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28 Jan 17 - 03:52 PM (#3835369) Subject: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST Songs for the Age of Trump. What's old is new again. Phil Ochs- White Boots Marching In A [Muslim] Land Bracero Cannons of Christianity One More Parade Pat Sky - Dance of Death Jimmy Clay Tom Paxton - We Didn't Know Buy A Gun For Your Son I Believe I Do Mr. Blue Florence Reese - Which Side Are You On? Joe Hill - The Preacher and the Slave Mr. Block There Is Power In A Union Neil Young - Southern Man Pete Seeger - Waist Deep In The Big Muddy Any More? |
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28 Jan 17 - 04:46 PM (#3835386) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Felipa I see someone else has revived a thread about the song "Pass it On" Freedom doesn't come like a bird on the wing, Doesn't come down like the falling rain, You've got to work for it, fight for it, Night and day for it, And every generation has to win it again. ---- how about Joshua Fit the Battle of Jerico (and the walls come a-tumbling down) some of "Guest"'s recommended songs directly related to the Vietnam war don't seem so timely to me though (not yet?) |
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28 Jan 17 - 05:21 PM (#3835397) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST That's OK Felipa- 1. Just give it a little time or 2. Substitute "Iraq" or "Afghanistan" or "Syria" or the predominantly Muslim country of your choice. Vietnam may have lasted 20 years, but we've been in Afghanistan 14 years plus & are catching up fast. |
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28 Jan 17 - 05:35 PM (#3835403) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Steve Gardham The World Turned Upside Down? |
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28 Jan 17 - 06:06 PM (#3835409) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,gecko 'Masters of War' seems appropriate and I especially like the bit about watching the coffin being lowered - Trump"s coffin, that is. YIU gecko |
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28 Jan 17 - 07:07 PM (#3835419) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: oldhippie How Far We Have Come - Fred Stanton (Bill Fredericks) Democracy - Leonard Cohen Gun Sale at The Church - Beat Farmers Whose Garden Was This - Tom Paxton Finger on the Button - Bobby Bare Too Close To The Line - Bobby Ross My Uncle Is A Terrorist - Bruce Lesnick Dangerous Times - Chuck Brodsky I'm sure there are more. |
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28 Jan 17 - 07:23 PM (#3835421) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Airymouse How about "When Grover's term comes to an End" (Hurrah! Hurrah!)? Wainwright's "I had a dream" will become a classic. |
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28 Jan 17 - 07:47 PM (#3835427) Subject: Lyr Add: TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP From: Tattie Bogle Well, here's one I wrote myself, on the day I woke up to find that he had been elected. I posted it then on another thread, and was told it was unfair to orang-utans! I'll leave you to guess which tune it is set to: certainly those who grew up with "Children's Favourites" on Saturday am radio in the UK will know! TRUMP, TRUMP, TRUMP From New York A travelling businessman came, But not an intelligent elephant, No, a bloke with a funny name, Mop of hair, And face with a very fake tan, O what a farce, he might well pass For an outsize orang-utan. Donald, th'orang-utan packed his cart And trundled off to the golf course, Off he went with a trumpety-trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. Doesn't want wind farms to blight his view But happy to knock down some houses, Said he was doing it for everyone's good, Trump, Trump, Trump. But soon bigger things were calling, far, far away, He put himself up as a candidate In the US election fray. BUT, that was in April, and no-one believed That Donald would ever pursue it: Now you must agree how wrong you can be, Trump, Trump, Trump. Night by night, He'd rant and point and rave, When Donald was up on the podium He looked so proud and brave, Dirty tricks Yon Donald did perform But yet he just deluded them And took the crowd by storm. What a palaver for months on end, Touring all over the country, Hillary missed out Wisconsin, oh dear, but not Trump, Trump, Trump. Lawyers and FBI all muscled in To ride on this huge roller-coaster, Vote for the "lesser of evils" they said, not Trump, Trump, Trump? The Mexican border was calling, far, far away, He'll send all those immigrants building his wall, And leave them the other side of it, While others are fleeing to Canada, The moon or Mars or Australia, What kind of country will America be, with Trump, Trump, Trump? On he went, Trampling others down, He only had one goal in life, To take the President's crown. Just how many people did he offend? Which makes it such a mystery Why they voted for him in the end. All other candidates whittled away, He had to face up to Ms Clinton, TV debates, all fuelled with hate, Trump, Trump, Trump. Misogynist, racist and bigoted perv, And don't mention emails from Hillary, Lies and distortion, all out of proportion, Trump, Trump, Trump. Washington DC is calling, not so far away, He'll be in The White House by January, What horror, is all I can say. BUT silver-tongued words will not change my mind, Nor red baseball caps even tempt me, Just keep your hands well off pussies and buttons, Trump, Trump, Trump! |
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28 Jan 17 - 09:14 PM (#3835439) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,gecko If ever there was a need for a 'like' button, Mr Tattie Bogle, your post was it! YIU gecko |
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29 Jan 17 - 12:55 AM (#3835446) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: eftifino Priceless, Tatie |
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29 Jan 17 - 01:02 AM (#3835447) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: eftifino What a Fool Believes: Doobie Brothers Liar: Three Dog Night Crippled Inside: John Lennon Stone Cold Crazy: Queen Evil Hearted You: The Yardbirds Madman across the Water: Elton John Brain Damage: Pink Floyd 21st. Century Schizoid Man: King Crimson |
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29 Jan 17 - 01:41 AM (#3835450) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Joe Offer I like The Rich Man's House, by Anne Feeney. Anne has written lots of songs that are very fitting for this age. -Joe- |
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29 Jan 17 - 05:44 AM (#3835465) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Ernest ahem....as far as I know a President of the United States has two terms at most (and you can`t even know if Trump will get a second). Thats hardly something that can be called an "age".... |
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29 Jan 17 - 06:53 AM (#3835470) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Senoufou Believe me Ernest, it will feel like an age! |
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29 Jan 17 - 07:04 AM (#3835472) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,henryp Randy Newman has the ideal song for these untruthful times. Donald Trump would certainly take it literally - Political Science (Let's Drop the Big One Now) Buffy Sainte-Marie - Welcome, Welcome Emigrante Robb Johnson - Overnight |
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29 Jan 17 - 07:12 AM (#3835474) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Bonzo3legs That well known rugby song - "Last night I lay awake a-masturbating, most apt for such a complete wanker!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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29 Jan 17 - 07:32 AM (#3835475) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Bee-dubya-ell "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" - Bruce Cockburn |
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29 Jan 17 - 08:14 AM (#3835479) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: eftifino Of curse, we also have the Tom Lehrer classic: "We will all go together if we go" |
