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* The Illinois Republican Party sent out a press release last week announcing some events at the State Fair’s annual Republican Day…
In addition, attendees can take in the music of The Brat Pack, a 1980s cover band. Songs such as, “Glory Days” and “Future’s so Bright” will fit in well with the overall theme of the day.
The Brat Pack? That band fits the “overall theme of the day”? Really?
* The Question: Which songs should the Brat Pack play during the Republican event? Snark heavily encouraged.
…Adding… Here’s the band’s poster from its merchandise page…
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 11:48 am
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Since it is a 1980s cover band songs likes Beck’s “Loser” are out.
How about the Talking Heads “Burning Down the House”? The first line sums it up:
Watch out you might get what you’re after
Comment by Bluefish Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 11:56 am
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Comment by Tom B. Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 11:57 am
This one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyYP_bS_6s
In addition to the title, the fact that there’s not one white performer makes it that much more fitting.
Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 11:59 am
“Ship of Fools” by World Party
Comment by Prognosis Negative Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:00 pm
Land of Confusion
Comment by ourMagician Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:01 pm
Saved By Zero - Fixx
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
Don’t Dream Until It’s Over - Crowded House
Against All Odd - Collins
Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Clash
The Heat Is On - Foley
Dirty Laundry - Henley
We Didn’t Start The Fire - Joel
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Opportunities - Let’s Make Lots of Money - Pet Shop Boys
Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:01 pm
I love it. “Glory days” is about someone looking back on their glory days. “The future is so bright, I’ve got to wear shades” is about life following a nuclear attack.
Comment by old media reader Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:01 pm
When Doves Cry - Prince
Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:02 pm
“Waiting for the Great Leap Forward” by Billy Bragg
Comment by Montrose Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:03 pm
Safety Dance…to encourage cautious optimism.
Comment by Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:04 pm
Hmmm, how about:
Dancing with Myself - Billy Idol
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Life Sucks, Then You Die - the Fools
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibles (in honor of JBT)
I Fought The Law - the Clash
Don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone) - Cinderella
Clones (We’re All) - Alice Cooper
With a rousing rendition at the end of:
Where’s Captain Kirk? - Spizzenergi
Comment by ShadyBillBrady Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:08 pm
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart….Elton John and Kiki Dee
Comment by raising kane Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:09 pm
It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) –REM
Comment by Earnest Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:11 pm
Nearer My God To Thee … By Mrs. Adams
Comment by Chatham Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:13 pm
Don’t You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
Comment by Judd Nelson Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:14 pm
Lies - Thompson Twins
Haven’t We Been Here Before? - Styx
The Stroke - Squire
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - T4F
Back In The High Life Again - Winwood
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For - U2
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Comment by VanillaMan Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:14 pm
“Losing My Religion” REM. The GOP in IL as well as elsewhere is distancing itself from the RR.
Comment by cermak_rd Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:20 pm
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So far away [because I was getting shot at…I mean…uhhh no comment check my fitness report])
Comment by TDs Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:26 pm
What a day for a day dream…
Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:28 pm
any song from Echo and the Bunnymen
Comment by Montrose Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:30 pm
John Lennon: “looks like starting over”
Queen: “Another one bites the dust”
Human League: “Don’t you want me?”
Men At Work: “Who can it be now?”
Dire Straits: “Money for nothing”
Mister Mister: “Take these broken wings”
Simnply Red: “Holding back the years”
Greg Abbot: “Shake you down”
Milli Vanilli “Blame it on the rain”
Comment by Gregor Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:32 pm
Does Jason Plummer even know what the Brat Pack is?
Comment by George Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:33 pm
GIven how the IL GOP loves to throw themselves at the altar of St. Reagan, I have to second @ourMagician with “Land of Confusion”. It would be funny to see how long before they catch on to the irony.
video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepXF2B5NK4
Close second would be “Pass the Dutchie” by Musical Youth. Just the thought of a group as “diverse” as the IL GOP singing along with reggae, then realizing what they’re saying - ought to make anyone laugh.
Comment by Blue Dog Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:34 pm
“Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads
Comment by Vote Quimby! Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:37 pm
Livin’ on a Prayer (Bon Jovi)
“We’ve got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when it’s all that you’ve got “
Comment by curiouser Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:40 pm
“I Still Believe” by Tim Capello
Partly because as an R, I feel obligated to come up with something somewhat positive–yet dark and twisted. Partly because it’s part of the “Lost Boys” soundtrack.
But mostly because I thought Tim Capello was a heckuvALOT of fun to watch on stage in the movie.
