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Thread #42670   Message #620996
Posted By: Bennet Zurofsky
04-Jan-02 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: Songs About Lawyers or the Law
Subject: Songs About Lawyers or the Law
As a lawyer I am interested in songs which have lawyers in them or that are about legal issues, trials, etc. Does anybody have any favorites out there? Does anybody have any that portray lawyers in a favorable light?

Some of the ones I am already familiar with include "Legal/Illegal" by Ewan MacColl, "My Attorney Bernie" by Dave Frishberg (?), a whole bunch by Bob Dylan, such as "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol," "Hurricane," and "Everything Is Broken;" Arlo's "Alice's Restaurant," his Dad's "Philadelphia Lawyer," "Talkin' Constitution," and "Do Re Mi;" traditional songs like "Sam Hall," Bessie Smith's "Electric Chair Blues (Send Me to the Electric Chair)."

I am not looking for songs which simply describe illegal activity, such as murder, rape, or drug use, nor am I looking for songs which merely talk about policemen or the like, I am interested in songs which either relate to the system, the merits of various laws, or lawyers, trials and judges.

Thank-you in advance to all responders.