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29 Jan 17 - 08:59 AM (#3835483) Subject: Lyr Add: NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD WEEK (Tom Lehrer) From: Peter the Squeezer Another by Tom Lehrer : National Brotherhood Week Oh, the white folks hate the black folks, And the black folks hate the white folks. To hate all but the right folks Is an old established rule. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke are dancing cheek to cheek. It's fun to eulogise The people you despise, As long as you don't let 'em in your school. Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks, And the rich folks hate the poor folks. All of my folks hate all of your folks, It's American as apple pie. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans 'cause it's very chic. Step up and shake the hand Of someone you can't stand. You can tolerate him if you try. Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics, And the Catholics hate the Protestants, And the Hindus hate the Muslims, And everybody hates the Jews. But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, It's national everyone-smile-at-one-another-hood week. Be nice to people who Are inferior to you. It's only for a week, so have no fear. Be grateful that it doesn't last all year! |
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29 Jan 17 - 10:12 AM (#3835493) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST Putin's videos would suggest April Showers and Singing in the Rain are added to this list I believe! |
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29 Jan 17 - 11:38 AM (#3835504) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Stilly River Sage Tattie, for those of us across the pond, don't make us guess. What is the tune to your song? |
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29 Jan 17 - 12:25 PM (#3835517) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,GUEST The Tune is 'Nelly the Elephant' |
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29 Jan 17 - 12:29 PM (#3835519) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction; Mark Knopfler - Are We In Trouble Now; John Lennon - Give Me Some Truth |
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29 Jan 17 - 12:30 PM (#3835520) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Senoufou Brilliant song Tattie! |
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29 Jan 17 - 12:49 PM (#3835521) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Joe: songs that are very fitting for this age. Ernest: a President of the United States has two terms at most... Thats hardly something that can be called an "age".... Caribbeans been doing dechoukaj for centuries. Welcoming y'all to Third World politics with: Harper Valley P.T.A. a song about self-righteous hypocrisy and Greig's Hall of the Mountain King As if the fear, hate, arrogance, entitlement &c reflected here somehow magically materialized one recent November night? Puh-leeeze! Y'all just facing in the other direction. Nada mas. Meryl Streep, meaning 'high brow' Creative Artist Agency and major Obama contributor Hollywood agent Bryan Lourd, is on about Trump and mixed martial arts (MMA) which is represented by 'low brow' William Morris Endeavor and Ari Emanuel. FYI they also did Trump's Miss Universe pageantry, still do for all I know. Ari is brother to Rahm who was Obama's senior advisor and is now the Mayor of Chicago (aka Chi-raq) Fouler mouths than Trump could ever manage and their father Benjamin makes The Donald look like Gandhi in a fuzzy pink bunny suit. And the Yanks (Carter, Obama, Trump same-same) have been 'banning Muslims' and other sundry Barbary Coasters since before they were united or states or their Marines had a Hymn to sing. YT: Trump will never be president! |
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29 Jan 17 - 01:12 PM (#3835523) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Ernest Senoufou: You have an argument - but it`s a post-factual one. ;0) |
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29 Jan 17 - 03:48 PM (#3835539) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Anonymous Clearly, great minds think alike; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tToOVZxoEk |
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29 Jan 17 - 06:41 PM (#3835596) Subject: Lyr Add: I WAS BORN ABOUT TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO From: Bev and Jerry We've been working up "God Bless the Grass" written by Malvina Reynolds in 1964. Also, there's this one which we wrote and posted on another thread but it seems more appropriate here: I WAS BORN ABOUT TEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO (Trump) 1. I was born about ten thousand years ago And there's nothing in this world that I don't know I can handle any crisis, I can even wipe out Isis And I'll lick the guy that says it isn't so 2. I am Satan and immigrants I deplore I want Mexicans and Muslims out the door And from my tower tweetin', the lies I am repeatin' And I swear that I believe 'em to the core 3. I saw Hillary out on the campaign trail And thought I'd never live to tell the tale But I got diabolic and became quite hyperbolic And said I thought she ought to be in jail 4. I heard Samson had very tiny hands I told Columbus that I would own this land And for Ivana's little kiddies, I bought half of New York City And to Atlantic City took my brand 5. I taught Solomon his little A-B-C's I bragged about my own depravities I sometimes went astray shortly past my wedding day And I never even made apologies 6. Then Marla, she fell in love with me We were married owing to her pregnancy But I fooled around and shook her, found Melania like a hooker Then I started up a university 7. I was born about ten thousand years ago And there's nothing in this world that I don't know I'm a climate change denier and a frequent falsifier And I'll lick the guy that say it isn't so Bev and Jerry |
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29 Jan 17 - 07:12 PM (#3835602) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Bee-dubya-ell To the tune of The Colonel Bogey March, of course ♫♫♫♫♫♫ Donald has only got one ball Bannon has two but they are small Jeff Session's balls are in question And Doctor Carson has no balls at all ♫♫♫♫♫♫ |
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29 Jan 17 - 09:28 PM (#3835619) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Pariah Bev & Jerry: Fan-Damn-Tastic! Way to go! |
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29 Jan 17 - 09:44 PM (#3835620) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Jennifer Burdoo I've decided to record 101 "Social Justice Warrior" songs in 2017 in, ahem, honor of Trump and Pence. This is short for socialist-environmentalist-labor-nonhetero-freethought-feminist. Anything they would hate will do - suggestions gratefully accepted. So far: The World Turned Upside Down (Rosselson) Internationale Deportees Your Daughters and Your Sons The Red Flag Hold the Fort (labor version) A Man's a Man Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Viva La Quince Brigada (Christy Moore) |
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30 Jan 17 - 05:01 AM (#3835652) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Mike Yates Did anyone mention "Deportees"? |
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30 Jan 17 - 06:57 AM (#3835669) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Senoufou In the light of the petition protesting about the man's invitation to a State Visit, how about The Sideboard Song (Chas and Dave) "'e looks like something that the cat's brought in" "If 'e keeps on taking liberties I'll punch 'im on the nose" "I don't care! I don't care! I don't care if 'e comes rahnd 'ere!" etc. |
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30 Jan 17 - 07:30 AM (#3835671) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST "Such a Parcel of Rogues in This Nation" |
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30 Jan 17 - 07:42 AM (#3835676) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST Mike why has nobody mentioned THE WALL by Tom Russell yet!! just brill cheers mikem |
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30 Jan 17 - 07:44 AM (#3835677) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: cetmst Last guest was me - cookie crumbled - Charles |
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30 Jan 17 - 07:46 AM (#3835678) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: cetmst No, the Parcel of Rogues was me - Charles |
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30 Jan 17 - 09:42 AM (#3835693) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Cool Beans This land ain't your land, This land is my land From Mar-a-Lago To Doonbeg, Ireland* Iraq or Yemen? We won't let them in. This land is made for only me. *(site of a Trump property) |
