541/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/who-s-behind-the-militia-group-diagolon-the-writer-of-ram-ranch-horizon-forbidden-west-review-and-more-1.6355967/how-the-raunchy-gay-cowboy-song-ram-ranch-became-an-anti-convoy-protest-anthem-1.6358381 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a separate interview with ''[[BuzzFeed News]]'', MacDonald stated the song was made as an example of "how gay country music could be."<ref name=":0" /> The loudly shouted lyrics of the song depict a story of eighteen [[Gay cowboy|gay cowboys]] [[Orgy|having sex with each other]] on the titular Ram Ranch. The lyrics feature explicit phrases such as "eighteen naked cowboys wanting to be fucked", and "big, hard, throbbing cocks waiting to be sucked."<ref name="auto1" />
+== Impact ==
+Around 2016, "Ram Ranch" went [[Viral video|viral]], and became popular in [[Internet meme]] culture. As the song rose in popularity, a fan requested that MacDonald create a sequel. He was originally hesitant to do so, stating that it would've been "like [[Pink Floyd]] putting out ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon|Dark Side of the Moon]] 2''", though he did eventually create "Ram Ranch 2." He continued to make numerous sequels to "Ram Ranch", and has since made several hundred sequels to "Ram Ranch".<ref name="auto1" />
+=== "Ram Ranch Resistance" ===
-The song is composed using [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] and takes place on the titular Ram Ranch, with the lyrics telling the story of eighteen gay cowboys having [[Orgy|sex with each other.]]<ref name=":0" /> The songs lyrics include lines such as "eighteen naked cowboys wanting to be fucked", and "big, hard, throbbing cocks waiting to be sucked."<ref name="auto1" />
+In 2022, the song was used during the [[Canada convoy protest]] (also known as the "Freedom Convoy") by counter-protestors.<ref name="Ottawa Citizen"/> The song was used to [[Internet troll|troll]] those attending and organizing the protests, primarily by flooding their [[Zello]] channels with the song's intro.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/ottawa-trucker-protests-ram-ranch|title=An Ode To Gay Cowboy Orgies Is The Anthem For The Ottawa Resistance|first=Paul|last=McLeod|website=BuzzFeed News|date=16 February 2022|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218001925/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/ottawa-trucker-protests-ram-ranch|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IH>{{Cite news|last=Hachey|first=Isabelle|date=18 February 2022|title=Avant la police, il y a eu les cowboys|language=French|work=La Presse|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-02-18/avant-la-police-il-y-a-eu-les-cowboys.php|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130624/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-02-18/avant-la-police-il-y-a-eu-les-cowboys.php|archive-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''Rolling Stone'', the song was chosen to make fun of the [[Dodge Ram]] trucks used by the protestors, as well as to subvert their patriotism since MacDonald was Canadian.<ref name="auto1" /> As the song increased in prominence throughout the protests, the "Ram Ranch Resistance" was formed on [[Twitter]], whose members identified themselves as "ranchers."<ref name="auto1" /><ref name=":0" />
+The "ranchers" continued to sabotage Zello channels with the song, with one of the channels having nearly 2,000 members. This specific use of the song was attributed to helping end a protest near [[Windsor, Ontario]] due to its disruptive use.<ref name="auto1" /><ref name=":0" /> According to Twitter user @NoelleNarwhal, the user that first started the "Ram Ranch Resistance", at least three Zello channels were shut down using the song.<ref name="auto1" /> The "Ram Ranch Resistance" also led to the creation of a charity site dedicated to businesses affected by the protests, numerous internet memes, as well as physical signs used by counter-protestors that stated "Welcome to the Ram Ranch."<ref name="auto1" />
-== Use during Freedom Convoy ==
-The song came to prominence in 2022 during the [[Canada convoy protest]].<ref name="Ottawa Citizen"/> The song was used by counter-protesters to flood [[Zello]] channels, to [[Internet troll|troll]] protesters attending and organizing the protests.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/ottawa-trucker-protests-ram-ranch|title=An Ode To Gay Cowboy Orgies Is The Anthem For The Ottawa Resistance|first=Paul|last=McLeod|website=BuzzFeed News|date=16 February 2022 }}</ref><ref name=IH>{{Cite news|last=Hachey|first=Isabelle|date=18 February 2022|title=Avant la police, il y a eu les cowboys|language=French|work=La Presse|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-02-18/avant-la-police-il-y-a-eu-les-cowboys.php|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218130624/https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/chroniques/2022-02-18/avant-la-police-il-y-a-eu-les-cowboys.php|archive-date=18 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+Upon learning about his song being used during the counter-protests, MacDonald said that he was "totally elated that my song could be used to stand up for science".<ref>{{cite web |last=Browning |first=Bil |date=14 February 2022 |title=Ottawa residents are using a heavy metal song about gay cowboys to get rid of anti-vaxx truckers |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/ottawa-residents-using-heavy-metal-song-gay-cowboys-get-rid-anti-vaxx-truckers/ |website=LGBTQ Nation |access-date=18 February 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217211330/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/ottawa-residents-using-heavy-metal-song-gay-cowboys-get-rid-anti-vaxx-truckers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He subsequently created an over twenty-minute-long song with equally explicit lyrics as "Ram Ranch", specifically themed around the truckers, simply named "Ottawa Truckers."<ref name="Ottawa Citizen" /><ref name=":1" />
-The [[Hashtag activism|hashtag]] #RamRanchResistance was formed on [[Twitter]] as a means of identifying counter-protesters.<ref name="auto1"/>
-MacDonald said he was "totally elated that my song could be used to stand up for science" in response to the use of his song in counter-protesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/ottawa-residents-using-heavy-metal-song-gay-cowboys-get-rid-anti-vaxx-truckers/|title=Ottawa residents are using a heavy metal song about gay cowboys to get rid of anti-vaxx truckers|first=Bil|last=Browning|website=LGBTQ Nation|date=14 February 2022 }}</ref> On February 14, with the occupation still in progress, MacDonald released an EP, ''Ottawa Truckers'', which referenced both the Ottawa protests and "Ram Ranch".<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Macdonald, Grant (artist) |date=14 February 2022 |title=''Ottawa Truckers'' |type=Music |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/ottawa-truckers-ep/1610613073 |access-date = 6 May 2020 |format=Extended play record |publisher=Apple Music}}</ref> The EP's single 20-minute track was later featured on MacDonald's album ''Truckers''.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Macdonald, Grant (artist) |date=3 April 2022 |title=''Truckers'' |type=Music |url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/truckers/1617901818 |access-date = 6 May 2020 |format=Record |publisher=Apple Music}}</ref>
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