Thursday, January 31, 2008

Song Sung Blue

My boredom has reached its apex and I have now started compiling a list of theme songs for the candiates (and other people of non-importance). Here it is:

"W": "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"-Buck Ownes & The Buckaroos
"Eve Of Destruction"-Barry McGuire
"The Fool"-Sanford Clark
"Yakkety Yak"-Coasters
"I Really Don't Want To Know"-Ronnie Dove
"Puppet Man"-5th Dimension
"Tell Me A Lie"-Sami Jo
"Paying The Cost To Be The Boss"-B.B. King
"Greenback Dollar"-Kingston Trio
"Lies"-Knickerbockers (also for Bill)
"Somebody's Watching You"-Little Sister
"Wasn't That A Party"-Irish Rovers

Cheney: "Light My Fire" The Doors
"I Shot The Sheriff"-Eric Clapton
"Spooky"-Classics IV
"Wooden Heart"-Joe Dowell
"Armed And Extremely Dangerous"-First Choice
"Big Shot"-Billy Joel
"Shoot'em Up Baby"-Andy Kim
"Fire, Baby I'm On Fire"-Andy Kim
"Money"-Kingsmen
"Confidential"-Sonny Knight

Bill: "The Other Woman"-Ray Parker, Jr
"My Ding-A-Ling"-Chuck Berry
"Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat"-Paul Evans
"Sometimes A Fantasy"-Billy Joel
"Wives And Lovers"-Jack Jones
"The Cheater"-Bob Kuban & The In-Men

Hillary: "Crying"-Don McLean
"She's A Bad Mama Jama"-Carl Carlton
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"-James Brown
"Girls Can Get it"-Dr.Hook
"Witchy Woman"-Eagles
"I Will Survive"-Gloria Gaynor
"The Bitch Is Back"-Elton John
"Walk Like A Man"-Grand Funk Railroad
"Maneater"-Daryl Hall & John Oates
"I'm Every Woman"-Chaka Khan
"Why Me"-Kris Kristofferson

Obama: "Black & White"-Three Dog Night
"Cool Jerk"-Capitols
"Jive Talkin'"-Bee Gees
"Wasted On The Way"-Crosby, Stills & Nash
"That Old Black Magic"-Sammy Davis Jr
"It's All In The Game"-Tommy Edwards
"String Along"-Fabian
"Stoned Soul Picnic"-5th Dimension
"The House That Jack Built"-Aretha Franklin
"Once Upon A Time"-Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
"Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation
"Mecca"-Gene Pitney

Edwards: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"-Elton John
"Goodbye Cruel World"-James Darren
"Jeans On"-David Dundas
"Where Were You When I Needed You"-Grass Roots
"When Will I Be Loved"-Linda Ronstadt
"The End Of Our Road"-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Another One Bites The Dust"-Queen

McCain: "Rubberband Man"-Spinners
"No More Mr. Nice Guy"-Alice Cooper
"Still In Saigon"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Mack The Knife"-Bobby Darin
"Can I Change My Mind"-Tyrone Davis
"Double Vision"-Foreigner
"Nobody But Me"-Human Beinz
"Sad Eyes"-Robert John
"Spanish Harlem"-Ben E. King

Romney: "(We're All) Clones"-Alice Cooper
"I Got A Name"-Jim Croce
"I'm A Man"-Spencer Davis Group
"Knockin' On Heavens Door"-Bob Dylan
"A Walkin' Miracle"-Essex
"Wisdom Of A Fool"-Five Keys
"Mockingbird"-Inez Foxx
"Man On The Corner"-Genesis
"Amen"-Impressions
"Call Me Mr. In-Between"-Burl Ives
"Monkey Time"-Major Lance
"Charade"-Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
"The Way We Were/Try To Remember-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Please Come To Boston"-Dave Loggins