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30 Jan 17 - 10:38 AM (#3835705) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Cool Beans I Want To Live in a Friendly World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j60rQkJOgjQ |
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30 Jan 17 - 02:21 PM (#3835762) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST, Paul Slade I keep thinking of Elvis Costello's Tramp The Dirt Down . It was originally written about Margaret Thatcher and includes this verse: Well I hope I don't die too soon I pray the lord my soul to save Oh I'll be a good boy, I'm trying so hard to behave Because there's one thing I know, I'd like to live Long enough to savor That's when they finally put you in the ground I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down |
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30 Jan 17 - 06:59 PM (#3835809) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Tattie Bogle Ha, you can't keep a good tune down, especially when the lyrics mention Trump, Trump, Trump! Enjoyed the other song posted by Anonymous! For those in the UK who can get BBCiPlayer, do try to catch Karine Polwart's opening number at the first concert of this year's Celtic Connections: powerful and emotional stuff. (She also wrote an earlier version for when Trump came and destroyed part of the Aberdeenshire coast in pursuit of building his new golf course - as also mentioned in the first verse of my song.) Karine Polwart Trump song + opening concert Celtic Connections 2017 |
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31 Jan 17 - 03:47 AM (#3835851) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: The Sandman blowing in the wind, or should that be blowing out the wind?wind mills? |
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31 Jan 17 - 08:13 AM (#3835901) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,George Frampton Billy Bragg has rewritten Bob Dylan's immortal song to 'The Times They are a-Changing ... Back'. I'm sure the full words of this can be found elsewhere online. |
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31 Jan 17 - 04:48 PM (#3835987) Subject: Lyr Add: MISTER TRUMP DON'T LIKE IT From: Mark Ross From Andy Cohen; Here is what Craig wrote: Mister Trump Don't Like It Mr. Trump don't like it, ain't gonna have it here (x3) No nasty women, nobody trans or queer Mr. Trump don't like it, ain't gonna have it here
I'm told the Scientists all jumped up and began to shout (x3)
I'm told the Doctors and Nurses all jumped up and had a fit (x3)
I'm told the Billionaires turned 'round and began to grin (x3)
I'm told the Preachers looked around, said,
I'm told the fragile white boys began to whine and pout (3x)
You don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree (x3) Apologies to Frank Stokes/The Beale Street |
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01 Feb 17 - 12:03 AM (#3836033) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Larry the Radio Guy Taggie Bogle. If you have a youtube recording of that wonderful Trump song, I'd love to use it on my Musical Therapy radio program. Great lyrics! That Celtic Connections one you posted....unfortunately I'm not able to access it here in Canada. |
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01 Feb 17 - 03:47 AM (#3836041) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,rebelgal Here are a few that seem timely to me: A Piece of the Wall (by Charlie King) - About the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and all the walls that still remain to be torn down. Stand Up (by Mike Stern, recorded by Charlie King and Karen Brandow) (based on the words of Pastor Neimeier who said "First they came for the Communists, but I wasn't a communist so I didn't stand up...) Imagine (You Have Healthcare) - parody version of Imagine w/new lyrics by Charlie King. Government on Horseback (by Si Kahn) - Written for the Reagan era, but still sadly relevant. And, as someone else above mentioned, just about anything by Anne Feeney! And just about anything by Roy Zimmerman. And, a traditional song - "Rigs of the Time" (Honesty's all out of fashion, these are the rigs of the time). This one's been haunting me lately. |
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01 Feb 17 - 05:05 AM (#3836048) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,henryp Larry the Radio Guy This is a link to a BBC Radio 3 recording of the opening concert of Celtic Connections 2017. I hope you may be able to access this. Karine Polwart's introduction and song are the first item. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088jm22 18 days left to listen! Celtic Connections opening night: Glasgow's winter celebration of music from the Celtic world and beyond opens in grand style. Kathryn Tickell is at the city's Royal Concert Hall to introduce a performance by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley, joined by leading artists from this year's festival, including Scotland's Katrine Polwart, Rachel Sermanni and Adam Holmes, Saharawi singer Aziza Brahim, Cara Dillon and Declan O'Rourke from Ireland plus, for the whole of the second half, English singer-songwriter Laura Marling. (Recorded on Thursday 19th January at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow). |
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01 Feb 17 - 08:55 AM (#3836082) Subject: Lyr Add: MR. TRUMP DON'T LIKE IT From: GUEST Variation on the Beale Street Shieks' great 1920s recording of the Memphis classic from the Boss Crump era, "Mr. Crump Don't Like It" (it's on YouTube)— I see I'm not the first to have this idea, either — Mr. Trump Don't Like It Refrain Well, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it in here (2) Mr. Trump don't like it, we're gonna have it in here, Ain't nobody standin' 'round tremblin' with fear, Uh, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. 1. I saw the brother jumped up, turn around and began to shout (2) Brother jumped up, an' began to shout, Says, I'm so glad they gonna throw Trump out, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. 2. Sister turned around, Brother, why'n the hell don't you hush? (2) Sister turned around, Brother, why don't you hush, You were the one said Trump was better than Bush, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. 3. Well, I jumped up, turned around and begun to grin (2) I jumped up, turn 'round, begin to grin, Now ain't you sad you vote to bring Trump in, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. 4. Now they all talkin' Mr. Trump done his coo dee tat, (2) (coup d'etat) They all talkin' 'bout his coo dee tat, They linin' up people with a baseball bat, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. 5. You can't have my peches, Mr. Trump, don't you shake my tree (2) You can't have my peaches, don't you shake my tree, You can't have my freedom, let my freedom be, Mr. Trump don't like it, but we gonna have it here. Ap a deep bap boodat ... (scatting ad lib) |
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01 Feb 17 - 11:10 AM (#3836108) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST It's all over now baby blue |
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01 Feb 17 - 04:58 PM (#3836146) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Tattie Bogle Larry the Radio Guy: there's only one video of me singing my song: in a very noisy Edinburgh pub - not my finest hour, so I'll try and do it somewhere quieter and let you know when it's done! |
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01 Feb 17 - 06:28 PM (#3836164) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,John P The Fish Cheer by Country Joe McDonald |
