Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan poked some fun at Mitt Romney during his speech last night. He made said he heard some of Romney’s songs on the campaign bus, and that he was urged to play those songs at campaign rallies. “I said, ‘look, I hope it is not a dealAi??breaker Mitt, but my playlist starts with AC/DC and it ends withAi??Zeppelin,'” he joked.
That gets us thinking. What song will Mitt Romney emerge to tonight (in 2008 John McCain appeared to the tune of Indiana Jones)? Here are some tracks we thought would be appropriate from Romney:
– Ai??ABBA’s “Money Money Money”:Ai??It is indeed a “rich man’s world” if Romney wins the election. He’s promising an average tax cut ofAi??$87,117 to Americans making over a million dollars a year. Meanwhile, middle-class families would face an average tax increase of $2,000.
– Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction”: This song that recalls the war in Vietnam and the spiral of violence overseas is appropriate when you look at Romney’s ultra-hawkish foreign policy. He wants to increase military spending by over $2 trillion over the next ten years, and some of his advisers like John Bolton have even suggested a nuclear strike on Iran.
– Bruce Springsteen’s “The Ghost of Tom Joad”:Ai??The Boss’s track recalls the Depression-era tale ofAi??The Grapes of Wrath and the migrant families who were unable to find work. Romney’s business tenure was marked by profiting off of outsourcing, and he’s a strong backer of corporate-written, job-killing “free trade” deals.
– The Zombies’ “I Can’t Make Up My Mind”: With the lyrics “I can’t make up my mind, I need someone to help me, I never seem to know what to do, I just can’t decide for myself,” this song speaks to Romney’s inability to decide whether he is going to be a right wing candidate or a far-right candidate. Romney has waffled and wavered on everything from unions, to the minimum wage, to women’s rights.
What song do you think would be appropriate for Romney’s entrance at the convention? Give your suggestions in the comments.
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Judy Collins – Bring in the Clowns
Blowin’ in the Wind
Money, Money, Money……………ABBA
Mel Brooks’ “Ya Can All Go To Hell, Except Cave 76” from The 2000-Year-Old Man.
“We’re In The Money”
Just to make Paul Ryan happy with our choice, I nominate Highway To Hell by AC/DC – that would be most fitting IMHO.
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“Piggies” by the Beatles.
Peggy Lee’s, “Is That All There Is?”
His song should be “What a Wonderful World” by the Herman’s Hermits.
How about “Liar,” by Three Dog Night?
Liar is a good one too!
Some where over the Rainbow
From the list, “Money, Money, Money” by Abba (Though, I’d hate a song by such a positive group to be used by such a negative, destructive force in society)
SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Judy Collins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGekq3Jt5Go
… what a pair of flippers, Willard and Eddie …
Two possible starting points of many : Either the opening lyrics; or around the 2:30 mark of this recording :
“But where are the clowns … quick, send in the clowns … don’t bother, they’re here !”
(careful, though, i’ve heard of minor league baseball organ or piano players being ejected by umpires for playing this when the umps came on the field or blew a call)
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The opening of “The Twilight Zone” theme (with Rod Serling speaking) :
Twilight Zone intro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y
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a palatable modern instrumental remix of the theme :
“The TWILIGHT ZONE” THEME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZwfk2OYBnA
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if you have access to someone who can make one of those song parody things on short notice, how about turning Paul Simon’s “Slip Slidin’ Away” into “Flip Flopping Away” for Mitt and Ryan ? This could be used anywhere from this week til election day.
Paul Simon – Slip Slidin’ Away + lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_H-LY4Jb2M
or you can just use this verse beginning at the 2:50 mark as is, which describes how our situation would end up under the R and R and Koch brothers administration :
God only knows
God makes his plan
The information’s unavailable
To the mortal man
We’re working our jobs
Collect our pay
Believe we’re gliding down the highway
When in fact we’re slip slidin’ away
Slip slidin’ away
Slip slidin’ away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you’re slip slidin’ away