Election/Political Songs
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:14 am
In the spirit of Soul Asylum's election message and Dave's new political anthem, I thought it might be interesting to share/discuss other favorite political songs.
I'll start. Here's one of my favorite anti-Bush songs, from the band Count Zero.
Sham Maker
I can't keep getting screened by your thought police
I can't live my life doing as you please
Can't have a voice, have a choice
I won't see your face and ever rejoice
I won't shake your hand in your Rolls Royce
I won't catch the fleas carrying your disease
I wore all the suits of your biologies
Bore all the fruits of your theologies
Cooled down the rods of your ecologies
What does it take 'til you acknowledge these?
Back to the wall, sham maker
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Back to the wall sham maker!
Can't fool us all, sham maker
I won't beat myself to death with a wet rat
I can't live my life watching you get fat
I won't sleep all wet from sour sweat
I won't just forget you cloaked me in debt.
I won't kiss your ass, and that's a threat
I won't lay down flat; I ain't your welcome mat
No!
Taught all the tots your tautologies
Bought all your botched ideologies
Sung to the gods your doxologies
Here I come looking for apologies
Back to the wall, sham maker
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Back to the wall sham maker!
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Politics, of course, is a thorny subject, so let's avoid attacking each other as we criticize and challenge our politicians.
I'll start. Here's one of my favorite anti-Bush songs, from the band Count Zero.
Sham Maker
I can't keep getting screened by your thought police
I can't live my life doing as you please
Can't have a voice, have a choice
I won't see your face and ever rejoice
I won't shake your hand in your Rolls Royce
I won't catch the fleas carrying your disease
I wore all the suits of your biologies
Bore all the fruits of your theologies
Cooled down the rods of your ecologies
What does it take 'til you acknowledge these?
Back to the wall, sham maker
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Back to the wall sham maker!
Can't fool us all, sham maker
I won't beat myself to death with a wet rat
I can't live my life watching you get fat
I won't sleep all wet from sour sweat
I won't just forget you cloaked me in debt.
I won't kiss your ass, and that's a threat
I won't lay down flat; I ain't your welcome mat
No!
Taught all the tots your tautologies
Bought all your botched ideologies
Sung to the gods your doxologies
Here I come looking for apologies
Back to the wall, sham maker
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Back to the wall sham maker!
Can't fool us all, sham maker
Politics, of course, is a thorny subject, so let's avoid attacking each other as we criticize and challenge our politicians.