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01 Feb 17 - 06:55 PM (#3836167) Subject: Lyr Add: DISCRIMINATION'S FIRES + THE LESSER OF... From: reggie miles I'm A Stranger In My Own Land Have You Had Enough? Recently wrote the following don't have them recorded yet... Discrimination's Fires by Reggie Miles © 2017 All rights reserved Say goodbye to net neutrality Protesting is a felony Abortion's illegal, immigration too Freedom of speech is now taboo Will this criminal nation ever learn Discrimination's fires burn Lower taxes for the wealthy few Higher taxes for me and you Healthcare lost to millions more The rich get richer, the poor more poor This criminal nation's greedy yearn To see discrimination's fires burn The new normal's not normal at all Keep Mexicans out by building a wall Muslims forced into a registry To live in this land of the free This criminal nation took a wrong turn While discrimination's fires burn Fake news is everywhere Alternative facts are what we share Normalization of violence and hate Welcome to these un-united states This criminal nation's hard to discern As discrimination's fires burn The president dodges his personal debt Braggin bout grabbin what he can't get He's a megalomaniac misogynist Impeachment looms on everyone's lips It's this criminal nation's end of days Discrimination's fires are all ablaze The republic's crashin to the ground Because of a single orange faced clown With tiny hands and skin too thin A bad combover bully's narcissistic win This criminal nation's point of no return And discrimination's fires burn My county tis of thee Sweet land of liberty Of thee I sing today We've got to find a better way This criminal nation has got to learn Discrimination's fires burn Millions marchin in the street To an anti-fascist protest beat They've had their fill of all this shit And no they ain't gettin over it This criminal nation better change its ways Before discrimination's fires blaze ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` The Lesser Of Two Evils Is Evil Too by Reggie Miles © 2016 All rights reserved Every four years we're invited to say How we'd like things to go our way The hopefuls line up on display Ready to kiss all the babies in the USA Wrapped in the flag they stand on stage Spouting platitudes to incite electorate rage The two parties promise as they share their plan How those others can't fix it but we sure can That one's a hater, it's plain to see I'm a different gender, so vote for me That one's a liar, who wants only war I'll make our country great once more Each side is careful to make their case How they're the least evil choice in the race They repeat in every ad on TV It's plain that they are far more evil than me Choose to fear party one or to fear party two That's the two party choice they offer to you Choose the less evil is what they want us to do But the lesser of two evils, is evil too The lesser of two evils is not my choice I've been listening to a different voice A voice of hope and love in my ears Driving away the hate and fears ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The Flimflam Man by Reggie Miles © 2017 All rights reserved He's the flimflam man Everyone knows that he's a sham He's the flimflam man Everyone knows he's a sham He'll deceive, mislead and betray you Whenever he can He's a hornswogglin guy Tailor-made to lie and cheat He's a hornswogglin guy Tailor-made to lie and cheat Ain't nobody nowhere He won't mistreat He comes to town With his two-faced funk Tryin' to shake you down With his con and skunk He'll play ya for a sucker He's the rip-off king He's a real fast-talker Oh you know what I mean He's the flimflam man Everyone knows he's a sham He'll bamboozle and defraud you Every way that he can You know that deception Is his middle name That low down swindle Is his only game He's here to dupe and fool ya With his double-cross His hustle is to screw ya And stiff ya with a loss He's the flimflam man Everyone knows he loves to scam He'll sting, fleece and bleed Hose and ream you, like only he can ````````````````````````````````````````````` Drumpft by Reggie Miles © 2016 All rights reserved Drumpft's a chump! A narcissistic grump An Oompa Loompa Hitler We need to dump He's a bigot And doesn't get it You voted for him? You'll soon regret it! His university failed His airlines went down His casinos closed His vodka's not around His TV show canceled His mortgage company's broke His marriages divorced He's a bankrupt joke He's not the choice Of the electorate He's a hate spewing Bully Klandidate He's a xenophobe And a racist He's a bad comb over Misogynist Do we like him? No! Tell him he can go! And hump his lyin' rump Down loser road |
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01 Feb 17 - 06:58 PM (#3836169) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Jack Campin There is a (very fine but rather hard to sing) song about Israel's wall by Leon Rosselson. Netanyahu just told us all that Trump's is the same deal. Anyone know the tune for this? See the happy moron He doesn't give a damn I wish I was a moron My god perhaps I am |
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01 Feb 17 - 09:10 PM (#3836183) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Larry the Radio Guy Thanks Tattie Bogle, and Henryp. |
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01 Feb 17 - 11:23 PM (#3836191) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,guest Larry Poole Try singing Tea-Rump-a-Turd to the Irish Trumpeter's hornpipe. It may not explain his politics, but on juvenile scatological level its a fun way to deal with his slimy shit! |
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02 Feb 17 - 12:55 AM (#3836197) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Janie I look forward to hearing your recordings, Reggie. |
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02 Feb 17 - 01:59 AM (#3836198) Subject: Lyr Add: FLOOZIES From: GUEST Ooh, I like the Crump one. Here's one I made up ( under the pseudonym Pussygate Galore) and sang at the Women's March in Fort Bragg. Floozies I did not kiss her on the plane I did not kiss her on the train I did not kiss her on the lips I did not grab her by the hips. I did not grope her in a pub I did not grope her at my club I did not push her towards the bed Or any other thing she said. I'll sue them all for telling lies And I will not apologize If stupid floozies cannot see No one respects them more than me. I was not crass, I did not flirt I did not reach beneath her skirt That is a vicious Clinton smear I am the only victim here. She is ugly, she is ill Bet she cheats on Cheatin' Bill I will lock her in a cell With that loudmouth (bleep) Michelle. So that foreign-born Obama Has to do it with a llama I will make them all lament As soon as I am president. Yes, I will make them all repent As soon as I am president. Copywrong 2016 by Pussygate Galore. All rights reversed. Please sing (to any good tune, such as Hernando's Hideaway) and pass it on NO LLAMAS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS SONG |
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02 Feb 17 - 02:05 AM (#3836199) Subject: Lyr Add: BEER FOR MY HORSES (Toby Keith) From: GUEST,Holly Tannen Country singer Toby Keith sang this song at Trump's inaugural concert. The concert was reviewed by the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and the Guardian, and not one of them commented on this song. Grandpappy told my pappy, back in my day, son A man had to answer for the wicked that he done Take all the rope in Texas find a tall oak tree, Round up all them bad boys hang them high in the street For all the people to see... You got to saddle up your boys, you got to draw a hard line When the gun smoke settles we'll sing a victory tune And we'll all meet back at the local saloon Donald Trump watches Toby Keith sing "Beer for My Horses" at Trump's inaugural concert, Friday January 19th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc3rPC8HijM "Beer" starts at 7:50. "Round up all those bad boys, hang 'em high in a tree" is at 8:25. |
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02 Feb 17 - 04:42 AM (#3836212) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,henryp When it comes to refugees and migration, Woody Guthrie had it covered; But believe it or not, you won't find it so hot If you ain't got the do re mi. Do Re Mi by Woody Guthrie |
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02 Feb 17 - 10:21 AM (#3836283) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Tom Mycock Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders has weighed in with a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3bNFMpmoiA "Trump! Trump! Even his name is mostly rump" |
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02 Feb 17 - 11:42 AM (#3836295) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Jack Campin I can find three YouTube links to Rosselson's "The Wall That Stands Between", but they all say "This video is not available". Nor can I find it in any other format. Anybody got a public link that works? |
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02 Feb 17 - 12:14 PM (#3836304) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Jack Campin Try singing Tea-Rump-a-Turd to the Irish Trumpeter's hornpipe I don't recognize those words and I've never heard of the tune. Do you mean the Trumpet Hornpipe aka Captain Pugwash? (if so, I've never heard anyone call it Irish before). |