Huckabee: "Guitar Man"-Elvis Presley
"Mississippi Squirrel Revival"-Ray Stevens
"Never On Sunday"-Don Costa & his Orchestra
"Mr. Bass Man"-Johhny Cymbal
"No Sugar Tonight"-Guess Who (he's diabetic)
"The Joker"-Hilltoppers
"Rave On"-Buddy Holly
"Never Can Say Goodbye"-Jackson 5
"Ego"-Elton John
"Carry On Wayward Son"-Kansas
"Reverend Mr. Black"-Kingston Trio
"Why Not Me"-Fred Knoblock

Ron Paul: "Who Am I"-Petula Clark
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg": Temptations
"Uneasy Rider"-Charlie Daniels Band
"Does Anybody Know I'm Here"-Dells
"Goin' Down"-Greg Guidry
"See You Later Alligator"-Bill Haley & His Comets
"Want Ads"-Honey Cone
"The Impossible Dream"-Jack Jones

Paul & Huckabee: "Neither One oF Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"-
-Gladys Knight & The Pips

Giuliani: "D.O.A."-Bloodrock
"Runaway"-Del Shannon
"Mama Told Me Not To Come"-Three Dog Night
"The Boy From New York City"-Ad Libs
"Drift Away"-Dobie Gray
"Those Were The Days"-Mary Hopkin

The Republicans: "The Boys Are Back In Town"- Thin Lizzy
"Exodus"-Ferrante & Teicher
"The Power Of Gold"-Dan Fogelberg
"Going In Circles"-Friends Of Distinction
"Have I The Right?"-Honeycombs
"Good Ol' Boys"-Waylon Jennings
"Honky Cat"-Elton John

The Democrats: "Kung Fu Fighting"-Carl Douglas

All The Candidates: "I Want You To Want Me"-Cheap Trick
"Send In The Clowns"-Judy Collins
"What A Fool Believes"-Doobie Brothers

The U.S.: "Rescue Me"-Fontana Bass
"I Can't Stand It"- Eric Clapton
"The End Of The World"-Skeeter Davis
"It's The Same Old Song"-Four Tops
"How Do I Survive"-Amy Holland
"Stop Stop Stop"-Hollies
"Don't Leave Me This Way"-Thelma Houston

Democrats vs Republicans: "Super Fly Meets Shaft"-John & Ernest

Other songs to be placed where you think is best:
"The Jerk"-Larks
"The Matador"-Major Lance
"Who'll Be The Fool Tonight"-Larsen-Feiten Band
"Trampled Under Foot"-Led Zeppelin
"Sweet Nothin's"-Brenda Lee
"You Can Depend On Me"-Brenda Lee
"The Duck"-Jackie Lee
"Is That All There Is"-Peggy Lee
"Give Peace A Chance"-John Lennon
"Free"-Tommy Leonetti
"One Track Mind"-Bobby Lewis
"Run For Home"-Lindisfarne
"Rip It Up"-Little Richard
"Lonesome Loser"-Little River Band
"Cool Change"-Little River Band
"Standing At The End Of The Line"-Lobo
"Turn Me Loose"-Loverboy
"Cruel To Be Kind"-Nick Lowe
"Best Of Both Worlds"-Lulu
"Got To Be Real"-Cheryl Lynn
"Torn Between Two Lovers"-Mary MacGregor
"Shame Shame"-Magic Lanterns
"Everybody Plays The Fool"-Main Ingredient
"Just Too Many People"-Melissa Manchester
"Blinded By The Light"-Manfred Mann's Earth Band
"Twilight Zone"-Manhattan Transfer
"It's A Miracle"-Barry Manilow
"Superman"-Herbie Mann
"I Will Follow Him"-Little Peggy March
"Nowhere To Run"-Martha & The Vandellas
"Living A Lie"-Al Martino
"Bring The Boys Home"-Freda Payne
"The Great Pretender"-Platters

That's enough for today. I'm sure I will expand on this later as the drudgery of evil and lies drags on and is finally narrowed down to one "elitist" from each party. For now,

"Keep it real and keep them real"

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