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What should Illinois’ theme song be?

[Inspired by Krol’s post at Animal Farm]

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 9:49 am

Comments

The Who’s “Won’t get fooled again”

Comment by Objective Dem Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 9:52 am
I like the theme that RFD radio opens RFD Illinois with.

Comment by Pat Collins Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 9:55 am
A Weird Al parody of the Guns ‘n Roses classic - “Welcome to the Bungle”

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 9:59 am
“Who’s Your Daddy?” by the Zombies (1970)
Background sung by Lisa Madigan, Todd Stroger & family members, Emil “Electifying” Jones and family members, and the Daley family choir.

Comment by Beowulf Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:00 am
Crossroads by Cream

Comment by Doodles Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:05 am
Let’s lock Jeff Tweedy and Billy Corgan in a room with Cheap Trick until they come up with something.

Comment by Will Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:09 am
Opening lyrics to “Welcome to the Bungle” -
Welcome to the bungle
You’ll get screwed here every day
We’ll take everything you got
Honey we’re taking names
We are the people that can take
Whatever you may have
If you got the money honey
We got your tax increase

Chorus:
Illinois bungle
Welcome to the bungle
Watch it bring you to your n,n,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,n,,n,n,,n knees, knees
I wanna watch your wallet bleed

Comment by Bluefish Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:10 am
Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “16 Tons” with the chorus
“You load sixteen tons, and what do you get?
Another day older and deeper in debt.
Saint Peter, don’t you call me, ’cause I can’t go;
I owe my soul to the company store…”

Comment by Objective Dem Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:11 am
Casey Jones by the Grateful Dead

Comment by 105th Blues Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:26 am
“Running on Empty” by Jackson Browne.

Comment by Patriot Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:27 am
“Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads.

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:44 am
No reply at all - genesis
Baby got back - sir mix-a-lot
It’s tricky - run d.m.c
Land of confusion - genesis

Comment by OneMan Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:48 am
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC)

Comment by Ghost Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:49 am
The Eagles : Lyin’ Eyes
You can’t hide your lyin’ eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you’d realize
The governor can’t hide his lyin’ eyes

Comment by Jake from Elwood Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:54 am
“Highway To Hell” by AC/DC

Comment by Judgement Day Is On The Way... Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 11:03 am
Fish heads, Fish heads by Barnes and Barnes

Comment by i d Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 11:28 am
Gypsy’s, Tramps and Thieves - Cher

Comment by Shelbyville Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 11:32 am
Running with the Devil, Van Halen

Comment by Chuck Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 11:44 am
The late, great Warren Zevon’s, “My Sh***’s F****d Up”

Comment by Ron Burgundy Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 12:24 pm
In keeping with the Warren Zevon theme (and he SHOULD be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), I propose the following:

Lawyers, Guns and Money

Comment by Silent Budgeteer Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 12:52 pm
Krol must be reading Wonkette.

Comment by Illinois Eddie Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 1:12 pm
Ghost beat me to it.

“Dirty Deeds” by AC/DC

(”… dirty deeds and they’re done dirt cheap, yeah…”)

Comment by GOP'er Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 1:20 pm
Taxman - the Beatles

“One for you, 19 for me” under the GRT

Comment by pickles!! Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 1:46 pm
It’s actually called “Time of the Season” by the Zombies, and I think it’s perfect.

Comment by Ferdy Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 1:53 pm
Too easy.

“Jailhouse Rock”, followed closely by “Money Makes Ze Verld Go Rount” (from the musical “Cabaret”), “Money for Nothin’” by Dire Straits, and finally “Love for Sale” (the Lobbyists Song)

Comment by PalosParkBob Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 2:54 pm
each leader needs their own song for the Speaker-Michael Row the Boat Ashore for President Jones, Respect, and for the Governor, he needs a musical how about Hair? and instead of the song “Aquarius” it could be renamed “Blagojevich”

Comment by anonymous Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 3:42 pm
“I’m so tired”. Not the Beatles one, but the one by Lilly von schtup in Mel Brook’s Blazing Saddles, because we are all getting skewered by the politicians and so tired of it.

Comment by Concerned Voter Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 4:02 pm
For Rod. “I did it my way” and C, S & N’s - “Into the Darkness”.
Stones - “Ventilator Blues” for the states fiscal situation.

Comment by Papa Legba Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 4:40 pm
Thre blind mice/rats.

Comment by Dollar USA Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 4:41 pm
Land of a Thousand Dances

Comment by so-called "Austin Mayor" Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 7:11 pm
The theme music from “The Sopranos.” This administration wants us all to take the “offer we can’t refuse.”

Comment by Disgusted Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 10:54 pm
bring in the clowns

Comment by red dog Thursday, May 17, 07 @ 11:09 pm