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08 Feb 17 - 08:31 PM (#3837674) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Larry the Radio Guy Just wondering if Tattie Bogle ever posted a recording of his Trump Trump Trump song. I'd love to hear it.......and use it on one of my Musical Therapy radio programs for my "What Went Wrong and How to Fix it: The Donald Trump Phenomenon" series. |
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19 Feb 17 - 10:03 PM (#3840046) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: reggie miles Discrimination's Fires |
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20 Feb 17 - 04:31 PM (#3840264) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Larry the Radio Guy: "Taggie Bogle. If you have a YouTube recording of that wonderful Trump song, I'd love to use it on my Musical Therapy radio program. Great lyrics! That Celtic Connections one you posted....unfortunately I'm not able to access it here in Canada." Maybe instead of wanting to bash the president of another country, perhaps you should take up a campaign to fix whatever is screwed up with Canada's freedom of access.... Just a practical thought.... GfS |
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20 Feb 17 - 05:43 PM (#3840276) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Speaking truth to lunacy = "bashing". Really? |
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20 Feb 17 - 06:03 PM (#3840282) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity I re-iterate for the mentally impaired: "... perhaps you should take up a campaign to fix whatever is screwed up with Canada's freedom of access.... Just a practical thought...." GfS |
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20 Feb 17 - 06:23 PM (#3840289) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Prithee, what is screwed up with Canada's Canada's freedom of access?? On the other hand, there's plenty that's been documented thats screwed up with the current piece of dirt occupying the White House. |
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20 Feb 17 - 07:16 PM (#3840304) Subject: Lyr Add: MEAN TALKIN' BLUES (Woody Guthrie) From: GUEST,Joseph Scott Woody Guthrie - Mean Talkin' Blues "... I go around a-causin' a lot of accidents, And I push folks down, and I cause train wrecks. I'm a big disaster.... I laugh my loudest when other people cry. Can't help it.... And I'm readin' all the books I can To learn how to hurt.... Well, if I can get the fat to hatin' the lean That'd tickle me more than anything I've seen, Then get the colors to fightin' one another, And friend against friend, and brother, and sister against brother, That'll be just it." Pink Floyd - The Fletcher Memorial Home "Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere And build them a home, a little place of their own. The Fletcher Memorial Home For Incurable Tyrants And Kings. And they can appear to themselves every day On closed circuit T.V. To make sure they're still real. It's the only connection they feel...." |
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21 Feb 17 - 08:40 AM (#3840397) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Tattie Bogle Hi folks, no, not yet recorded my song: trying to get rid of a bad cough and croaky voice before I attempt it! Will let you know when it's done. |
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21 Feb 17 - 08:53 AM (#3840404) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: SPB-Cooperator Not yet written - The Stockholm Disaster |
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21 Feb 17 - 11:58 AM (#3840482) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Tom Mycock Hmm, link didn't work. Here's that Peter Stampfel (Holy Modal Rounders) Trump song with a working YouTube clicky linky. |
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21 Feb 17 - 01:04 PM (#3840496) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Haruo YouTube Lyrics with chords By Bill Staines; not sure when he wrote it, but it sure fits these times. |
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22 Feb 17 - 02:04 AM (#3840653) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Emdalton Let's Drink to the Salt of the Earth (Rolling Stones, though I have the Joan Baez cover in mind) Especially: Raise your glass to the hard working people Let's drink to the uncounted heads Let's think of the wavering millions Who need leading but get gamblers instead Spare a thought for the stay-at-home voter Empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows And a parade of the gray suited grafters A choice of cancer or polio |
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02 Feb 18 - 07:14 PM (#3903541) Subject: Lyr Add: YOU AIN'T MY PRESIDENT From: GUEST,Jack Warshaw Hey guys, Woody's "Old Man Trump" (itself spun from "Aint got no Home in this World") has given birth to numerous spin offs including this one, called "You Aint my President" soon to be issued on my next album. The demo is already on Youtube if you can't wait. Number 6 in my arsenal of Trump songs. Use it freely. Folksongs ARE dangerous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_MLnOEydg You Ain’t My President Jack Warshaw 2017 I can see and I suppose that goddam Trump he shows Just how much hate he sows in the world of human kind When you took that oath of office, right there I knew for sure That this land was not my land any more. Chorus Oh, Mister Trump, you ain’t my President My country’s on the rocks and my soul is badly bent You don’t fool me at all, your pride will see you fall No, no, Mr Trump, you ain’t my President You cheated, lied and stole, to fix those voting polls The promises you made were paid by human souls Now you have the power, you take instead of give You’re using up the country, how can the country live? Chorus You deny the Earth’s in danger, you sponsor greed and waste You want to ban all immigrants of any different faith You think women are just playthings, you crush poor people’s health You think that a person’s dignity is only based on wealth Chorus Fake news is the tool you use to hide the deeds you do But you can’t hide the truth that the biggest fake is you Now everybody knows it, and you will soon be gone Damn you, Mr Trump and the horse you rode in on. Chorus |
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02 Feb 18 - 11:38 PM (#3903574) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,guest Larry Poole Trumpet Hornpipe, See my post about Tea-Rump-A-Turd from a year ago. I learned the tune from a Boston player forty years ago, and had never heard of Captain Pugwash til I tried playing the tune here in a Northern California session last year and was stopped from playing the tune by a local Irish expat who grew up with "Pugwash". For a history of the tune go to TheSession.org: https://thesession.org/tunes/1408, and decide for yourself if it is Irish. At least its not wasting a beloved melody on a pile of shit. Lare |
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03 Feb 18 - 04:41 PM (#3903679) Subject: Lyr Add: THEY'RE TAKING IT AWAY (Ian Robb) From: CupOfTea Canadian Ian Robb's brilliant They're Taking It Away covers lots of the points that need making. He's just fine with having it Americanized or modified for specific protests. I've highlighted the changes I made: Chorus Oh, they're taking it away, Yes they're taking it away They are taking all the good things You can hear the people say And they'll take it all tomorrow If they don't take it today From the poor and sick and helpless, They are taking it away. Oh our government's elected in the democratic way A-whining at the cost of all the things they have to pay And the bully-boys on Wall Street, you can hear the bastards say, "To hell with paying taxes, pull the safety-net away!" If you're down upon your luck and need to keep the wolf at bay Just don't rely on welfare or the dole to pay your way For the rich, they have decided not another cent to pay You can whistle for your supper for they've taken it away If you're native, black, or Asian, if you're feminist or gay If you're just a little different from the most of us today If you want to make your point or if you want to have your say You can spit into the wind for they have taken it away If you're battered by your husband and you need a place to stay You'd best get down upon your knees and quickly learn to pray For the women's center's phone was disconnected yesterday And there's no-one left to talk to, now they've taken it away If it's ever your misfortune in a hospital to stay You'd best not be impatient for a bed on which to lay For your health ain't worth the taxes that the healthy have to pay And the beds were too expensive, so they've taken them away Oh there's those that have and those that don't and those that are okay And there's those who understand that fairness is the only way But there's those that are so comfortable they look the other way And they vote for all the villains who would take it all away So if you've health and wealth and wisdom stop and spare a thought today For those who don't and those who can't, there is no other way If we don't get out and vote to save the USA There won't be a Constitution when they take it all away Joanne in Cleveland |
