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Punch it twice, it's all right....

13 Dec 00 - 08:13 PM (#356862)
Subject: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Alice

Some funny new election songs you can hear at www.npr.org from All Things Considered click here (including a parody of Battle of New Orleans). And we ran through the chads....

You are supposed to be able to hear full sound versions of the songs, but I've been searching the NPR site and still have not found them.

"Songwriter Turnout -- The 35-day election stalemate bred a spate of folksongs and song parodies. We offer a sample: "THE BATTLE OF FLORIDA," by Bruce Kerr, Mount View, CA; "ELECTION BLUES," Bill "The Sauce Boss" Wharton, Tallahassee, Florida; "DIMPLED CHAD," by Michael Krieger (KREE-gur), Ferndale Michigan; "PUNCH IT TWICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT," Ross Altman, Los Angeles, CA. ; "WHITE HOUSE BLUES," by New Grange; "FUZZY MATH," by Michael McNevin of Fremont, CA; and "NO MORE OF THOSE HAND VOTES," by Richard Siegel, Baltimore, MD. "

13 Dec 00 - 08:24 PM (#356867)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Bill D

I found 'em...and Punch it twice..is hilareous!!

13 Dec 00 - 08:29 PM (#356868)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Alice

OK, Bill, give us a URL. I looked everywhere on that site....

13 Dec 00 - 08:31 PM (#356872)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Bill D

ok...http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/001213.electionsongs.html

13 Dec 00 - 08:33 PM (#356875)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Bill D

on your link, it's the single word 'hear' under election parodies

13 Dec 00 - 09:46 PM (#356927)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Alice

doh! Thanks, Bill - click & "hear"

13 Dec 00 - 11:04 PM (#356977)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: catspaw49

Aw geez, what a riot!!! Cute to all, but "PunchIt Twice" takes the prize!!!!

Spaw

13 Dec 00 - 11:23 PM (#356982)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: rabbitrunning

I hope someone gets the transcript for the DT! HA!

14 Dec 00 - 12:44 AM (#357016)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: katlaughing

Great song! LMAO!! Thanks!

14 Dec 00 - 01:29 AM (#357031)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Night Owl

Alice and Bill....THANKS!!!

14 Dec 00 - 09:53 PM (#357441)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: catspaw49

PUNCH IT TWICE, ITS ALRIGHT
 ........By Ross Altman, 2000

It ain't no use to vote in Palm Beach County
If you don't know by now
And it ain't no use to vote in Palm Beach County
It don't matter anyhow
When you look to the right of your candidate's name
And the holes and the arrows they don't line up the same
Maybe you're just a little off with your aim
Punch it twice, its alright.

It ain't no use in turnin' on your light babe
Like you never done before
And it ain't no use in turnin' on your light Babe
There ain't no way you can vote for Gore.
This butterfly ballot was designed just for you
'Cause you're old and liberal....and a Jew
Been votin' Democratic since 1932
Just punch it twice, its alright.

It ain't no use to ask for another ballot babe
If you think you made a mistake
Ain't no use to ask for another ballot Babe
That's how its done in the Sunshine State
We threw out 15,000 in '96
Relax....It ain't nothin' but...politics
Me and the Governor, we're tight as ticks
So punch it twice, its alright.

So you might as well vote for Buchanan babe
The Reform party nominee
He's on the right side of the ballot babe
He's as right as he can be
There's not a dimes worth of difference between the Dem-o-crats
And the Re-Pub-licans, George Wallace told us that
So we made it easy, to vote for Pat
Just punch it twice, its alright.

Spaw

14 Dec 00 - 09:54 PM (#357442)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: MMario

spaw - you're crazy! but a good kind of crazy!

Thanks for the transcription

15 Dec 00 - 12:32 PM (#357731)
Subject: RE: Punch it twice, it's all right....
From: Mrrzy

This is SUCH a howl! I've got it turned up at work, am getting strange prairie-dog looks... I'm enjoying Fuzzy Math now!