Comment by The REAL Anonymous fka Anonymous Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:41 pm
Don’t You Want Me — The Human League
Things Can Only Get Better — Howard Jones
Kind of Pain — The Police
Call Me — Blondie
Against All Odds — Phil Collins
Never — Heart
Faith — George Michael
Comment by Doubtful Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:47 pm
The undies would be a great look for all the GOPettes at the fair… We think Michael Steele would appreciate the scene
Comment by CircularFiringSquad Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:47 pm
Sorry (typo) : King of Pain
Comment by Doubtful Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:47 pm
Well in Illinois if their talkinga bout how their going to fix the budget crisis they could go with “Our Lips Are Sealed” by the Go-go’s.
Comment by Ahoy Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:56 pm
Sorry, I just thought of another one.
Little Lies - by Fleetwood Mac
Comment by Ahoy Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 12:58 pm
It’s safe to say that they probably won’t play either “Mexican Radio” or “She Blinded me with Science”.
Comment by Jake from Elwood Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:03 pm
“Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash
Comment by the Patriot Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:04 pm
Don’t Know What You’ve Got Til It’s Gone - Cinderella
Winds Of Change - Scorpions
I Remember You - Skid Row
Runnin’ With The Devil - Van Halen
When The Children Cry - White Lion
What Do You Do For Money Honey - AC/DC
Foolin’ - Def Leppard
Headed For A Heartbreak - Winger
– MrJM
Comment by MrJM Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:07 pm
“Everybody Knows” - Leonard Cohen
Comment by BiffBoffo Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:10 pm
Whip It - by Devo
hopefully a song like that could fire up the IL GOP because they need all the inspiration/firing up they can get. good grief!
Comment by Will County Woman Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:21 pm
“Folsom Prison Blues”, in honor of George
Ryan.
Comment by Estebanito Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 1:35 pm
Two Dollar Bill-Jerry Doucette
Comment by flabergasted Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 2:21 pm
They should just play instrumentals…they have nothing to say.
Comment by D.P. Gumby Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 3:06 pm
I think we’re alone now - TJames & Shondells
Dreamer - Supertramp
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
Comment by zatoichi Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 3:28 pm
AC/DC: Listian To The Money Talk
Comment by Give Me A Break Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 4:02 pm
Because the poster-art reminded me of that classic Madonna video! I confess to having been a Madonna fan. Hey, I was young!
Madonna’s Material Girl:
Some pols & donors kiss me, some pols & donors hug me
I think they’re O.K.
If they don’t give me proper tribute, fork-over the M-O-N-E-Y
I just walk away!
They can beg and they can plead
But they can’t see the light, that’s right
‘Cause the pols & donors with the cold hard cash
are always Mister Right, ’cause we are
[Chorus:]
Living in a material world
and Illinois has material needs, oh boy!
You know that we are living in a material world
and BEING ME is *bleeping* gold!
Some pols & donors slow dance, some pols & donors fast-track
That’s all right with me
If they can’t *show me the money* then I
Have to let them be
Some pols & donors try and some pols & donors lie but
I don’t let them play
Only pols & donors who give me their pennies
Make my rainy day, ’cause they are
[chorus]
Living in a material world (material)
Living in a material world
[repeat]
Pols & donors may come and pols & donors may go
And that’s all right you see
Experience has made me rich, Rich Miller,
and everyone has their price, you see, ’cause everybody’s
[chorus]
A material, a material, a material, a material world
Living in a material world (material)
Living in a material world
[repeat and fade]
Comment by HatShopGirl Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 4:25 pm
Two submissions to ponder …
first up,
Martin Briley’s “You ain’t worth the salt in my Tears”
key lyric:
“I’m lookin’ back at the time that drifted by
But I won’t cry for the wasted years
’cause you ain’t worth the salt in my tears”
next …
English Beat’s “Save it for later”
key lyric:
“Two dozen other stupid reasons
Why we should suffer for this
Don’t bother trying to explain them
Just hold my hand while I come to a decision on it.”
Comment by Michelle Flaherty Monday, Jul 19, 10 @ 6:30 pm
Some real swinging hipsters in the Illinois GOP.
Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Jul 20, 10 @ 8:08 am
In what universe are “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and “Losing My Religion” eighties songs? As for Echo & The Bunnymen, not nearly mainstream enough; The Brat Pack only does obvious songs.
Does Jason Plummer even know what the Brat Pack is?
I wouldn’t hold it against him if he didn’t, but they did both live in Champaign.
Comment by T.J. Tuesday, Jul 20, 10 @ 5:33 pm