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04 Feb 18 - 11:28 AM (#3903780) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "Immigrant" by John McCutcheon. "Lady Of The Harbor" by Joe Jencks. |
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04 Feb 18 - 02:40 PM (#3903798) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore The song I mentioned in my previous post, "Lady of the Harbor", might be found more easily as performed by the recently defunct group, Brother Sun, of which Joe Jencks was a member. There's also an entirely different song by that name written by Si Kahn. I believe that Joe and Si will be doing a series of gigs together soon. |
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04 Feb 18 - 02:45 PM (#3903800) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. Give me your hungry, your tired your poor I'll piss on 'em That's what the Statue of Bigotry says Your poor huddled masses, let's club 'em to death And get it over with and just dump 'em on the boulevard Get 'em out, on the dirty boulevard Going out, to the dirty boulevard They're going down, on the dirty boulevard Going out -Lou Reed- Dirty Boulevard. |
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04 Feb 18 - 05:45 PM (#3903831) Subject: Lyr Add: PHARAOH (Richard Thompson) From: gillymor PHARAOH by Richard Thompson Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel The dogs of money all at his heel Magicians cry "Oh truth! Oh real!" We're all working for the Pharaoh A thousand eyes, a thousand ears He feeds us all, he feeds our fears Don't stir in your sleep tonight, my dears We're all working for the Pharaoh It's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh Hidden from the eye of chance The men of shadow dance a dance We're all struck into a trance We're all working for the Pharaoh The idols rise into the sky Pyramids soar, Sphinxes lie Head of dog, Osiris eye We're all working for the Pharaoh And it's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh I dig a ditch, I shape a stone Another battlement for his throne Another day on earth is flown We're all working for the Pharaoh Call it England, you call it Spain Egypt rules with a whip and chain Moses free my people again We're all working for the Pharaoh And it's Egypt land, Egypt land We're all living in Egypt land Tell me, brother, don't you understand We're all working for the Pharaoh Pharaoh he sits in his tower of steel Around his feet the princes kneel Far beneath we shoulder the wheel We're all working for the Pharaoh External links |
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06 Feb 18 - 10:49 AM (#3904098) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Donuel normalize treason and ruin reason actualize hate and make it fate militarize work and fire the jerks and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps trust us and our lies and ruin reason trust us and our lies and make it fate trust us and our lies, its why some die and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps normalize treason and ruin reason actualize hate and make it fate militarize work and fire the jerks and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of chumps trust us and our lies and ruin reason trust us and our lies and make it fate trust us and our lies, its how you'll die and we will all burn down together and we will all despise our brother and we too will all harass our sisters in the age of trumps if your applause is a fraud you will fry [ SO SCREAM AND CLAP OR DIE ] even if your appla |
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06 Feb 18 - 01:34 PM (#3904146) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Ian Hendrie Songs for the Age of Trump? That would be Nursery Rhymes then, with bigly short words. |
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06 Feb 18 - 03:03 PM (#3904159) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: topical tom Check out this sight:https://www.facebook.com/theparodyproject/ |
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07 Feb 18 - 12:36 PM (#3904233) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "Manzanar" by Tom Russell. Also recorded by Tom Paxton, Laurie Lewis, and others. |
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07 Feb 18 - 12:41 PM (#3904234) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. That would be Nursery Rhymes then, with bigly short words. Naah, that's songs from the MOUTH of tRUMP. |
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07 Feb 18 - 02:20 PM (#3904249) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "Kiri's Piano" by James Keelaghan. |
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07 Feb 18 - 03:39 PM (#3904261) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: voyager Just finished reading Robert Heinlein's 1984 sci-fi, evangelical satire JOB in which the phrase 'sound of the Trump' is used repeatedly in reference to the Christian angelic horn section. It suggests to me an applicable song for POTUS from ShaNaNa - Get a Job |
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07 Feb 18 - 06:29 PM (#3904280) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Phil d'Conch Authentic, traditional and most often performed Age of Trump song. Dedicated to California educator-politician Gregory "Lowest of the Low" Salcido. Be kind to your jar-headed friends, for that grunt may be somebody's mother. Carry on. |
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07 Feb 18 - 07:17 PM (#3904288) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Jim Dixon Maybe somebody could update Jack Hardy's song THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER. (Remember the good old days when we thought G.W. Bush was the worst president ever?) |
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08 Feb 18 - 01:47 PM (#3904406) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Big Al Whittle https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle/my-name-is-donald |
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09 Feb 18 - 06:15 PM (#3904711) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: voyager When you put POTUS's name in the Anagram tumbler out comes the song I should be writing - Damn Turd Pol My problem is that the name of this Turd is in my list of 'names that shall not be mentioned'. Kudos to Big Al for nailing his fat ass to the wall. voyager |
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09 Feb 18 - 08:48 PM (#3904725) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "Immigrant Eyes" by Guy Clark. |
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10 Feb 18 - 08:57 AM (#3904776) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,LynnH For those of you after the tune to "Nellie the Elelphant": youtube > Nellie the Elephant should answer your wishes! |
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10 Feb 18 - 02:33 PM (#3904820) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "Keep Your Dirty Lights On" by Darrell Scott. |
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11 Feb 18 - 08:46 AM (#3904947) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Donuel BIG Al Whittle does it again below the belt and over Trunps head |
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12 Feb 18 - 09:29 PM (#3905280) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Elmore "If The Poor Don't Matter" by Tom Paxton. |
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18 Feb 18 - 05:06 PM (#3906559) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Greg F. What's Old Is NewAgain |
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09 Mar 18 - 05:05 PM (#3910265) Subject: Lyr Add: HEY THERE MELANIA (Sebastian Durfee) From: GUEST,Kristoffer Ross This was written, or at least co-written, by my good acquaintance Sebastian Durfee. To the Tune of “Hey there Delilah,” by the Plain White T’s, apparently. I don’t know, for certain, I’m not up on Rock music. Enjoy, Kristoffer Hey there, Melania Hey there, Melania, what’s it like in New York City, I’ve been living here in Washington and Damn, this house is shitty, Yes, it’s true, Trump tower has a better view, It’s huger too. Hey there Melania, I know times are getting hard, ‘Cuz first with Bowling Green, now Sweden, We’re not safe in our own yard, We’ll build a wall, We’ll make it 50 stories tall, No fun at all, Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (five times) Hey there Melania, all my ratings are tremendous, But I think I liked it better when I starred on “the Apprentice” I’m alone, Why don’t the Children ever phone, I’m on my own. Hey there Melania, I’ve got so much stuff to do, Why did I make so many promises, I’ll never follow through, It’s just the worst, Pence keeps reminding me to work, He’s such a jerk. Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (four times) I said I’d make things great again, now here I am in Washington, I really only did it for the fame I didn’t read the overview, there’s actually a job to do, I miss when this was only just a game, Melania, I admit to you, I clearly didn’t think this through, I really thought my life would stay the same, But now it’s lame. Hey there Melania, you be good and don’t you miss me, Four more years and I’ll be home again, and back to winning bigly, Wait and see, Just four more years and I’ll be free, I won’t be stuck here in D.C. Hey there Melania, here’s to me, It’s only me. Oh, It’s lonely in D.C. (five times) Repeat refrain on a “Woa” syllable. |
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10 Aug 18 - 09:31 AM (#3942901) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: FreddyHeadey Tattie Bogle - Date: 30 Jan 17 - 06:59 PM suggested the Karine Polwart song I BURN BUT I AM NOT CONSUMED The 2017 video and lyrics are on her web page now. https://www.karinepolwart.com/news/blog/i-burn-but-i-am-not-consumed |
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10 Aug 18 - 10:58 AM (#3942927) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Iains I can see clearly now. Johhny Nash |
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13 Aug 18 - 03:39 AM (#3943513) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GeoffLawes "Nasty Man" by Joan Baez |
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13 Aug 18 - 03:46 AM (#3943514) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GeoffLawes Song of the Lower Classes at TrumpTower by Windborne |
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13 Aug 18 - 09:30 AM (#3943632) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: deepdoc1 "Telling Me Lies" Emmylou Harris I cover my ears, I close my eyes Still hear your voice and it's telling me lies Telling me lies |
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13 Aug 18 - 10:09 PM (#3943759) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Amos "Who's Gonna Build Your Wall?" by Tom Russell. |
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19 Jun 19 - 10:07 PM (#3997094) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Felipa Can someone post the lyrics of Billy Braggs rewriting of The Times they are a Changing [Back]? There are videos of the song on youtube and elsewhere on the internet, but I haven't the patience to transcribe them! |
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21 Jun 19 - 11:12 AM (#3997249) Subject: Lyr Add: THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' BACK From: Mossback "I wrote these lyrics within half an hour of seeing Donald Trump's inaugural speech last Friday evening and played it in Salisbury that night. With apologies to Bob Dylan." Come gather round people wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone For the climate is obviously changing But the man in the White House says no ones to blame For the times they are a changin back Come Mexicans, Muslims, LGBT and Jews Keep your eyes wide for what’s on the news For President Trump is expressing his views And I feel that the mob he’s inciting Will soon break your windown And burn down your schools For the times they are a changin back Come mothers and daughters throughout the land A bunch of old men have come up with a plan Never mind your ambitions they have better ideas How you should be behaving So get back in the kitchen and button your lip For the times they are a-changing back In the land of the free and the home of the brave Martin Luther King is spinning in his grave To see a bigoted bully taking the stage And he calls upon us to be faithful To the ideas he died for in another age For the times they are a-changing back The line it is drawn and the curse it is cast The slow one now will later be fast As the prison now will later be past Let’s hold on to that idea for a moment And the first one now will later be last For the times they need a changin. |
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21 Jun 19 - 11:31 AM (#3997253) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,Starship Here is a song for the creep in the White House, May his balls rot and fall off in the breeze, May he feel nauseous and may his guts fester, May he drop dead while he's seventy-three. |
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21 Jun 19 - 12:38 PM (#3997262) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: GUEST,HiLo Friends In Safe Places by Prather and McGraw. A great send up of the alt left. It goes to the tune of the Garth Brooks song Friends in Low Places. Easily found on You Tube. |
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22 Jun 19 - 12:28 PM (#3997390) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Mrrzy It's the end of the world as we know it (REM) - hard to sing but still. I am reminded of a weird Star Trek thing about it's life, Jim, but not as we know it. |
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22 Jun 19 - 06:07 PM (#3997434) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: ChanteyLass Anne Lister just posted a link to one. See her thread. |
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23 Jun 19 - 01:23 AM (#3997451) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Ebbie Well, two and a half years later- and it's even worse than we feared. |
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10 Feb 20 - 01:01 AM (#4033301) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Stilly River Sage A Streisand power ballad that doesn't mince words. NPR story here. |
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10 Feb 20 - 11:13 AM (#4033382) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BALLAD OF ONE-TERM DONALD From: GUEST,the og The Ballad of One-Term Donald or…Let’s Go No Trump Bill Ogden (2020) Tune = “Son of a Gambolier” (perhaps best recognized as “Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech” or “Come On and Join the Air Force”) Donald Trump took to the stump and stole the U.S.A. He’d rave and vent as President ’til kindness went away. In time his Cab’net hosted only shill and n’er-do-well, Trump behaved as Putin craved; the country went to hell. Donald’s wall, as I recall, became his shining star, Ol’ Mike Pence sat on his fence assenting from afar. Take back your huddled masses, our doors are tightly shut, No peace in sight unless you’re white; that’s the scuttlebutt. Milania, her ma and pa, all called Slovenia home, As immigrants they got their chance beneath the golden dome. And now that they are settled, forget about the rest, Just buy those frocks with cash from stocks and struggle to be best. Donald ran Republican and took the party down, McConnell’d back up Donald as he shut the Senate down. Their only legislation, a tax break for the few, Don and Mitch, hey, life’s a bitch; too bad for me and you. Trump tried and tried, some say he lied, to get dirt on his foes, Though quite in vain Ukrainian pressure points were chose. Alas, the more he meddled, the worse it would become, There you go, it’s quid pro quo, time to depose the bum. Tragically magical, the process came unwound, By house impeached, by Senate breached, consensus was not found. A trial without witnesses seems to me uncouth, Party line was, by design, more powerful than truth. Now you and I can mount a try to make our country whole, All it takes for all our sakes is eyes upon the goal. Don’t leave the job to others, keep liberty afloat, Avoid those ruts get off your butts let’s all get out and vote. |
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11 Feb 20 - 07:26 PM (#4033723) Subject: Lyr Add: DANCING REVOLUTION From: GUEST,crowlibrarian May as well add one of those I've penned - Dancing Revolution Dancing revolution (1-30-2020) key of G G C G It’s troubled times we live in, there’s troubled times we’ve known G A7 D Troubled times in Washington, troubled times at home G C G This might help us not to lose hope, when we see more wrong than right C G D G Cause there’s plenty of troubles all around, (there’s) plenty of ways to fight chorus: C G We can dance, create a dancing revolution D G G7 We can sing, singing out for joy and for change C G There’s much that I am sad/mad about, sometimes I want to drink and pout D D7 G But I’ll be damned if those assholes (bullies) have their way There’s danger in the White House, a bully and a liar He’ll grab you, hurt you, smear your name, he’ll set this world on fire It’s up to us to stand strong, resist all that we can Help those in need, take to the streets, and here’s some more to plan We can dance…. This planet’s needs to cool down and there’s babies thrown in jail Drones and bombs kill families, there’s poisons in our wells Millions work in poverty, the well-to-do don’t care There’s lots to do, but party too, so it’s not just a nightmare When you can dance… |
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12 Feb 20 - 04:50 AM (#4033759) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Rob 'Mad Jock' Wright What about Cry Of The World by Angie Wright written about 12years ago and is about man's denial of the damage he is doing to the planet. The song is on the CD Captiive Heart and is available on Spotify Amazon and other platforms. Ironically proceeds from sales of Angie Wright songs go to support SAMH a Scott Mental Health Charity.... |
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15 Feb 20 - 04:34 PM (#4034462) Subject: Lyr Add: THE DAY DEMOCRACY DIED From: Joe Offer "The Day Democracy Died" Sung by The Founding Fathers: Very clever photo editing. An excerpt: A long long time ago A Tuesday in November When that sinking feeling laid us low And we knew if he had his way That we’d all live to curse the day When decency received a fatal blow His bankruptcies got no attention Pussy-grabbing — barely mentioned Promising a great wall He swore to make tax rates fall I still remember how I tried To have sympathy for his third bride But something rumbled deep inside The day democracy died but... No, don’t let democracy die He’s a famous ignoramus — can’t tell truth from a lie And if he wins we’ll kiss our country goodbye Singin’ vote for anyone but this guy Vote for anyone but this guy And I have to say that I still have sympathy for the third bride - Free Melania! |
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15 Feb 20 - 09:04 PM (#4034494) Subject: RE: Songs For The Age Of Trump From: Stilly River Sage Randy Rainbow has put out some spectacularly good parodies of popular songs from musicals. Trump is his target. |
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16 Feb 20 - 09:11 PM (#4034544) Subject: Lyr Add: GOD AND THE ORANGE CLOWN (Ian Robb) From: RTim No one as yet mentioned Ian Robb's song - God and the Orange Clown... Link here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMLG42_YZs Tim Radford GOD AND THE ORANGE CLOWN (Ian Robb) When your forests turn to ash, When your fields all turn to dust, When your islands are awash, How will you choose; who will you trust? When the mudslides hurtle down, Who will you turn to for recourse? When your greens all fade to brown, Who will you blame; who will you curse? And still you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone. This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. When tornados wreck your town, When the tempest scours your coast, Will you still heed the Orange Clown, Will you still cheer his every boast? When it’s time to make your choice, Whose truth, whose lies will you believe? Will you ignore the braying voice? Will you refuse to be deceived? Or will you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone? This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. When at last the seas run dry And when rocks melt in the sun And when you can no more deny, Then you’ll see what you have done. Yet still you go to church to pray, Leaving your children to atone, This world you’ve left in disarray Is not God’s work; it is your own. |
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17 Feb 20 - 06:05 AM (#4034575) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: gillymor "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal, You" might suit but at the same time I'd love to see him in shackles and an orange jump suit doing the perp walk in New York state. |
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17 Feb 20 - 06:39 AM (#4034577) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: gillymor Speaking of "shackles" this one might work for the Post-Trump age- Shackles and Chains- Merle Haggard Here's a song title that only needs a tune and lyrics, "Don't Drop the Soap, Donald". |
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17 Feb 20 - 12:24 PM (#4034651) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: voyager "The Horst Wessel Song" https://www.anesi.com/east/horstw.htm is all I can come up with. Parodies, satires, short-shelf life politcal ditties don't work for me in the age of 'Orange Hitler'. voyager |
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17 Feb 20 - 12:38 PM (#4034655) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: GUEST,Starship Here's the link fixed. https://www.anesi.com/east/horstw.htm |
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17 Feb 20 - 12:45 PM (#4034656) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: voyager Gracias Starship. Fumble fingers this morning. voyager |
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18 Feb 20 - 11:07 AM (#4034804) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Paul Reade Surprised no-one's mentioned "We Shall Overcomb" yet |
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20 Feb 20 - 08:23 AM (#4035193) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Mrrzy Movie reference: Aaargh, matey, play me a dirrrge! |
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22 Feb 20 - 09:41 PM (#4035566) Subject: RE: Songs for the Age of Trump From: Neil D TRUMPSONG To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to bite my tongue, I've got too much to say. Your president's a criminal, as if you weren't aware, My president will sell us out to please the Russian bear, Our president is treasonous, the Senate doesn't care, There's plenty in the sloppin' trough for they can get their share. America is for the rich, as if you couldn't tell, Our government works for the rich, the rest can go to Hell, Good healthcare is for the rich and I ain't feelin' well, There's corruption in the capital, a stench that you can smell. If your mama was a Mexican then Trump won't have you here, If your father practiced Islam then Trump won't have you here, If you're L or G or B or T then Trump won't have you near, It's homogenized conformity that keeps you in the clear. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to shut my mouth, I've got too much to say. Compassion truth and fair play have come under attack, I think that it's about time we took our country back, So never vote for anyone who's got a superpac, And if the tax cut's only for the rich, give them bums the sack. If a program helps the suffering, it's going to get the sack, There is viciousness in politics that goes right to the top, If they don't like a question, they give the questioner a pop, But you and I know what do, to make this madness stop. If your machine is out of whack, you give it one big thump, If you're going to drain the DC swamp, you'll need a mighty pump, If you want to make this county great again, first get rid of Trump, And take those others of his ilk and send them to the dump. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, You ain't about to hold me back, I've got too much to say. Do you suppose the one per cent react with glee and mirth, While they're making obscene fortunes from the rape of mother earth, They,ve been greedy piglets from the moment of their birth, Nothing matters to them but their personal net worth. And they're making filthy lucre off the backs of the working poor, They think that's what us commoners were put on this Earth for, No matter how much wealth accrued, they think that they need more, Why if there's a dollar to be made, they'll even stat a war. Koch brothers and Walton's and Haliburton too, They think they own the government, and I suppose they do, But we need to take it back from them and tell them they are through, Cause Woody taught me that this land was made for me and you. To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, To go along to get along has never been my way, I ain't about to bite my tongue, or shut my mouth or be held back, I've got to... much to... say. |